1. charge/ verb /tʃɑːrdʒ/
to ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity.
e.g. How much/What do you charge for a haircut and blow-dry?
charge sth to sb's account
to record an amount that a customer has spent for them to pay at a later time, according to an agreement between a business and the customer.
e.g. Charge the bill to my account, please.
2. foe/ noun /foʊ/
an enemy.
e.g. The two countries have united against their common foe.
3. formidable/ adjective /fɔːˈmɪ.də.bl̩/
causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult.
formidably/ adverb
4. frailty/ noun /ˈfreɪl.ti/
weakness and lack of health or strength.
e.g. Though ill for most of her life, physical frailty never stopped her from working.
moral weakness.
e.g. Tolerant of human frailty in whatever form, she almost never judged people.
5. gaze/ verb /ɡeɪz/
to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise, admiration or because you are thinking about something else.
e.g. He spends hours gazing out of the window when he should be working.
6. grunt/ verb /ɡrʌnt/
to make a low rough noise.
e.g. The pigs were grunting contentedly as they ate their food.
(of a person) to make a short low sound instead of speaking, usually because of anger or pain.
e.g. He hauled himself over the wall, grunting with the effort.
7. ground/ noun /ɡraʊnd/
the surface of the Earth.
e.g. I sat down on the ground.
8. majestic/ adjective /məˈdʒes.tɪk/
beautiful, powerful or causing great admiration and respect.
e.g. The majestic Montana scenery will leave you breathless.
majestically/ adverb /məˈdʒes.tɪ.kli/
e.g. The white cliffs rise majestically from the sea.
9. season/ noun /ˈsiː.zən/
the period of the year when something that happens every year happens.
e.g. How long does the dry/hurricane/monsoon season last?
the period of the year during which a particular sport is played.
e.g. The British football season begins in August and ends in May.
the period when most people take their holidays, go to visit places or take part in an activity outside work.
e.g. Air fares are more expensive during the holiday season.
10. menacing/ adjective /ˈmen.ɪ.sɪŋ/
making you think that someone is going to do something bad.
e.g. a menacing look/gesture.
menacingly/ adverb /ˈmen.ɪ.sɪŋ.li/
11. nostril/ noun /ˈnɑː.strəl/
either of the two openings in the nose through which air moves when you breathe.
e.g. The horses came to a halt, steam streaming from their nostrils.
12. retreat/ verb /rɪˈtriːt/
to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger.
e.g. Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat (from the city).
to go to a quiet safe place in order to avoid a difficult situation.
e.g. When he's done something wrong, he retreats to his bedroom.
13. sideways/ adverb, adjective /ˈsaɪd.weɪz/
in a direction to the left or right, not forwards or backwards.
e.g. If you would move sideways to the left, I can get everyone in the picture.
14. snarl/ verb /snɑːrl/
(especially of dogs) to make a deep rough sound while showing the teeth, usually in anger or (of people) to speak or say something angrily and forcefully.
e.g. The dogs started to snarl at each other so I had to separate them.
15. spine/ noun /spaɪn/
the line of bones down the centre of the back that provides support for the body and protects the spinal cord.
e.g. She injured her spine in a riding accident.
16. clean/ adjective /kliːn/
not dirty.
e.g. Make sure your hands are clean before you have your dinner.
17. despair/ noun /dɪˈspeər/
the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation.
e.g. Their fourth year without rain drove many farmers to (= caused them to feel) despair.
be the despair of sb
to cause someone such difficulties that they do not know how to deal with you.
e.g. He's the despair of his parents because he shows no interest in getting a job.
18. fury/ noun /ˈfjɝː.i/
extreme anger.
e.g. She flew into a fury at the suggestion.
19. growl/ verb /ɡraʊl/
to make a low rough sound, usually in anger.
e.g. The dog growled at her and snapped at her ankles.
e.g. The dog eyed me suspiciously and gave a low growl.
20. intently/ adverb /ɪnˈtent.li/
giving all your attention to something.
e.g. The child stared intently at her.
21. outlast/ verb /ˌaʊtˈlɑːst/ 
to live or exist, or to stay energetic and determined, longer than another person or thing.
e.g. The Orioles outlasted the Yankees, finally winning 10 to 9.
22. petrify/ verb /ˈpet.rə.faɪ/
to frighten someone a lot, especially so that they are unable to move or speak.
e.g. I think you petrified poor Jeremy - he never said a word the whole time you were here.
23. rusty/ adjective /ˈrʌs.ti/
covered with rust (= metal decay).
24. tame/ adjective /teɪm/
(especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, either naturally or because of training or long involvement with humans.
e.g. After a few months' contact the monkeys become very tame.
not interesting or exciting.
e.g. It was a tame film in comparison to some that she's made.
25. twitch/ verb /twɪtʃ/
(to cause) to make a sudden small movement with a part of the body, usually without intending to.
e.g. He tried to suppress a smile but felt the corner of his mouth twitch.