1.sprawl

She sprawled on the bed as he had left her, not even moving to cover herself up.

2.totter

She came tottering in in her mother's high heels.

3.strut

He struts around town like he owns the place.

4.jut

The northern end of the island juts out like a long, thin finger into the sea.

5.unsporting

He was ejected for unsporting conduct.

6.whimper

She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain.

7.skitter

The rats skittered around them in the drains and under the floorboards.

8.aftermath

In the aftermath of the coup, the troops opened fire on the demonstrators.

9.malevolent

Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a thin line.

10.aghast

While she watched, aghast, his eyes glazed over as his life flowed away.

11.poise

The girl poised the glass on the edge of the table.

12.smack

Sometimes he just doesn't listen and I end up shouting at him or giving him a smack.

13.caster

Using very creative engineering, the wheel moves through the range of motion while keeping the camber and caster at their optimum angles.

14.docile

Huge, docile whale sharks live in oceans around the world, but no one knows where they breed, their migration routes, or even how many there are.

15.serpent

Those who give you a serpent when you ask for a fish, may have nothing but serpents to give.

16.pummel

He trapped Chuck in a corner and pummelled him ferociously for thirty seconds.

17.fret

I was working all hours and constantly fretting about everyone else's problems.

18.smithereens

The house was blown to smithereens by the explosion.

19.reprove

Women were reproved if they did not wear hats in church.

20.blunder

He had blundered into the table, upsetting the flowers.

21.headlong

She missed her footing and fell headlong down the stairs.

22.drumroll

A long drumroll introduced the trapeze artists.