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/ˈsʌm.ɪt/

an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or more countries

ex: The ministers' summit from Chile, Spain, and the United States was all over the news.

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countable noun

/ˈlaɪf.belt/

a piece of equipment, usually a ring filled with air or light material that floats, designed to help you float if you fall into the water

ex: when she fell out of the boat she was saved because someone threw her a lifebelt.

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adjective

/bɚˈzɝːk/

very angry or out of control

ex: My mother will go berserk when she finds out I've ruined her favorite dress.

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uncountable noun

/ˈbɪɡ.ə.tri/

the fact of having and expressing strong, unreasonable beliefs and disliking other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life

ex: religious/racial bigotry

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adjective

/ˈtʃær·ɪ·t̬ə·bəl/

kind and not judging people in a negative way

ex: They are known as a charitable people, they don't judge

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adjective

/sɔːr/

angry because you feel you have been unfairly treated

ex: He accused me of being a sore loser (= someone who does not accept defeat well).

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adverb

/ˈsɔːr.li/

extremely; very much

ex: You'll be sorely missed by everyone here

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countable noun

/prɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/

a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that someone needs

ex: a doctor's prescription

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countable noun

/ˈwaɪz ˌɡaɪ/

someone who is always trying to seem more clever than anyone else in a way that is annoying

ex: Okay, wise guy, if you're so smart, you can tell everyone how it's done!

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phrase

used to express disagreement or to say that something is nonsense

ex: "I think Rory likes you." "Oh, pish posh, he's only interested in himself."

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uncountable nouns

/ˈlæn.dɪŋ ˌɡɪr/

set of wheels and other parts that support a plane when it is on the ground and make it possible to take off and land

ex: We are going to start the fight, the landing gear is no longer in touch with the ground.

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countable noun

/ˈæl.tə.tuːd/

height above sea level

ex: We are currently flying at an altitude of 15,000 metres.

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countable noun

/streɪn/

an injury to a muscle or similar soft part of the body caused by using that part too much

ex: You can't exercise that much every day, you can get a strain

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countable noun

/ˈflæʃ.laɪt/

a small light that is held in the hand and usually gets its power from batteries

ex: She shone the flashlight into the dark room.

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uncountable noun
/ˈstɔːr.ɪdʒ/

the putting and keeping of things in a special place for use in the future

ex: I have some storage of food, so when the zombie apocalypse start I will have food to eat

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countable noun
/ˈtuːlˌʃed/

a small building in which tools and garden equipment are kept

My dad is building a mini house for his tools and garden equipment

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countable noun
/nɑːb/

a round handle, or a small, round device for controlling a machine or electrical equipment

ex: Turn/Twiddle the little knob to adjust the volume.

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regular verb
/ˈdaɪ.əl/

to operate a phone or make a phone call to someone by choosing a particular series of numbers on the phone

ex: He dialled 999 and stammered out his name and address.

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UK informal
/fer/  /əˈnʌf/

something you say to show that you understand why someone has done or said something

ex: "I'm just annoyed with him because he's behaved so badly." "Fair enough."

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preposition
/əˈpɑːn/

on

ex: - Upon her head she wore a black velvet hat.
- You can never place enough emphasis upon the importance of safety.

Upon can be used to show that something happens soon after, and often because of, something else

ex: Upon hearing the good news, we all congratulated Murphy.

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countable noun
old use
/ˈkɑːks.koʊm/

a man who is too proud of his appearance

ex: yesterday I met a Coxcomb who was always saying how pretty he is, that was so annoying

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countable noun
/ˈdaɪ.pɚ/

a square of thick soft paper or cloth that is fastened around a baby's bottom and between its legs to absorb its urine and solid waste

ex:  -She was changing the baby's diaper.
-I knew William when he was still in diapers (= when he was a baby).

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adjective
/ˈheɪ.sti/

Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought

ex: Now let's not leap to any hasty conclusions.

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countable noun
/ʃed/

a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things or other particular use

ex: a tool/storage shed

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countable noun
/twæt/

-an offensive word for a stupid or unpleasant person in UK

ex:  you should get going, twat

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countable noun
/truːs/

a short interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time

ex: After years of rivalry the two companies have agreed (US agreed to) a truce.

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regular verb
/ˈtwɪd.əl/

to move something repeatedly between your fingers, especially without any purpose

ex:  -She was twiddling (with) a pencil/her hair.
-Twiddle a dial/knob on a radio in the city and you may hear voices speaking Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, or Russian.

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adjective
/ˈpɪr.ləs/

Something that is peerless is better than any other of its type

ex: peerless beauty

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countable noun
/ˈslæk.ɚ/

.a person who does not work hard enough

ex: Those slackers have gone home early again.

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countable noun

/ˈhəʊld.ʌp/

a delay

ex: Come on, let's go. What's the holdup?

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uncountable noun
/ˈræp.ɪŋ/

the activity of performing a style of popular music that involves speaking, rather than singing, words to music that has a strong rhythm

ex: There's a great backing track beneath the rapping and singing.

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adjective
/roʊɡ/

behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a way that causes damage

ex: rogue cells

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adjective
/ˈprɪk.li/

.covered with prickles

ex: Chestnuts had burst out of their prickly green husks.

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regular verb
/bɑːp/

.to dance to pop music

ex: They were all bopping to the music.

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countable noun
/rɪˈkluːs/

.a person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people

ex: He is a millionaire recluse who refuses to give interviews.

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countable noun

/spæz/

an extremely offensive word for a person who has cerebral palsy (a condition of the body that makes it difficult to control the muscles)

ex: She is clumsy, but you shouldn't have told her that she is a spaz.

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uncountable noun
/ɑːŋst/

strong worry and unhappiness, especially about personal problems

ex: All my children went through a period of late-adolescent angst.

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countable noun

/ˈmen.əs/

something that is likely to cause harm

ex: Drunk drivers are a menace to everyone.

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countable noun

/bʌntʃ/

a number of things of the same type fastened together or in a close group

ex: a bunch of flowers.

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regular verb
/moʊlt/

(of a bird or animal) to lose feathers, skin, or hair as a natural process before a new growth of feathers, skin, or hair

ex:  My snake is molting her skin!

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regular verb
/ɡraʊl/

to make a low, rough sound, usually in anger:

ex: "Not now, I'm busy," he growled.

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adjective
/duːmd/

.certain to fail, die, or be destroyed

ex: This is a doomed city.

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adjective
/ˈed.ə.bəl/

suitable or safe for eating

ex: Only the leaves of the plant are edible.

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adjective
/kɔɪ/

intentionally keeping something secret

ex: She's very coy about her age.

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preposition, adverbs
/biˈjɑːnd/

further away in the distance (than something)

ex: In the distance, beyond the river, was a small town.

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regular verb
/ˈrʌm.bəl/

to make a continuous low sound

ex: Please excuse my stomach rumbling - I haven't eaten all day.

Thunder rumbled in the distance.

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phrasal verb
/ˈrʌm.bəl/

If something such as a disagreement rumbles on, it continues for a long time without being resolved

ex: The dispute rumbled on for months.

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regular verb

UK: When two people are smooching, they are dancing slowly and very close together to slow, romantic music

ex: The dance floor was full of middle-aged couples smooching to slushy ballads.

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regular verb
/smuːtʃ/

to kiss, hold, and touch someone in a sexual way

ex: You were smooching with your girlfriend at Jon's party

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regualr verb
/mend/

to repair something that is broken or damaged

ex: The country's president is seeking to mend relations with the United States.

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uncountable noun

/ˈtɑːt.nəs/

the quality of being tight or completely stretched

ex: Her stomach had lost some of its former tautness after the birth of her sons.

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regular verb
/dɪˈfaɪ/

to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.

ex: It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers.

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phrasal verb
bear= verb
/ber/  /wɪð/  /ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/

to be patient and wait while someone does something

If you'll just bear with me for a moment, I'll find you a copy of the drawings.

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adjective
/ˈræm.blɪŋ/

too long and confused

ex: a long rambling speech

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regular verb
/ɪnˈdʊr/

to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful:

ex: She's already had to endure three painful operations on her leg.

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adjective
/ˈsmɪt̬.ən/

having suddenly started to like or love something or someone very much

ex: He was so smitten by her that he promised to move to Argentina to be near her

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regular verb
/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/

to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely

ex: Loose electric wires were dangling from the wall

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exclamation
/dæŋ/

used to express anger

ex: Dang, I broke the glass!

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uncountable noun
/ˈtʃɑːr.koʊl/

a hard, black substance similar to coal that can be used as fuel or, in the form of sticks, as something to draw with

ex: I like to use charcoal to cook meat

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countable noun
/klɑːd/

a stupid or awkward person

ex: don't be a clod, relax

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countable noun
/spɑːt/

a small, usually round area of c olour that is differently coloured or lighter or darker than the surface around it

ex: He had a spot of grease on his tie.

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adjective
/ˈmaɪ.t̬i/

very large, powerful, or important

ex:  In the next game they will face the mighty Patriots

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countable noun

/ˈkɑːk.teɪl/

a drink, usually an alcoholic one, made by mixing two or more drinks together

ex: a champagne cocktail

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idiom

/wɝːθ/ /jɚ/ /waɪl/

important, useful, or satisfying enough to be worth the effort you make

EX:  It would be worth your while to see if you can still get tickets to the show.

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/ðə/  /læst/- /ˈfaɪ.nəl/  /strɑː/

the latest problem in a series of problems, that makes a situation impossible to accept

ex: The last straw was when the company fired most of the managers

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countable noun
/ˈsʌn.spɑːt/

a dark spot on the surface of the sun that appears for a few days or weeks and then disappears

ex: Scientists said that it were a sunspot in the sun lately

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coutable noun
/ˈrɪd.əl/

a type of question that describes something in a difficult and confusing way and has a clever or funny answer often asked as a game

ex:  he thinks that he's so smart because he riddles all the time

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countable noun
/ˈmem.oʊ/

a message or other information in writing sent by one person or department to another in the same business organization

ex: Did you get my memo about the meeting?

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countable noun

/ˈrʌn.ɪn/

If you have a run-in with someone, you have a serious argument with them or you get into trouble with them

ex: I had a run-in with the boss/the law/the police yesterday.

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countable noun
/kwest/

a long search for something that is difficult to find, or an attempt to achieve something difficult

ex: Nothing will stop them in their quest for truth.

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phrasal verb
/dʒɑːɡ/

used to tell someone forcefully and rather rudely to go away

ex: He asked me for money but I told him to jog on.

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adjective
/ˈkræŋ.ki/

easily annoyed or upset

ex: He's been cranky all day.

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counatble noun
/oʊθ/

.a promise, especially that you will tell the truth in a law court

ex: Medieval knights took an oath of allegiance/loyalty to their lord.

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countable noun

/edʒ/

the outer or furthest point of something

ex: They built the church on the edge of the village.

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/ɡɪv/ /ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/ a /ɡoʊ/
to attempt something

ex: Only a few people are successful as professional athletes, but it's worth giving it a go

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countable noun
/ˈpɪɡ.i.bæk/

a ride on someone's back with your arms round the person's neck and your legs round their waist

ex: I gave her a piggyback ride.

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adjective
/ˈbɑːr.ki/

having a loud, rough sound like the bark of a dog

ex: a barky cough

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countable noun
/ˈliː.tʃiː/

a fruit with a rough, brown shell and sweet, white flesh around a large, shiny, brown seed, or the evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) on which this fruit grows

ex: I really don´t like lychees but my mom makes me eat them

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exclamation, noun

/həˈreɪ/

it comes from hurray, wich is an expresion for celebration

ex: hooray I win the game again

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uncountable noun
/ˈɡʊd.nəs/

the part of something, especially of food, that is good for health

ex: Don't cook vegetables for too long - they'll lose all their goodness.

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adjective - formal
/ˈsplen.dɪd/

excellent, or beautiful and impressive

ex: You look splendid in that outfit.

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countable noun
/ˈskwɑː.bəl/

an argument over something that is not important

ex: Often relationships between family members are so strained that squabbles break out.

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countable or uncountable noun

/ˈbræm.bəl/

a wild bush with thorns, that produces blackberries

ex: We carefully pushed our way through the low brambles

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adjective
/ˈdɑː.dʒi/

.dishonest

ex: a dodgy deal

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countable noun

/ˈbɪs.kɪt/

a small, flat cake that is dry and usually sweet

ex: We had tea and biscuits at half past three.

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regular verb
/bɪˈheɪv/

to act in a particular way

ex: She always behaves well/badly when her aunts come to visit.

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adjective
/ˈtrɪk.i/

If a piece of work or problem is tricky, it is difficult to deal with and needs careful attention or skill

ex:  I'm in a tricky situation - whatever I do I'll offend someone

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countable noun
/meɪt/

a friend

ex:  We've been mates since our school days.

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regular verb
/treɪs/

to find someone or something that was lost

ex: The police are trying to trace the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned outside a hospital.

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regular verb
/əˈproʊtʃ/

to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount

ex: I see it's approaching lunchtime, so let's take a break.

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countable nun
/ˈtɪd.bɪt/

a small piece of interesting information, or a small dish of pleasant-tasting food

ex: Our guide gave us some interesting tidbits about the history of the castle.

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adverb
/ˈkwɑː.lə.teɪ.t̬ɪv.li/

in a way that relates to how good or bad something is

ex: The media can help people decide if a candidate is qualitatively better or worse.

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regular verb
/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/

to make someone able to do something, or to make something possible

ex: I can´t believe that she was enable to pass al her classes

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regular verb
/kənˈveɪ/

to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people

ex: convey that You don't want to convey the impression that we're not interested.

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adverb
/kənˈtɪn.ju.ə.li/

.in a way that happens repeatedly

ex: The teacher was angry because a student continually interrupted him during the lesson.

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countable noun
/ˈmɑː.nə.t̬ɚ/

a person who has the job of watching or noticing particular things

ex: United Nations monitors were not allowed to enter the area.

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counatble noun

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/

an arrangement to meet someone or do something at a particular time

ex: a dinner engagement

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regular verb
/ˈsʌm.ə.raɪz/

to express the most important facts or ideas about something or someone in a short and clear form

ex: I'll just summarize the main points of the argument in a few words.

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suffix
/-kɔːr/

used in newspapers, magazines, and on social media to form words describing a particular type of style in clothes, music, furniture, etc.

ex: Cottagecore is an internet aesthetic that celebrates an idealized rural life.

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regular verb
/ɪˈnækt/

to put something into action, especially to make something law

ex:  A package of economic sanctions is to be enacted against the country.