/ˈblɪz.ɚd/

a severe snow storm with strong winds

ex: Blizzard conditions made the main roads almost impassable.

/ˈsæm.pəl/

a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should be like

ex: a free sample of shampoo

 /dʒʌŋk/

things that are considered to be of no use or value, or of low quality

ex:  I can't stand watching the junk that's on TV these days.

 /teɪp/

thin plastic in a long, narrow strip with a magnetic covering that allows sounds or sounds and pictures to be recorded and played again, especially one on which sound is recorded

ex: I've got that film on tape if you want to borrow it.

 /ˌæk.wəˈzɪʃ.ən/

the process of getting something

ex: The acquisition of huge amounts of data has helped our research enormously.

/maɪˈnɔːr.ə.t̬i/

any small group in society that is different from the rest because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or a person who belongs to such a group

ex: Children with single parents at my school were very much in the minority (= there were very few).

 /ˈɪn.saɪt/

(the ability to have) a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation

• ex:  insight into It was an interesting book, full of fascinating insights into human relationships.

 /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/

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

ex: a dinner engagement

/ˈbɪs.kɪt/

a small, flat cake that is dry and usually sweet

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

/ˈbræm.bəl/ 

a wild bush with thorns, that produces blackberries

ex: We carefully pushed our way through the low brambles

/həˈreɪ/

it comes from hurray, wich is an expresion for celebration 

ex: hooray I win the game again

 /edʒ/

the outer or furthest point of something

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

 /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.

 /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

/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. 

/ˈkɑːk.teɪl/

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

ex: a champagne cocktail

/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.

 /bʌntʃ/

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

ex: a bunch of flowers.

 /ˈmen.əs/

something that is likely to cause harm

ex: Drunk drivers are a menace to everyone.

/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.

 /ˈhəʊld.ʌp/

a delay

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

/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.

/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

/ˈæl.tə.tuːd/

height above sea level

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

/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.

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."

/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!

/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

/ˈsɔːr.li/

extremely; very much

ex: You'll be sorely missed by everyone here

/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).

/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

/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

/bɚˈzɝːk/

very angry or out of control

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

/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.

/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.