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Bill Bellamy Remembers Times with Janet and Snoop | Sherri Shepherd

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resume

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US / rɪ'zju:m /

UK / rɪˈzum /

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  • noun
  • A record of your achievements and qualifications
  • verb
  • To return to your seat, a place or position
  • To continue something after a pause or break

tupac

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apartment

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UK / əˈpɑ:rtmənt /

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  • noun
  • Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building

comedian

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US / kəˈmi:diən /

UK / kəˈmidiən /

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  • noun
  • An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh

host

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US / həʊst /

UK / host /

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  • noun
  • Mass; a great number
  • Person who entertains guests
  • Plant or animal on or in which parasites live
  • Presenter on a television or radio program
  • verb
  • To be the sponsor of an event, e.g. the Olympics
  • To lead or start a party, program, or other event
  • To lead a TV or radio show as the announcer

now

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US / naʊ /

UK / naʊ /

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  • adverb
  • At the present time or moment
  • Right away or in the next possible moment
  • Used to refer to something that just happened
  • Time between the present and a moment in the past
  • conjunction
  • Resulting from or because of something

south

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US / saʊθ /

UK / saʊθ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
  • Coming from the opposite direction from north
  • noun
  • The direction to your right of the rising sun

book

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UK / bʊk /

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  • noun
  • Thing made of pages with writing on that you read
  • verb
  • (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
  • To reserve (hotel room, etc.) in advance
  • To produce a red or yellow card to a soccer player

crazy

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US / 'kreɪzɪ /

UK / ˈkrezi /

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  • adjecitve
  • Mentally ill; mad
  • Not being sensible or practical
  • Really like someone or something very much
  • noun
  • Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd

want

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US / wɔnt /

UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /

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  • noun
  • Something you desire or wish for
  • State or condition of poverty
  • verb
  • To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing

nephew

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US / ˈnefju: /

UK / ˈnɛfju /

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  • noun
  • Son of your brother or sister

please

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US / pli:z /

UK / pliz /

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  • adverb
  • Used when you politely ask people for things
  • verb
  • To entertain someone, by dancing, singing etc.
  • To make someone happy by doing something

really

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US / ˈri:əli /

UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /

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  • adverb
  • Used to stress something that is said; definitely
  • In a true or accurate manner
  • Very

pick

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US / pɪk /

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  • noun
  • Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • Item selected from a group of choices
  • verb
  • To take fruit or vegetables from a plant or tree
  • To decide on a thing from various choices; select
  • To remove (flower, etc.) with your fingers

understand

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US / ˌʌndə'stænd /

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  • verb
  • To know the meaning of language, what someone says

would

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US / wʊd /

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  • other
  • Used to indicate something imagined
  • Used to ask or request something politely
  • Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
  • Used to indicate a preference
  • Used to indicate a reaction
  • Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
  • Used to indicate willingness or ability to do

but

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US / bət /

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

bye

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US / baɪ /

UK / baɪ /

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  • exclamation
  • Saying farewell to someone

good

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US / ɡʊd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper, appropriate or right
  • (Of an amount) enough; plenty
  • Excellent; high quality
  • Acting well or properly; of moral character
  • In a positive or happy emotional state
  • noun
  • Advantage or benefit

life

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US / laɪf /

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  • noun
  • All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • Period of time things live, from birth to death

those

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  • determiner
  • The people or things we are talking about
  • pronoun
  • The objects far from the speaker

though

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US / ðəu /

UK / ðo /

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  • adverb
  • Although, despite the fact that

julius

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just

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US / dʒʌst /

UK / dʒʌst /

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
  • Doing or being what is right or fair
  • Legally correct; having enough evidence
  • adverb
  • Almost; nearly
  • Exactly at the time of
  • Exactly (the same as, like)

laughter

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US / ˈlɑ:ftə(r) /

UK / ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf- /

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  • noun
  • Action or sound of laughing

talk

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  • noun
  • Style of speaking
  • Discussion between two countries
  • Giving information in front of people; lecture
  • Saying things or ideas to someone with words
  • verb
  • To make a formal speech about something
  • To say things or ideas to someone with words

for

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  • preposition
  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

player

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UK / ˈpleɚ /

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  • noun
  • Machine that plays recorded material
  • Person who plays a musical instrument
  • Person who plays games on devices
  • Person who plays sports

time

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US / taɪm /

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  • noun
  • Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
  • Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
  • Occasion when something happens
  • Period or occasion that something occurred
  • Period in history or the past
  • Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
  • How long an event takes; duration
  • verb
  • To check speed at which music is performed
  • To choose a specific moment to do something
  • To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
  • To schedule something to occur at a specific moment

shoebox

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US / ˈʃuːbɒks /

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  • noun
  • A small box that you buy shoes in

why

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US / waɪ /

UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /

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  • adverb
  • Question word to ask for a reason
  • exclamation
  • (Used to express surprise or approval)

ask

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US / ɑ:sk /

UK / æsk /

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  • verb
  • To say to someone that you want something

everybody

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US / ˈevribɒdi /

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  • pronoun
  • Every person; everyone

grow

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  • verb
  • To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • To improve; to develop better skills over time
  • To develop and become bigger or taller over time

since

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US / sɪns /

UK / sɪns /

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  • adverb
  • At a point before the present time
  • conjunction
  • For this reason; because
  • preposition
  • From the time in the past that

shaq

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US / ˈʃeɪpləs /

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start

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US / stɑ:t /

UK / stɑrt /

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  • noun
  • First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
  • Sudden action or movement because you are scared
  • other
  • Beginning of something in place or time
  • verb
  • To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
  • To turn something on

tour

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US / tʊə(r) /

UK / tʊr /

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  • noun
  • A trip to several places to perform a show
  • A journey to visit several places for pleasure
  • verb
  • To travel to several places to perform a show
  • To visit several places for pleasure

well

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US / wel /

UK / wɛl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
  • Healthy and in good condition
  • adverb
  • In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
  • In a complete, total, or full manner
  • A great and considerable degree
  • In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
  • exclamation
  • Used to begin or continue a particular statement
  • Used to show you want to start saying something
  • Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
  • You say this to change the topic of a conversation
  • Used to indicate you are making a final remark
  • noun
  • Long deep hole in the ground to get water
  • verb
  • To cause your eyes to fill with tears

dre

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feel

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  • verb
  • To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • To sense through direct contact; touch

memory

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  • noun
  • Ability of the mind to call back past things
  • Space for the storage of information on a computer
  • Something that has been remembered

listen

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US / ˈlɪsn /

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  • verb
  • To carefully consider what someone is saying

lobster

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US / ˈlɒbstə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food

too

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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  • adverb
  • In addition, also; with emphasis
  • Say that something is more than you want

uptown

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US / ˌʌpˈtaʊn /

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  • adverb
  • In the upper part of a town; in a residential area

club

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US / klʌb /

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  • noun
  • Group of people who share an interest, as in sport
  • Place where people go to listen to music and dance
  • Long stick used for hitting things, as in golf
  • verb
  • To be grouped with others
  • To hit hard with a thick and heavy stick, weapon

day

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US / deɪ /

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  • noun
  • A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • The period of time when it is light outside
  • Person's name

ever

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  • adverb
  • At any time; at all times in the future

fraternity

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US / frəˈtɜ:nəti /

UK / frəˈtɜ:rnəti /

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  • noun
  • Social club of male college students

jam

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US / dʒæm /

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  • noun
  • Blockage of cars, people making movement difficult
  • Difficult situation that is hard to resolve
  • When a machine stops functioning because stuck
  • Sweet spread for bread made by boiling fruit
  • verb
  • To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
  • To pack together so things cannot move freely
  • To push into a tight space until it can't move
  • To play music informally without much preparation
  • To stop functioning because something is stuck

lame

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  • adjecitve
  • Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
  • Being weak and unconvincing
  • Being unremarkable or dull
  • verb
  • To cause to become incapable of walking

monday

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US / ˈmʌndeɪ /

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  • noun
  • Second day of the week; the day after Sunday

stuff

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  • noun
  • Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • verb
  • To push material inside something, with force

myself

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  • pronoun
  • The same person who did the action mentioned
  • My regular, usual, or healthy self

hour

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  • noun
  • 60 minutes
  • Particular time of the day
  • Fixed, regularly occurring time

personal

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  • adjecitve
  • Done by or to a particular person; individual
  • Concerning a person's private life or feelings

never

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  • adverb
  • Not ever; not at any time

joke

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  • noun
  • A funny or amusing statement
  • Something or someone not taken seriously
  • verb
  • To say or do things that are meant to be funny

joint

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  • adjecitve
  • Shared; involving working together; in common
  • noun
  • Body parts where bones meet and can move together
  • Point at which two things meet (e.g. a road)
  • A club or restaurant; place where you are

black

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  • adjecitve
  • Color of the sky on a dark night
  • noun
  • A person with dark skin, often of African origin
  • Person's name
  • verb
  • To fill in something to make it a very dark color

shea

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  • noun
  • A small tropical African tree which bears oily nuts from which shea butter is obtained.

street

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  • noun
  • Road in a city with buildings and places to walk

news

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  • noun
  • Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
  • Information about recent events

janet

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competitive

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US / kəmˈpetətɪv /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being strongly driven to win or be better than

check

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  • adjecitve
  • Decorated with squares made up of lines
  • noun
  • Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • Printed piece of paper you sign to pay for things
  • A mark on a form, equivalent to 'yes'; tick
  • Mark used to show that something is correct
  • Procedure to prevent errors or control something
  • verb
  • To confirm the details of something are correct
  • To leave your things with staff who look after it
  • To examine something to see if something is wrong
  • To examine in order to prevent errors/a problem

outshine

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US / ˌaʊt'ʃaɪn /

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  • verb
  • To do better than

much

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  • adjecitve
  • Very; to a high level or degree
  • adverb
  • A lot; large amount; a high degree of
  • Nearly; basically
  • On many occasions; often
  • noun
  • A large amount; a great quantity

laugh

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US / lɑ:f /

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  • noun
  • Happy noise you make when something is funny
  • verb
  • To make a happy sound when something is funny

jackson

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  • proper noun
  • An industrial city in south central Michigan; population 33,518 (est. 2008).
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  • A commercial city in western Tennessee; population 63,158 (est. 2008).

few

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US / fju: /

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  • pronoun
  • Not many, a small number

water

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  • noun
  • Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
  • Large area such as an ocean or sea
  • verb
  • (Of the eyes) to produce tears
  • (Mouth) to become wet at the thought of nice food
  • To pour liquids onto a plant to keep it alive

hell

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US / hel /

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  • noun
  • Any place of pain and suffering

charge

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  • noun
  • An attack by running quickly toward someone
  • A price for a service or goods
  • When a battery has a certain amount of electricity
  • Amount of money you pay for a service
  • verb
  • To run quickly toward someone to attack them
  • To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
  • To put electricity in a battery
  • To give responsibility to take care of or manage
  • To state that someone has committed a crime

villain

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  • noun
  • Character in a story who is mean or evil
  • Someone who gets blamed for causing a problem
  • Bad or evil person

this

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  • adjecitve
  • Used to indicate something already been discussed
  • Used to indicate something happening around now
  • adverb
  • An indication by a physical motion or gesture
  • A specific amount of
  • determiner
  • Person, thing, or idea near you
  • pronoun
  • Person, thing that has already been discussed

play

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US / pleɪ /

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  • noun
  • Loose, free movement between two objects
  • Single action in a sports game
  • Performance in which people act in a theater
  • verb
  • To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • To perform music on an instrument
  • To use a device, e.g. a video game
  • To do something for enjoyment and fun
  • To do or perform a game or sport

free

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US / fri: /

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  • adjecitve
  • Living, happening without being controlled
  • Costing no money
  • Not working; not busy
  • verb
  • To release (e.g. bird) from a cage or prison

catchy

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US / ˈkætʃi /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being easy to like, remember (of songs)

sperm

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  • noun
  • Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction

sexy

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  • adjecitve
  • Tending to arouse sexual desire or interest

than

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US / ðən /

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  • conjunction
  • Used to compare two things that are not equal

turn

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  • noun
  • Place where changing of direction happens
  • Your time or chance to perform a duty
  • Your chance to play or do in say a game
  • Unexpected change, as in the weather
  • verb
  • To become (a particular age)
  • To become a different quality, color, etc.
  • To change the direction of something, e.g. a car
  • To move in an opposite direction or position
  • To shape metal with a spinning tool

love

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  • noun
  • Person's name
  • A very strong feeling of affection
  • The person you care very deeply about
  • Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
  • verb
  • To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
  • To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
  • To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction

open

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  • adjecitve
  • Available for use; accessible
  • Not being hidden; available for others to see
  • Being available for customers to enter or use
  • Allowing everyone to use or take part in
  • Not secret anymore
  • Not closed or shut
  • Willing to accept new ideas and thoughts
  • noun
  • Name for a tennis or golf competition
  • verb
  • To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
  • To start the activities or services of a business
  • To make a space or hole appear in something
  • To move or change so that it is no longer closed
  • To start something, e.g. a new business

one

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  • pronoun
  • You; we; people in general; someone
  • The thing or person previously referred to
  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to people generally
  • Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
  • number
  • Number 1

other

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  • adjecitve
  • A thing different from that mentioned
  • determiner
  • (Something) else; not the first (one)
  • pronoun
  • Being the one and only thing of that category

phone

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US / fəʊn /

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  • noun
  • Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
  • verb
  • To talk to someone using a telephone

forward

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  • adjecitve
  • Toward what is ahead; in front
  • Acting in a socially aggressive manner; pushy
  • adverb
  • Toward the front in place; in front
  • Toward a future time; to a more advanced state
  • verb
  • To send something to another address or person

flavour

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  • noun
  • Taste of something, especially in food or drink
  • verb
  • To add extra taste to a food

make

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  • noun
  • Product made by a particular company; brand
  • verb
  • To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • To get to (a place) on time
  • To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
  • To create something by putting things together
  • To earn a certain amount of money at a job
  • To cause or force a person to do something
  • To cause something to happen or be formed

loose

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  • adjecitve
  • (Idea, thought, or work) unclear or imprecise
  • Not tightly attached or held
  • Not being attached to or contained within anything
  • Not tightly controlled, organized, or governed
  • verb
  • To shoot or fire something from a gun

jacket

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US / 'dʒækɪt /

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  • noun
  • Light, thin coat worn over a shirt or top
  • Outer covering that fits over and protects it

welcome

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  • adjecitve
  • Being what was wanted or needed
  • noun
  • Friendly greeting to someone who has arrived
  • verb
  • To greet someone who has just arrived
  • To accept or receive something happily and gladly

season

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  • noun
  • One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
  • Time of year when something usually happens
  • verb
  • To add pepper and salt to something
  • To prepare wood for use by allowing it to dry

cult

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  • adjecitve
  • Very much liked by a small group of people
  • noun
  • Small extreme religious group

youth

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  • noun
  • Being young; time when you are young
  • Young person or teenager
  • Quality or state of being young
  • Boy or a young man

man

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US / mæn /

UK / mæn /

A1
  • noun
  • Humans in general, including male and female
  • An adult male human being
  • Male who acts in a masculine way; not like a woman
  • verb
  • To control or operate (a machine); be in charge of
  • To operate a machine (a boat, etc.)

stand

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US / stænd /

UK / stænd /

A1
  • noun
  • Effort to fight against something
  • Piece of furniture; device to hold or support
  • Place in a stadium where spectators watch
  • Table where things are sold at a fair or market
  • verb
  • To be a candidate in an election
  • To be able to accept someone, something; bear
  • To last for a long time
  • To be upright; not be sitting or lying down
  • To place something in a particular position; place
  • To be (as stated)
  • To still be valid
  • To have an opinion about something

price

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US / praɪs /

UK / praɪs /

A1
  • noun
  • Person's name
  • Cost of something in money
  • verb
  • To determine or set the cost of something

funny

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US / ˈfʌni /

UK / ˈfʌni /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Causing laughter; amusing
  • Being different, odd or strange

butter

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US / ˈbʌt.ə /

UK / ˈbʌt̬.ɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
  • verb
  • To spread butter on bread

woman

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US / ˈwʊmən /

UK / ˈwʊmən /

A1
  • noun
  • Adult female human being

you

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US / jʊ /

UK / ju /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Person someone is speaking or writing to
  • Person or people in general

year

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US / jə: /

UK / jɪr /

A1
  • noun
  • Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • Used to refer to the age of a person

slide

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US / slaɪd /

UK / slaɪd /

A2
  • noun
  • Part of machines that slides backward and forward
  • Reduction in amount, price, quality
  • Metal or plastic device, used to hold back hair
  • Piece of glass to view object on using microscope
  • Action of moving by means of sliding
  • Sudden unexpected fall of mud or rock down a hill
  • Small piece of film with a photo on it
  • A child's play apparatus in a park for sliding
  • A backless shoe with an open toe
  • A slip on something wet or slippery
  • verb
  • To pass or move smoothly and rapidly into or out
  • To grow increasingly worse over time
  • To move smoothly and rapidly over a surface
  • (Mud or rock) to fall down a hill
  • To secretly pass something into or out of
  • To slip on something wet or slippery

kind

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US / kaɪnd /

UK / kaɪnd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • In a caring and helpful manner
  • friendly and considerate
  • noun
  • One type of thing

how

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US / haʊ /

UK / haʊ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • To what degree? in what amount?
  • adverb
  • (Used to explain the way to do something)
  • exclamation
  • For what purpose or reason?
  • (Used to ask someone or something's condition)

wow

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US / waʊ /

UK / waʊ /

A1
  • exclamation
  • Sound people make when they make are impressed
  • verb
  • (Informal) to greatly impress someone

the

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US / ðə /

UK / ðə /

A1
  • article
  • Used to refer to something already mentioned
  • Used to show there is only one of something
  • determiner
  • Used to describe all of a family

little

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US / 'lɪtl /

UK / ˈlɪtl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being short in length of time
  • Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
  • Being very young or younger than others
  • adverb
  • By an amount or degree that is not very much
  • Not often; rarely
  • noun
  • A person's name

might

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US / maɪt /

UK / maɪt /

A1
  • other
  • Used to politely request an action
  • Used to express that something could happen
  • Power, strength, force or influence

let

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US / let /

UK / lɛt /

A1
  • verb
  • To allow someone to do something
  • Introducing a suggestion to do something together
  • To rent a house, etc. to others

fit

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US / fɪt /

UK / fɪt /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Good looking; physically attractive
  • Proper or acceptable; morally or socially correct
  • noun
  • Sudden loss of body control; attack (of crying)
  • verb
  • To install a machine, equipment etc.
  • To adjust or change to the right size or shape
  • To be the right size and shape that you want

big

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US / bɪɡ /

UK / bɪɡ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Popular
  • Serious
  • Large

snoop

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US / snu:p /

UK / snup /

B2
  • noun
  • A private detective
  • verb
  • To spy on someone or something in a devious manner

then

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US / ðen /

UK / ðɛn /

A1
  • adverb
  • A time that is not now
  • Following another thing in time or arrangement
  • Following on reasonably from what was just stated
  • At that time, not now

practice

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US / 'præktɪs /

UK / ˈpræktɪs /

A2
  • noun
  • The office and place for legal or medical work
  • Doing something many times to become better at it
  • verb
  • To work as a doctor or lawyer
  • To live according to the teachings of a religion
  • To do something many times to improve a skill

family

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US / 'fæməlɪ /

UK / ˈfæmli /

A1
  • noun
  • Close group of people or organizations
  • A group of people who are related through blood
  • Group of related plants or animals

friday

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US / ˈfraɪdeɪ /

UK / ˈfraɪdeɪ /

A1
  • noun
  • Fifth day of the week; the day after Thursday

during

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US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /

UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /

A1
  • preposition
  • At some point in the course of an event or thing

down

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US / daʊn /

UK / daʊn /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being sad, sick, or unhappy
  • Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
  • adverb
  • In a sitting or lying position
  • Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
  • Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
  • noun
  • A period of play in American Football
  • The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
  • preposition
  • Along something's path, course, or direction
  • Going from a higher position to a lower position
  • verb
  • To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping

week

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US / wi:k /

UK / wik /

A1
  • noun
  • Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday

what

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US / wɒt /

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Thing or things that; the same kind as
  • Used to emphasize something you are about to say
  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
  • Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
  • adverb
  • To a certain degree
  • determiner
  • Question words used for asking for information
  • exclamation
  • Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
  • Used to ask people to repeat something they said

that

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US / ðæt /

UK / ðæt, ðət /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • The person or thing being talked about
  • Used to identify something both the speakers know
  • adverb
  • Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
  • To such a degree
  • conjunction
  • Used to connect a noun clause
  • Used to introduce an adverbial clause
  • Used to introduce a noun clause
  • determiner
  • Used as a noun to refer to something
  • pronoun
  • Referring an object far away
  • Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

storey

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US / 'stɔ:rɪ /

UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /

B1
  • noun
  • One of many floors or levels in a building

sit

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US / sɪt /

UK / sɪt /

A1
  • verb
  • To take an exam
  • To be in a resting position on a chair
  • To provide seating for people
  • To remain in a still position while being painted

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

UK / ˈpipəl /

A1
  • noun
  • Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • Men, Women, Children

like

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US / laɪk /

UK / laɪk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in status or kind to something else
  • Similar; the same
  • adverb
  • For example
  • preposition
  • Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
  • In a way similar to the way something is done
  • Such as; for example
  • verb
  • To want to
  • To find something pleasing; to prefer something

finale

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US / fɪˈnɑ:li /

UK / fɪˈnæli /

B2
  • noun
  • Last part of a musical piece or performance

even

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US / 'i:vn /

UK / ˈivən /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
  • Being divided equally or fairly
  • (Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
  • Smooth, level, or regular
  • Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
  • At a regular, equally steady manner
  • Remaining steady and unchanging
  • adverb
  • (When this is surprising) as well; too
  • (Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
  • verb
  • To make something level; to flatten
  • To make something equal

again

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US / ə'ɡen /

UK / əˈɡɛn /

A1
  • adverb
  • One more time, once more

billing

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US / 'bɪlɪŋ /

UK / ˈbɪlɪŋ /

A2
  • verb
  • To request payment by handing over an invoice

about

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US / ə'baʊt /

UK / əˈbaʊt /

A1
  • adverb
  • To be ready to; going to
  • Nearly; approximately; roughly
  • Near; next to; close to
  • In every direction; in the area of
  • preposition
  • Concerning or of (a topic)

she

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US / ʃɪ /

UK / ʃi /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Female person or animal mentioned before
  • (Refers to female person mentioned before)

right

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US / raɪt /

UK / raɪt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Correct or true
  • The south side of you looking at the rising sun
  • adverb
  • Exactly in a place or time
  • Being appropriate for a particular event
  • In a straight or direct manner
  • noun
  • Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
  • Ideal of what is just and good
  • Political view based on conservatism
  • verb
  • To fix something previously wrong or unjust
  • To make upright, as a boat that has turned over

sequel

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US / 'si:kwəl /

UK / ˈsikwəl /

B2
  • noun
  • Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one

nicole

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US / nɪˈkəʊl /

UK / nɪˈkoʊl /

A1

house

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US / haʊs /

UK / haʊs /

A1
  • noun
  • Place where a specific activity or business occurs
  • Building in which a family, person lives
  • verb
  • To give someone a place to live
  • To contain or store something

fun

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US / fʌn /

UK / fʌn /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Amusing and enjoyable
  • noun
  • Enjoyable or amusing quality or feeling

everywhere

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US / ˈevriweə(r) /

UK / ˈevriwer /

A1
  • adverb
  • Every place

cousin

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US / 'kʌzn /

UK / 'kʌzn /

A2
  • noun
  • Child of your uncle or aunt
  • Something similar to or related to something else

yeah

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US / jeə /

UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /

A1
  • exclamation
  • Another way of saying 'yes'

inspire

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US / ɪn'spaɪə(r) /

UK / ɪnˈspaɪr /

B1
  • verb
  • To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • To make someone feel a certain emotion

each

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US / i:tʃ /

UK / itʃ /

A1
  • determiner
  • Every one of two or more things
  • pronoun
  • Per one person or thing

city

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US / 'sɪtɪ /

UK / ˈsɪti /

A1
  • noun
  • Area with many buildings, roads and people

cell

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US / sel /

UK / sɛl /

A2
  • noun
  • Smallest unit of living things in biology
  • Group of people - often from a secret organization
  • Prisoner's room in a jail
  • Shortened form of 'cellphone'

watch

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US / wɒtʃ /

UK / wɑtʃ /

A1
  • noun
  • Period of time someone is responsible for guarding
  • Device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
  • Official warning statement, e.g. of bad weather
  • verb
  • To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • To look at something for entertainment, e.g. TV
  • To guard a place or people; protect child, etc.
  • To look at carefully to work out what is happening
  • To protect and care for someone or something

mean

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US / mi:n /

UK / min /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being good at
  • Nasty; unkind
  • Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
  • noun
  • Average of a set of numbers
  • verb
  • To express a particular idea or thought
  • To intend to do something in particular
  • To have a particular meaning or value

lesson

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US / 'lesn /

UK / ˈlɛsən /

A1
  • noun
  • Something done to learn or teach something; class
  • Wisdom or knowledge received from an experience

great

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US / ɡreɪt /

UK / ɡret /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Very large in size
  • Very important
  • Very good; fantastic; wonderful
  • adverb
  • Very good; better than before
  • noun
  • Successful and well-admired person

find

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US / faɪnd /

UK / faɪnd /

A1
  • noun
  • Object discovered by chance
  • Things that have been discovered from searching
  • verb
  • To become aware of something that is happening
  • To discover or meet by chance
  • To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
  • To learn through study, research, or effort
  • To discover something by looking for it

git

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US / ɡɪt /

UK / ɡɪt /

C2
  • noun
  • Stupid or useless person

absolutely

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US / ˈæbsəlu:tli /

UK / ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli /

A2
  • adverb
  • Completely; totally; very

tell

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US / tel /

UK / tɛl /

A1
  • verb
  • To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • To be able to guess
  • To say or communicate information to someone
  • To inform, but without speaking; indicate
  • To have a negative effect on someone
  • To order someone to do something; command
  • To recognize something based on certain signs
  • To report something to an authority
  • To explain something or teach someone something

number

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US / ˈnʌmbə(r) /

UK / ˈnʌmbɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
  • Particular song or dance performed during a show
  • Total quantity or amount of things
  • verb
  • To put numbers on things
  • To assign a sequence within a group, series, set
  • To claim to be part of a larger group, series, set

lane

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US / leɪn /

UK / len /

A2
  • noun
  • Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
  • Narrow way or road, often with steep sides
  • Person's name

guest

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US / ɡest /

UK / ɡɛst /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Referring to people visiting or staying at a place
  • noun
  • Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
  • Paying customer at a hotel or restaurant

interesting

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US / ˈɪntrəstɪŋ /

UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, -tərɪstɪŋ, -təˌrɛstɪŋ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Taking your attention; making you want to know
  • verb
  • To make someone want to know about something
  • To persuade to do, become involved with something

disparity

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US / dɪˈspærəti /

UK / dɪˈspærɪti /

B2
  • noun
  • Unfair difference between things; inequality

bill

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US / bɪl /

UK / bɪl /

A2
  • noun
  • Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
  • Sign or poster advertising something
  • Paper money; a bank note
  • Piece of paper showing what you have to pay
  • Hard, often pointed part of a bird's mouth
  • Person's name
  • verb
  • To request payment by handing over an invoice

whenever

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US / wenˈevə(r) /

UK / hwɛnˈɛvɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • At any or every time that

own

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US / əʊn /

UK / on /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Belong to oneself
  • determiner
  • Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
  • pronoun
  • (Something) belong to myself
  • verb
  • To have something as your property

place

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US / pleɪs /

UK / ples /

A1
  • noun
  • Particular location, area or region
  • verb
  • To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • To put something in a certain location or position

hard

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US / hɑ:d /

UK / hɑː(r)d /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • (Of facts) not able to be misunderstood; clear
  • (Of alcohol) strong
  • Involving or requiring lots of work, effort, care
  • Being full of pain, trouble, and problems
  • Strong
  • (Of edge) clear; sharp
  • Difficult to bend, break or cut; solid
  • adverb
  • With lots of force, power, or impact

first

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US / fɜ:st /

UK / fɚst /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
  • noun
  • Something that has not happened before
  • Position of the winner of a competition

get

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US / ɡet /

UK / ɡɛt /

A1
  • verb
  • To become affected by illness or disease
  • To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
  • To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
  • To go somewhere to obtain something
  • To (cause to) do a particular thing
  • To obtain, receive or be given something
  • To currently have
  • To prepare for use
  • To understand something being said or read

weed

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US / wi:d /

UK / wid /

C1
  • noun
  • Marijuana
  • Wild plant growing where it is not wanted
  • verb
  • (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
  • To remove unwanted plants growing wild in a garden
  • To quit or reduce an activity

work

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US / wɜ:k /

UK / wɚk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Activity completed in order to make money
  • noun
  • The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • Everything created by an author, artist, musician
  • Activity you do in order to make money
  • Place of employment
  • Final product or result of a some labor or effort
  • verb
  • To bring into a specific state of success
  • To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
  • To do your job in your company or workplace
  • To make an effort to do something
  • To operate a machine or device

throw

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US / θrəʊ /

UK / θroʊ /

A1
  • noun
  • Arm movement to make a thing fly through the air
  • Loose cloth or blanket (usually over a chair)
  • Forcibly putting someone on the ground
  • verb
  • To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • To move part of your body suddenly and forcefully
  • To confuse or upset someone
  • (E.g. judo) to forcibly put someone on the ground
  • To put something somewhere suddenly and roughly

old

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US / əʊld /

UK / old /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Having existed for a long time, not young or new
  • Age of a person since birth

audience

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US / ˈɔ:diəns /

UK / ˈɔdiəns /

A2
  • noun
  • Group of people attending a play, movie etc.

building

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US / ˈbɪldɪŋ /

UK / ˈbɪldɪŋ /

A1
  • noun
  • A structure with a roof and walls, e.g. a house
  • verb
  • To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
  • To construct a house, office, factory

very

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US / 'verɪ /

UK / ˈvɛri /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a large degree or amount
  • adverb
  • A lot; much; many
  • Used to stress or emphasize a noun

they

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US / ðeɪ /

UK / ðe /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Two or more people, animals, or things

fear

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US / fɪə(r) /

UK / fɪr /

A1
  • noun
  • Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • verb
  • To be afraid of or nervous about something

everything

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US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /

UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /

A1
  • pronoun
  • All of the things mentioned

show

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US / ʃəʊ /

UK / ʃo /

A1
  • noun
  • False display of love, emotion or action
  • An event for displaying or promoting goods
  • Play, opera or theater production
  • Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
  • verb
  • To be easily seen or displayed
  • To display your emotions or feelings
  • To let someone see something; display
  • To explain or teach how something is done
  • To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
  • To prove something to be true, correct
  • To reveal or allow something to be seen

both

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US / bəuθ /

UK / boθ /

A1
  • determiner
  • Used to refer to two things at the same time
  • pronoun
  • Used to refer to two things at the same time

change

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US / tʃeɪndʒ /

UK / tʃendʒ /

A1
  • noun
  • Exchange of one set of clothes for another
  • Money in the form of coins instead of paper
  • Money returned after giving too much
  • Act of making or becoming something else
  • verb
  • To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • To exchange one kind of money for another
  • To replace something with another thing
  • To make or become something else
  • To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another

bellamy

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US / ˌbeləˈdɒnə /

UK / ˌbeləˈdɑ:nə /

A1

tie

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US / taɪ /

UK / taɪ /

A2
  • noun
  • Item, such as string or wire, used to join things
  • Strong connection between people, countries
  • When both sides in a game, vote get same score
  • One match or game that is part of a bigger contest
  • Something that lessens a person's freedom
  • Thin piece of cloth worn round neck of shirt
  • Piece of wood/metal used to stop something moving
  • verb
  • To attach things (together) with a string or rope
  • To end a game, contest or vote with the same score
  • To require someone to be in a specific place

take

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US / teɪk /

UK / tek /

A1
  • noun
  • Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
  • verb
  • To accept something that is offered
  • To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
  • To use a camera to make (a photo)
  • To pick up something and go away with it
  • To study a subject in school
  • To attempt to pass (an exam)
  • To require a certain amount of time, money, space

movie

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US / ˈmu:vi /

UK / ˈmuvi /

A1
  • noun
  • Motion picture; film

close

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US / kləʊz /

UK / kloʊz /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Almost; near
  • (Of a friend) well-known; liked by others
  • Being near or related
  • Similar; nearly the same
  • verb
  • To come progressively nearer to something
  • To end; to bring to an end
  • To make something shut; stop from being open

add

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US / æd /

UK / æd /

A1
  • verb
  • To include as well
  • To put two things or numbers together, e.g. 2+2

thank

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US / θæŋk /

UK / θæŋk /

A1
  • verb
  • To tell someone you are grateful to them

regular

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US / ˈregjələ(r) /

UK / ˈrɛɡjəlɚ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Having an equal amount of space or time in between
  • Occurring or being done frequently
  • Being normal, usual, or average
  • noun
  • Customers who frequently visit a place
  • Soldier who has a permanent job in the army

red

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US / red /

UK / rɛd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being the color of blood

look

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US / lʊk /

UK / lʊk /

A1
  • noun
  • Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
  • Particular style of dress, clothes, or appearance
  • The way someone, something appears to be
  • Act of searching for or examining something
  • verb
  • To appear to be; seem

pay

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US / peɪ /

UK / pe /

A1
  • noun
  • Money you receive from your job, work, etc.
  • verb
  • To give money for goods or work done
  • To give (attention, respect, etc.) to
  • To be punished or suffer for something you did
  • To make (a visit) to a person or place

nice

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US / naɪs /

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A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being attractive or of high quality or value
  • Good or enjoyable
  • Being kind or friendly

custom

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US / ˈkʌstəm /

UK / ˈkʌstəm /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Specially made to order
  • noun
  • Tradition that most people in a community do

act

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US / ækt /

UK / ækt /

A1
  • noun
  • What someone did; action; behavior
  • A law or rule passed by a government we must obey
  • One of the parts that a stage play is divided into
  • verb
  • To behave in a certain way
  • To perform on a stage or in a movie

interview

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US / 'ɪntəvju: /

UK / ˈɪntɚˌvju /

A2
  • noun
  • Meeting to ask questions to get information
  • verb
  • To formally ask questions about a given topic

zoom

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US / zu:m /

UK / zum /

B1
  • noun
  • Camera lens used to magnify images
  • verb
  • To move along or go somewhere very quickly

yes

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US / jes /

UK / jɛs /

A1
  • adverb
  • Way to say you agree or will do something

their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

A1
  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

move

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US / mu:v /

UK / muv /

A1
  • noun
  • Act of moving a playing piece in chess, etc.
  • An action; doing something
  • Step taken to achieve a goal
  • verb
  • To cause someone to have certain emotions
  • To cause something to change to a different place
  • To change where people live or a business operates
  • To take action to do or achieve something

hotel

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US / həʊ'tel /

UK / hoˈtɛl /

A1
  • noun
  • Place where people can stay when traveling

desk

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US / desk /

UK / dɛsk /

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  • noun
  • Piece of furniture like a table often with drawers

ago

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US / əˈgəʊ /

UK / əˈgoʊ /

A1
  • adverb
  • At a specified length of time in the past

top

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US / tɒp /

UK / tɑp /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being good or great; excellent
  • Being the most in degree or quality
  • noun
  • Item of clothing covering shoulders to waist, hips
  • A cover or lid
  • Part (e.g. road) that is the furthest away
  • Highest or upper part or point of something
  • Best or highest status or position
  • Flat upper surface or edge of an object
  • Child's toy that spins on its point
  • Upper section or leaves of fruits and vegetables
  • Winning in a sport or contest
  • verb
  • To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • To arrive at the highest point of something
  • To put a cover or layer or over something
  • To kill; murder
  • To hold the highest position on a list
  • To be more important, successful or better than
  • To beat someone or win at a game

who

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US / hu: /

UK / hu /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Which person
  • Used to introduce information about people

produce

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US / prə'dju:s /

UK / prəˈdus, -ˈdjus, pro- /

A1
  • noun
  • Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • verb
  • To grow something naturally
  • To make something appear
  • To manufacture something using machines
  • To control the making a movie or television show

all

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US / ɔ:l /

UK / ɔl /

A1
  • adverb
  • Completely; totally
  • determiner
  • Being every one of something
  • pronoun
  • 100% of something; the complete amount

without

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US / wɪˈðaʊt /

UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /

A1
  • preposition
  • Not with; not having

part

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US / pɑ:t /

UK / pɑ:rt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • To some degree; half; not fully
  • noun
  • Division of a book
  • Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
  • A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
  • Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
  • Some, but not all of a specific thing
  • Role in causing something to happen
  • verb
  • To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
  • To move two things apart creating a space
  • To leave someone, or to break off a relationship

have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

A1
  • verb
  • To drink, smoke, eat or use something
  • To experience the effects of something
  • To organize an event, or join in an activity
  • To own, possess, or hold something
  • To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

exercise

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US / 'eksəsaɪz /

UK / ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz /

A2
  • noun
  • Physical activity to increase health and strength
  • Set of questions in a text book
  • verb
  • To work out to become stronger and healthier
  • To retain your ability or practice your skills

bookshop

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US / ˈbʊkʃɒp /

UK / ˈbʊkʃɑ:p /

B2
  • noun
  • Shop where books are sold

before

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US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

A1
  • adverb
  • At a time earlier than the present; previously
  • conjunction
  • In advance of something happening
  • preposition
  • In front of someone or something

rivalry

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US / 'raɪvlrɪ /

UK / ˈraɪvəlri /

A2
  • noun
  • State/feeling when groups compete with each other

next

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US / nekst /

UK / nɛkst /

A1
  • adverb
  • The one that follows another in time or order
  • At a time or place directly after the present one
  • noun
  • The one that follows after
  • adjecitve
  • Immediately after the previous one
  • First occurrence after the present one

blow

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US / bləʊ /

UK / blo /

A2
  • noun
  • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
  • Act of making air come out of your mouth
  • A hit or strike from an object
  • verb
  • To move something using air
  • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
  • To clear something by forcing air through it

know

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US / nəʊ /

UK / noʊ /

A1
  • verb
  • To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • To feel sure or be convinced about something
  • To discover or be aware of something
  • To be able to distinguish
  • To have knowledge of things

could

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US / kəd /

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A1
  • other
  • Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
  • Used to ask for something politely, or to offer

busy

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US / 'bɪzɪ /

UK / ˈbɪzi /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Working hard doing something; full of activity
  • verb
  • To actively be occupied with doing something

smith

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US / smɪθ /

UK / smɪθ /

A1
  • noun
  • Someone who works hot metal to make things
  • Someone who works hot metal by hammering it
  • other
  • Religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in
  • Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in )
  • Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade
  • Someone who works at something specified

remember

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US / rɪ'membə(r) /

UK / rɪˈmɛmbɚ /

A1
  • verb
  • To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • To hold a thought in your mind to not forget it
  • To bring a previous image or idea to your mind

explore

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US / ɪk'splɔ:(r) /

UK / ɪkˈsplɔr /

A2
  • verb
  • To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • To travel to a place to discover more about it

young

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US / jʌŋ /

UK / jʌŋ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • At an early stage of existence; not mature
  • Being recently created or started
  • noun
  • Babies in a group or family of animals

memoir

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US / ˈmemwɑ:(r) /

UK / ˈmɛmˌwɑr, -ˌwɔr /

B2
  • noun
  • Written collection of memories someone has

smoke

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US / sməʊk /

UK / smoʊk /

B1
  • noun
  • Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
  • Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
  • verb
  • To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
  • To add a taste to food by putting it near a fire
  • To breathe in through a cigarette, etc.

see

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US / si: /

UK / si /

A1
  • verb
  • To go on a date with someone
  • To predict whether something is, or will be true
  • To understand what someone says
  • To use your eyes to look at something
  • To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
  • To visit or meet with someone
  • To find out by waiting or looking
  • To watch (a game, movie or TV show)

scratch

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US / skrætʃ /

UK / skrætʃ /

B1
  • noun
  • Action of rubbing your skin when itchy
  • A small cut or mark on a surface
  • verb
  • To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
  • To make a small cut or mark on a surface

mtv

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US / ˌem tiː 'viː /

UK / ˌem ti 'vi /

A1
  • proper noun
  • A cable and satellite television channel which broadcasts popular music and promotional music videos

mariah

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US / məˈraɪə /

UK / məˈraɪə /

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goodness

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US / ˈgʊdnəs /

UK / ˈɡʊdnɪs /

A2
  • exclamation
  • (Used to express slight surprise)
  • noun
  • Nourishment; good food value

boy

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US / bɔɪ /

UK / bɔɪ /

A1
  • noun
  • A young male person

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

A1
  • preposition
  • As an employee of a certain company
  • Against something or someone
  • By using something as a means
  • Due to; because of
  • Including
  • Possessing as a feature
  • Related to
  • (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
  • Used to express that people or things are together

social

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US / ˈsəuʃəl /

UK / ˈsoʃəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • Liking being with other people; friendly
  • Living together and depending on each other

his

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US / hɪz /

UK / hɪz /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Something belonging to a male person

gosh

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US / gɔʃ /

UK / ɡɑʃ /

C2
  • exclamation
  • Expression showing surprise

narrate

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US / nə'reɪt /

UK / ˈnærˌeɪt, næˈreɪt /

B1
  • verb
  • To tell a story, describing events in detail

hear

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US / hɪə(r) /

UK / hɪr /

A1
  • verb
  • To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • To be told or find out information or facts
  • To consider or listen to a court case

full

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US / fʊl /

UK / fʊl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Containing all the parts; complete
  • Containing or holding as much as possible
  • Having had enough food
  • adverb
  • In a direct manner; completely

break

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US / breɪk /

UK / brek /

A1
  • noun
  • Time you stop an activity before continuing
  • End of a relationship
  • An escape from a place such as a jail
  • (Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
  • Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
  • Change in the weather
  • verb
  • To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • To form a crack in something
  • To burst or become damaged
  • To end a relationship
  • To escape from a place such as a jail
  • To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
  • To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
  • To act against a law, rule, or promise
  • To become known suddenly, as in the news
  • To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
  • To solve a crime, or answer a problem
  • To stop functioning properly
  • To suddenly start, open or commence
  • To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
  • To fall on the shore, as in waves
  • To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
  • To defeat by causing the person to lose their will

smoking

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US / 'sməʊkɪŋ /

UK / ˈsmokɪŋ /

B1
  • noun
  • The act of enjoying cigarettes, pipes, cigars, etc.
  • The act of breathing smoke from cigarettes
  • verb
  • To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
  • To add a taste to food by exposing it to a smoky fire
  • To breathe in through a cigarette, etc.

real

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US / rɪəl /

UK / ˈriəl, ril /

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  • adjecitve
  • Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • Being important or special

podcast

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US / 'pɒdkɑ:st /

UK / 'pɑ:dkæst /

A2
  • noun
  • A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download

hey

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US / heɪ /

UK / he /

A1
  • exclamation
  • What you say when you want someone's attention

girl

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US / gɜ:l /

UK / gɜ:rl /

A1
  • noun
  • A female child; a young woman

another

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US / əˈnʌðə(r) /

UK / əˈnʌðɚ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • One more, but not this
  • determiner
  • One more added
  • pronoun
  • One more (thing)

over

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US / 'əʊvə(r) /

UK / ˈovɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Finished; no longer happening
  • Towards the ground/away from a standing position
  • noun
  • A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
  • other
  • Finished
  • preposition
  • Showing the relation when a thing is above another
  • On or covering something
  • Above or across something
  • More than you need
  • From one side to the other
  • In the direction of; toward

out

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US / aʊt /

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A1
  • adverb
  • No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
  • Away from home, business, or the usual place
  • In a direction/movement away from inside or center
  • noun
  • Act when a batter cannot continue playing
  • verb
  • To tell people a secret

hot

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US / hɒt /

UK / hɑ:t /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Angry or excited
  • Being very good at something
  • Having a high temperature
  • Popular and causing a great deal of excitement
  • Attractive in a sexually exciting way
  • (Of food) very spicy
  • Stolen; dangerous to buy or trade in

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

A1
  • preposition
  • Starting at a particular place, time or level

meet

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US / mi:t /

UK / mit /

A1
  • noun
  • Sporting competition e.g. swimming
  • verb
  • To provide something that is necessary
  • To come together at a certain time or place

kid

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US / kɪd /

UK / kɪd /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Made from young goat skin
  • noun
  • Child or young person
  • Young goat
  • verb
  • To make fun of someone in a gentle way; to tease

drink

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US / drɪŋk /

UK / drɪŋk /

A1
  • noun
  • A liquid that you put in your mouth
  • verb
  • To put water in your body through your mouth

elixir

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US / ɪˈlɪksə(r) /

UK / ɪˈlɪksɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Hypothetical substance supposed to cure all ills

two

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

A1
  • number
  • 2

seat

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US / si:t /

UK / sit /

A1
  • noun
  • Place where a government or organization is based
  • A chair or place to sit
  • Official position in an organization
  • Part of a chair on which a person sits
  • verb
  • To have seats available for a number of people
  • To give someone a place to sit down

release

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US / rɪ'li:s /

UK / rɪ'li:s /

A2
  • noun
  • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
  • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
  • Relief from sadness, suffering or trouble
  • Act of freeing from a jail, cage, prison, etc.
  • verb
  • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
  • To allow to leave a jail, cage, etc.; let out
  • To let go of something you are holding

put

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US / pʊt /

UK / pʊt /

A1
  • phrasal verb
  • to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
  • verb
  • To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • To rate something in importance or value
  • To write or say something in a certain manner

only

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US / ˈəunli /

UK / ˈonli /

A1
  • adverb
  • Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
  • Not very important or serious
  • Just that type of thing, person
  • Short time ago; not before a certain time
  • conjunction
  • Except; but

fame

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US / feɪm /

UK / fem /

B1
  • noun
  • (Person, thing) being well-known by many people

comedy

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US / 'kɒmədɪ /

UK / ˈkɑmɪdi /

A2
  • noun
  • Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending

fearless

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US / ˈfɪələs /

UK / ˈfɪrləs /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Not afraid of anyone or anything

brand

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US / brænd /

UK / brænd /

A2
  • noun
  • A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
  • Product made or designed by a named company
  • verb
  • To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
  • To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
  • To give a famous name to a product or service

something

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US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

A1
  • adverb
  • In some degree or measure
  • noun
  • a person or thing of some value or consequence
  • pronoun
  • Thing that is not yet known or named
  • Approximately

name

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US / neɪm /

UK / nem /

A1
  • noun
  • What something or someone is called
  • verb
  • To state what someone is called, e.g. John

keep

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US / ki:p /

UK / kip /

A1
  • noun
  • Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
  • Money spent on you so you can live in a place
  • verb
  • To continue doing something; not to stop
  • To stop balls going in a goal in sports
  • To not give back or return something
  • (Of food) to not spoil or not rot
  • To take possession of something to own, e.g. a pet
  • To have and continue to hold something
  • To do something that you have promised or agreed
  • To stay in a certain place or condition
  • To maintain the rules

legend

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US / 'ledʒənd /

UK / ˈlɛdʒənd /

B1
  • noun
  • List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
  • Person famous for doing something very well
  • Old story generally believed, although not proven

carolina

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US / ˌkærə'laɪnə /

UK / ˌkærə'laɪnə /

A1
  • noun
  • Area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina

picture

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US / 'pɪktʃə(r) /

UK / ˈpɪktʃɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • General situation or state of being
  • Mental image of what something is or looks like
  • Movie; film
  • Painting, drawing or photograph on paper or screen
  • verb
  • To understand or imagine something
  • To imagine someone or something in an image

leave

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US / li:v /

UK / liv /

A1
  • noun
  • Permission to do something
  • Vacation time; time off work
  • verb
  • To go away from; depart
  • To gift property to someone after you die
  • To allow something to continue happening
  • To let something remain unused or available
  • To let something or someone remain somewhere

flag

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US / flæɡ /

UK / flæɡ /

A2
  • noun
  • Piece of cloth representing a team, country etc.
  • verb
  • To indicate something should get special attention
  • To work, run etc. more slowly or with less power

call

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US / kɔ:l /

UK / kɔl /

A1
  • noun
  • A order or request for action
  • The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
  • A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
  • A short visit to a place or person
  • A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
  • verb
  • To make a request or order for action
  • (Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
  • To announce the date of an election
  • To make a judgment about something
  • To give someone or something a name
  • To guess in advance the result or outcome
  • To visit a place or person for a short time
  • To phone someone
  • To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice

amazon

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US / 'æməzən /

UK / 'æməzən /

A1
  • noun
  • A large strong and aggressive woman
  • other
  • Mainly green tropical American parrots

sugar

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US / ˈʃʊgə(r) /

UK / ˈʃʊɡɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
  • Amount of sugar contained in a small spoon
  • Used to address someone you like or love
  • White sweet substance used to make foods sweeter
  • verb
  • To add, put on, or mix a food or drink with sugar

lot

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US / lɒt /

UK / lɑt /

A1
  • noun
  • What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • A group of people seen together
  • Item for sale at an auction
  • Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking

guy

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US / ɡaɪ /

UK / ɡaɪ /

A1
  • noun
  • Man; boy; any person

culture

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US / 'kʌltʃə(r) /

UK / ˈkʌltʃɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Beliefs and customs of a particular group

closet

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US / 'klɒzɪt /

UK / ˈklɑzɪt, ˈklɔzɪt /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Secret
  • noun
  • Small room or cupboard used for storing things
  • verb
  • To go or put someone into a room for some privacy

back

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US / bæk /

UK / bæk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
  • adverb
  • Have returned to a place you were before
  • noun
  • The part of a chair that the upper body leans upon
  • Location at the rear of something
  • The reverse of side something
  • Area on the rear of your body
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  • Subtitles section
  • His first guest became a household name in the 90s when he hosted MTV Jams.
  • Now he's since gone on to act, produce, and do what he calls his first love, stand-up comedy.
  • He's now added author to his resume with his new memoir, Top Villain, Stories of Laughter, Lessons, and Triumph.
  • Please welcome Bill Bellamy.
  • What's up?
  • What's up?
  • What's up?
  • Oh, boy, I feel so grown right now.
  • You are grown.
  • Look, you know, and Bill, I have known you for so long, even before you got married, and so you were dating a lot before you got married.
  • I was in them streets.
  • You was in the streets.
  • Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
  • With a C in the streets.
  • In them streets.
  • Okay, so when you were out there, what were your red flags on the first date?
  • Red flags would be like a lot of kids.
  • A lot of kids.
  • Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
  • You just can't date when you got a lot of kids.
  • What's another good red flag?
  • A crazy ex-boyfriend.
  • A crazy ex-boyfriend.
  • Because, you know, you sitting there at Red Lobster, he like, hey, how y'all doing?
  • Ha, ha, ha,
  • Ha, ha.
  • And they be like, why is he here?
  • Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
  • And women never tell you how crazy their ex was, or they never tell you how long they broke up.
  • That's right.
  • How long y'all been broke up?
  • Well, you know, like, um.
  • Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
  • They say, they always say a year ago.
  • Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
  • No, and when it was yes, when it was really Monday.
  • Okay.
  • Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
  • Oh, gosh.
  • I want, I knew you would have some.
  • This week is the season finale of Bel-Air.
  • Yes.
  • And on Bel-Air, you played Uncle Phil.
  • Yeah, no, Uncle Julius.
  • Uncle Phil's brother.
  • Uncle Julius.
  • Uncle Julius.
  • So, are we gonna see you again?
  • Yes.
  • On, you are, you coming back?
  • Yeah, I'm coming back.
  • Yeah, yeah, I'm coming back.
  • That's what I'm talking about.
  • But I'm his crazy brother.
  • You're crazy brother.
  • So, I'm the crazy competitive brother, sibling rivalry brother.
  • I always gotta try to outshine my little brother, because, like, technically we're the same, but he's doing his thing in Bel-Air, I'm doing my thing in South Carolina.
  • Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
  • But once I come out there, I gotta show up and show out.
  • And that's what we looking forward to.
  • This was something that I did not know, and I don't know if a lot of people know.
  • You and Shaq are cousins.
  • Yes, yes.
  • Okay, look, y'all cousins.
  • Now, were you- He's just bigger than me, that's all.
  • That's what I was gonna say.
  • The disparity there.
  • The disparity.
  • Ha, ha, ha.
  • Now, were y'all close growing up?
  • Yeah, it's so funny how people forget, like, people think you can only be cousins for two years or something.
  • Like, people forget that.
  • I know.
  • Family is your family.
  • We get together whenever we can, but, like, growing up was kind of weird, because he moved around a lot.
  • Yeah.
  • But the funny part was, he was so big, he could never sit at a real seat in class.
  • He had to sit at the teacher desk.
  • Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
  • And all the other kids, like, why you get to sit up there with him?
  • He can't fit.
  • Ha, ha, ha, ha,
  • Ha, ha, ha.
  • It's so funny reading all of these, and getting to know you, and reading your book, Top Villain.
  • Like, you were so vulnerable and open about your life.
  • Right.
  • What made you decide to tell so much about your life?
  • I don't know.
  • I mean, I just thought it would be really nice to just explore it, because during COVID, there was not a lot of things to do.
  • I had free time, and I was just sitting around, and with my girl, Nicole Smith, who helped me kind of narrate my life.
  • Like, she was like, Bill, your life is so interesting.
  • You did all this crazy stuff.
  • You ever think about just talking every day?
  • Tell me, and we just do two, three-hour Zooms.
  • Yeah.
  • And I got, like, a million pictures.
  • Like, y'all don't understand.
  • I got pictures of everybody from Tupac, to Mariah, to this, to that.
  • So I'm looking at these pictures, and I'm like, oh, I remember that!
  • I remember that!
  • She was like, let's do a story about it.
  • Okay.
  • So. And it was so many.
  • You took me back down memory lane.
  • Yes.
  • In Top Villain.
  • I loved it so much when I read it.
  • Now, I hear that you went to buy your own book.
  • Oh, yeah.
  • Is that true?
  • Oh, it's so funny, right?
  • So I was like, because I've never been no author.
  • You know what I'm talking about?
  • So I'm like, you know, this is new to me.
  • I'm like, I'm still, like, tripping.
  • Like, I'm in the bookstore.
  • I'm like.
  • So I went to see if it was really in there.
  • You know, black people, we gotta check.
  • Make sure I'm in there.
  • Okay!
  • What's that?
  • You know, I make sure.
  • So I go in the bookstore, right?
  • And I'm looking for the book, right?
  • And then I get to the thing, and all the people in the bookstores, they don't look, you're like, they don't look very, you know, social.
  • So, I'm trying to be nice.
  • So the guy's like, I said, custom service, I'm looking for this book, it's brand new, new release, Top Billing, by this guy, Bill Bellamy.
  • He was like, yeah, I heard of him.
  • He
  • Didn't even know it was me.
  • He didn't know it was you at all.
  • And he charged me full price.
  • Okay, this is, this is again, I love this.
  • Reading Top Billing, when you were taking me down memory lane, I remember watching you on Def Comedy Jam.
  • Yes, and
  • Git, you talked about, you had this phrase, booty call.
  • Y'all remember that?
  • And that's, that, you rose to fame, and that was an iconic phrase.
  • Yeah.
  • How did that come about?
  • Well, booty call came from, just Friday night.
  • Booty call is like, you know, how do, how guys feel on a Friday night?
  • You got a new apartment, you know what I'm saying?
  • And remember, like, when we used to, back in the day, we didn't have cell phones like that.
  • You had to call, like, on a regular phone.
  • Yeah.
  • You know, each number.
  • The new kids could slide to the left, slide to the right.
  • We had to work.
  • Okay.
  • And back in the day, we used to have Rolodexes.
  • Remember that?
  • Yes, yes.
  • And I had mine, you feel me?
  • I used to be there like, frrr, frrr.
  • So I said, oh, I should do that as a joke.
  • And when I did it, I did it at the Uptown Comedy Club the first time, and everybody busted out laughing.
  • Yeah.
  • And it was so catchy.
  • I didn't know it was gonna blow up, though.
  • Blew up, did you?
  • You know how much booty got done without me getting paid?
  • Trademark!
  • What?
  • Oh my God.
  • Jesus!
  • Man, you were everywhere.
  • I remember watching you on MTV.
  • You have interviewed so many legends on MTV.
  • We can't even name them all, but I'm gonna throw out a few names.
  • And I want you to tell me a memory, okay?
  • All right, so Janet Jackson.
  • Wow, oh, Janet.
  • Oh, let me tell y'all a funny story about Janet.
  • So I'm on tour with Janet Jackson, and I'm opening up and whatever.
  • And every night, she used to put a guy on stage, right?
  • And like, time to the thing, and be doing all this little sexy stuff to him.
  • And I was like, the next night, I was like, yo, I'm gonna stand by the edge.
  • So
  • Like, maybe she ain't pick me.
  • She walked right by me.
  • She was like, boy, bye.
  • You know what I'm saying?
  • Because back then, I was like, if you tie me up, I'm gonna break loose.
  • Okay,
  • Great memory.
  • And top of the building, he's got even more Janet Jackson.
  • Yes, I do, I do.
  • Okay, so Snoop Dogg.
  • Oh, Snoop Dogg.
  • Snoop.
  • Well, let me tell you what I love about Snoop.
  • So when I first met Snoop, Snoop was like 19, maybe 20 years old.
  • And he was hot in.
  • And I don't smoke, that's the hottest I've ever been in my life.
  • And he wasn't even smoking, he had smoked, it was on his jacket.
  • I
  • Was like, man.
  • Oh, gosh.
  • He was like, what's wrong, nephew?
  • I'm dizzy as hell.
  • Oh, a very quick story.
  • So we go to Snoop's house to do the interview, and Snoop would not do the interview unless he got a shoebox of weed.
  • Really?
  • I don't know how he did it, I don't know how much a shoebox of weed is, but it's a lot.
  • They found it.
  • Okay, and you got to do the interview.
  • Yeah, we did it.
  • Oh, my gosh.
  • I love, this is lame.
  • But even in everything that you do, you're still busy doing your podcast, Top Billing.
  • You're still busy doing standup.
  • You're always on stage doing standup.
  • Like, why is this so important to you to keep doing both of those things?
  • Well, comedy is so fun.
  • Like, I don't know, it's like the really personal part of me that I can create.
  • I always think of funny stuff.
  • Like, I love coming on shows like this because I can just be myself.
  • I'm silly all the time, you know?
  • So, I'm working on a new hour, so I gotta practice.
  • So I work, I have one on Amazon now that's called I Want My Life Back.
  • So I'm trying to like come up with another hour of funny stuff, and it's hard.
  • Like, you gotta start over.
  • Like, you gotta start from scratch.
  • All those jokes are old, so now I gotta come with the new flavor.
  • Ooh.
  • Now you, and this is one thing I wanna say about you.
  • We're looking at all the pictures.
  • I'm looking at you now.
  • What are you taking with the elixir of youth?
  • You look exactly the same still.
  • Well, I would say a little shea butter.
  • A little shea butter, drink a lot of water.
  • And you gotta exercise, you know what I'm saying?
  • I think laughter keeps you young, too.
  • Laughter keeps you so young.
  • And now you, now here's the thing.
  • This is a cult classic movie, How to Be a Player.
  • Yes.
  • How to be,
  • Like, are we gonna see a sequel?
  • Yeah, yeah, yeah, we gotta do it.
  • Oh, you're gonna do it?
  • The culture needs it, you know what I mean?
  • Every day of my life, people ask me about how to be a player.
  • They're like, yo B, man, I grew up with you.
  • I met a guy two weeks ago.
  • I was coming out the hotel, he was there coming in.
  • He was like, dog, you changed my life.
  • You made me get all my sneakers lined up in the closet.
  • You know, he said, I got my first place that looked like that, cause you know, back then in the 90s, they didn't have loft apartments.
  • No. So Dre had the two floor joint.
  • Yes.
  • Yeah, but my new one gonna be penthouse.
  • You feel me?
  • Oh, this is what I'm talking about.
  • We like this.
  • We're about to turn up.
  • You might wanna be in the movie, Shelby.
  • Yes, I would love to be in your movie.
  • Look, I, any.
  • You would be good, like little Brown Sugar.
  • You'd be good.
  • Make me one of the sperm women.
  • I can play sperm good.
  • Don't listen to her, please.
  • Bill, I love you, and I just wanna say, you've always inspired me, cause I would see you on stage doing stand up, and you would get on there, and you know, we all have that fear of, you know, when we go up.
  • But you would be fearless on that stage, and you just inspired me to keep going.
  • Yes.
  • And keep doing my stand up.
  • I'm very proud of you.
  • I'm so proud of you.
  • You remember I came to see you when you was in Seattle?
  • You came to see me.
  • I was doing a show in the next city, and I saw you on the news, and I drove over there to see you.
  • You was like, Bill, what you doing here?
  • But that's our family of comedians.
  • We have our own fraternity, and you're a part of that.
  • Absolutely, and I'm just, I love you so much.
  • Bill, thank you for being here.
  • And I wanna say, this is a book you have got to get.
  • You wanna laugh, you wanna feel good.
  • Oh my goodness.
  • Top Bill and Stories of Laughter, Lessons and Triumph is out now in studio audience.
  • You're all getting a copy!
  • Yes!