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How Nina Dobrev Built Her 'Degrassi', 'Vampire Diaries', and 'Love Hard' Characters

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Video vocabulary

day

US / deɪ /

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UK / de /

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

ever

US / 'evə(r) /

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UK / ˈɛvɚ /

adverb
At any time; at all times in the future

grateful

US / ˈgreɪtfl /

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UK / ˈɡretfəl /

adjecitve
Feeling or showing thanks; thankful

point

US / pɔɪnt /

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UK / pɔɪnt /

noun
An item to be discussed
Small spot or dot
Fact or detail
Feature of something
The size of the text on a page or screen
A certain time or stage in a process
Certain position in time or space
Idea or fact you try to convince people about
Measurement of scores in a game, sport
Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
verb
To face a certain direction, e.g. north
To indicate something with your finger to others

wedding

US / ˈwedɪŋ /

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UK / ˈwɛdɪŋ /

noun
A marriage of two people
verb
To combine and join two things together as one

appear

US / ə'pɪə(r) /

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UK / əˈpɪr /

verb
To be seen, become visible; come into sight
To seem to be
To act in a play, movie, or be mentioned in media

episode

US / 'epɪsəʊd /

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UK / ˈɛpɪˌsod /

noun
One separate event in a series of events
Show which is part of a larger story

fresh

US / freʃ /

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UK / frɛʃ /

adjecitve
Clean; not used or dirty
Remaining clear, as in a person's memory
Newly made or gathered
(Water) not salty, usually from a lake or a river

drug

US / drʌɡ /

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UK / drʌɡ /

noun
Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
Chemical used as a medicine
verb
To give drugs to someone to make them sleep

director

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UK / dɪˈrɛktɚ, daɪ- /

noun
Senior person who manages part of an organization
Person who controls the acting in a movie or play

many

US / 'menɪ /

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UK / ˈmɛni /

determiner
Used to refer a large number of things

wild

US / waɪld /

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UK / waɪld /

adjecitve
Living in nature; not tame
(Of land) not developed by people
adverb
In a manner which lacks control
noun
A natural environment e.g. jungle, forest

will

US / wɪl /

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UK / wɪl /

noun
Desire or choice of someone
Document saying who gets your money when you die
Strong desire to do something; determination
Desire to do something; strong wish to do
other
Used with verbs to express the future
verb
To leave property to someone after your death
To use mental effort to make something happen
Am (is, are) likely to do
To influence someone to do something
To make something happen by strongly wanting it

shelter

US / 'ʃeltə(r) /

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UK / ˈʃɛltɚ /

noun
Place to protect people/animals from abuse
Structure that covers or protects things
State of being protected from danger, bad weather
verb
To give animals, people a place away from abuse
To find protection from danger/bad weather

actually

US / ˈæktʃuəli /

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UK / ˈæktʃuəli /

adverb
Used to add new (often different) information

use

US / ju:s /

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UK / ju:s /

noun
Ability to employ something
Need to enable it to work
Permission to do something with something
Act of spending money
Operation of a machine for its function
verb
To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
To need to operate or work
To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
To treat a person badly
To do something with, for a task or purpose

sway

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UK / swe /

noun
Power or influence to control a person or group
Action of moving slowly from side to side
verb
To change your opinion or position often
To influence a person's thoughts/opinion; persuade
To move slowly from side to side

write

US / raɪt /

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UK / raɪt /

verb
To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
To invent or create a computer program
To create a song or piece of music

walk

US / wɔ:k /

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UK / wɔk /

noun
Journey on foot done for pleasure or exercise
verb
To move with your legs at a slowish pace

here

US / hɪə(r) /

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UK / hɪr /

adverb
In this place; at this location, position or time

lose

US / lu:z /

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UK / luz /

verb
To be unable to keep in check or control something
To decrease in value or quantity (e.g. weight)
To stop having certain qualities or abilities
To stop having or being entitled to
To fail to win something that is being contested
To be unable to find something you once had
To be dependent on someone (used with 'not')

new

US / nju: /

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UK / nu, nju /

adjecitve
Not old, recently born, built or made
Being or doing something for the first time
Not felt, seen or known previously
Having been recently bought or obtained

try

US / traɪ /

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UK / traɪ /

noun
Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
verb
To make an effort, to attempt to do something
To examine someone or something in a court of law
To test to see if it is good or you like it
To make a person go through hardship; test
To examine something to see if it works

feel

US / fi:l /

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UK / fil /

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

doll

US / dɒl /

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UK / dɑl /

noun
Toy looking like a person used for play

memory

US / 'memərɪ /

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UK / ˈmɛməri /

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

too

US / tu: /

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UK / tu /

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

consider

US / kən'sɪdə(r) /

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UK / kənˈsɪdər /

verb
To think carefully about something

beautiful

US / 'bju:tɪfl /

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UK / ˈbjutəfəl /

adjecitve
Having dome something well
Being very attractive or appealing physically

taste

US / teɪst /

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UK / test /

noun
(Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
A liking for something; preference
Brief experience of something
verb
To experience something
To experience the flavor of food, drink
To briefly experience to see if you like something

someone

US / ˈsʌmwʌn /

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UK / ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /

pronoun
Person who is not known or named

story

US / 'stɔ:rɪ /

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UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /

noun
One of many floors or levels in a building
Account or description of how something happened

bag

US / bæɡ /

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UK / bæɡ /

noun
Soft container to put things in and carry with you
verb
To catch an animal while hunting
To put an item or items into a bag

four

US / fɔ:(r) /

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UK / fɔr, for /

number
4

obviously

US / ˈɒbviəsli /

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UK / ˈɑːbviəsli /

adverb
In a way that is obvious/easy to see or understand

misfit

US / ˈmɪsfɪt /

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UK / ˈmɪsˌfɪt, mɪsˈfɪt /

noun
Person who does not fit in with others; outsider

once

US / wʌns /

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UK / wʌns /

adverb
One time; one instance
At a time in the past
conjunction
When; as soon as

probably

US / ˈprɒbəbli /

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UK / ˈprɑbəbli /

adverb
That is likely to happen or be true

scare

US / skeə(r) /

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UK / sker /

noun
Act of making some feel frightened
Something causing people to be afraid
verb
To become frightened
To make someone feel frightened or worried

adventurous

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UK / ædˈvɛntʃərəs /

adjecitve
Not being afraid of dangerous situations

age

US / eɪdʒ /

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UK / edʒ /

verb
To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
To get older
noun
Period of time in history
Number of years a person or thing has lived

exactly

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UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /

adverb
No more and no less than; precisely

balance

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UK / ˈbæləns /

noun
Instrument for weighing things
Being stable; having equal weight on both sides
Money remaining after paying costs
verb
To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
To make two or more things equal

sort

US / sɔ:t /

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UK / sɔrt /

noun
Group or class of similar things or people
verb
To organize things by putting them into groups
To deal with things in an organized way

should

US / ʃʊd /

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UK / ʃʊd /

other
Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable

and

US / ənd /

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UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

conjunction
Used to refer to two or more things
Plus; in addition; on top of that
Used to introduce an action that follows another

back

US / bæk /

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UK / bæk /

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
verb
To bet money on something
To go backwards in a car
To support and encourage someone or some cause

hike

US / haɪk /

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UK / haɪk /

noun
Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
A long walk in mountains, etc. for exercise
Long walk, often in a rural area, for exercise
verb
To make a large and unexpected increase in a price
To take a long walk in mountains etc. for exercise

guy

US / ɡaɪ /

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UK / ɡaɪ /

noun
Man; boy; any person

hope

US / həʊp /

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UK / hop /

noun
When you wish something will happen; what you wish
verb
To expect and want something to happen

hair

US / heə(r) /

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UK / her /

noun
Long thin strands growing on your head or body
Short distance; a very small amount

lot

US / lɒt /

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UK / lɑt /

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

tone

US / təʊn /

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UK / toʊn /

noun
Atmosphere or feeling in a message
Firmness and strength of the body's muscles
Difference in pitch between musical notes
Specific shade of color
Quality of sound created by a musical instrument
Sound of a voice that reveals emotion or meaning
verb
To increase the quality of muscles by exercise

until

US / ənˈtɪl /

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UK / ʌnˈtɪl /

conjunction
Up to; to a time when something happens
preposition
Before (a specific time)

shirt

US / ʃɜ:t /

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UK / ʃɜ:rt /

noun
Light garment for upper body, with sleeves

catfish

US / 'kætfɪʃ /

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UK / ˈkætˌfɪʃ /

noun
Bony, freshwater fish with long barbels

call

US / kɔ:l /

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UK / kɔl /

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

devine

US / dəˈvaɪn /

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UK / /

adjective
Of or like God or a god.
Very pleasing; delightful.
noun
A cleric or theologian.
Providence or God.
verb
Discover (something) by guesswork or intuition.
Have supernatural or magical insight into (future events)

leave

US / li:v /

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UK / liv /

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

where

US / hwɛə /

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UK / hwɛr, wɛr /

conjunction
At or in the place which
In whatever place
pronoun
Word you use to ask the location of something

couple

US / 'kʌpl /

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UK / ˈkʌpəl /

noun
Two people in a romantic relationship
Two of something; two people; a pair
verb
To join something to something else
(Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
To put two people or things together

chair

US / tʃeə(r) /

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UK / tʃer /

noun
A person in charge of an official meeting
A piece of furniture you sit on
verb
To be in charge of a meeting or department

finally

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UK / ˈfaɪnəli /

adverb
used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
After a long time or some difficulty

keep

US / ki:p /

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UK / kip /

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

slash

US / slæʃ /

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UK / slæʃ /

noun
Line ( / ) used in writing
Long, deep cut, caused by a sharp object
verb
To cut violently with a sharp object
To decrease something by a large amount

something

US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

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UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

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

unaware

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UK / ˌʌnəˈwɛr /

adjecitve
Not knowing that something is happening

entangle

US / ɪnˈtæŋgl /

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UK / ɛnˈtæŋɡəl /

verb
To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
(Of rope, string) to be tied in a way hard to undo

issue

US / 'ɪʃu: /

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UK / ˈɪʃu /

noun
Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
Single edition of a magazine
verb
To make something available to be used or sold
To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner

perpetually

US / pə'petʃʊəlɪ /

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UK / pɚˈpɛtʃʊəlɪ /

adverb
Everlastingly; for all time

real

US / rɪəl /

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UK / ˈriəl, ril /

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

sometimes

US / ˈsʌmtaɪmz /

•

UK / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /

adverb
Only at certain times; occasionally

visual

US / 'vɪʒʊəl /

•

UK / ˈvɪʒuəl /

adjecitve
Of or relating to vision
noun
Pictures/images used to help audience understand

arrive

US / əˈraɪv /

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UK / əˈraɪv /

verb
To reach the place you are traveling to

any

US / 'enɪ /

•

UK / ˈɛni /

adjecitve
One, or some, no matter which
pronoun
One (thing) of many; some

decide

US / dɪ'saɪd /

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UK / dɪˈsaɪd /

verb
To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
To make a legal judgment in court
to affect the result of something

effortless

US / ˈefətləs /

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UK / ˈefərtləs /

adjecitve
Requiring little or no work; easy

come

US / kʌm /

•

UK / kʌm /

verb
To arrive at a place
(Of mail) to be delivered
To move toward someone; go with someone
To reach a certain point or state

marry

US / 'mærɪ /

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UK / ˈmæri /

verb
To become the husband or wife of someone
To perform a marriage ceremony

think

US / θɪŋk /

•

UK / θɪŋk /

verb
To have an idea about something without certainty
To have an idea, opinion or belief about something

button

US / 'bʌtn /

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UK / ˈbʌtn /

noun
Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
Switch activated by pressing
verb
To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat

kid

US / kɪd /

•

UK / kɪd /

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

meet

US / mi:t /

•

UK / mit /

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

throughout

US / θru:ˈaʊt /

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UK / θruˈaʊt /

adverb
From the beginning of something until the end
preposition
Over/across an entire place/thing; in every part

trailer

US / 'treɪlə(r) /

•

UK / ˈtrelɚ /

noun
Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
Vehicle pulled by a truck/car to transport things

completely

US / kəmˈpli:tli /

•

UK / kəmˈpliːtli /

adverb
In every way or as much as possible

put

US / pʊt /

•

UK / pʊt /

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

two

US / tu: /

•

UK / tu /

number
2

europe

US / ˈjʊərəp /

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UK / ˈjʊrəp /

noun
A continent including Germany, France and Spain
other
The second smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to re

from

US / frəm /

•

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

preposition
Starting at a particular place, time or level

hate

US / heɪt /

•

UK / het /

noun
Severe, deep sense of dislike or anger
An object that you hate
verb
To have a very strong feeling of dislike for

out

US / aʊt /

•

UK / aʊt /

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

over

US / 'əʊvə(r) /

•

UK / ˈovɚ /

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

overwhelm

US / ˌəʊvəˈwelm /

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UK / ˌoʊvərˈwelm /

verb
To defeat something or someone completely
To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
To cause to have too much to handle (e.g. work)

national

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UK / ˈnæʃənəl, ˈnæʃnəl /

adjecitve
Concerning a nation as a whole
noun
A person of a particular country

own

US / əʊn /

•

UK / on /

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

natalie

US / ˈnætəli /

•

UK / ˈnætli /

style

US / staɪl /

•

UK / staɪl /

noun
The (tasteful) way something is designed or done
verb
To shape or design something in a certain way

cast

US / kɑ:st /

•

UK / kæst /

noun
People who appear in a play or movie
Small amount of a particular color
Shape to pour hot metal in to create objects
Hard covering put around injured arm, leg etc.
verb
To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
To describe someone's personality or character
To make objects using a mold
To be presented in a certain way
To send out or direct something
To throw something using a line, e.g. when fishing

edgy

US / ˈedʒi /

•

UK / ˈɛdʒi /

adjecitve
Feelings of tension and anxiety

interesting

US / ˈɪntrəstɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, -tərɪstɪŋ, -təˌrɛstɪŋ /

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

lane

US / leɪn /

•

UK / len /

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

michael

US / ˈmaɪk(ə)l /

•

UK / ˈmaɪkəl /

nothing

US / 'nʌθɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈnʌθɪŋ /

noun
Item of little or no value, importance, interest
Number or value of zero
pronoun
Not anything, not a single thing

number

US / ˈnʌmbə(r) /

•

UK / ˈnʌmbɚ /

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

tell

US / tel /

•

UK / tɛl /

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

winter

US / ˈwɪntə(r) /

•

UK / ˈwɪntɚ /

adjecitve
(Food) planted in fall and gathered next year
noun
Time or season of idleness or decay
Coldest season of the year
verb
To spend the cold months at a certain place

york

US / jɔ:k /

•

UK / jɔrk /

proper noun
A city in northern England, on the Ouse River; population 136,900 (est. 2009).
A commercial and industrial city in southeastern Pennsylvania; population 40,097 (est. 2008).
The southwestern tip of Hayes Peninsula, on Baffin Bay in Greenland. It served as a base for US expl

stay

US / steɪ /

•

UK / ste /

noun
Legal order to stop or delay an action
Strong rope or wire that supports a ship's mast
Period of time spent living in or visiting a place
verb
To keep trying without giving up
To remain in the same place and not move away
To spend time visiting a place or someone's home

wardrobe

US / ˈwɔ:drəʊb /

•

UK / ˈwɔ:rdroʊb /

noun
Stock of clothes belonging to a person

anyone

US / ˈeniwʌn /

•

UK / ˈɛniˌwʌn, -wən /

pronoun
Any person

absolutely

US / ˈæbsəlu:tli /

•

UK / ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli /

adverb
Completely; totally; very

enough

US / ɪˈnʌf /

•

UK / ɪˈnʌf /

adjecitve
Sufficient to answer the need
adverb
To a satisfactory degree
pronoun
Equal to what is needed; as much as required
Adequate number or amount

impersonate

US / ɪmˈpɜ:səneɪt /

•

UK / ɪmˈpɜ:rsəneɪt /

verb
To pretend to be someone else by copying them

find

US / faɪnd /

•

UK / faɪnd /

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

great

US / ɡreɪt /

•

UK / ɡret /

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

mean

US / mi:n /

•

UK / min /

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

watch

US / wɒtʃ /

•

UK / wɑtʃ /

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

dishwater

US / ˈdɪʃwɔ:tə(r) /

•

UK / ˈdɪʃˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ /

other
Water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed

down

US / daʊn /

•

UK / daʊn /

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

family

US / 'fæməlɪ /

•

UK / ˈfæmli /

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

must

US / məst /

•

UK / mʌst /

noun
Something that is necessary or required
other
(Used to state that something ought to be true)
Used to say something is required or necessary

then

US / ðen /

•

UK / ðɛn /

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

student

US / ˈstju:dnt /

•

UK / ˈstudnt, ˈstjud- /

noun
Person studying at school

suppose

US / sə'pəʊz /

•

UK / səˈpoʊz /

conjunction
What if
verb
To imagine or guess what might happen

step

US / step /

•

UK / stɛp /

noun
Movement done as part of a particular dance
Distance covered by one movement of a leg; stride
One part or stage in a process
Sound made by the feet while walking; footstep
Flat horizontal piece that forms stairs
verb
To raise and moving the foot to put it down

exciting

US / ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ /

•

UK / ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ /

adjecitve
Creating interest, happiness or pleasurable fear
verb
To cause a reaction; make active
To make someone feel happy, interested or eager

get

US / ɡet /

•

UK / ɡɛt /

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

first

US / fɜ:st /

•

UK / fɚst /

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

hard

US / hɑ:d /

•

UK / hɑː(r)d /

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

present

US / 'preznt /

•

UK / ˈprɛznt /

adjecitve
Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
noun
Gift
Verb tense indicating an action is happening now
Current time; now
verb
To introduce someone to others
To host a program on television or radio
To give a speech or presentation
To show something to someone who will examine it
To appear or happen
To give an award or prize to someone

roughly

US / ˈrʌfli /

•

UK / ˈrʌflɪ /

adverb
Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
In a manner that is violent or not careful
In an inexact, imprecise or violent way
In a basic, simple manner

curl

US / kɜ:l /

•

UK / kɚrl /

noun
Something that has the shape of a curve or ring
verb
To form something into a round or curved shape
To become curved around the edges

baby

US / ˈbeɪbi /

•

UK / ˈbeɪbi /

adjecitve
Small in size; smaller than usual
noun
A very young child, who cannot yet speak
verb
To treat someone as if they were newly born

despite

US / dɪˈspaɪt /

•

UK / dɪˈspaɪt /

preposition
Without being affected by something; in spite of

essentially

US / ɪˈsenʃəli /

•

UK / ɪˈsenʃəli /

adverb
Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)

everywhere

US / ˈevriweə(r) /

•

UK / ˈevriwer /

adverb
Every place

fun

US / fʌn /

•

UK / fʌn /

adjecitve
Amusing and enjoyable
noun
Enjoyable or amusing quality or feeling

makeup

US / 'meɪkʌp /

•

UK / ˈmekˌʌp /

noun
Substance put on the face to make you look pretty

sequel

US / 'si:kwəl /

•

UK / ˈsikwəl /

noun
Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one

right

US / raɪt /

•

UK / raɪt /

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

she

US / ʃɪ /

•

UK / ʃi /

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

actor

US / ˈæktə(r) /

•

UK / ˈæktɚ /

noun
Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV

alter

US / ˈɔ:ltə(r) /

•

UK / ˈɔltɚ /

verb
To change so (clothing) fits better

city

US / 'sɪtɪ /

•

UK / ˈsɪti /

noun
Area with many buildings, roads and people

hilarious

US / hɪˈleəriəs /

•

UK / hɪˈlɛriəs, -ˈlær-, haɪ- /

adjecitve
Extremely amusing; very funny

happen

US / 'hæpən /

•

UK / ˈhæpən /

verb
To take place or occur

outlaw

US / ˈaʊtlɔ: /

•

UK / ˈaʊtˌlɔ /

noun
Person hiding from police after breaking the law
verb
To make a practice or thing illegal

triangle

US / ˈtraɪæŋgl /

•

UK / ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl /

noun
Three people connected with each in a relationship
A three-sided piece of metal used in orchestras
A closed shape with three straight sides

yeah

US / jeə /

•

UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /

exclamation
Another way of saying 'yes'

about

US / ə'baʊt /

•

UK / əˈbaʊt /

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)

belove

US / bɪˈlʌv /

•

UK / /

verb
To love. Frequently, and now usually, in passive, with by, of (formerly also † with).

even

US / 'i:vn /

•

UK / ˈivən /

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

eventually

US / ɪˈventʃuəli /

•

UK / ɪˈvɛntʃuəli /

adverb
After a long time; after many attempts; in the end

different

US / ˈdɪfrənt /

•

UK / ˈdɪfrənt /

adjecitve
Not of the same kind; unlike other things

impact

US / 'ɪmpækt /

•

UK / ˈɪmˌpækt /

noun
A striking effect or result to hit with force
Very strong influence
Act or force of one thing hitting something else
verb
To hit or strike someone or something with force

fly

US / flaɪ /

•

UK / flai /

noun
Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
Opening with fold of cloth hiding zipper on pants
verb
To move in the wind, e.g. a flag
To move at a high speed
To travel in a plane, helicopter, balloon etc.
To pilot people or items by plane
To travel through the air using wings

iron

US / ˈaɪən /

•

UK / ˈaɪərn /

adjecitve
Being very tough, strong, and determined
noun
Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
Golf club with a metal head
Strong hard metal used to make steel
verb
To use a hot flat-based machine to smooth clothes

mia

US / ˌem aɪ ˈeɪ /

•

UK / ˌem aɪ ˈeɪ /

other

nina

US / kæm /

•

UK / kæm /

like

US / laɪk /

•

UK / laɪk /

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

people

US / 'pi:pl /

•

UK / ˈpipəl /

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

mom

US / mɒm /

•

UK / mɑ:m /

noun
A slang term for mother

that

US / ðæt /

•

UK / ðæt, ðət /

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’

sit

US / sɪt /

•

UK / sɪt /

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

what

US / wɒt /

•

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

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

storey

US / 'stɔ:rɪ /

•

UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /

noun
One of many floors or levels in a building

comedian

US / kəˈmi:diən /

•

UK / kəˈmidiən /

noun
An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh

friend

US / frend /

•

UK / frɛnd /

noun
Person who you like and enjoy being with

experience

US / ɪk'spɪərɪəns /

•

UK / ɪkˈspɪriəns /

noun
Thing a person has done or that happened to them
An event at which you learned something
Knowledge gained by living life, doing new things
verb
To gain knowledge by doing things

now

US / naʊ /

•

UK / naʊ /

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

book

US / bʊk /

•

UK / bʊk /

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

thin

US / θɪn /

•

UK / θɪn /

adjecitve
Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
(Of air) having little oxygen
Being or growing far apart in small amounts
Not thick; not wide in size
Having little flesh or fat on the body
Being weak or useless
verb
To make flow more easily by adding water or liquid

yet

US / jet /

•

UK / jɛt /

adverb
At a later time (used after ‘not’)
(Used to emphasize that thing is, will be greater)
Eventually; at a future time
Until now; up to the present
conjunction
Adding to what has been said, often as a contrast

want

US / wɔnt /

•

UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /

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

neck

US / nek /

•

UK / nɛk /

noun
Part of the body joining the head and the body
Opening of a piece of clothing for your head
verb
(Lovers) to play affectionately; kissing

owen

US / ˈəʊvəm /

•

UK / ˈoʊvəm /

really

US / ˈri:əli /

•

UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /

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

would

US / wʊd /

•

UK / wʊd /

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

email

US / 'i:meɪl /

•

UK / 'i:meɪl /

noun
A message like a letter sent by computer or phone
verb
To send an electronic letter via computer or phone

friendship

US / ˈfrendʃɪp /

•

UK / ˈfrɛndˌʃɪp /

noun
Feeling of liking someone; good relationship

incredibly

US / ɪnˈkredəbli /

•

UK / ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ /

adverb
To a great degree; very; amazingly

instructor

US / ɪnˈstrʌktə(r) /

•

UK / ɪnˈstrʌktɚ /

noun
Person who teaches or explains usually as a job

our

US / 'aʊə(r) /

•

UK / aʊr /

determiner
Belonging to us

not

US / nɒt /

•

UK / nɑt /

adverb
Word indicating the negative
(Used to form the negative of verbs)

mother

US / ˈmʌðə(r) /

•

UK / ˈmʌðɚ /

noun
Female who has a child or children; female parent
verb
To take care of someone as if they were your child

texture

US / ˈtekstʃə(r) /

•

UK / ˈtɛkstʃɚ /

noun
Quality from different elements, as in music
Look and feel of a substance or material
verb
To give a particular look or feel to a surface

themselves

US / ðəmˈselvz /

•

UK / ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðəm- /

pronoun
Reflexive form of 'they'

relationship

US / rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp /

•

UK / rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp /

noun
Connection between two or more people or things
Way people interact or live with each other
Romantic or loving friendship between two people

vivacious

US / vɪˈveɪʃəs /

•

UK / vɪˈveʃəs, vaɪ- /

adjecitve
Lively in temper, conduct, or spirit; sprightly

surprise

US / səˈpraɪz /

•

UK / sərˈpraɪz /

adjecitve
That surprises you; not expected
noun
Something unexpected that slightly shocks you
verb
To do something that another person didn't expect

admire

US / əd'maɪə(r) /

•

UK / ædˈmaɪr /

verb
To feel respect or wonder toward someone

brother

US / ˈbrʌðə(r) /

•

UK / ˈbrʌðɚ /

noun
A boy or man who shares a parent with you

beanie

US / ˈbi:ni /

•

UK / ˈbini /

noun
Small round close fitting hat

can

US / kæn /

•

UK / kən,kæn /

noun
A metal container for storing food
other
Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
verb
To have permission to
To be possible to do
To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container

seriously

US / ˈsɪəriəsli /

•

UK / ˈsɪriəsli /

adverb
Involving or requiring great thought or study

adam

US / ˈædəm /

•

UK / ˈædəm /

proper noun
(in the biblical and Koranic traditions) the first man. According to the Book of Genesis, Adam was c

but

US / bət /

•

UK / bʌt,bət /

conjunction
Used before you say something different, opposite

especially

US / ɪˈspeʃəli /

•

UK / ɛˈspɛʃəli, ɪˈspɛʃ- /

adverb
More than usual; extremely

give

US / ɡɪv /

•

UK / ɡɪv /

noun
Degree of flexibility in something, a material
verb
To hand over or present something to someone
To cause someone to have or experience something

good

US / ɡʊd /

•

UK / ɡʊd /

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

netflix

US / kən'sɪdə(r) /

•

UK / kənˈsɪdər /

life

US / laɪf /

•

UK / laɪf /

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

single

US / 'sɪŋɡl /

•

UK / ˈsɪŋɡəl /

adjecitve
Being one only, without others
Only; merely
Not married or in a relationship
noun
One run in cricket or a hit baseball
An individual song from a CD or album
Person who is not married or in a relationship

become

US / bɪ'kʌm /

•

UK / bɪˈkʌm /

verb
To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
To be suitable for a particular job or role

collaborate

US / kəˈlæbəreɪt /

•

UK / kəˈlæbəˌret /

verb
To cooperate with or help an enemy
To work together to complete a task

child

US / tʃaɪld /

•

UK / tʃaɪld /

noun
A very young person, between about 2 and 15

helpful

US / ˈhelpfl /

•

UK / ˈhɛlpfəl /

adjecitve
Doing things that help someone

july

US / dʒuˈlaɪ /

•

UK / dʒʊˈlaɪ /

noun
7th month of the year

opportunity

US / ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ /

•

UK / ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju- /

noun
Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance

same

US / seɪm /

•

UK / sem /

adjecitve
Being equal in quality and amount
Identical; not different
Not changing; constant

tiny

US / 'taɪnɪ /

•

UK / ˈtaɪni /

adjecitve
Very, very small

role

US / rəʊl /

•

UK / rol /

noun
Character played by an actor
Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility

somebody

US / 'sʌmbədɪ /

•

UK / ˈsʌmˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi, -bədi /

noun
Important well-respected person
pronoun
Person who is not known or named

figure

US / ˈfiɡə /

•

UK / ˈfɪɡjɚ /

noun
Your body shape
Numbers in a calculation
Doll-like thing meant to represent a person
Picture or diagram giving information in a text
Person who is very important or famous
Shape of a person seen indistinctly or in outline
Amount that is expressed in numbers
verb
To appear in a game, play or event
To calculate how much something will cost
To understand after thinking; work out

huge

US / hju:dʒ /

•

UK / hjudʒ /

adjecitve
Very very large

parker

US / aiˈzaiə /

•

UK / aɪˈzeə, aɪˈzaɪə /

move

US / mu:v /

•

UK / muv /

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

their

US / ðɛː /

•

UK / ðer /

determiner
Belonging to them

reflect

US / rɪ'flekt /

•

UK / rɪˈflɛkt /

verb
To indicate or be a sign of something
To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
To show an image in glass, water, a mirror etc.
To think of something seriously and carefully

way

US / weɪ /

•

UK / we /

adverb
Used to emphasize the amount of something
noun
Particular aspect of something being thought about
One of various choices that could be made
Particular existing condition or state
(Often long) distance or length of time
How something is done
Route to go to a place
Small street
Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone

constantly

US / ˈkɒnstəntli /

•

UK / ˈkɑnstəntlɪ /

adverb
Frequently, or without pause

daughter

US / ˈdɔ:tə(r) /

•

UK / ˈdɔtɚ /

adjecitve
(Of a company) being a subsidiary of another firm
noun
A female child of someone

fake

US / feɪk /

•

UK / fek /

adjecitve
Not real; made to look like something real
noun
A copy of something made to trick people
verb
To make move in sports to trick a player
To try to trick or deceive someone

introduce

US / ˌɪntrəˈdju:s /

•

UK / ˌɪntrəˈdus, -ˈdjus /

verb
To open an essay to set the scene
To guide or explain something, e.g. a town
To begin the use of a new thing or practice
To make someone known to another by name
To insert or put something inside another thing

list

US / lɪst /

•

UK / lɪst /

noun
Lean of a boat to one side
Series of written names, words or numbers
verb
To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
To present for sale for a specific price
To write a series of names, words, or numbers

polished

US / ˈpɒlɪʃt /

•

UK / ˈpɑlɪʃt /

other
To improve by practicing or working on it
verb
To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
To improve by practicing or working on it

pretty

US / 'prɪtɪ /

•

UK / ˈprɪti /

adjecitve
Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
adverb
Very; to a great degree

sci

US / ˈsaɪ /

•

UK / ˈsaɪ /

abbreviation
SCI is an acronym

teenage

US / ˈti:neɪdʒ /

•

UK / ˈtinˌedʒ /

adjecitve
Being of the age 13 through 19

stylist

US / ˈstaɪlɪst /

•

UK / ˈstaɪlɪst /

noun
Someone who cuts hair

bit

US / bɪt /

•

UK / bɪt /

noun
Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
Small piece of something
verb
(E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught

boot

US / bu:t /

•

UK / but /

noun
Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
verb
To kick something, e.g. ball into goal
To start the operating system on a computer

country

US / ˈkʌntri /

•

UK / ˈkʌntri /

noun
An area of land that is controlled by a government
Open land that is away from towns and cities

look

US / lʊk /

•

UK / lʊk /

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

human

US / 'hju:mən /

•

UK / ˈhjumən /

adjecitve
Concerning or characteristic of people
noun
A person; a man, woman or child

thank

US / θæŋk /

•

UK / θæŋk /

verb
To tell someone you are grateful to them

build

US / bɪld /

•

UK / bɪld /

noun
Your physical shape; physique
verb
To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
To construct a house, office, factory

heavy

US / 'hevɪ /

•

UK / ˈhɛvi /

adjecitve
Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
Involving serious or strong emotions
Having a lot of weight

old

US / əʊld /

•

UK / old /

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

work

US / wɜ:k /

•

UK / wɚk /

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

upstate

US / ˌʌpˈsteɪt /

•

UK / ˈʌpˌstet /

adverb
In or toward the northern parts of a state

all

US / ɔ:l /

•

UK / ɔl /

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

everyone

US / ˈevriwʌn /

•

UK / ˈɛvriˌwʌn /

pronoun
Every person; everybody

christmas

US / ˈkrɪsməs /

•

UK / ˈkrɪsməs /

noun
Christian holiday celebrated on December 24-26

its

US / ɪts /

•

UK / ɪts /

adjecitve
Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
determiner
Of something; belonging or related to something
other
Possessive form of “it”

who

US / hu: /

•

UK / hu /

pronoun
Which person
Used to introduce information about people

super

US / ˈsu:pə(r) /

•

UK / ˈsupɚ /

adjecitve
Of the highest quality; great; marvelous

both

US / bəuθ /

•

UK / boθ /

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

change

US / tʃeɪndʒ /

•

UK / tʃendʒ /

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

gilbert

US / 'gɪlbət /

•

UK / 'gɪlbət /

noun
A librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas
other
A unit of magnetomotive force equal to . ampere-turns
English navigator who in established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America

personally

US / ˈpɜ:sənəli /

•

UK / ˈpəsənəli /

adverb
By a specific person, and not by anyone else
Knowing someone as a friend, or closely

surpass

US / sə'pɑ:s /

•

UK / sɚˈpæs /

verb
To go beyond or achieve more than someone

show

US / ʃəʊ /

•

UK / ʃo /

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

bring

US / brɪŋ /

•

UK / brɪŋ /

verb
To take or go with someone to a place

movie

US / ˈmu:vi /

•

UK / ˈmuvi /

noun
Motion picture; film

take

US / teɪk /

•

UK / tek /

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

bump

US / bʌmp /

•

UK / bʌmp /

noun
Act or sound of one solid object hitting another
Raised area on any smooth surface
verb
To bounce along over a rough surface
To knock against with force or violence
To move someone to a different group, time or area

between

US / bɪˈtwi:n /

•

UK / bɪˈtwin /

preposition
From one person, thing, or place, to another
In the space that separates two objects
Among two or more people who share something

everything

US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /

pronoun
All of the things mentioned

mountain

US / 'maʊntən /

•

UK / ˈmaʊntən /

noun
Very high piece of land, higher than a hill

they

US / ðeɪ /

•

UK / ðe /

pronoun
Two or more people, animals, or things

very

US / 'verɪ /

•

UK / ˈvɛri /

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

also

US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /

•

UK / ˈɔlso /

adverb
In addition; too; in a similar way

kind

US / kaɪnd /

•

UK / kaɪnd /

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

live

US / lɪv /

•

UK / liv /

adjecitve
Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
Glowing because burning; hot
Not yet killed (for food)
adverb
(Music, drama) as it is performed
verb
To be alive
To experience a particular type of life
To make your home in a house or town

how

US / haʊ /

•

UK / haʊ /

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)

pant

US / pænt /

•

UK / pænt /

noun
Short, loud breath, taken with the mouth open
verb
To breathe loudly and rapidly, with an open mouth

sensible

US / ˈsensəbl /

•

UK / ˈsɛnsəbəl /

adjecitve
Able to judge something reasonably or fairly
Being useful/practical rather than fun/fashionable

year

US / jə: /

•

UK / jɪr /

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

you

US / jʊ /

•

UK / ju /

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

clothing

US / ˈkləʊðɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈkloʊðɪŋ /

noun
Things you wear on your body, e.g. shirt or dress
verb
To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress

funny

US / ˈfʌni /

•

UK / ˈfʌni /

adjecitve
Causing laughter; amusing
Being different, odd or strange

hysterically

US / hɪ'sterɪklɪ /

•

UK / hɪ'sterɪklɪ /

adverb
In a violently emotional manner

man

US / mæn /

•

UK / mæn /

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.)

parent

US / 'peərənt /

•

UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /

noun
Person's, animal's mother or father
Something creating other things of the same kind

paris

US / 'pærɪs /

•

UK / ˈpærɪs /

other
Sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae

stand

US / stænd /

•

UK / stænd /

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

able

US / 'eɪbl /

•

UK / ˈebəl /

adjecitve
Skilled; good at something
Having the ability to do something

bad

US / bæd /

•

UK / bæd /

adjecitve
Not good; wrong
Lacking in good morals; evil
No longer fresh; spoiled

confident

US / ˈkɒnfɪdənt /

•

UK / ˈkɑnfɪdənt /

adjecitve
Feeling that you can do well at something

season

US / ˈsi:zn /

•

UK / ˈsizən /

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

term

US / tɜ:m /

•

UK / tɚm /

noun
Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
Length of time something is expected to happen
Fixed period of weeks for learning at school
The (precise) name given to something
verb
To call; give a name to

reliant

US / rɪˈlaɪənt /

•

UK / rɪˈlaɪənt /

adjecitve
Depending on another for support

welcome

US / 'welkəm /

•

UK / ˈwɛlkəm /

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

across

US / əˈkrɔs /

•

UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /

adverb
Distance from one side to another
(Go) from one side to the other of something

fourteen

US / ˌfɔ:ˈti:n /

•

UK / fɔrˈtin /

number
14

free

US / fri: /

•

UK / fri /

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

happy

US / ˈhæpi /

•

UK / ˈhæpi /

adjecitve
Feeling pleasure or joy; glad

play

US / pleɪ /

•

UK / pleɪ /

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

school

US / sku:l /

•

UK / skul /

adjecitve
Being to do with schools and education
noun
Large group of fish that swim together
Education of a child
Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
A particular belief or idea about something
verb
To teach or train someone to know or do something

ready

US / 'redɪ /

•

UK / ˈrɛdi /

adjecitve
Being likely or about to do something
Being willing to do a task
verb
To prepare something for use or action

this

US / ðɪs /

•

UK / ðɪs /

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

alone

US / ə'ləʊn /

•

UK / əˈlon /

adjecitve
Apart from others
Without equal
adverb
Without anyone or anything else

big

US / bɪɡ /

•

UK / bɪɡ /

adjecitve
Popular
Serious
Large

euphoria

US / ju:ˈfɔ:riə /

•

UK / juˈfɔriə, -ˈfor- /

noun
Extreme happiness, sometimes more than reasonable

fit

US / fɪt /

•

UK / fɪt /

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

little

US / 'lɪtl /

•

UK / ˈlɪtl /

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

lyric

US / ˈlɪrɪk /

•

UK / ˈlɪrɪk /

adjecitve
In a tone, or style similar to an emotional song
noun
The words of a song

lead

US / li:d /

•

UK / lid /

adjecitve
Being the main part in movies or plays
noun
Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
Information that could help to solve a crime
Main part in a play or movie
Heavy, gray metal element
Rope used to tie something to stop it escaping
Act of being at the front in a race or game
verb
To show the way or guide others
To be at the front of a race or game
To travel in front of; go in advance of others

might

US / maɪt /

•

UK / maɪt /

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

let

US / let /

•

UK / lɛt /

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

person

US / 'pɜ:sn /

•

UK / 'pɜ:rsn /

noun
Man, woman or child

the

US / ðə /

•

UK / ðə /

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

yoga

US / ˈjəʊgə /

•

UK / ˈjoʊgə /

noun
Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
Exercise to control the mind and body

france

US / ˈfrɑːns /

•

UK / fræns /

noun
A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

into

US / 'ɪntə /

•

UK / ˈɪntu /

preposition
Moving or going inside something
In the same direction as; in the direction of
So as to become; taking the state of

love

US / lʌv /

•

UK / lʌv /

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

other

US / 'ʌðə(r) /

•

UK / ˈʌðər /

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

overwhelming

US / ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ /

•

UK / ˌovɚˈhwɛlmɪŋ, -ˈwɛl- /

adjecitve
Having too much to handle (e.g. work)
verb
To defeat something or someone completely
To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
To cause to have too much to handle (e.g. work)

perfect

US / 'pɜ:fɪkt /

•

UK / ˈpɚfɪkt /

adjecitve
So good it cannot be improved
verb
To do something so well, it cannot be done better

one

US / wʌn /

•

UK / wʌn /

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

psyche

US / ˈsaɪki /

•

UK / ˈsaɪki /

noun
Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group

pull

US / pʊl /

•

UK / pʊl /

noun
Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
Force something has that draws other things to it
Using your hands to move something to you
verb
To breathe in smoke, as from a pipe
To hold something and move it toward you
To remove something by force

seventh

US / 'sevnθ /

•

UK / ˈsɛvənθ /

noun
7th

than

US / ðən /

•

UK / ðən /

conjunction
Used to compare two things that are not equal

body

US / ˈbɒd.i /

•

UK / ˈbɑdi /

noun
An object distinct from other objects
A group of people involved in an activity together
Main part of something
A person's physical self

flannel

US / ˈflænl /

•

UK / ˈflænəl /

noun
Soft wool or cotton fabric

make

US / meɪk /

•

UK / mek /

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

outside

US / ˌaʊtˈsaɪd /

•

UK / aʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtˌsaɪd /

adverb
Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing
noun
Area around or near something, such as a building
preposition
Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing

universe

US / ˈju:nɪvɜ:s /

•

UK / ˈjunəˌvɚs /

noun
All of space that contains planets and stars
Things surrounding a person, affecting their life

controversial

US / ˌkɔntrəˈvə:ʃəl /

•

UK / ˌkɑntrəˈvɚʃəl, -siəl /

adjecitve
Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict

baggy

US / 'bæɡɪ /

•

UK / ˈbæɡi /

adjecitve
(Of clothes) roomy, loose fitting

imagination

US / ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn /

•

UK / ɪˌmædʒəˈneʃən /

noun
Ability to creates new ideas and mental images

highlight

US / ˈhaɪlaɪt /

•

UK / ˈhaɪˌlaɪt /

noun
Best or most interesting part of something
Spot or section lighter than the area around it
verb
To use chemicals to make some hair a lighter color
To make people aware of a problem, subject, issue
To focus particular attention on; draw attention
To use a pen to mark places of interest in a book

favourite

US / ˈfeɪvərɪt /

•

UK / 'fevərɪt /

adjecitve
Best liked or most enjoyed
noun
A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most

tattoo

US / tə'tu: /

•

UK / tæˈtu /

noun
Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
verb
To put a permanent ink drawing on a person's skin

bazaar

US / bəˈzɑ:(r) /

•

UK / bəˈzɑr /

noun
Market of small shops that sell various items

cold

US / kəʊld /

•

UK / kold /

adjecitve
Having a very low temperature
Being unfriendly or lacking emotion
noun
Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat

combination

US / ˌkɒmbɪ'neɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌkɑmbəˈneʃən /

noun
Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
Act or result of mixing things together

evolve

US / ɪ'vɒlv /

•

UK / ɪˈvɑlv /

verb
To develop certain features
To develop or change slowly over time
To slowly change or develop into something better

extremely

US / ɪkˈstri:mli /

•

UK / ɪk'strimlɪ /

adverb
In a way that is much more than usual or expected

fact

US / fækt /

•

UK / fækt /

noun
Something that is known or proved to be true

few

US / fju: /

•

UK / fju /

pronoun
Not many, a small number

laugh

US / lɑ:f /

•

UK / læf, lɑf /

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

much

US / mʌtʃ /

•

UK / mʌtʃ /

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

strong

US / strɒŋ /

•

UK / strɔŋ /

adjecitve
(Of tea or beer) dark or thick
Having big muscles; physically powerful

depend

US / dɪˈpend /

•

UK / dɪˈpend /

verb
Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)

dramatic

US / drəˈmætɪk /

•

UK / drəˈmætɪk /

adjecitve
Gripping the attention; causing an effect
(Of an event) sudden and extreme

green

US / gri:n /

•

UK / ɡrin /

adjecitve
Color of young leaves
Covered with vegetation, e.g. grass
Concerned about protecting the environment
The color of young leaves
Lacking in experience/knowledge due to being young
Being not fully grown or ripe, as in fruit
noun
Large grassy area
used as a part of a name of a place (UK)

title

US / 'taɪtl /

•

UK / ˈtaɪtl /

noun
Book produced by a publisher
Name given to something to identify or describe it
Name showing profession, marriage or social status
(Legal) the right to own something, e.g. property
Position of being the winner in a sport or contest
verb
To give a name to identify or describe something

shoot

US / ʃu:t /

•

UK / ʃut /

noun
Emerging new part of a plant
verb
To kick or throw a ball at a goal
To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
To (cause to) fly away forcefully
To use a camera to record a film/take a photograph

joke

US / dʒəʊk /

•

UK / dʒoʊk /

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

never

US / 'nevə(r) /

•

UK / ˈnɛvɚ /

adverb
Not ever; not at any time

pregnancy

US / ˈpregnənsi /

•

UK / ˈprɛɡnənsi /

noun
When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her

success

US / sək'ses /

•

UK / səkˈsɛs /

noun
Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
A successful person; one who achieved their aims

spirit

US / 'spɪrɪt /

•

UK / ˈspɪrɪt /

noun
Person's strong determination or attitude
Unique qualities of person, place, or time
Part of a person thought to be moved by religion
Appearance or sense of a dead person
verb
To take someone away as if by magic

ellen

US / elk /

•

UK / ɛlk /

die

US / daɪ /

•

UK / daɪ /

noun
Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
verb
To cease to function or work
(Of a thing) to stop being used or done
(Of a person) to stop living

grow

US / ɡrəʊ /

•

UK / ɡro /

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

lunch

US / lʌntʃ /

•

UK / lʌntʃ /

noun
Light meal eaten in the middle of the day
verb
To eat a meal during the middle of the day

pierce

US / pɪəs /

•

UK / pɪrs /

noun
Person's name
verb
To force a way into
To make a hole with something sharp

test

US / test /

•

UK / test /

noun
A medical examination
Action to establish the truth or nature of
Examination; questions to measure knowledge
verb
To be given a medical examination
To try to establish the truth or nature of
To ask a series of questions to measure knowledge

song

US / sɒŋ /

•

UK / sɔ:ŋ /

noun
Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
Music with words that are sung to it
Art or tradition of singing

set

US / set /

•

UK / sɛt /

adjecitve
Prepared for something; ready
noun
Complete group of something
Place where a television show or movie is filmed
Group of games in a tennis match
Device that receives radio or television signals
verb
To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
To decide upon or choose something
To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
To decide on a price for something
To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
To be located in a specific place or time
To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
To put someone in a certain condition or state
(Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon

start

US / stɑ:t /

•

UK / stɑrt /

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

well

US / wel /

•

UK / wɛl /

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

amazing

US / ə'meɪzɪŋ /

•

UK / ə'meɪzɪŋ /

adjecitve
Surprising in a pleasing way
verb
To cause wonder; to surprise completely

cool

US / ku:l /

•

UK / kul /

adjecitve
Steady and calm when facing difficulties
Almost cold; not warm or hot
Smart or stylish in a way (young) people admire
Unfriendly in an indirect way; distant
verb
To make something decrease in temperature
(Of an emotion, etc.) to become less strongly felt

curly

US / 'kɜ:lɪ /

•

UK / ˈkə:li /

adjecitve
Having curls or waves

begin

US / bɪ'ɡɪn /

•

UK / ˈbeɡɪn /

verb
To do the first part of an action; to start

definitely

US / ˈdefɪnətli /

•

UK / ˈdefɪnətli /

adverb
Without question; beyond doubt

eight

US / eɪt /

•

UK / et /

number
8

incredible

US / ɪnˈkredəbl /

•

UK / ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl /

adjecitve
Very good; amazing
Really good; amazing; great
Very hard to believe

job

US / dʒɒb /

•

UK / dʒɑ:b /

noun
Something that must be done
Regular work at which you earn money

such

US / sʌtʃ /

•

UK / sʌtʃ /

determiner
Being similar to
(Thing) as previously stated or referred to
adverb
(Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)

loyal

US / ˈlɔɪəl /

•

UK / ˈlɔɪəl /

adjecitve
Always showing support for; faithful

relax

US / rɪˈlæks /

•

UK / rɪˈlæks /

verb
To calm or quiet yourself, or stop worrying
To release the tightness in muscles
To make a rule or law less strict

warm

US / wɔ:m /

•

UK / wɔrm /

adjecitve
Friendly, sincere and kind to others
Being friendly or sincere
Slightly hot; not very hot
verb
To become more friendly or to like something
To make something hotter

career

US / kə'rɪə(r) /

•

UK / kəˈrɪr /

noun
Particular occupation in professional life
verb
To move forward very fast and without control

just

US / dʒʌst /

•

UK / dʒʌst /

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)

pitch

US / pɪtʃ /

•

UK / pɪtʃ /

adjecitve
Very dark black color
noun
Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
Attempt to sell/persuade someone of the value of
Degree of slope on e.g. a plane's wing
Measure of how high or low a sound is
Black substance that is very stick when heated
verb
To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
To throw a baseball to a batter
To plunge or fall forward or headlong
To set up a camp or tent for a length of time
To attempt to sell something to someone
To set a sound to a certain level

talk

US / tɔ:k /

•

UK / tɔk /

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

television

US / ˈtelɪvɪʒn /

•

UK / ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən /

noun
Device that broadcasts programs, movies or show

somewhere

US / 'sʌmweə(r) /

•

UK / ˈsʌmˌhwɛr, -ˌwɛr /

adverb
At or to an unknown or unnamed place

generation

US / ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən /

noun
Act or process of producing or causing something
People born and living at about the same time

fan

US / fæn /

•

UK / fæn /

noun
Thing you wave in front of your face to stay cool
Someone who admires a famous person, sport etc.
verb
To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
To use a device to cool yourself, something

myself

US / maɪˈself /

•

UK / maɪˈsɛlf /

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

those

US / ðəʊz /

•

UK / ðoz /

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

stuff

US / stʌf /

•

UK / stʌf /

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

frizzy

US / ˈfrizi /

•

UK / ˈfrɪzi /

adjecitve
(Of hair) in small tight curls

for

US / fə(r) /

•

UK / fɔr,fə /

preposition
Used to show the purpose, or need of something

spend

US / spend /

•

UK / spɛnd /

verb
To use money to pay for something
To use time in order to do something
To use up something completely

through

US / θru: /

•

UK / θru /

adjecitve
having finished using or doing something
adverb
From the beginning of something until the end
preposition
Over, in, across an entire thing or place
Allowing you to pass between, or to
By a particular way or process; by the use of

time

US / taɪm /

•

UK / taɪm /

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

his

US / hɪz /

•

UK / hɪz /

pronoun
Something belonging to a male person

screw

US / skru: /

•

UK / skru /

noun
Long metal nail with a spiral thread
verb
To cheat someone, as out of money/property
To close something by turning it into place
To attach things together by twisting
To twist something out of shape, e.g. paper

recently

US / ˈri:sntli /

•

UK / 'risṇtlɪ /

adverb
Just a while ago; not long ago

with

US / wɪð /

•

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

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

store

US / stɔ:(r) /

•

UK / stɔr, stor /

noun
Place where things are kept for future use
Place where you can go to buy things
verb
To put things in a place for later use

accord

US / ə'kɔ:d /

•

UK / əˈkɔ:rd /

noun
Agreement or harmony
An agreement or treaty between countries
verb
To be in harmony or agreement; consent
To give (someone) the respect due to them

boy

US / bɔɪ /

•

UK / bɔɪ /

noun
A young male person

community

US / kə'mju:nətɪ /

•

UK / kəˈmjunɪti /

noun
Group of people who share a common idea or area

see

US / si: /

•

UK / si /

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)

aspire

US / əˈspaɪə(r) /

•

UK / əˈspaɪr /

verb
To have a great ambition or goal

era

US / 'ɪərə /

•

UK / 'ɪrə /

noun
Period characterized by particular events, people

dude

US / du:d /

•

UK / dud, djud /

model

US / ˈmɒdl /

•

UK / ˈmɑ:dl /

adjecitve
Being an excellent example of
noun
Person who wears fashion to show it to the public
A small scale copy of a full original
verb
To wear and display clothes at a fashion show
To make a small scale copy of a full original

writer

US / ˈraɪtə(r) /

•

UK / ˈraɪtɚ /

noun
Professional who writes books, articles etc.

young

US / jʌŋ /

•

UK / jʌŋ /

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

century

US / 'sentʃərɪ /

•

UK / ˈsɛntʃəri /

noun
Period of 100 years

before

US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

•

UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

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

have

US / həv /

•

UK / hæv /

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

part

US / pɑ:t /

•

UK / pɑ:rt /

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

plan

US / plæn /

•

UK / plæn /

noun
Drawing of how something should be done or made

transfer

US / træns'fɜ:(r) /

•

UK / trænsˈfɚ /

noun
Moving to a different place, job, or school
Act of giving the right to a property to another
Picture that is pressed to copy it onto something
Use of ideas or skills in a different situation
Ticket allowing you to get on another plane, bus
verb
To move to a different place, job or school
To give someone an illness through contact
To give someone your right to a property
To move something from one place to another
To use ideas or skills in a different situation
To get off a plane, bus etc. and get on another

break

US / breɪk /

•

UK / brek /

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

challenge

US / 'tʃælɪndʒ /

•

UK / ˈtʃæləndʒ /

noun
An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
Act of formally inviting someone to compete
A question to determine correctness of something
verb
To formally invite someone to compete at something
To question the correctness of something

fashion

US / 'fæʃn /

•

UK / ˈfæʃən /

noun
Style of dress or activity popular at some time
Industry that creates new styles of clothes
Way of behaving; manner
Trend that is popular at a given time
Way of doing something; manner
verb
To make things into a particular shape

strongly

US / strɒŋlɪ /

•

UK / ˈstrɔŋlɪ /

adverb
With strength or in a strong manner

tired

US / ˈtaɪəd /

•

UK / ˈtaɪərd /

adjecitve
Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
verb
To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest

could

US / kəd /

•

UK / kʊd /

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

busy

US / 'bɪzɪ /

•

UK / ˈbɪzi /

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

foot

US / fʊt /

•

UK / fʊt /

noun
Base of something such as a mountain or vase
Length of 12 inches or about 25 cm
Lowest part of the leg we use to stand on

know

US / nəʊ /

•

UK / noʊ /

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

teenager

US / ˈti:neɪdʒə(r) /

•

UK / ˈtinˌedʒɚ /

noun
Person between the ages of 13 and 19

sleeve

US / sli:v /

•

UK / sliv /

noun
Part of a garment covering the arm

slightly

US / ˈslaɪtli /

•

UK / ˈslaɪtli /

adverb
Only a little

town

US / taʊn /

•

UK / taʊn /

noun
Small city
Part of city with shops and entertainments

wear

US / weə(r) /

•

UK / wer /

noun
Clothing designed for a purpose e.g. skiing
Damage from continual use over a long period
verb
To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
To display an expression or emotion on the face
To become weaker or damaged from continued use

end

US / end /

•

UK / ɛnd /

noun
The point where a process or activity stops
A point that marks the limit of something; finish
Goal or desired result
The tip, edge or limit of something
verb
To be the last part of something

gear

US / ɡɪə(r) /

•

UK / ɡɪr /

noun
A speed selector connected to an engine
Special clothes you use for a purpose
Toothed wheel shifting power from engine to wheels
verb
To aim at or prepare yourself for something

fall

US / fɔ:l /

•

UK / fɔl /

noun
Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
A drop in amount; decrease
Dropping from a standing position to the ground
verb
To drop in amount; to decrease
To come down from a higher position suddenly
To go from standing to the ground, by accident

needle

US / 'ni:dl /

•

UK / ˈnidl /

noun
Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
Very thin pointed object used in sewing
Thin pointed leaves of some trees, e.g. pine tree
verb
To upset someone by making rude or hurtful remarks

mark

US / mɑ:k /

•

UK / mɑrk /

noun
Person's name
A dirty spot or line on something
Grade or score given for homework
Line or symbol made when writing
Particular point on a scale of measurement
Grade, such as a student receives in school
Stain or spot on something
Sign or symbol of a quality of feeling
Written sign or symbol
verb
To put a dirty spot or line on something
To give a grade for homework
To indicate something with a sign or symbol
To make or leave a visible sign of (path, etc.)
(Animals) to go to the toilet to show your area
To write or draw a line on something

scene

US / si:n /

•

UK / sin /

noun
Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
View that looks like a picture
Place where something particular happened
Part of an act in a play

remember

US / rɪ'membə(r) /

•

UK / rɪˈmɛmbɚ /

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

brosnan

US / /

•

UK / /

elena

US / 'elɪmənts /

•

UK / 'elɪmənts /

film

US / fɪlm /

•

UK / fɪlm /

noun
Thin layer that covers something
Movie
verb
To record moving action with a camera

innocent

US / 'ɪnəsnt /

•

UK / ˈɪnəsənt /

adjecitve
Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
(Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
Lacking experience of the world; naive
noun
Person with little experience of the world

iteration

US / ˌɪtəˈreɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌɪtəˈreʃən /

noun
Single execution of a repeated set of instructions

US / nekst /

•

UK / nɛkst /

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

quickly

US / ˈkwɪkli /

•

UK / ˈkwɪklɪ /

adverb
Without taking a lot of time; fast

swear

US / sweə(r) /

•

UK / swɛr /

verb
To say bad or impolite words to someone
To make a serious promise to do something

worldwide

US / ˈwɜ:ldwaɪd /

•

UK / ˈwɚldˈwaɪd /

adjecitve
Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
adverb

vampire

US / ˈvæmpaɪə(r) /

•

UK / ˈvæmˌpaɪr /

noun
Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim

Subtitles section

I was very green.

I didn't know what a mark was.

I didn't know where you're supposed to stand.

I was really learning very quickly.

Hi, Harper's Bazaar.

I am Nina Dobrev, and I'm going to break down how I brought some of my characters to life.

I'm Mia Jones.

I was at Lakehurst.

Yeah, yeah, you had a baby.

For those of you who do not know who Mia Jones is, Mia Jones is a character that I played on a show called Degrassi, The Next Generation.

One of my first jobs ever, and you can kinda tell when you watch.

Mia was a teen mom, she had a young daughter, and she transferred to Degrassi.

When I left the show to film Vampire Diaries years later, they had to figure out a way to write me off.

They had Mia become a model and fly off somewhere in Europe and go be a high fashion model.

I have to move to Paris.

Paris, France?

So I remember the wardrobe at the time.

I didn't have the confidence, let's just say, because it was my first job to really influence too much of the wardrobe.

I was reliant on the wardrobe stylist at the time on the show.

And so she was very sensible.

She was a mom, but she was also, you know, a young teenager who wanted to look good at school.

And then as the character evolved, it was a little bit more higher fashion, a little bit more chic.

I'll never forget stepping in the hair and makeup chair for the first time.

I was fourteen, so I remember not really ever really knowing what to do with my hair.

It was just kind of perpetually frizzy and big and wild.

And so, when I sat in the chair, the hairstylist took my texture and sort of bumped it up.

She ended up curling every single hair with a really thin iron, so it was very curly and very vivacious.

As she got into more high fashion, she sort of like, it got more relaxed and more effortless throughout the seasons.

Playing a teen mom was very interesting.

I obviously at the time did not have any children and still do not have any children.

So it took a lot of imagination and talking to people.

But my character was going through a lot.

It's challenging for anyone to have a young child, let alone for someone who themselves is still a child to become a mother.

And so it was a welcome challenge and exciting

thing to get to play, especially for one of my first roles to sort of take something on that was so big.

I was very green.

I didn't know what a mark was.

I didn't know where you're supposed to stand.

I was really learning very quickly and was probably very overwhelmed as well.

But it was also a cast of other kids, like we were all roughly around the same age.

And so it was really cool to have that built in community and build those friendships that I still have to this day.

So the show was really edgy for its time.

This is, remember, twenty years before Euphoria came out, so we've been surpassed now, but at the time, it was one of the first shows that swore on national television.

It was one of the first shows that showed drug use and teen pregnancy, and so it was very impactful, and I think helpful for kids to be able to see their own issues played out on television, to know that they're not alone, and I think it had a really strong impact

You must be Elena.

The next character I'm going to highlight is Elena Gilbert on The Vampire Diaries.

She was a high school student who had recently lost her parents.

So it's a bit of a heavier tone starting out in terms of what she was personally going through.

And throughout the first episode, she meets two boys slash men that she later falls in love with, and they happen to be vampires.

She gets entangled in

this dramatic love triangle and eventually gets entangled into a sci fi universe.

All right, universe.

Enough screwing around.

We're ready for the good stuff.

At this point in my career now, I've been on a show, I'm the lead of this new show.

I definitely had a little bit more say and sway in my wardrobe and I collaborated with the wardrobe stylist on the show and created Elena's look.

At the time, Elena felt very innocent, sort of sheltered, and I wanted her wardrobe to reflect that.

So Elena was a little bit more buttoned up in that way, and then eventually when Catherine was introduced, Catherine was much edgier.

She's been around a lot longer.

She's a century old.

vampire so she's lived through a lot of fashion and a lot of different eras and she's a lot more confident.

Through these two characters I definitely found different parts of myself and Catherine gave me more confidence and made me grow up in a way.

What's with the hair?

I'm impersonating my doll as dishwater doppelganger, Elena.

She has the worst taste.

Elena and Catherine were really incredible roles and I'm so happy that I got to play them because the show went on for eight years, eight seasons, and over those years I

Elena was a human who fell in love with two men.

Then she lost her brother, lost a lot of her family and friends.

And so as an actor, there's a lot to pull from and work from there.

And it really kept it interesting and kept it challenging.

I was very busy.

Let's just put it that way.

The show was huge.

It was...

Extremely beloved.

The fans were, and still are, so incredibly loyal.

You know, I'd had a lot of success on Degrassi or so I thought, but I don't think I really knew what success was until The Vampire Diaries.

I wasn't used to that.

It was actually slightly overwhelming, but it was incredible.

It's changed my life.

It's given me so many opportunities that I absolutely would not have had if it wasn't for the show.

And so I'm extremely grateful to it.

And I know that we all are.

So you haven't even met this dude yet.

Well, not in person, but Oh, I take it all back.

No, I take everything back.

You should write about this.

The next character I'm gonna talk about is Natalie from Love Hard.

Natalie is a journalist, an aspiring writer who wants to be taken more seriously.

Her next big story that she's pitching is a love story.

Natalie meets a guy on a dating app.

She decides to surprise him and fly across the country from LA to upstate New York to meet him over Christmas.

Everything appears to be going according to plan until she arrives and finds out that she has been catfished.

Surprise!

Natalie?

What are you doing here?

The wardrobe on this movie was interesting because my character at the beginning, obviously she lives in LA, so she has, you know, more of a city style.

But once she gets to New York, her bags get lost.

She has nothing.

So essentially she's wearing the guy's clothing and she goes to his family store, which is like a, you know, it's a really tiny town and it's kind of like flannel shirts and baggier pants and hiking boots.

beanies, it's winter now, it's not warm like it is in LA, and so it's a very different style experience for that one.

They were trying to put me in more fitted clothing, despite the fact that my bags got lost, and I really put my foot down.

I was like, no, it should be all mountain gear.

It's got to be real.

I didn't want to look

super polished and pretty.

I wanted it to be real.

So the movie title is Love Hard, but it's a combination of the two characters' favorite movies, which are Die Hard and Love Actually.

Love Actually?

Worst Christmas movie ever.

And I've been pitching that for the sequel, if we were to do one, should be Die Actually or Love Hard Two.

Love Harder.

One of my favorite scenes to shoot was probably our iteration of Baby It's Cold Outside, which is a very controversial song.

So in our film, we altered the lyrics and it was nighttime.

I think it was like four in the morning.

We were tired and cold, but it ended up being such a beautiful scene and funny.

It's just like a fresh take of this very controversial, older, classic Christmas song.

In terms of the impact, I mean, I know a lot of people loved the movie.

It did really well.

It was my first time having a movie be number one worldwide on Netflix, which was really fun and exciting.

My parents just emailed that they're coming to our wedding.

Oh, I get to meet your parents finally!

Are you psyched?

You're not psyched.

Are you psyched at all?

Is there any psyched happening?

The next character I'd like to talk about is Parker.

Parker is a character that I'm playing in a movie called The Outlaws, which is coming out on Netflix on July seventh.

In this film, I play a yoga instructor who has a lot of tattoos everywhere, and she's marrying Owen, who's played by Adam Devine, and she's unaware that her parents, played by Ellen Barkin and Pierce Brosnan,

Happen to also be outlaws.

So for this role, I wanted you know, she's a yoga instructor so I wanted her to be a little bit more free spirited and Adventurous and I don't have any tattoos.

I have a love hate relationship with them where I really admire them I think they're so cool that I'm so scared of needles And so we found a perfect balance where we had fake tattoos all over my body They presented me with like they had all these books of all these different

visuals and things that we could do.

And the director and I sat down and we handpicked which ones, where they would be.

We basically did like one sleeve with a couple other ones and a few neck tattoos and some back tattoos.

But it was really fun to get to test out and be somebody completely different than who I am now.

And I am strongly considering getting my first tattoo.

I got to work with a lot of really amazing people on this film.

We had the best cast ever, and it was all comedians, I feel like.

Between Ellen Barkin, Pierce Brosnan, Adam Devine, Michael Rooker, and the list goes on.

There's so many other incredible, talented, hilarious people.

We were just hysterically laughing, both on camera and off camera, depending on the movie sometimes.

You spend lunch in your trailer, or if you're done shooting a scene, you might go back to your trailer, but I feel like on this one, we all just stayed on the set and stayed in our little chairs, because we were just constantly joking and having the best time.

Everyone in this film, in a way, we're all misfits, but we're all perfect exactly as we are, and you find your kind of misfits.

I don't know, I think it's really exciting and great to show these stories and give hope for people watching that they'll find their misfit too.

It'll all work out.

Thanks so much Harper's Bazaar.

I had so much fun walking down memory lane.