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debut

US / 'deɪbju: /

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UK / deˈbju, ˈdeˌbju /

B1

noun
First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star

who

US / hu: /

•

UK / hu /

A1

pronoun
Which person
Used to introduce information about people

belt

US / belt /

•

UK / bɛlt /

A2

noun
Band of material worn around a person's waist
Area with a lot of a particular feature e.g. corn
verb
To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
To put a belt around something or someone

professor

US / prəˈfesə(r) /

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UK / prəˈfɛsɚ /

A2

noun
Teacher who teaches at a college or university

military

US / 'mɪlətrɪ /

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UK / ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri /

B1

adjecitve
Concerning the army or navy
noun
Army or armed forces

take

US / teɪk /

•

UK / tek /

A1

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

submerge

US / səb'mɜ:dʒ /

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UK / səbˈmɚdʒ /

B2

verb
To sink or put below the surface

build

US / bɪld /

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UK / bɪld /

A1

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

tirelessly

US / 'taɪələslɪ /

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UK / 'taɪələslɪ /

B1

adverb
In a manner showing no signs of a lack of energy

son

US / sʌn /

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UK / sʌn /

A1

noun
Male child; friendly way of addressing a boy

america

US / ə'merɪkə /

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UK / əˈmɛrɪkə /

A1

noun
The United States of America; North America and/or South America

discover

US / dɪˈskʌvə(r) /

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UK / dɪˈskʌvɚ /

A2

verb
To find something new that was not known before

old

US / əʊld /

•

UK / old /

A1

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

butt

US / bʌt /

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UK / bʌt /

B2

noun
(Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
verb
To share a boundary by being next to

return

US / rɪ'tɜ:n /

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UK / rɪ'tɜ:rn /

A1

adjecitve
Do again; repeated
noun
Faulty or unwanted product sent back to a company
Enter key; the main key on the computer keyboard
Profit made as a result of a business activity
Process of going back to a previous way or state
verb
To hit something back to the other player or team
To come back after being away from somewhere
To repay someone's actions, kindness etc.
To put, bring, take, give, or send something back
To occur again

otherwise

US / ˈʌðəwaiz /

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UK / ˈʌðɚˌwaɪz /

A2

adverb
In an additional or different way
Unless; or

several

US / ˈsevrəl /

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UK / ˈsɛvərəl,ˈsɛvrəl /

A1

adjecitve
Many of
pronoun
More than two but not a large amount

all

US / ɔ:l /

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UK / ɔl /

A1

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

their

US / ðɛː /

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UK / ðer /

A1

determiner
Belonging to them

responsibility

US / rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪlətɪ /

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UK / rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti /

A2

noun
Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
A thing to be done because it is morally correct
State of being dependable or reliable

hospital

US / ˈhɒspɪtl /

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UK / ˈhɑ:spɪtl /

A1

noun
Building for sick people, with doctors and nurses

death

US / deθ /

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UK / dɛθ /

A2

noun
When someone dies; the end of life

prison

US / 'prɪzn /

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UK / ˈprɪzən /

A2

noun
Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail

baby

US / ˈbeɪbi /

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UK / ˈbeɪbi /

A2

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

first

US / fɜ:st /

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UK / fɚst /

A1

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

eventually

US / ɪˈventʃuəli /

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UK / ɪˈvɛntʃuəli /

A2

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

boat

US / bəʊt /

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UK / bot /

A1

noun
Small form of transport for traveling on water
verb
To travel on a lake or river

operator

US / ˈɒpəreɪtə(r) /

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UK / ˈɑ:pəreɪtə(r) /

A2

noun
Someone who operates or controls a machine
Person whose job it is to connect phone calls

she

US / ʃɪ /

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UK / ʃi /

A1

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

serious

US / ˈsɪəriəs /

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UK / ˈsɪriəs /

A1

adjecitve
Giving something great energy or sincerity
Needing thought or concentration; important; grave
Being sincere about something; not joking

medium

US / 'mi:dɪəm /

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UK / ˈmidiəm /

A2

noun
Method of expressing ideas or feelings
Something available in a middle size or condition
Person who claims to communicate with the dead

uncanny

US / ʌn'kænɪ /

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UK / ʌnˈkæni /

B2

adjecitve
So keen and perceptive as to seem supernatural

different

US / ˈdɪfrənt /

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UK / ˈdɪfrənt /

A1

adjecitve
Not of the same kind; unlike other things

even

US / 'i:vn /

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UK / ˈivən /

A1

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

sea

US / /

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UK / /

A1

noun
Very large group of people, similar-looking things
Large body of salty water with land around it

despite

US / dɪˈspaɪt /

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UK / dɪˈspaɪt /

A2

preposition
Without being affected by something; in spite of

fight

US / faɪt /

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UK / faɪt /

A1

noun
An argument or quarrel
Act of trying to hurt someone by hitting them
A struggle to do a difficult task
verb
To argue or quarrel with someone about something
To try to hurt someone by hitting them
To struggle to do a difficult task

expand

US / ɪk'spænd /

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UK / ɪkˈspænd /

A2

verb
To make something larger in size, number, amount

language

US / ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ /

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UK / ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ /

A1

noun
Words or signs used to communicate messages

tunic

US / 'tju:nɪk /

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UK / 'tu:nɪk /

C1

adjecitve
Loose, sack-like garment tied at the waist

crown

US / kraʊn /

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UK / kraʊn /

B1

noun
A gold ring put on a King or Queen’s head
An artificial cap on a tooth
Top part of something
other
To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
verb
To officially give someone the winners title
To be made king or queen of a country
To be at the top of something

tell

US / tel /

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UK / tɛl /

A1

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

emerge

US / ɪ'mɜ:dʒ /

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UK / ɪˈmɚdʒ /

A2

verb
To rise or appear out of some background

search

US / sɜ:tʃ /

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UK / sɜ:rtʃ /

A2

noun
Examination of person to find something
Action to find an answer to a problem
Action of trying to find someone or something
verb
To examine a person's clothing to find something
To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
To look carefully for someone or something

that

US / ðæt /

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UK / ðæt, ðət /

A1

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

comic

US / ˈkɒmɪk /

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UK / ˈkɑ:mɪk /

A2

adjecitve
Funny; that makes you laugh
noun
Person who stands on a stage and tells jokes
Amusing story told in a series of pictures

birth

US / bɜ:θ /

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UK / bɜ:rθ /

A2

noun
Time when a baby or young animal is born
Beginning of something
Social position based on the family you come from

telepathy

US / təˈlepəθi /

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UK / təˈlɛpəθi /

C1

noun
Communication of thoughts or ideas between minds

primarily

US / praɪˈmerəli /

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UK / praɪˈmɛrəli, -ˈmɛr- /

A2

adverb
In the most basic or important way

force

US / fɔ:s /

•

UK / fɔrs, fors /

A1

noun
Group of persons trained for military action; army
Pressure; attraction
The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
verb
To use physical strength or violence to persuade

find

US / faɪnd /

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UK / faɪnd /

A1

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

garb

US / gɑ:b /

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UK / gɑ:rb /

C1

noun
Distinct clothing style showing group affiliation

unravel

US / ʌnˈrævl /

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UK / ʌnˈrævəl /

B2

verb
To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way

city

US / 'sɪtɪ /

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UK / ˈsɪti /

A1

noun
Area with many buildings, roads and people

then

US / ðen /

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UK / ðɛn /

A1

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

mother

US / ˈmʌðə(r) /

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UK / ˈmʌðɚ /

A1

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

civilization

US / ˌsɪvəlaɪ'zeɪʃn /

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UK / ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeʃən /

B2

noun
A highly developed society

deal

US / di:l /

•

UK / dil /

A1

verb
To cope with something - usually troubles
To give (something bad e.g. news) to
To buy and sell illegal drugs
To give out (cards, etc.) to; distribute
To do business with someone or to sell products

become

US / bɪ'kʌm /

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UK / bɪˈkʌm /

A1

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

regime

US / reɪˈʒi:m /

•

UK / reˈʒim, rɪ- /

B1

noun
A system of management; a form of government

would

US / wʊd /

•

UK / wʊd /

A1

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

mysterious

US / mɪˈstɪəriəs /

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UK / mɪˈstɪriəs /

A2

adjecitve
Unusual; hard to understand or work out

yellow

US / ˈjeləʊ /

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UK / ˈjeloʊ /

A1

adjecitve
Color of lemons or the sun
Lacking in courage; cowardly (used as an INSULT)
verb
To turn yellow, often due to being old

save

US / seɪv /

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UK / sev /

A1

noun
Preventing a player in a game from scoring a goal
preposition
Except; not including
verb
To make your computer keep a file
To keep for future use
To make something unnecessary; prevent
To keep money so that you will have it later
To keep something for future use, such as money
To keep or rescue someone or something from harm
To prevent a player in a game from scoring a goal
To avoid the unnecessary waste of energy, etc.

ability

US / ə'bɪlətɪ /

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UK / əˈbɪlɪti /

A2

noun
The power, resources or skill to do something

give

US / ɡɪv /

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UK / ɡɪv /

A1

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

want

US / wɔnt /

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UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /

A1

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

leader

US / ˈli:də(r) /

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UK / ˈlidɚ /

A1

noun
Person who is in charge of a group or task
Person or group who is currently winning

member

US / ˈmembə(r) /

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UK / ˈmɛmbɚ /

A1

noun
Part of the body of a human, animal
Person or thing belonging to a group or team

but

US / bət /

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UK / bʌt,bət /

A1

conjunction
Used before you say something different, opposite

life

US / laɪf /

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UK / laɪf /

A1

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

testing

US / ˈtestɪŋ /

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UK / ˈtestɪŋ /

A1

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

creature

US / ˈkri:tʃə(r) /

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UK / ˈkritʃɚ /

A2

noun
Animal of any type

heritage

US / 'herɪtɪdʒ /

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UK / ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ /

B1

noun
Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture

seven

US / ˈsevn /

•

UK / ˈsɛvən /

A1

number
Number 7

weight

US / weɪt /

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UK / wet /

A2

noun
How heavy something is
Metal object to measure how heavy something is
Importance, power, and influence person, thing has
A source of worry, sadness, or emotional stress

not

US / nɒt /

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UK / nɑt /

A1

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

safety

US / ˈseɪfti /

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UK / ˈsefti /

A1

noun
Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
State of being free from harm or danger

king

US / kɪŋ /

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UK / kɪŋ /

A1

noun
Person considered the best or top at something
Playing card with the image of a king on it
Key piece in the game of chess
Royal male ruler of a country
Person's name

friend

US / frend /

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UK / frɛnd /

A1

noun
Person who you like and enjoy being with

book

US / bʊk /

•

UK / bʊk /

A1

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

control

US / kən'trəʊl /

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UK / kənˈtrol /

A1

noun
A device designed to operate a machine
Participant in experiment that is left untouched
Act to dominate or command; make manageable
A law limiting the growth or spread of something
A place which overseas or manages e.g. a factory
verb
To direct or influence the behavior of something

imprison

US / ɪm'prɪzn /

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UK / ɪmˈprɪzən /

B1

verb
To put someone (e.g. a criminal) in prison

soon

US / su:n /

•

UK / sun /

A1

adverb
At a time not long from now

mystery

US / ˈmɪstri /

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UK / ˈmɪstəri /

A2

noun
Quality of being strange and not understood
Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
Something that is not known

those

US / ðəʊz /

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UK / ðoz /

A1

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

green

US / gri:n /

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UK / ɡrin /

A1

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)

mentor

US / 'mentɔ:(r) /

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UK / 'mentɔ:r /

B2

noun
Experienced or wise person who advises others
verb
To act as an advisor or teacher to someone

aquaman

US / ˈækwəkʌltʃə(r) /

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UK / ˈækwəˌkʌltʃɚ, ˈɑkwə- /

A1

time

US / taɪm /

•

UK / taɪm /

A1

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

training

US / ˈtreɪnɪŋ /

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UK / ˈtrenɪŋ /

A1

noun
Act of educating someone to get better at
verb
To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
To educate someone in something, e.g. medicine
To cause a plant to grow a certain way by cutting
To point a certain way or toward something
To practice to get better at a thing, e.g. sports

since

US / sɪns /

•

UK / sɪns /

A1

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

joke

US / dʒəʊk /

•

UK / dʒoʊk /

A1

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

black

US / blæk /

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UK / blæk /

A1

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

struggle

US / 'strʌɡl /

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UK / ˈstrʌɡəl /

A2

noun
Strong efforts made to do something difficult
verb
To try very hard to do something difficult

league

US / li:ɡ /

•

UK / liɡ /

A2

noun
Group of people, countries with a common goal
Association of sports teams that organizes matches

notable

US / ˈnəʊtəbl /

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UK / ˈnoʊtəbl /

A2

adjecitve
Being famous or well-known
Deserving notice or mention; important

reintroduction

US / /

•

UK / /

B1

noun
Act of renewed introduction

such

US / sʌtʃ /

•

UK / sʌtʃ /

A1

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

special

US / 'speʃl /

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UK / ˈspɛʃəl /

A1

adjecitve
Being additional or extra
Different, better or greater than normal
noun
Heavily discounted sales item

within

US / wɪˈðɪn /

•

UK / wɪðˈɪn, wɪθ- /

A1

adverb
Inside the limits of an area, time or range
preposition
From the inside of something

head

US / hed /

•

UK / hɛd /

A1

noun
Counter for the number of cattle
Natural mental ability or intelligence
Leader or person with the greatest authority
Mind; mental ability; mental state
Side of a coin with a head on it
Top part of your body with eyes and a mouth
Starting point of something, e.g. a river
verb
To hit a ball with your head in a game
To be first or at the front or top (e.g. a list)
To travel or move toward a particular place; To go in a particular direction
To become the leader of something
To lead or be responsible for something

manta

US / ˈmæntə /

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UK / ˈmæntə /

C2

noun
Blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl

superhero

US / ˈsu:pəhɪərəʊ /

•

UK / ˈsu:pərhɪroʊ /

C2

noun
Fictional character who fights evil

injure

US / ˈɪndʒə(r) /

•

UK / ˈɪndʒɚ /

A2

verb
To do (usually physical) harm or damage to

begin

US / bɪ'ɡɪn /

•

UK / ˈbeɡɪn /

A1

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

water

US / 'wɔ:tə(r) /

•

UK / ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ /

A1

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

just

US / dʒʌst /

•

UK / dʒʌst /

A1

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)

ocean

US / 'əʊʃn /

•

UK / ˈoʃən /

A2

noun
Large body of salt water; a large sea

spend

US / spend /

•

UK / spɛnd /

A2

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

defend

US / dɪ'fend /

•

UK / dɪˈfɛnd /

B1

verb
To protect and explain your position in court
To protect against an attack
To try to prevent another team from scoring

destroy

US / dɪ'strɔɪ /

•

UK / dɪˈstrɔɪ /

A2

verb
To damage so badly that something no longer exists
To defeat someone or something easily
To kill a sick or unwanted animal

likewise

US / ˈlaɪkwaɪz /

•

UK / ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz /

B1

adverb
In addition; also; in the same way

boy

US / bɔɪ /

•

UK / bɔɪ /

A1

noun
A young male person

often

US / ˈɔfən /

•

UK / ˈɔfən,ˈɑfən,ˈɔftən,ˈɑf- /

A1

adverb
Many times; frequently; on many occasions

undersea

US / ˈʌndəsi: /

•

UK / ˈʌndərsi: /

C1

adjecitve
Beneath the surface of the sea

unfold

US / ʌn'fəʊld /

•

UK / ʌnˈfold /

B1

other
To happen, be told or be revealed
verb
(Of a situation) to be told or revealed
To open something that was folded
To move apart two things such as your two arms

evildoers

US / ˈiːvlˈdu(ː)əz /

•

UK / ˈivəlˌduərz /

C2

other
Person who sins (usually without regretting it)

before

US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

•

UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

A1

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

origin

US / ˈɒrɪdʒɪn /

•

UK / ˈɔrədʒɪn,ˈɑr- /

A2

noun
Point at which something begins or is created
Country or social group that a person comes from

adventure

US / əd'ventʃə(r) /

•

UK / ædˈvɛntʃɚ /

A1

noun
An exciting and often dangerous experience
verb
To have an exciting or dangerous experience

with

US / wɪð /

•

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

A1

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

turtle

US / ˈtɜ:tl /

•

UK / ˈtɜ:rtl /

B1

noun
Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell

fall

US / fɔ:l /

•

UK / fɔl /

A1

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

trunk

US / trʌŋk /

•

UK / trʌŋk /

B2

noun
Long nose of an elephant
Trunks shorts worn for swimming
Strong box/chest/container, as for traveling
Main thick and woody stem of a tree

upon

US / əˈpɔn, əpən /

•

UK / əˈpɑn, əˈpɔn /

A1

preposition
More formal term for 'on'

explore

US / ɪk'splɔ:(r) /

•

UK / ɪkˈsplɔr /

A2

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

uncover

US / ʌn'kʌvə(r) /

•

UK / ʌnˈkʌvɚ /

B1

verb
To remove what is on top to show something
(Journalist) to discover some news to be reported

have

US / həv /

•

UK / hæv /

A1

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

month

US / mʌnθ /

•

UK / mʌnθ /

A1

noun
One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year

ruler

US / ˈru:lə(r) /

•

UK / ˈrulɚ /

A1

noun
Someone who has control over a country or area
Straight instrument used for measuring things

world

US / wɜ:ld /

•

UK / wɜrld /

A1

noun
All the humans, events, activities on the earth
Political division due to some kind of similarity

wear

US / weə(r) /

•

UK / wer /

A1

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

accidentally

US / ˌæksɪ'dentəlɪ /

•

UK / ˌæksɪ'dentəlɪ /

A2

adverb
Unexpectedly; by mistake

young

US / jʌŋ /

•

UK / jʌŋ /

A1

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

his

US / hɪz /

•

UK / hɪz /

A1

pronoun
Something belonging to a male person

father

US / ˈfɑ:ðə(r) /

•

UK / ˈfɑðɚ /

A1

noun
A male parent
Man who is the first to do or invent something
verb
To create a child by making a woman pregnant

ashore

US / əˈʃɔ:(r) /

•

UK / əˈʃɔr, əˈʃor /

B2

adverb
Onto the land from the water

know

US / nəʊ /

•

UK / noʊ /

A1

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

open

US / 'əʊpən /

•

UK / ˈopən /

A1

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

turn

US / tɜ:n /

•

UK / tɚn /

A1

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

one

US / wʌn /

•

UK / wʌn /

A1

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

deadly

US / ˈdedli /

•

UK / ˈdɛdli /

A2

adjecitve
Causing or capable of causing death
Being very accurate

power

US / 'paʊə(r) /

•

UK / ˈpaʊɚ /

A1

noun
Legal or official right to perform certain actions
Ability to move forcefully and quickly
Energy of something (e.g. electricity or fuel)
Mathematical way to multiply a number
Condition of being in political control
Physical force, energy, and strength
verb
To give energy to something, e.g. by electricity
To move something forcefully and quickly

destiny

US / /

•

UK / /

B1

noun
Someone's future; the power that governs this

play

US / pleɪ /

•

UK / pleɪ /

A1

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

program

US / 'prəʊɡræm /

•

UK / ˈproˌɡræm, -ɡrəm /

A1

noun
Small book of events in a play, concert or movie
A plan or schedule of events
Series of classes at a college or university
A computer application
TV show
verb
To make someone act or think in a certain way
To write computer code for a piece of software

how

US / haʊ /

•

UK / haʊ /

A1

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

the

US / ðə /

•

UK / ðə /

A1

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

throne

US / θrəʊn /

•

UK / θron /

B1

noun
Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits

heal

US / hi:l /

•

UK / hi:l /

B1

verb
To recover from or forget a bad experience
To make or become healthy or well again

teach

US / ti:tʃ /

•

UK / titʃ /

A1

verb
To help someone learn or do something

wash

US / wɒʃ /

•

UK / wɑ:ʃ /

A1

noun
Clothes or other items that need cleaning
Movement of water with or against something else
verb
To clean someone or something with soap and water
To move somewhere by flowing

other

US / 'ʌðə(r) /

•

UK / ˈʌðər /

A1

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

drown

US / draʊn /

•

UK / draʊn /

B1

verb
To kill something by putting it under water
To make something very wet or cover it completely

woman

US / ˈwʊmən /

•

UK / ˈwʊmən /

A1

noun
Adult female human being

surface

US / 'sɜ:fɪs /

•

UK / ˈsɚfəs /

A2

adjecitve
Of the top layer; not deep or meaningful
noun
Top layer of the ground or of water
Nature or emotions that show, but may not be true
Outside or upper layer of something
verb
To give (road) a top layer
To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
To come to the top of something; emerge
To come to the top level of water, mud, etc.

interfere

US / ˌɪntə'fɪə(r) /

•

UK / ˌɪntɚˈfɪr /

B1

verb
To get involved in something not your business

welcome

US / 'welkəm /

•

UK / ˈwɛlkəm /

A1

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

citizen

US / 'sɪtɪzn /

•

UK / ˈsɪtɪzən /

B1

noun
Person who belongs to and has rights in a country

this

US / ðɪs /

•

UK / ðɪs /

A1

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

follow

US / ˈfɔləu /

•

UK / ˈfɑlo /

A1

verb
To come after someone; be guided by someone
To support someone, e.g. singer or comedian
To be the logical result of something
To happen after something else happens
To believe a set of values or a moral teacher
To understand something happening or being said

seek

US / si:k /

•

UK / sik /

A2

verb
To ask someone for help
To search for; try to find or do; look for
To try to achieve something

love

US / lʌv /

•

UK / lʌv /

A1

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

make

US / meɪk /

•

UK / mek /

A1

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

attempt

US / ə'tempt /

•

UK / əˈtɛmpt /

A2

noun
Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
verb
To try to do something challenging or difficult

outside

US / ˌaʊtˈsaɪd /

•

UK / aʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtˌsaɪd /

A2

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

chicken

US / ˈtʃɪkɪn /

•

UK / ˈtʃɪkən /

A1

adjecitve
Acting like a coward
noun
A bird raised for its eggs and meat
Someone who is too afraid to do something

while

US / waɪl /

•

UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /

A1

conjunction
In spite of the fact that; although
During the time that; at the same time
noun
Short amount of time

lighthouse

US / 'laɪthaʊs /

•

UK / ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs /

C1

noun
Tower with a light that warns ships about rocks

visit

US / ˈvɪzɪt /

•

UK / ˈvɪzɪt /

A1

noun
Trip to a place for a time, usually for a reason
verb
To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason

among

US / əˈmʌŋ /

•

UK / əˈmʌŋ /

A1

preposition
In the center of several things

atlantis

US / ætˈlæntɪs /

•

UK / ætˈlæntɪs /

A1

noun
Legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean

true

US / tru: /

•

UK / tru: /

A1

adjecitve
Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual

aquarium

US / ə'kweərɪəm /

•

UK / əˈkwɛriəm /

B1

noun
Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants

underwater

US / ˌʌndəˈwɔ:tə(r) /

•

UK / ˈʌndɚˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ /

C2

adjecitve
(Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water

appear

US / ə'pɪə(r) /

•

UK / əˈpɪr /

A1

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

habitat

US / 'hæbɪtæt /

•

UK / ˈhæbɪˌtæt /

B1

noun
Natural place where a plant or animal lives

will

US / wɪl /

•

UK / wɪl /

A1

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

explain

US / ɪk'spleɪn /

•

UK / ɪkˈsplen /

A1

verb
To make clear or easy to understand by describing

story

US / 'stɔ:rɪ /

•

UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /

A1

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

past

US / pɑ:st /

•

UK / pæst /

A2

adjecitve
No longer current or new
adverb
So as to go beyond, or further than something
noun
Time that existed before now, e.g. long ago
preposition
After a particular time
At a later point in distance; beyond

totalitarian

US / təʊˌtæləˈteəriən /

•

UK / toˌtælɪˈtɛriən /

C1

adjecitve
Of government having total control over its people
noun
One supporting total government control

use

US / ju:s /

•

UK / ju:s /

A1

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

truth

US / tru:θ /

•

UK / truθ /

A2

noun
Real facts about something

strike

US / straɪk /

•

UK / straɪk /

A2

noun
A punch or hit
Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
Refusal to work to get more pay, protest something
verb
To hit something
To suddenly become (e.g. rich)
To have an idea occur to you

after

US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

•

UK / ˈæftɚ /

A1

adverb
Later than another time, or behind something
conjunction
Following something before
preposition
When an event happened or time has passed

lose

US / lu:z /

•

UK / luz /

A1

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')

overthrow

US / ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ /

•

UK / ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ /

B2

noun
Act of throwing past a certain point or person
Forceful removal of a government from power
verb
To throw something past a certain point or person
To forcefully remove a government from power

continue

US / kən'tɪnju: /

•

UK / kənˈtɪnju /

A1

verb
To do something without stopping, or after pausing
To start doing again after a break, pause, or stop

age

US / eɪdʒ /

•

UK / edʒ /

A1

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

swim

US / swɪm /

•

UK / swɪm /

A1

noun
Act of swimming in a pool or ocean
verb
To move through water by moving parts of the body

side

US / saɪd /

•

UK / saɪd /

A1

adjecitve
In addition to the central or most important thing
Next to, or very close to, the right or left of
noun
Position or opinion that is opposite to another
Right or left part of a person's body
Feature of someone's personality
Straight edge of an object
One of two or more groups fighting each other
verb
To decide to agree with one point, not the other

inherit

US / ɪn'herɪt /

•

UK / ɪnˈhɛrɪt /

B1

verb
To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
To receive property or money after someone dies
To receive something that belonged to someone else

countless

US / ˈkaʊntləs /

•

UK / ˈkaʊntlɪs /

B1

adjecitve
Being too many to be numbered or imagined

interact

US / ˌɪntər'ækt /

•

UK / ˌɪntɚˈækt /

A2

verb
To talk or do things with each other

uniform

US / ˈju:nɪfɔ:m /

•

UK / ˈju:nɪfɔ:rm /

A2

adjecitve
Not changing your conduct or opinion
noun
Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
verb
To dress in formal clothes like the army wear
To make a group of things the same

himself

US / hɪmˈself /

•

UK / hɪmˈsɛlf /

A1

pronoun
The same (male) person who did the action

lie

US / laɪ /

•

UK / lai /

A2

noun
An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
verb
To be in a horizontal or flat position
To say something that you know is not true

destine

US / ˈdestɪn /

•

UK / ˈdestɪn /

A1

verb
Decree or designate beforehand

happily

US / ˈhæpɪli /

•

UK / ˈhæpɪli /

A2

adverb
In a fortunate, lucky, or timely manner

storyline

US / ˈstɔ:rilaɪn /

•

UK / ˈstɔːrilaɪn /

B1

noun
The plot of a book or play or film

robot

US / ˈrəʊbɒt /

•

UK / ˈroʊbɑ:t /

B1

noun
Machine able perform more tasks that people can

only

US / ˈəunli /

•

UK / ˈonli /

A1

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

ten

US / ten /

•

UK / tɛn /

A1

number
10

devoted

US / dɪˈvəʊtɪd /

•

UK / dɪˈvotɪd /

B1

adjecitve
Dedicated and committed to
verb
To dedicate
To decide to use or give (your time, efforts)

miraculously

US / mɪ'rækjələslɪ /

•

UK / məˈrækjələslɪ /

B2

adverb
In a wonderful and extraordinary manner

most

US / məʊst /

•

UK / most /

A1

adverb
Very; extremely
Greatest possible degree
pronoun
Nearly all of something

where

US / hwɛə /

•

UK / hwɛr, wɛr /

A1

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

name

US / neɪm /

•

UK / nem /

A1

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

finally

US / ˈfaɪnəli /

•

UK / ˈfaɪnəli /

A1

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

befriend

US / bɪˈfrend /

•

UK / bɪˈfrɛnd /

C1

verb
To make a friend of someone

meet

US / mi:t /

•

UK / mit /

A1

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

dive

US / daɪv /

•

UK / daɪv /

B1

noun
Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
Rapid fall through air
A jump into water head-first from a high place
Rapid fall in the value or price of something
verb
To swim deep under water with an air supply
To rapid fall through air
To jump into water head-first
(Of prices) to rapidly fall

from

US / frəm /

•

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

A1

preposition
Starting at a particular place, time or level

issue

US / 'ɪʃu: /

•

UK / ˈɪʃu /

A2

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

help

US / help /

•

UK / hɛlp /

A1

noun
Something given to enable a person to do something
Assistance given to someone in need
Someone who makes something easier or possible
verb
To act to enable a person to do something; assist
To make something better or less difficult

and

US / ənd /

•

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

A1

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

far

US / fɑ:(r) /

•

UK / fɑr /

A1

adjecitve
A long way away
Being a long way away
adverb
To a large degree or extent

guide

US / ɡaɪd /

•

UK / ɡaɪd /

A2

noun
Book or a magazine containing information/advice
Person leading others visiting an unknown place
verb
To help or advise someone about something
To control missile to hit a target by radio signal
To lead people visiting a new or unknown place

legend

US / 'ledʒənd /

•

UK / ˈlɛdʒənd /

B1

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

think

US / θɪŋk /

•

UK / θɪŋk /

A1

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

environmental

US / ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl /

•

UK / ɛnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntl:, -ˌvaɪən /

A2

adjecitve
Of the natural world of plants and animals

keep

US / ki:p /

•

UK / kip /

A1

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

escape

US / ɪ'skeɪp /

•

UK / ɪˈskep /

A2

noun
Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
The 'esc key' on a keyboard
Act of getting away from where you are being kept
verb
To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
To get away from a place where you are being kept
(Gas, water) to come out from a pipe, container
To not to be noticed or remembered by someone

two

US / tu: /

•

UK / tu /

A1

number
2

secret

US / 'si:krət /

•

UK / 'si:krət /

A1

adjecitve
That you don't want others to know; private
noun
Information you do not want others to know

husband

US / ˈhʌzbənd /

•

UK / ˈhʌzbənd /

A1

noun
Married man

come

US / kʌm /

•

UK / kʌm /

A1

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

version

US / ˈvə:ʃən /

•

UK / ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən /

A2

noun
Different way that someone interprets something
New or different form of something
An updated form of some software

comedy

US / 'kɒmədɪ /

•

UK / ˈkɑmɪdi /

A2

noun
Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending

exile

US / 'eksaɪl /

•

UK / ˈɛɡˌzaɪl, ˈɛkˌsaɪl /

B2

noun
State of being forced to leave your country
One forced to leave their home and live elsewhere
verb
One forced to leave their home and live elsewhere

Superhero Origins: Aquaman

debut

who

belt

professor

military

take

submerge

build

tirelessly

son

america

discover

old

butt

return

otherwise

several

all

their

responsibility

hospital

death

prison

baby

first

eventually

boat

operator

she

serious

medium

uncanny

different

even

sea

despite

fight

expand

language

tunic

crown

tell

emerge

search

that

comic

birth

telepathy

primarily

force

find

garb

unravel

city

then

mother

civilization

deal

become

regime

would

mysterious

yellow

save

ability

give

want

leader

member

but

life

testing

creature

heritage

seven

weight

not

safety

king