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battle

US / 'bætl /

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UK / ˈbætl /

A2

noun
Military fight between armies
Working hard to stop something; struggle
verb
To fight or struggle against someone or something
To work hard to stop something; struggle

crimea

US / kraiˈmiə /

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UK / kraɪˈmiə, krɪ- /

A1

proper noun
A peninsula in Ukraine that lies between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. The Crimean War was foug

approval

US / əˈpru:vl /

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UK / əˈpruvəl /

A2

noun
Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
Positive opinion of something or someone

paint

US / peɪnt /

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UK / pent /

A1

noun
Colored liquid you apply with a brush
verb
To make a picture with colored liquids
To describe as
To apply a color, oil or sealant with a brush

centre

US / ˈsentə(r) /

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UK / ˈsɛntɚ /

A1

noun
Community place people go health or social reasons
Place in the middle of something
Person or thing that is attracting attention
verb
To place a focus on something

along

US / əˈlɒŋ /

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UK / əˈlɔ:ŋ /

A1

adverb
As a companion; taken with someone
preposition
At a point on a line

from

US / frəm /

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UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

A1

preposition
Starting at a particular place, time or level

only

US / ˈəunli /

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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

and

US / ənd /

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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

steve

US / ˈstɜ:nəm /

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UK / ˈstɜ:rnəm /

A1

policy

US / 'pɒləsɪ /

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UK / ˈpɑlɪsi /

A2

noun
Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
Course of action proposed by an organization, etc.

gift

US / gɪft /

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UK / ɡɪft /

A2

noun
Something given to another for a reason; present
Special skill or natural ability to do something

moscow

US / 'mɒskəʊ /

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UK / 'mɑskaʊ /

A1

proper noun
The capital of Russia, located at the center of European Russia, on the Moskva River; population 10,
A city in northwestern Idaho, home to the University of Idaho; population 22,798 (est. 2008).

oligarch

US / ˈɒlɪgɑ:k /

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UK / ˈɑ:ləgɑ:rk /

C2

noun
Powerful rich person, one of very few in a country

hercules

US / ˈhɜːkjəliːz /

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UK / /

A1

adjective
Used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the Hercules constellation.
noun
A man of exceptional strength or size.
proper noun
A hero of superhuman strength and courage who performed twelve immense tasks or “labors” imposed on
A large northern constellation, said to represent the kneeling figure of Hercules. It contains the b

not

US / nɒt /

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UK / nɑt /

A1

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

terrorism

US / ˈterərɪzəm /

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UK / ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm /

A2

noun
Use of violent acts to make people afraid

facebook

US / 'feɪsbʊk /

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UK / 'feɪsbʊk /

A1

intransitive verb
Spend time using the social media application Facebook.

hero

US / ˈhɪərəʊ /

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UK / ˈhɪroʊ /

A2

noun
Person of great courage/strength who saves others
Main male character in a book, play or story

dream

US / dri:m /

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UK / drim /

A1

noun
A wish or hope for something to happen
Imagination or image of something you want
Images, thoughts, feelings experienced when asleep
verb
To wish for something to happen
To experience thoughts, images while asleep

lion

US / ˈlaɪən /

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UK / ˈlaɪən /

B1

noun
Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia

but

US / bət /

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UK / bʌt,bət /

A1

conjunction
Used before you say something different, opposite

vladimir

US / ˈvlædɪˌmɪə /

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UK / ˈvlædəmɪr /

A1

proper noun
A city in western Russia, east of Moscow; population 339,500 (est. 2008).

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

now

US / naʊ /

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UK / naʊ /

A1

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

putin

US / /

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UK / /

A1

noun
An act or the right of putting the ball into a scrum.

croon

US / kruːn /

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UK / kruːn /

A1

verb
To sing in a slow soft voice

have

US / həv /

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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

popularity

US / ˌpɒpjuˈlærəti /

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UK / ˌpɑ:pjuˈlærəti /

A2

noun
State of being liked or supported by many people

western

US / ˈwestən /

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UK / ˈwestərn /

A1

adjecitve
Movies often about cowboys in the American West
Coming from, found in, or facing towards the west

world

US / wɜ:ld /

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UK / wɜrld /

A1

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

his

US / hɪz /

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UK / hɪz /

A1

pronoun
Something belonging to a male person

with

US / wɪð /

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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

see

US / si: /

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UK / si /

A1

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

canada

US / 'kænədə /

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UK / ˈkænədə /

A1

proper noun
A country in northern North America, the second largest country in the world; population 35,900,000

could

US / kəd /

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UK / kʊd /

A1

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

enjoy

US / ɪnˈdʒɔɪ /

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UK / ɛnˈdʒɔɪ /

A1

verb
To take pleasure in something

believe

US / bɪ'li:v /

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UK / bɪˈliv /

A1

verb
To think or accept that something is true
To have a particular opinion about something

look

US / lʊk /

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UK / lʊk /

A1

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

everything

US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /

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UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /

A1

pronoun
All of the things mentioned

crowd

US / kraʊd /

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UK / kraʊd /

A2

noun
Large group of people together in one place
verb
To force too many things, people into
(Lots of people) to meet together in one place

they

US / ðeɪ /

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UK / ðe /

A1

pronoun
Two or more people, animals, or things

take

US / teɪk /

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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

society

US / sə'saɪətɪ /

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UK / səˈsaɪɪti /

A2

noun
A group who meet to share values or interests
Group of people living together
Upper class of a community

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

everyone

US / ˈevriwʌn /

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UK / ˈɛvriˌwʌn /

A1

pronoun
Every person; everybody

puller

US / 'pʊlə /

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UK / 'pʊlə /

A1

other
Someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself
Someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something

who

US / hu: /

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UK / hu /

A1

pronoun
Which person
Used to introduce information about people

whereas

US / ˌweərˈæz /

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UK / hwɛrˈæz, wɛr- /

A2

conjunction
Taking into consideration the fact that

song

US / sɒŋ /

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UK / sɔ:ŋ /

A1

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

choir

US / 'kwaɪə(r) /

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UK / kwaɪr /

B2

noun
Group of people who sing together e.g. in church

hydra

US / 'haɪdrə /

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UK / 'haɪdrə /

A1

noun
Monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones

for

US / fə(r) /

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UK / fɔr,fə /

A1

preposition
Used to show the purpose, or need of something

door

US / dɔ:(r) /

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UK / dɔr,dor /

A1

noun
You walk through this when you go in a room

redraw

US / ˌri:ˈdrɔ: /

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UK / ˌriːˈdrɔː /

B2

verb
To redo an image using pen or pencil and paper

why

US / waɪ /

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UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /

A1

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

greek

US / gri:k /

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UK / ɡrik /

A1

adjecitve
Concerning the culture and people of Greece
noun
Person from Greece

fan

US / fæn /

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UK / fæn /

A2

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

strong

US / strɒŋ /

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UK / strɔŋ /

A1

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

begin

US / bɪ'ɡɪn /

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UK / ˈbeɡɪn /

A1

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

danger

US / ˈdeɪndʒə(r) /

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UK / ˈdendʒɚ /

A1

noun
The possibility of getting hurt, damaged, killed

news

US / nju:z /

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UK / nu:z /

A1

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

question

US / 'kwestʃən /

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UK / ˈkwɛstʃən /

A1

noun
Issue or problems you are dealing with
What you ask about; issue
verb
To ask for or try to get information
To have or express concerns or uncertainty

this

US / ðɪs /

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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

annex

US / əˈneks /

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UK / əˈnɛks, ˈænˌɛks /

B2

noun
An extension to a main building
verb
To take land from others to own or control it

birthday

US / ˈbɜ:θdeɪ /

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UK / ˈbɚθˌde /

A1

noun
Date each year on which you were born

slay

US / sleɪ /

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UK / sle /

B2

verb
To kill violently

make

US / meɪk /

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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

russian

US / ˈrʌʃn /

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UK / ˈrʌʃn /

A1

adjecitve
Concerning the culture and people of Russia
noun
Person from Russia

kind

US / kaɪnd /

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UK / kaɪnd /

A1

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

you

US / jʊ /

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UK / ju /

A1

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

little

US / 'lɪtl /

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UK / ˈlɪtl /

A1

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

the

US / ðə /

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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

man

US / mæn /

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UK / mæn /

A1

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

state

US / steɪt /

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UK / stet /

A1

adjecitve
Concerning region within a country
noun
Region within a country, with its own government
Situation or condition something is in
verb
To say; declare as fact

love

US / lʌv /

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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

one

US / wʌn /

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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

than

US / ðən /

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UK / ðən /

A1

conjunction
Used to compare two things that are not equal

include

US / ɪnˈklu:d /

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UK / ɪnˈklud /

A1

verb
To make someone, something part of a group

sanction

US / 'sæŋkʃn /

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UK / ˈsæŋkʃən /

B2

noun
Official support or approval
Action taken to force a country to obey laws
verb
To allow or approve something

japan

US / dʒəˈpæn /

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UK / dʒəˈpæn /

A1

noun
A string of more than islands to the east of Asia
Lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient
Lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer
verb
Coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

about

US / ə'baʊt /

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UK / əˈbaʊt /

A1

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

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

infallible

US / ɪnˈfæləbl /

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UK / ɪnˈfæləbəl /

C1

adjecitve
Never wrong, failing or making a mistake

like

US / laɪk /

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UK / laɪk /

A1

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

people

US / 'pi:pl /

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UK / ˈpipəl /

A1

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

what

US / wɒt /

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UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

A1

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

that

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’

bizarre

US / bɪˈzɑ:(r) /

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UK / bɪˈzɑr /

B2

adjecitve
Odd or strange

example

US / ɪgˈzɑ:mpl /

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UK / ɪɡˈzæmpəl /

A1

noun
Thing, person which represents a category

get

US / ɡet /

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UK / ɡɛt /

A1

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

present

US / 'preznt /

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UK / ˈprɛznt /

A1

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

president

US / ˈprezɪdənt /

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UK / ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt /

A2

noun
Person in charge of a country, or organization

least

US / li:st /

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UK / list /

A1

adverb
In the smallest or lowest way
noun
Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree

here

US / hɪə(r) /

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UK / hɪr /

A1

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

write

US / raɪt /

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UK / raɪt /

A1

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

pullover

US / ˈpʊləʊvə(r) /

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UK / ˈpʊloʊvər /

A1

noun
Piece of clothing worn on the top half of the body

hercule

US / lætərəlaɪ'zeɪʃən /

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UK / ˌlætərəlɪ'zeɪʃən /

A1

rating

US / ˈreɪtɪŋ /

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UK / ˈretɪŋ /

A1

noun
The score derived from an assessment of something
verb
To assess something or consider its qualities

club

US / klʌb /

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UK / klʌb /

A1

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

himself

US / hɪmˈself /

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UK / hɪmˈsɛlf /

A1

pronoun
The same (male) person who did the action

union

US / 'ju:nɪən /

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UK / ˈjunjən /

A2

noun
Act of joining two or more things into one
Marriage
Organization of workers to look after their needs

always

US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /

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UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /

A1

adverb
For a very long time
At all times; in every situation
For ever

already

US / ɔ:lˈredi /

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UK / ɔlˈrɛdi /

A1

adverb
Having happened or been done before this time

indeed

US / ɪnˈdi:d /

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UK / ɪnˈdid /

A2

adverb
Actually; in fact; in reality

true

US / tru: /

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UK / tru: /

A1

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