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disaster
US / dɪ'zɑ:stə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈzæstɚ, -ˈsæs- /
- noun
- State of extreme ruin and misfortune
fingernail
US / ˈfɪŋgəneɪl /
•UK / ˈfɪŋgərneɪl /
- noun
- Nail at the end of a finger
national
US / 'næʃnəl /
•UK / ˈnæʃənəl, ˈnæʃnəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a nation as a whole
- noun
- A person of a particular country
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
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
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
local
US / ˈləʊkl /
•UK / ˈloʊkl /
- adjecitve
- Relating to a particular area, city, or town
- noun
- Bus or train, that stops at most stations
- People who live in the area being discussed
- The pub you most frequently go to
prescribe
US / prɪ'skraɪb /
•UK / prɪˈskraɪb /
- verb
- (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
- To set down rules or guidelines
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
issue
US / 'ɪʃu: /
•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
sometimes
US / ˈsʌmtaɪmz /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /
- adverb
- Only at certain times; occasionally
ban
US / bæn /
•UK / bæn /
- noun
- Official action preventing something happening
- verb
- To make something illegal or not allowed
large
US / lɑ:dʒ /
•UK / lɑ:rdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
remedy
US / 'remədɪ /
•UK / ˈrɛmɪdi,'rɛmədɪ /
- noun
- Way to solve or fix a problem
- Treatment that relieves pain or cures illness
- verb
- To solve or correct a problem
and
US / ənd /
•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
increasingly
US / ɪnˈkri:sɪŋli /
•UK / ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli /
- adverb
- More and more; in greater degree or amount
keratin
US / ˈkerətɪn /
•UK / ˈkɛrətɪn /
- noun
- Fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair,
lot
US / lɒt /
•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
rhino
US / 'raɪnəʊ /
•UK / ˈraɪno /
- noun
- Large mammal with one or two horns on its nose
status
US / 'steɪtəs /
•UK / ˈstetəs, ˈstætəs /
- noun
- Position or rank relative to others in a society
- Legal position of a person or thing
- Current state or position of a thing
variety
US / və'raɪətɪ /
•UK / vəˈraɪɪti /
- noun
- Particular type of thing or person
cite
US / saɪt /
•UK / saɪt /
- verb
- To officially order someone to appear in court
- To officially praise someone, e.g. for bravery
- To reference the work of others in your writing
only
US / ˈəunli /
•UK / ˈonli /
- 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
erroneously
US / ɪˈrəʊniəsli /
•UK / ɪˈroʊniəsli /
- adverb
- With incorrect ideas or information
reduce
US / rɪ'dju:s /
•UK / rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus /
- verb
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
- To make something smaller in size, amount, level
creature
US / ˈkri:tʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈkritʃɚ /
- noun
- Animal of any type
pangolin
US / ˈpæŋɡəlɪn /
•UK / ˈpæŋɡəlɪn /
- noun
- Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snou
same
US / seɪm /
•UK / sem /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
- Not changing; constant
scale
US / skeɪl /
•UK / skel /
- noun
- Size, level, or amount when compared
- Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
- Device that is used to weigh a person or thing
- Range of numbers from the lowest to the highest
- Dimensions or size of something
- verb
- To change the size of but keep the proportions
- To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
- To remove the scales of a fish
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
reproduce
US / ˌri:prə'dju:s /
•UK / ˌriprəˈdus, -ˈdjus /
- verb
- To make a copy of something
- To have children/young; grow roots/new plants
confiscation
US / ˌkɒnfɪs'keɪʃən /
•UK / ˌkɒnfɪs'keɪʃən /
- noun
- Act of taking away as a punishment
themselves
US / ðəmˈselvz /
•UK / ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðəm- /
- pronoun
- Reflexive form of 'they'
survive
US / sə'vaɪv /
•UK / sɚˈvaɪv /
- verb
- To continue to live despite illness or trouble
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
towards
US / tə'wɔ:dz /
•UK / 'təuədz, twɔ:dz /
- preposition
- In the direction of someone or something
against
US / əˈgenst /
•UK / əˈɡenst /
- preposition
- In physical contact with, as for support; next to
- In opposition to; disagreeing with
fetus
US / 'fi:təs /
•UK / ˈfitəs /
- noun
- An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
law
US / lɔ: /
•UK / lɔ /
- noun
- Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- A rule made and enforced by a government
- System or rules made by the government
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
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
demonstrate
US / 'demənstreɪt /
•UK / ˈdɛmənˌstret /
- verb
- To display a feeling or ability openly
- To protest about something often as a group
- To prove or make clear by reasoning or evidence
- To show how something works (e.g. product)
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
lactation
US / læk'teɪʃn /
•UK / lækˈteʃən /
- noun
- Period following birth when the mother makes milk
africa
US / 'æfrɪkə /
•UK / ˈæfrɪkə /
- noun
- Continent between the Atlantic and Indian oceans
span
US / spæn /
•UK / spæn /
- noun
- Distance between two supports of a bridge
- Period of time that something continues for
- other
- Periods of time that something continues for
- verb
- To go across a certain distance between things
- To cover or extend over a time period
termite
US / 'tɜ:maɪt /
•UK / ˈtə:ˌmaɪt /
- noun
- Small white tropical insect which eats wood
economic
US / ˌi:kəˈnɒmɪk /
•UK / ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, ˌikə- /
- adjecitve
- Concerning trade, industry, and money
poach
US / pəʊtʃ /
•UK / poʊtʃ /
- verb
- To cook something gently in boiling liquid
- To catch or kill animals on prohibited land
worldwide
US / ˈwɜ:ldwaɪd /
•UK / ˈwɚldˈwaɪd /
- adjecitve
- Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- adverb
crop
US / krɒp /
•UK / krɑp /
- noun
- Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
- Section of short, thick hair
- verb
- To cut something to a shorter length or size
decade
US / ˈdekeɪd /
•UK / ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked /
- noun
- Period of 10 years
hear
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- verb
- To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- To be told or find out information or facts
- To consider or listen to a court case
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
cover
US / 'kʌvə(r) /
•UK / ˈkʌvɚ /
- noun
- A different version of another song
- Bed sheets; blankets
- (Police or military) protection from attack
- Amount of money to be paid in an insurance claim
- Thing you put over something to close or hide it
- Front and back part of a book or magazine
- Shelter built to protect from the natural elements
- verb
- To record a different version of another song
- To include as part of its area
- To put something over something to hide it
- To discuss a subject in a talk or meeting
- To form a layer over something so it is hidden
- To have sufficient funds to pay for something
- To include something within an agreed limit
- To report news on TV, radio or in a newspaper
- (Police or military) to protect from attack
- To travel a certain distance in a given time
- To wrap something with something, such as a cloth
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
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
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
injury
US / 'ɪndʒərɪ /
•UK / ˈɪndʒəri /
- noun
- Physical or emotional harm or damage
often
US / ˈɔfən /
•UK / ˈɔfən,ˈɑfən,ˈɔftən,ˈɑf- /
- adverb
- Many times; frequently; on many occasions
suffer
US / 'sʌfə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌfɚ /
- verb
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
recently
US / ˈri:sntli /
•UK / 'risṇtlɪ /
- adverb
- Just a while ago; not long ago
social
US / ˈsəuʃəl /
•UK / ˈsoʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- Liking being with other people; friendly
- Living together and depending on each other
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
appearance
US / əˈpɪərəns /
•UK / əˈpɪrəns /
- noun
- The way a person looks to others
- The way that something looks
center
US / 'sentə /
•UK / ˈsɛntɚ /
- noun
- Community place people go health or social reasons
- Place in the middle of something
- Person or thing that is attracting attention
- verb
- To direct focus toward something
exist
US / ɪɡ'zɪst /
•UK / ɪɡˈzɪst /
- verb
- To be present, alive or real
loss
US / lɒs /
•UK / lɔ:s /
- noun
- Friend, family, or other loved person's death
- Decrease or decline in quantity or amount
- Experience or state of failing to have or keep
- A situation when you lose a game
- Process of failing to have or keep something
- Difficulty or trouble caused by someone's leaving
- Situation when more money is spent than is earned
vietnam
US / ˌvjet'næm /
•UK / ˌvjet'næm /
- other
- A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in
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
community
US / kə'mju:nətɪ /
•UK / kəˈmjunɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
estimate
US / 'estɪmət /
•UK / ˈɛstəˌmet /
- noun
- Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- verb
- To guess or calculate the cost, size or value of
protect
US / prə'tekt /
•UK / prəˈtɛkt /
- verb
- To defend someone or something from harm or danger
continue
US / kən'tɪnju: /
•UK / kənˈtɪnju /
- verb
- To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- To start doing again after a break, pause, or stop
ecological
US / ˌi:kəˈlɒdʒɪkl /
•UK / ˌi:kəˈlɑ:dʒɪkl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the environment, plants, or animals
shift
US / ʃɪft /
•UK / ʃɪft /
- adjecitve
- (Of work) starting at a certain time, as at night
- noun
- A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
- Period of work starting at a certain time
- verb
- To change in position or direction
- To move something from one place to another
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
past
US / pɑ:st /
•UK / pæst /
- 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
plus
US / plʌs /
•UK / plʌs /
- noun
- A benefit or advantage
- preposition
- In addition; add
- In addition to; Indicates a number above
- Having a value greater than zero
enhance
US / ɪn'hɑ:ns /
•UK / ɛnˈhæns /
- verb
- To improve; make bigger or better
small
US / smɔ:l /
•UK / smɔl /
- adjecitve
- Little in size; not big
- (Of letters) not written in capital letters
- Being insignificant or minor
- (Of a business) with few people or things; local
- (Of voice) being soft and quiet
- (Of a child) being young
scientific
US / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /
•UK / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /
- adjecitve
- Concerning academic study of the physical world
asian
US / ˈeɪʃn /
•UK / ˈeɪʃn /
- noun
- A native or inhabitant of Asia
- other
- Of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
population
US / ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn /
•UK / ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən /
- noun
- Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
survival
US / səˈvaɪvl /
•UK / sɚˈvaɪvəl /
- noun
- Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
afford
US / ə'fɔ:d /
•UK / əˈfɔrd, əˈford /
- verb
- To make available, to provide
- To have enough money to pay for something
relieve
US / rɪ'li:v /
•UK / rɪˈliv /
- verb
- To make less boring by making some change
- To replace workers with others
- To make a problem less difficult or serious
- To reduce pain, stress or an unpleasant feeling
dealer
US / ˈdi:lə(r) /
•UK / ˈdilɚ /
- noun
- Someone who buys things to sell to others
eat
US / i:t /
•UK / it /
- verb
- To put food in your mouth
habitat
US / 'hæbɪtæt /
•UK / ˈhæbɪˌtæt /
- noun
- Natural place where a plant or animal lives
mammal
US / 'mæml /
•UK / ˈmæməl /
- noun
- Animal which drinks milk from its mother
rescue
US / 'reskju: /
•UK / ˈrɛskju /
- verb
- To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
trade
US / treɪd /
•UK / treid /
- noun
- A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- Action of buying and selling things in business
- The buying and selling of goods and services
- Exchanging something for something else
- Job often requiring physical skills, e.g. plumbing
- verb
- To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
- To give something in return for something else
traffic
US / 'træfɪk /
•UK / ˈtræfɪk /
- noun
- The cars or vehicles on the road
- Amount of activity over a communication system
while
US / waɪl /
•UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /
- conjunction
- In spite of the fact that; although
- During the time that; at the same time
- noun
- Short amount of time
million
US / ˈmɪljən /
•UK / ˈmɪljən /
- number
- 1,000,000
indeed
US / ɪnˈdi:d /
•UK / ɪnˈdid /
- adverb
- Actually; in fact; in reality
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
wild
US / waɪld /
•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
ensure
US / ɪn'ʃʊə(r) /
•UK / ɛnˈʃʊr /
- verb
- To make something sure, certain, or safe
route
US / ru:t /
•UK / rut, raʊt /
- noun
- Way to get from one place to another place; path
- Path or way that people often use
- Method of achieving a certain result
- verb
- To send along a particular path or way
use
US / ju:s /
•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
big
US / bɪɡ /
•UK / bɪɡ /
- adjecitve
- Popular
- Serious
- Large
enforcement
US / ɪn'fɔ:smənt /
•UK / ɪn'fɔ:smənt /
- noun
- Process of making sure that rules are followed
material
US / məˈtɪəriəl /
•UK / məˈtɪriəl /
- adjecitve
- Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
- Belonging to the world of physical things
- noun
- Cloth; fabric
- Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
- Substance from which a thing is made of
natural
US / ˈnætʃərəl /
•UK / ˈnætʃərəl, ˈnætʃrəl /
- adjecitve
- Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- Not made by humans; without human intervention
rate
US / reɪt /
•UK / ret /
- noun
- Current price or cost of something
- Speed or frequency of events over time
- verb
- To assess something or consider its qualities
might
US / maɪt /
•UK / maɪt /
- other
- Used to politely request an action
- Used to express that something could happen
- Power, strength, force or influence
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
unfortunately
US / ʌnˈfɔ:tʃənətli /
•UK / ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli /
- adverb
- In a way that is to be regretted; unluckily
may
US / meɪ /
•UK / me /
- noun
- 5th month of the year
- other
- Used to express a desire
- Expresses permission, possibility or probability
- Used to show that a thing could be true
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
lucky
US / 'lʌkɪ /
•UK / ˈlʌki /
- adjecitve
- Fortunate; having good things happen by chance
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
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
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
turn
US / tɜ:n /
•UK / tɚn /
- 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
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
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
demand
US / dɪ'mɑ:nd /
•UK / dɪˈmænd /
- noun
- Desire customers have to buy product, service
- A strong request for someone to do something
- verb
- To strongly request someone to do something
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
commercial
US / kəˈmə:ʃəl /
•UK / kəˈmɚʃəl /
- adjecitve
- noun
- Radio or television advertisement
wildlife
US / ˈwaɪldlaɪf /
•UK / ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf /
- noun
- All wild animals
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
tropical
US / ˈtrɒpɪkl /
•UK / ˈtrɑpɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Hot and humid; near to the equator
frequently
US / ˈfri:kwəntli /
•UK / ˈfrikwəntlɪ /
- adverb
- Often; regularly
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
treaty
US / ˈtri:ti /
•UK / ˈtriti /
- noun
- An agreement between nations
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
eight
US / eɪt /
•UK / et /
- number
- 8
kill
US / kɪl /
•UK / kɪl /
- noun
- Animal killed by a person or other animal
- verb
- To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- To end the life of a person or other living thing
- To be very funny
- To prevent something from continuing or operating
- To do something unimportant to pass time quickly
predator
US / 'predətə(r) /
•UK / ˈprɛdətɚ, -ˌtɔr /
- noun
- An animal that hunts and kills other animals
- Person preying on the weak to gain advantage
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)
confiscate
US / 'kɒnfɪskeɪt /
•UK / ˈkɑnfɪˌsket /
- verb
- To take something away from someone as punishment
animal
US / ˈænɪml /
•UK / ˈænəməl /
- noun
- A living creature that is not a plant or person
criminal
US / ˈkrɪmɪnl /
•UK / ˈkrɪmənəl /
- adjecitve
- Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- Not justifiable; shameful
- noun
- Person who commits a crime
few
US / fju: /
•UK / fju /
- pronoun
- Not many, a small number
fact
US / fækt /
•UK / fækt /
- noun
- Something that is known or proved to be true
luxury
US / ˈlʌkʃəri /
•UK / ˈlʌɡʒəri, ˈlʌkʃə- /
- noun
- Something expensive bought for pleasure
- Something that gives great comfort and pleasure
- Something useful, helpful but not always available
wealthy
US / ˈwelθi /
•UK / ˈwɛlθi /
- adjecitve
- Having a great quantity of money or property
destroy
US / dɪ'strɔɪ /
•UK / dɪˈstrɔɪ /
- verb
- To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- To defeat someone or something easily
- To kill a sick or unwanted animal
hunt
US / hʌnt /
•UK / hʌnt /
- noun
- A search for animals to kill for food
- Person's name
- verb
- To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
- To look for very carefully; search for
face
US / feɪs /
•UK / fes /
- noun
- Side or outer surface of something
- An expression using mouth, nose, eyes etc.
- Front part of the head where eyes, mouth etc. are
- Characteristics you show in public
- verb
- To cover a surface with something like paint
- To deal with a problem or responsibilities
- To look toward; point in a certain direction
occur
US / əˈkɜ:(r) /
•UK / əˈkɚ /
- verb
- To come to pass or to happen
consume
US / kən'sju:m /
•UK / kənˈsum /
- verb
- To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- To take all your energy; focus the attention
check
US / tʃek /
•UK / tʃɛk /
- adjecitve
- Decorated with squares made up of lines
- noun
- Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- Printed piece of paper you sign to pay for things
- A mark on a form, equivalent to 'yes'; tick
- Mark used to show that something is correct
- Procedure to prevent errors or control something
- verb
- To confirm the details of something are correct
- To leave your things with staff who look after it
- To examine something to see if something is wrong
- To examine in order to prevent errors/a problem
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
basis
US / ˈbeɪsɪs /
•UK / ˈbesɪs /
- noun
- Main ingredient or part of something
- Starting situation, fact, idea to develop from
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
send
US / send /
•UK / sɛnd /
- verb
- To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- To cause mail or packages to go to another place
- To move something quickly in a particular way
- To give information or greetings to someone
traditional
US / trəˈdɪʃənl /
•UK / trəˈdɪʃənəl /
- adjecitve
- Involved in a custom or event common to a people
everything
US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- All of the things mentioned
network
US / ˈnetwɜ:k /
•UK / ˈnetwɜ:rk /
- noun
- Group of computers connected to each other
- System of connections
- Group who work closely with each other
- Group of radio or television stations, programs
- verb
- To join a group of computers together
- To exchange information with colleagues, contacts
otherwise
US / ˈʌðəwaiz /
•UK / ˈʌðɚˌwaɪz /
- adverb
- In an additional or different way
- Unless; or
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
risk
US / rɪsk /
•UK / rɪsk /
- noun
- Actions that cause potential problems
- verb
- To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
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”
return
US / rɪ'tɜ:n /
•UK / rɪ'tɜ:rn /
- 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
abuse
US / ə'bju:s /
•UK / əˈbjuz /
- noun
- Improper/dishonest/excessive use of something
- Insulting someone, e.g. by swearing at them
- verb
- To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- To use in an inappropriate or excessive way
- To use something wrongly or dishonestly
- To insult someone or swear at them
building
US / ˈbɪldɪŋ /
•UK / ˈbɪldɪŋ /
- noun
- A structure with a roof and walls, e.g. a house
- verb
- To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- To construct a house, office, factory
defense
US / dɪ'fens /
•UK / dɪˈfɛns /
- noun
- Argument in support of something
- The process of protecting something from attack
- Part of a team that prevents others from scoring
prove
US / pru:v /
•UK / pruv /
- verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
vote
US / vəʊt /
•UK / vot /
- noun
- Act of deciding who to choose in an election
- verb
- To make a choice for or against, as in an election
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
medicine
US / ˈmedsn /
•UK / ˈmɛdɪsɪn /
- noun
- Something used in treating illness or pain
- Science of preventing, treating, or curing disease
china
US / ˈtʃaɪnə /
•UK / ˈtʃaɪnə /
- noun
- A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the wo
- other
- High quality porcelain originally made only in China
elephant
US / ˈelɪfənt /
•UK / ˈɛləfənt /
- noun
- Large gray animal with a long nose and two tusks
evade
US / ɪˈveɪd /
•UK / ɪˈved /
- verb
- To avoid being captured; avoid answering
gentle
US / 'dʒentl /
•UK / ˈdʒɛntl /
- adjecitve
- Kind and quiet in nature; not harsh or violent
poacher
US / 'pəʊtʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈpotʃɚ /
- noun
- Someone who hunts or fishes on prohibited land
powdered
US / 'paʊdəd /
•UK / 'paʊdərd /
- verb
- To apply powder onto the body or face
snare
US / sneə(r) /
•UK / sner /
- verb
- To trap using a device or clever trick
stimulate
US / 'stɪmjʊleɪt /
•UK / ˈstɪmjəˌlet /
- verb
- To arouse or excite emotionally
african
US / ˈæfrɪkən /
•UK / ˈæfrɪkən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Africa
- noun
- Person from Africa
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
human
US / 'hju:mən /
•UK / ˈhjumən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or characteristic of people
- noun
- A person; a man, woman or child
prospect
US / 'prɒspekt /
•UK / ˈprɑsˌpɛkt /
- noun
- Opportunity or chance for success
- Person who is considered for a particular position
- verb
- To search for minerals such as gold or diamonds
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)
care
US / keə(r) /
•UK / kɛr /
- noun
- Treatment you receive for your health or safety
- Something that a person worries about
- verb
- To feel interest, concern, or worry
- To look after someone or something
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
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
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’
enforce
US / ɪnˈfɔ:s /
•UK / ɪnˈfɔ:rs /
- verb
- To force something to be done or accepted
- To make (a rule) active or effective
arthritis
US / ɑ:ˈθraɪtɪs /
•UK / ɑrˈθraɪtɪs /
- noun
- Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
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
slowly
US / ˈsləʊli /
•UK / ˈsloʊli /
- adverb
- In an unhurried or not speedy manner
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
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
disappear
US / ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r) /
•UK / ˌdɪsəˈpɪr /
- verb
- To no longer see because it's not there any more
despite
US / dɪˈspaɪt /
•UK / dɪˈspaɪt /
- preposition
- Without being affected by something; in spite of
house
US / haʊs /
•UK / haʊs /
- noun
- Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- Building in which a family, person lives
- verb
- To give someone a place to live
- To contain or store something
cause
US / kɔ:z /
•UK / kɔz /
- noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
ball
US / bɔ:l /
•UK / bɔl /
- noun
- Large dance where people dress formally
- Small round object often used in a game or sport
birth
US / bɜ:θ /
•UK / bɜ:rθ /
- noun
- Time when a baby or young animal is born
- Beginning of something
- Social position based on the family you come from
example
US / ɪgˈzɑ:mpl /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæmpəl /
- noun
- Thing, person which represents a category
virility
US / vəˈrɪləti /
•UK / vəˈrɪlɪti /
- noun
- Typically masculine characteristics, e.g. strength
specie
US / 'spi:ʃi: /
•UK / 'spi:ʃɪ /
- noun
- Singular of species
asia
US / ˈeɪʒə /
•UK / ˈeɪʒə /
- noun
- Largest continent with Europe on the west to form Eurasia
- other
- Nations of the Asian continent collectively
conservation
US / ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃn /
•UK / ˌkɑ:nsərˈveɪʃn /
- noun
- Protecting the environment or a species
- Act of keeping in reserve
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
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