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photojournalist

US / ˌfəʊˌtəʊ'dʒenəlɪst /

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UK / ˌfoʊˌtoʊ'dʒenəlɪst /

C1

noun
Journalist covering the news through images

silence

US / 'saɪləns /

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UK / ˈsaɪləns /

A2

noun
State of being quiet and not talking for a time
When there is not sound or noise; complete quiet
Refusal to discuss or talk about an issue
verb
To stop the noise that something is making
To prevent someone from expressing thoughts

shelter

US / 'ʃeltə(r) /

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UK / ˈʃɛltɚ /

B1

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

will

US / wɪl /

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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

barrage

US / 'bærɑ:ʒ /

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UK / ˈbɑrɪdʒ /

B2

noun
Continued fire of weapons or verbal utterances

ever

US / 'evə(r) /

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UK / ˈɛvɚ /

A1

adverb
At any time; at all times in the future

sunday

US / ˈsʌndeɪ /

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UK / ˈsʌndi, -ˌde /

A1

noun
Seventh day of the week, the day after Saturday

violence

US / ˈvaɪələns /

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UK / ˈvaɪələns /

B1

noun
Strong physical force of nature
Use of physical force to harm someone

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

army

US / 'ɑ:mɪ /

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UK / ˈɑrmi /

A2

noun
Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars

among

US / əˈmʌŋ /

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UK / əˈmʌŋ /

A1

preposition
In the center of several things

rubble

US / ˈrʌbl /

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UK / ˈrʌbəl /

B2

noun
Rough, broken stones from destroyed building

desperate

US / ˈdespərət /

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UK / ˈdɛspərɪt /

A2

adjecitve
Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
State of urgently wanting to go to the toilet

for

US / fə(r) /

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UK / fɔr,fə /

A1

preposition
Used to show the purpose, or need of something

remy

US / ˌdɪdʒɪtɑɪ'zeɪʃən /

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UK / ˌdɪdʒɪtɑɪ'zeɪʃən /

A1

ray

US / reɪ /

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UK / re /

B1

noun
Person's name
Lines of light coming from an object
Fish with a pointed tail and flat body

time

US / taɪm /

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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

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

much

US / mʌtʃ /

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UK / mʌtʃ /

A1

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

massacre

US / 'mæsəkə(r) /

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UK / ˈmæsəkɚ /

B2

noun
Killing of a large number of people
verb
To kill a large number of people

generation

US / ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn /

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UK / ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən /

A2

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

injure

US / ˈɪndʒə(r) /

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UK / ˈɪndʒɚ /

A2

verb
To do (usually physical) harm or damage to

rebel

US / 'rebl /

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UK / rɪˈbɛl /

B1

noun
Person who fights against established government
Person who insists on doing things their way
verb
To fight against an established government/power
To resist and fight against existing authority

french

US / frentʃ /

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UK / frentʃ /

A1

adjecitve
Concerning the culture and people of France
noun
Person's name

suffering

US / ˈsʌfərɪŋ /

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UK / ˈsʌfərɪŋ, ˈsʌfrɪŋ /

A2

noun
Experience of pain, illness or injury
verb
To experience pain, illness, or injury

die

US / daɪ /

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UK / daɪ /

A1

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

well

US / wel /

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UK / wɛl /

A1

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

abu

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UK / /

A1

just

US / dʒʌst /

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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)

tribute

US / 'trɪbju:t /

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UK / ˈtrɪbjut /

B1

noun
Something that is said or done to show respect
Payment, e.g. to another country, for protection

from

US / frəm /

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UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

A1

preposition
Starting at a particular place, time or level

escape

US / ɪ'skeɪp /

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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

far

US / fɑ:(r) /

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UK / fɑr /

A1

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

reporter

US / rɪˈpɔ:tə(r) /

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UK / rɪˈpɔrtɚ, -ˈpor- /

A1

noun
Someone whose job is to report news

come

US / kʌm /

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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

help

US / help /

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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

local

US / ˈləʊkl /

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UK / ˈloʊkl /

A2

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

think

US / θɪŋk /

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UK / θɪŋk /

A1

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

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

dozen

US / ˈdʌzn /

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UK / ˈdʌzən /

A2

noun
12 people or things

rare

US / reə(r) /

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UK / rɛr /

A2

adjecitve
(Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
Unusual or out of the ordinary; not common

two

US / tu: /

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UK / tu /

A1

number
2

blast

US / blɑ:st /

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UK / blæst /

B1

noun
Destructive wave of air from an explosion
Strong current of wind
verb
To attack someone with words
To destroy something with explosives
To make a loud noise on or with something

lie

US / laɪ /

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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

mercilessly

US / 'mɜ:sɪləslɪ /

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UK / ˈmə:sɪlɪslɪ /

B1

adverb
Without pity; in a merciless manner

khaled

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UK / /

A1

citizen

US / 'sɪtɪzn /

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UK / ˈsɪtɪzən /

B1

noun
Person who belongs to and has rights in a country

rocket

US / 'rɒkɪt /

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UK / ˈrɑkɪt /

B1

noun
Powerful engine that releases hot gases
Dark green, hot-tasting salad leaf
Weapon shaped like a long tube carrying bombs
Vehicle transporting people or things into space
verb
To travel, increase, or rise very quickly

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

bleed

US / bli:d /

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UK / blid /

A2

verb
To allow a liquid or gas to escape
To drain something such as water from a source
To flow out of something
(Of a wound, cut knee, etc.) to flow with blood
To take money from someone a little at a time

body

US / ˈbɒd.i /

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UK / ˈbɑdi /

A1

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

marie

US / mɑ:'sel /

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UK / mɑ:'sel /

A1

correspondent

US / ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt /

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UK / ˌkɔrɪˈspɑndənt, ˌkɑr- /

B1

noun
Journalist, as one reporting from other countries

intense

US / ɪn'tens /

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UK / ɪnˈtɛns /

A2

adjecitve
Very strong, great or extreme in degree

nightmare

US / ˈnaɪtmeə(r) /

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UK / ˈnaɪtˌmɛr /

A2

noun
Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
Frightening or upsetting dream while sleeping

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

deadly

US / ˈdedli /

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UK / ˈdɛdli /

A2

adjecitve
Causing or capable of causing death
Being very accurate

john

US / dʒɔn /

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UK / dʒɑn /

A1

noun
A toilet.
A prostitute's client.
proper noun
(1165–1216), son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine; king of England 1199–1216; known as John Lack
The name of six kings of Portugal.

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

relentless

US / rɪ'lentləs /

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UK / rɪˈlɛntlɪs /

C1

adjecitve
Continuing without slowing or losing strength

sicken

US / ˈsɪkən /

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UK / ˈsɪkən /

B2

verb
To shock, disgust or upset

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)

government

US / ˈgʌvənmənt /

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UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /

A1

noun
Group of people and system that rule a nation

handful

US / 'hændfʊl /

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UK / ˈhændˌfʊl /

B1

noun
an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
A thing requiring great effort to control, manage

horror

US / ˈhɒrə(r) /

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UK / ˈhɔrɚ, ˈhɑr- /

B1

noun
Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it

mixed

US / mɪkst /

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UK / mɪkst /

A2

verb
To combine two or more things to make one
To meet and get along with others, e.g. at a party

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

center

US / 'sentə /

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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 direct focus toward something

ruin

US / 'ru:ɪn /

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UK / ˈruɪn /

B1

verb
To damage or completely destroy something
To cause someone to lose their money or status
noun
Remains of a building that has been destroyed

unfold

US / ʌn'fəʊld /

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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

blood

US / blʌd /

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UK / blʌd /

A2

adjecitve
Related by birth; family
noun
Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
verb
To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club

eloquent

US / ˈeləkwənt /

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UK / ˈɛləkwənt /

B2

adjecitve
Able to speak expressively or convincingly

makeshift

US / ˈmeɪkʃɪft /

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UK / ˈmekˌʃɪft /

B2

adjecitve
That only serves as something temporarily

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

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

last

US / lɑ:st /

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UK / læst /

A1

adjecitve
Most recent; the latest
The one before
adverb
Final; with nothing following; after all others
Most recent; the latest
determiner
The one at the end
verb
To remain or continue for a certain period of time

six

US / sɪks /

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UK / sɪks /

A1

number
6

without

US / wɪˈðaʊt /

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UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /

A1

preposition
Not with; not having

tonight

US / təˈnaɪt /

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UK / təˈnaɪt /

A1

adverb
Night following this day
noun
This evening; the night of today

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

complete

US / kəm'pli:t /

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UK / kəmˈplit /

A1

adjecitve
Being finished; done; achieved
Being as perfect and as total as could be
verb
To finish or reach the end of doing something

know

US / nəʊ /

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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

civilian

US / sə'vɪlɪən /

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UK / sɪˈvɪljən /

B2

noun
Ordinary person who is not in the army

merciless

US / ˈmɜ:sɪləs /

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UK / ˈmə:sɪlɪs /

B1

adjecitve
Without compassion; harsh; cruel

plea

US / pli: /

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UK / pli /

B1

noun
Response given by a person charged with a crime
Urgent request

scale

US / skeɪl /

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UK / skel /

A2

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

regime

US / reɪˈʒi:m /

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UK / reˈʒim, rɪ- /

B1

noun
A system of management; a form of government

alongside

US / əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd /

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UK / əˌlɔ:ŋˈsaɪd /

B1

preposition
Side by side with something

but

US / bət /

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UK / bʌt,bət /

A1

conjunction
Used before you say something different, opposite

good

US / ɡʊd /

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UK / ɡʊd /

A1

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

wound

US / waʊnd /

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UK / waʊnd /

A2

noun
Sadness or displeasure caused by a bad memory
Physical injury, especially that suffered in war
verb
To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
To hurt someone emotionally
To injure someone in a fight with a knife gun etc.

would

US / wʊd /

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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

not

US / nɒt /

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UK / nɑt /

A1

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

paul

US / pɔ:l /

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UK / pɔ:l /

A1

other
Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity

record

US / 'rekɔ:d /

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UK / ˈrekərd /

A1

noun
Highest or most extreme level achieved
Round plastic disc on which music has been stored
History of a person's past actions or achievements
verb
To indicate a temperature, speed, etc.; register
To write down or say what happened
To put music, sounds onto a device to store it

war

US / wɔ:(r) /

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UK / wɔr /

A2

noun
Situation where armies fight each other

fear

US / fɪə(r) /

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UK / fɪr /

A1

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

they

US / ðeɪ /

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UK / ðe /

A1

pronoun
Two or more people, animals, or things

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

deliberately

US / dɪˈlɪbərətli /

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UK / dɪˈlɪbərɪtlɪ /

B2

adverb
In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
Purposely; on purpose

who

US / hu: /

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UK / hu /

A1

pronoun
Which person
Used to introduce information about people

demolish

US / dɪ'mɒlɪʃ /

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UK / dɪˈmɑlɪʃ /

C2

verb
To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)

their

US / ðɛː /

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UK / ðer /

A1

determiner
Belonging to them

shocking

US / ˈʃɒkɪŋ /

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UK / ˈʃɑkɪŋ /

A2

adjecitve
Very upsetting due to some unexpected event
verb
To affect someone with an electrical current
To cause great surprise, horror, or anger

yesterday

US / ˈjestədeɪ /

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UK / ˈjestərdeɪ /

A1

adverb
Day before today
noun
Day before today

activist

US / ˈæktɪvɪst /

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UK / ˈæktəvɪst /

B1

noun
A person who tries to change a government, society

nature

US / 'neɪtʃə(r) /

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UK / ˈnetʃɚ /

A1

noun
Person's character or particular way of behaving
Basic look, feel or function of something
Physical world, including plants, animals, rocks

pay

US / peɪ /

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UK / pe /

A1

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

building

US / ˈbɪldɪŋ /

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UK / ˈbɪldɪŋ /

A1

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

work

US / wɜ:k /

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UK / wɚk /

A1

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

brave

US / breɪv /

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UK / brev /

A2

adjecitve
Not letting fear or danger stop you acting
noun
(Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
verb
To not be afraid of doing something dangerous

care

US / keə(r) /

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UK / kɛr /

A1

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

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

witness

US / 'wɪtnəs /

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UK / ˈwɪtnɪs /

B1

noun
Person who was present to see an event take place
Evidence or proof of something
verb
To see the signing of an official document
To see an event take place (usually a crime)
To serve as an example or evidence of something

claim

US / kleɪm /

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UK / klem /

A2

noun
Demand for something that is believed to be due
Something said to be true when others don't agree
verb
To demand something that is believed to be due
To cause someone's life to come to an end
To say something is true when others may not agree

hit

US / hɪt /

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UK / hɪt /

A1

noun
A planned killing, usually for money
Song, movie etc. that is successful
When someone strikes someone or something
Time when a player makes contact with the ball
Time when a website is accessed
verb
To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
To press something, such as a button or switch
To suddenly realize the importance of something
To move your hand, a bat, etc. against with force
To fight, attack or damage something or someone
To arrive at a specific place, level, or goal
To make contact with the ball in a game or sport

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

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

syrian

US / 'sɪrɪən /

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UK / 'sɪrɪrn /

A1

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

city

US / 'sɪtɪ /

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UK / ˈsɪti /

A1

noun
Area with many buildings, roads and people

absolutely

US / ˈæbsəlu:tli /

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UK / ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli /

A2

adverb
Completely; totally; very

watch

US / wɒtʃ /

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UK / wɑtʃ /

A1

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

photographer

US / fəˈtɒgrəfə(r) /

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UK / fəˈtɑ:grəfə(r) /

A2

noun
Professional who takes photographs for a living

she

US / ʃɪ /

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UK / ʃi /

A1

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