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expense

US / ɪk'spens /

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UK / ɪkˈspɛns /

B1

noun
Money you have to pay to do part of your job
Paying money for something (big)
When resources e.g. time is used to do something

four

US / fɔ:(r) /

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UK / fɔr, for /

A1

number
4

new

US / nju: /

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UK / nu, nju /

A1

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

science

US / 'saɪəns /

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UK / ˈsaɪəns /

A2

noun
Study of the physical world, based on facts

exactly

US / ɪgˈzæktli /

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UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /

A1

adverb
No more and no less than; precisely

age

US / eɪdʒ /

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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

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

surrogate

US / ˈsʌrəgət /

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UK / ˈsɜ:rəgət /

B2

adjecitve
Appointed; used in the place of another
noun
Person appointed in the place of another

develop

US / dɪ'veləp /

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UK / dɪˈvɛləp /

A1

verb
To explain something in steps and in detail
To create or think of something
To grow bigger, more complex, or more advanced
To make a photograph from film

use

US / ju:s /

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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

reason

US / 'ri:zn /

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UK / ˈrizən /

A1

noun
Ability to think about facts and form a judgment
Explanation for why something occurred or was done
verb
To think and make conclusions in a logical manner

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)

process

US / prə'ses /

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UK / ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs /

A2

noun
Dealing with official forms in the way required
Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
verb
To organize and use data in a computer
To deal with official forms in the way required
To prepare by treating something in a certain way
To adopt a set of actions that produce a result
To convert by putting something through a machine

month

US / mʌnθ /

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UK / mʌnθ /

A1

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

sheep

US / ʃi:p /

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UK / ʃip /

B1

noun
Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
Person who behaves as others do, without thinking

beijing

US / /

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UK / /

A1

proper noun
The capital of China, in the northeast of the country; population 8,580,400 (est. 2006). Beijing bec

before

US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

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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

identical

US / aɪˈdentɪkl /

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UK / aɪˈdɛntɪkəl /

B1

adjecitve
The same in every way

debbie

US / ˈdraʊzi /

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UK / ˈdraʊzi /

A1

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

sword

US / sɔ:d /

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UK / sɔrd /

B1

noun
A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge

film

US / fɪlm /

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UK / fɪlm /

A2

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

juicy

US / 'dʒu:sɪ /

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UK / ˈdʒusi /

A2

adjecitve
(Of a fruit) full of juice

sample

US / ˈsɑ:mpl /

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UK / ˈsæmpl /

A2

noun
A small quantity of something used as a taster
verb
To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it

bear

US / bɛː /

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UK / bɛr /

A2

noun
Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
Someone who expects stock market to fall
verb
To accept (responsibilities or duties)
To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
To accept or suffer the weight of difficulties
To keep moving left or right while going forward
To show (sign of something)
To support the weight of something, e.g. a bridge

transplant

US / trænsˈplɑ:nt /

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UK / trænsˈplænt /

B2

noun
A medical operation to replace organs of the body
verb
To replace organ in the body by an operation

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

often

US / ˈɔfən /

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UK / ˈɔfən,ˈɑfən,ˈɔftən,ˈɑf- /

A1

adverb
Many times; frequently; on many occasions

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

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

almost

US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /

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UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /

A1

adverb
Only a little less than, nearly, not quite

but

US / bət /

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UK / bʌt,bət /

A1

conjunction
Used before you say something different, opposite

differ

US / 'dɪfə(r) /

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UK / ˈdɪfɚ /

B1

verb
To be different; to be not like others

can

US / kæn /

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UK / kən,kæn /

A1

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

really

US / ˈri:əli /

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UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /

A1

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

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

same

US / seɪm /

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UK / sem /

A1

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

not

US / nɒt /

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UK / nɑt /

A1

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

dolly

US / ˈdɒli /

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UK / ˈdɑːli /

C2

noun
Childish form of 'doll'
Person's name

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

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

hybrid

US / ˈhaɪbrɪd /

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UK / ˈhaɪbrɪd /

B2

adjecitve
Formed from combining different things
noun
Something formed from combining different things

expect

US / ɪk'spekt /

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UK / ɪkˈspɛkt /

A1

verb
To believe something is probably going to happen

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

cell

US / sel /

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UK / sɛl /

A2

noun
Smallest unit of living things in biology
Group of people - often from a secret organization
Prisoner's room in a jail
Shortened form of 'cellphone'

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

similar

US / ˈsɪmələ(r) /

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UK / ˈsɪməlɚ /

A1

adjecitve
Nearly the same; alike

she

US / ʃɪ /

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UK / ʃi /

A1

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

ethical

US / ˈeθɪkl /

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UK / ˈɛθɪkəl /

B1

adjecitve
Morally right; following principles of goodness
Involving the choice between right and wrong

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

egg

US / eg /

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UK / ɛɡ /

A2

noun
Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born

offer

US / 'ɒfə(r) /

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UK / ˈɔfɚ, ˈɑfɚ /

A1

noun
Price you say you are willing to pay for something
Act of making a thing available to be accepted
verb
To suggest a price you are willing to pay
To give the opportunity to accept something
To say you are willing to do something
To give or say something as an act of worship

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’

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

lab

US / læb /

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UK / læb /

B1

noun
Short for 'laboratory'

great

US / ɡreɪt /

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UK / ɡret /

A1

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

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)

puppy

US / ˈpʌpi /

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UK / ˈpʌpi /

B1

noun
Very young dog (and some other animals)

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

right

US / raɪt /

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UK / raɪt /

A1

adjecitve
Correct or true
The south side of you looking at the rising sun
adverb
Exactly in a place or time
Being appropriate for a particular event
In a straight or direct manner
noun
Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
Ideal of what is just and good
Political view based on conservatism
verb
To fix something previously wrong or unjust
To make upright, as a boat that has turned over

people

US / 'pi:pl /

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UK / ˈpipəl /

A1

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

back

US / bæk /

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UK / bæk /

A1

adjecitve
Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
adverb
Have returned to a place you were before
noun
The part of a chair that the upper body leans upon
Location at the rear of something
The reverse of side something
Area on the rear of your body
verb
To bet money on something
To go backwards in a car
To support and encourage someone or some cause

grieve

US / ɡri:v /

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UK / ɡriv /

B2

verb
To feel great sadness, as when someone dies

two

US / tu: /

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UK / tu /

A1

number
2

from

US / frəm /

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UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

A1

preposition
Starting at a particular place, time or level

company

US / 'kʌmpənɪ /

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UK / ˈkʌmpəni /

A1

noun
Good feeling from being with someone else
A business that sells things or provides services
Guests, especially in your home
Being with another person rather than alone

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

meet

US / mi:t /

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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

owner

US / ˈəʊnə(r) /

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UK / ˈoʊnə(r) /

A1

noun
Person who owns or has something

companion

US / kəm'pænɪən /

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UK / kəmˈpænjən /

A2

noun
Someone who keeps you company, goes out with you

arrive

US / əˈraɪv /

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UK / əˈraɪv /

A1

verb
To reach the place you are traveling to

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

money

US / 'mʌnɪ /

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UK / ˈmʌni /

A1

noun
Coins or notes we use to pay for things

insert

US / ɪnˈsɜ:t /

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UK / ɪnˈsɜ:rt /

B1

noun
Act of putting into a certain place or spot
verb
To put something into a certain place or spot

name

US / neɪm /

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UK / nem /

A1

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

lot

US / lɒt /

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UK / lɑt /

A1

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

outskirt

US / 'aʊtˌskɜ:t /

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UK / ˈaʊtˌskət /

A1

other
A part of the city far removed from the center

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

clone

US / kləʊn /

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UK / kloʊn /

B2

verb
To make an exact copy of a living thing

most

US / məʊst /

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UK / most /

A1

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

hope

US / həʊp /

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UK / hop /

A1

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

rather

US / 'rɑ:ðə(r) /

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UK / ˈræðɚ, ˈrɑðɚ /

A1

adverb
Somewhat; fairly; not that much

commercialize

US / kəˈmɜ:ʃəlaɪz /

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UK / kəˈmɜ:rʃlaɪz /

B1

verb
To market or sell something for a profit

three

US / θri: /

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UK / θri /

A1

number
Number 3

less

US / les /

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UK / lɛs /

A1

adjecitve
Smaller in amount or degree
adverb
To a smaller degree
noun
A smaller amount
preposition
With the subtraction of

able

US / 'eɪbl /

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UK / ˈebəl /

A2

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

cheap

US / tʃi:p /

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UK / tʃip /

A1

adjecitve
Not costing a lot of money
Having a low quality or value
Not liking to spend money; mean; stingy

refine

US / rɪ'faɪn /

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UK / rɪˈfaɪn /

B1

verb
To change slightly in order to improve it
To narrow down your search to a smaller number
To make a liquid cleaner by removing something

you

US / jʊ /

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UK / ju /

A1

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

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

donor

US / ˈdəʊnə(r) /

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UK / ˈdoʊnə(r) /

B1

noun
Someone giving money or gifts to support a cause

into

US / 'ɪntə /

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UK / ˈɪntu /

A1

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

apparently

US / əˈpærəntli /

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UK / əˈpærəntlɪ /

A2

adverb
According to what you heard; from what can be seen

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

material

US / məˈtɪəriəl /

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UK / məˈtɪriəl /

A2

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

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

unethical

US / ʌnˈeθɪkl /

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UK / ʌnˈeθɪkl /

B1

adjecitve
Behaving in a way not meeting moral standards

famous

US / 'feɪməs /

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UK / ˈfeməs /

A1

adjecitve
Excellent
Widely known; recognized by many people

horse

US / hɔ:s /

•

UK / hɔ:rs /

A2

noun
Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
Stand or frame used to support something
verb
To fool around stupidly

than

US / ðən /

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UK / ðən /

A1

conjunction
Used to compare two things that are not equal

capital

US / 'kæpɪtl /

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UK / ˈkæpɪtl /

A2

adjecitve
Main, or major
noun
Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
Official main city of a country, province or state
Collective name for money, shares, and assets
Money that is used for a business

fuse

US / fju:z /

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UK / fjuz /

B2

noun
Device connected to and making a bomb explode
Electrical safety device
verb
(Metal) to become one through heat contact

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

year

US / jə: /

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UK / jɪr /

A1

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

genetic

US / dʒəˈnetɪk /

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UK / dʒəˈnɛtɪk /

B1

adjecitve
Of, relating to, or controlled by genes

coco

US / 'kəʊkəʊ /

•

UK / 'koʊkoʊ /

A1

noun
Coconut.
The root of the taro.

commercial

US / kəˈmə:ʃəl /

•

UK / kəˈmɚʃəl /

B1

adjecitve
noun
Radio or television advertisement

controversy

US / 'kɒntrəvɜ:sɪ /

•

UK / ˈkɑntrəˌvɚsi /

B1

noun
Strong public disagreement about something

animal

US / ˈænɪml /

•

UK / ˈænəməl /

A1

noun
A living creature that is not a plant or person

chinese

US / /

•

UK / /

A1

adjecitve
Concerning the culture and people of China

news

US / nju:z /

•

UK / nu:z /

A1

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

benefit

US / 'benɪfɪt /

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UK / ˈbɛnəfɪt /

A2

noun
Good result or effect, something advantageous
verb
To have a good effect or be helpful

worth

US / wɜ:θ /

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UK / wɚθ /

A2

other
the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
having a particular value, especially in money

difference

US / 'dɪfrəns /

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UK / ˈdɪfərəns, ˈdɪfrəns /

A1

noun
A thing or issue that people do not agree about
Not of the same kind; unlike other things

unique

US / jʊ'ni:k /

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UK / juˈnik /

A2

adjecitve
Unlike other things; being the only one like it

die

US / daɪ /

•

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

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)

technology

US / tek'nɒlədʒɪ /

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UK / tɛkˈnɑlədʒi /

A2

noun
Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.

for

US / fə(r) /

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UK / fɔr,fə /

A1

preposition
Used to show the purpose, or need of something

pet

US / pet /

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UK / pɛt /

A2

adjecitve
Favorite
noun
Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
A favorite thing or person
verb
To gently touch an animal or person; stroke
To kiss and cuddle, sometimes in a sexual way

personality

US / ˌpɜ:səˈnæləti /

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UK / ˌpɚsəˈnælɪti /

A2

noun
Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
Person who is famous; celebrity

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

its

US / ɪts /

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UK / ɪts /

A1

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

tinker

US / 'tɪŋkə(r) /

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UK / ˈtɪŋkɚ /

B2

verb
To make small adjustments to repair or improve

customer

US / ˈkʌstəmə(r) /

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UK / ˈkʌstəmɚ /

A2

noun
Someone who buys goods or services from a business

their

US / ðɛː /

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UK / ðer /

A1

determiner
Belonging to them

they

US / ðeɪ /

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UK / ðe /

A1

pronoun
Two or more people, animals, or things

result

US / rɪ'zʌlt /

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UK / rɪˈzʌlt /

A2

noun
Something produced through tests or experiments
Final score of a competition, election or game
verb
To be the outcome of other causes and effects

old

US / əʊld /

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UK / old /

A1

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

harmful

US / ˈhɑ:mfl /

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UK / ˈhɑ:rmfl /

A2

adjecitve
Likely to cause damage or injury

accessible

US / əkˈsesəbl /

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UK / ækˈsɛsəbəl /

A2

adjecitve
Able to be entered, reached or used

who

US / hu: /

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UK / hu /

A1

pronoun
Which person
Used to introduce information about people

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

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