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Mark Kermode reviews Medusa - Kermode and Mayo's Take

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really

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US / ˈri:əli /

UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /

A1
  • adverb
  • Used to stress something that is said; definitely
  • In a true or accurate manner
  • Very

sinful

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US / ˈsɪnfl /

UK / ˈsɪnfəl /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • (Acts that) break a religious law

understand

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US / ˌʌndə'stænd /

UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /

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  • verb
  • To know the meaning of language, what someone says

would

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US / wʊd /

UK / wʊd /

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  • 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

color

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US / 'kʌlə(r) /

UK / ˈkʌlɚ /

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  • noun
  • Quality of things you can see, e.g. red, blue
  • Pink or red in your face, e.g. after being ill
  • The shade of someone's skin e.g. black, or yellow
  • verb
  • To change or affect someone's opinion
  • To make something colorful using colored pencils

belief

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US / bɪˈli:f /

UK / bɪˈlif /

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  • noun
  • Being sure that something exists or is true
  • Trust in an idea or set of ideas
  • A particular opinion about something

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

A1
  • adverb
  • Word indicating the negative
  • (Used to form the negative of verbs)

our

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

UK / aʊr /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to us

radio

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US / ˈreɪdiəʊ /

UK / ˈreɪdioʊ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the broadcasting of sound
  • noun
  • System of sending/receiving signals through air
  • Device to listen to broadcast programs, messages
  • verb
  • To broadcast a message to be heard by radio

seventy

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US / ˈsevnti /

UK / ˈsɛvənti /

A1
  • number
  • 70

whole

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US / həul /

UK / hol /

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  • adjecitve
  • Complete or full; all of
  • Being in a good condition
  • noun
  • Complete amount or sum; total

become

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US / bɪ'kʌm /

UK / bɪˈkʌm /

A1
  • verb
  • To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
  • To be suitable for a particular job or role

hellfire

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US / ˈhelfaɪə(r) /

UK / ˈhɛlˌfaɪr /

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  • noun
  • Place of eternal fire for punishment of the damned

portray

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US / pɔ:ˈtreɪ /

UK / pɔ:rˈtreɪ /

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  • verb
  • To play a character in theater or on film
  • To represent something for artistic purposes

save

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US / seɪv /

UK / sev /

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

somebody

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US / 'sʌmbədɪ /

UK / ˈsʌmˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi, -bədi /

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  • noun
  • Important well-respected person
  • pronoun
  • Person who is not known or named

against

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US / əˈgenst /

UK / əˈɡenst /

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  • preposition
  • In physical contact with, as for support; next to
  • In opposition to; disagreeing with

clockwork

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US / ˈklɔkˌwɜ:k /

UK / ˈklɑkˌwə:k /

C1
  • noun
  • Any mechanism of geared wheels driven by a spring

internet

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US / ˈɪn.tə.net /

UK / ˋɪntɚ͵nɛt /

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  • noun
  • Worldwide computer network system

morality

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US / mə'rælətɪ /

UK / məˈrælɪti, mɔ- /

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  • noun
  • Beliefs or ideas about what is right and wrong

horizontal

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US / ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl /

UK / ˌhɔ:rəˈzɑ:ntl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the horizon
  • A level and flat position

online

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US / ˌɒnˈlaɪn /

UK / ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Connected to the internet

photograph

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US / ˈfəʊtəgrɑ:f /

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  • noun
  • Picture taken with a camera
  • verb
  • To take a picture with a camera

testament

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US / ˈtestəmənt /

UK / ˈtɛstəmənt /

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  • noun
  • Evidence or proof (usually of something good)

want

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US / wɔnt /

UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /

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

video

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US / 'vɪdɪəʊ /

UK / ˈvɪdiˌo /

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  • adjecitve
  • Of a moving film, with sound
  • noun
  • Recording capturing action with sound
  • verb
  • To make a moving film of, with sound

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

english

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US / ˈɪŋglɪʃ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of England
  • noun
  • Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
  • Person's name

pastor

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US / 'pɑ:stə(r) /

UK / ˈpæstɚ /

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  • noun
  • Minister in charge of a Christian church or group

star

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US / stɑ:(r) /

UK / stɑr /

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  • noun
  • Very famous person, usually an entertainer
  • Someone who does something very well
  • Your horoscope
  • A bright planet of hot gas in the night sky
  • A 5-6 sided asterisk-shape
  • verb
  • To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
  • To do something very well
  • To mark with a 5-6 sided asterisk-shape

can

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US / kæn /

UK / kən,kæn /

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  • 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

mask

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US / mɑ:sk /

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  • noun
  • Covering to hide or disguise the face
  • Way of pretending to behave that is not real
  • other
  • To hide something so that it cannot be seen
  • verb
  • To hide something so that it cannot be seen
  • To keep people from noticing (emotions/intentions)

afterwards

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US / 'ɑ:ftəwədz /

UK / 'æftərwərdz /

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  • adverb
  • At a time after something else already mentioned

clueless

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US / 'klu:ləs /

UK / ˈklulɪs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Totally uninformed about what is going on

cool

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US / ku:l /

UK / kul /

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  • adjecitve
  • Steady and calm when facing difficulties
  • Almost cold; not warm or hot
  • Smart or stylish in a way (young) people admire
  • Unfriendly in an indirect way; distant
  • verb
  • To make something decrease in temperature
  • (Of an emotion, etc.) to become less strongly felt

hell

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US / hel /

UK / hɛl /

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  • noun
  • Any place of pain and suffering

jello

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US / 'dʒeləʊ /

UK / 'dʒeloʊ /

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  • other
  • Fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder

sound

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US / saʊnd /

UK / saʊnd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • Unbroken or undisturbed, as of sleep
  • Firm or solid in structure
  • Sane; not mentally ill
  • Clearly reasoned; involving sense, good judgment
  • noun
  • Unique quality that characterizes a style of music
  • Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard
  • verb
  • To seem or appear to be, from what was said
  • To say in a clear deliberate manner
  • To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell

smart

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US / smɑ:t /

UK / smɑ:rt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
  • Looking clean, neat and stylish
  • (Of phones, weapons) with clever features
  • Associated with rich, popular and stylish people
  • Clever; with intelligence
  • adverb
  • Energetic or quick in motion or movement
  • In a clever way; with intelligence
  • noun
  • Feeling of being hurt and upset
  • Sharp, burning pain
  • verb
  • To feel hurt or upset
  • To hurt with an unexpected sharp or burning pain

die

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US / daɪ /

UK / daɪ /

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  • 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

song

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US / sɒŋ /

UK / sɔ:ŋ /

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

start

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US / stɑ:t /

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  • noun
  • First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
  • Sudden action or movement because you are scared
  • other
  • Beginning of something in place or time
  • verb
  • To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
  • To turn something on

set

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US / set /

UK / sɛt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Prepared for something; ready
  • noun
  • Complete group of something
  • Place where a television show or movie is filmed
  • Group of games in a tennis match
  • Device that receives radio or television signals
  • verb
  • To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
  • To decide upon or choose something
  • To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
  • To decide on a price for something
  • To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
  • To be located in a specific place or time
  • To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
  • To put someone in a certain condition or state
  • (Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon

since

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US / sɪns /

UK / sɪns /

A1
  • adverb
  • At a point before the present time
  • conjunction
  • For this reason; because
  • preposition
  • From the time in the past that

well

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US / wel /

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

herself

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US / hɜ:ˈself /

UK / hɚˈsɛlf /

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  • pronoun
  • Female person that did the original action

for

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US / fə(r) /

UK / fɔr,fə /

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  • preposition
  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

why

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US / waɪ /

UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /

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

worth

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US / wɜ:θ /

UK / wɚθ /

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

fact

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US / fækt /

UK / fækt /

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  • noun
  • Something that is known or proved to be true

much

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US / mʌtʃ /

UK / mʌtʃ /

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  • 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

wing

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US / wɪŋ /

UK / wɪŋ /

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  • noun
  • Part of an animal's body that is used for flying
  • One of the two parts on the side of a plane, bird
  • verb
  • To fly to a place

check

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US / tʃek /

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  • 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

brazil

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US / brəˈzɪl /

UK / brəˈzɪl /

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  • noun
  • Largest Latin American country and Largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the

popularism

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US / /

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  • noun
  • Music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority

socio

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US / səʊsi':əʊ /

UK / soʊsi':oʊ /

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  • noun

face

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US / feɪs /

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  • 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

fan

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US / fæn /

UK / fæn /

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  • noun
  • Thing you wave in front of your face to stay cool
  • Someone who admires a famous person, sport etc.
  • verb
  • To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
  • To use a device to cool yourself, something

dress

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US / dres /

UK / drɛs /

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  • noun
  • Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
  • Clothing suitable for a time period or occasion
  • verb
  • To prepare food (e.g. salad) before cooking or eating
  • To decorate something for display e.g. a mannequin
  • To put clothes on
  • To clean, care for and apply a cover to a wound

pop

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US / pɒp /

UK / pɑp /

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  • adjecitve
  • Type of music or art popular with many people
  • noun
  • Sweet soda drink
  • verb
  • To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • To go to or in a place for a brief period of time

promise

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US / 'prɒmɪs /

UK / ˈprɑmɪs /

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  • verb
  • To say you will certainly do something

treasure

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US / 'treʒə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Valuable things collected, and often hidden
  • Someone or something that is worth a lot
  • verb
  • To value something you keep very much
  • To take great care of because you love/value it

those

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US / ðəʊz /

UK / ðoz /

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

arch

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US / ɑ:tʃ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Chief; the most important or typical (of a type)
  • noun
  • Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)

flaunt

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US / flɔ:nt /

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  • verb
  • To show off in order to attract attention

just

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US / dʒʌst /

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  • 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)

modern

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US / ˈmɔdən /

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  • adjecitve
  • Of the present time; up to date; contemporary

talk

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  • noun
  • Style of speaking
  • Discussion between two countries
  • Giving information in front of people; lecture
  • Saying things or ideas to someone with words
  • verb
  • To make a formal speech about something
  • To say things or ideas to someone with words

religious

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US / rɪˈlɪdʒəs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Following the rules and beliefs of a faith

bad

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US / bæd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not good; wrong
  • Lacking in good morals; evil
  • No longer fresh; spoiled

cult

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US / kʌlt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very much liked by a small group of people
  • noun
  • Small extreme religious group

vanguard

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US / ˈvængɑ:d /

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  • noun
  • Group who are the leaders in an action or movement

person

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  • noun
  • Man, woman or child

the

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US / ðə /

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  • 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

play

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US / pleɪ /

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  • noun
  • Loose, free movement between two objects
  • Single action in a sports game
  • Performance in which people act in a theater
  • verb
  • To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • To perform music on an instrument
  • To use a device, e.g. a video game
  • To do something for enjoyment and fun
  • To do or perform a game or sport

school

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  • adjecitve
  • Being to do with schools and education
  • noun
  • Large group of fish that swim together
  • Education of a child
  • Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
  • A particular belief or idea about something
  • verb
  • To teach or train someone to know or do something

this

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US / ðɪs /

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  • 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

satirical

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US / səˈtɪrɪkl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Exposing human folly to ridicule

wish

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  • noun
  • Expression of a hope for something in the future
  • verb
  • To want something to happen or to become true

also

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US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /

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  • adverb
  • In addition; too; in a similar way

how

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US / haʊ /

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

kind

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US / kaɪnd /

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

you

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US / jʊ /

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

woman

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US / ˈwʊmən /

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  • noun
  • Adult female human being

accept

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  • verb
  • To agree to receive or take something offered
  • To admit that something is true or correct

circuit

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  • noun
  • An area where cars race in a circle
  • Route for journey all the way around a place
  • Series of events moving from place to place
  • other
  • Electronic equipment consisting of switches
  • verb
  • To complete a journey all the way round an area

man

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US / mæn /

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

virtuous

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US / ˈvɜ:tʃuəs /

UK / ˈvɜ:rtʃuəs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having moral goodness

canne

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body

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US / ˈbɒd.i /

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  • 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

make

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US / meɪk /

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  • 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

wryly

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  • adverb
  • In a drily humorous way, e.g. to mock oneself

baker

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UK / ˈbekɚ /

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  • noun
  • Someone who bakes bread or cake as their job
  • Person's name

dance

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US / dɑ:ns /

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  • noun
  • A series of steps and movements in time to music
  • A social event with dancing while music is playing
  • verb
  • To move your body rhythmically to music

john

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US / dʒɔn /

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  • 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.

into

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US / 'ɪntə /

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

love

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US / lʌv /

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A1
  • noun
  • Person's name
  • A very strong feeling of affection
  • The person you care very deeply about
  • Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
  • verb
  • To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
  • To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
  • To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction

one

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  • 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

open

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US / 'əʊpən /

UK / ˈopən /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Available for use; accessible
  • Not being hidden; available for others to see
  • Being available for customers to enter or use
  • Allowing everyone to use or take part in
  • Not secret anymore
  • Not closed or shut
  • Willing to accept new ideas and thoughts
  • noun
  • Name for a tennis or golf competition
  • verb
  • To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
  • To start the activities or services of a business
  • To make a space or hole appear in something
  • To move or change so that it is no longer closed
  • To start something, e.g. a new business

other

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US / 'ʌðə(r) /

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

perfect

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US / 'pɜ:fɪkt /

UK / ˈpɚfɪkt /

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  • adjecitve
  • So good it cannot be improved
  • verb
  • To do something so well, it cannot be done better

phone

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UK / foʊn /

A2
  • noun
  • Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
  • verb
  • To talk to someone using a telephone

than

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US / ðən /

UK / ðən /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used to compare two things that are not equal

brightness

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US / 'braɪtnəs /

UK / ˈbraɪtnɪs /

A2
  • noun
  • Amount of light something has

group

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US / ɡru:p /

UK / ɡrup /

A1
  • noun
  • Two or more musicians who play music together
  • Number of people or things gathered together
  • verb
  • To combine or collect objects or people together

spider

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US / ˈspaɪdə(r) /

UK / ˈspaɪdɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs

correspondence

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US / ˌkɒrəˈspɒndəns /

UK / ˌkɔrɪˈspɑndəns, ˌkɑr- /

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  • noun
  • Quality of similarity or equality
  • Communication by letters, emails or text messages

awful

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US / ˈɔ:fl /

UK / ˈɔfəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Very bad; horrible; terrible

inventive

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UK / ɪnˈvɛntɪv /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Having the ability to think up/create new things

have

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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

part

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US / pɑ:t /

UK / pɑ:rt /

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  • 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

without

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A1
  • preposition
  • Not with; not having

film

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

hand

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  • noun
  • Cards given to a player in a card game
  • Piece of a clock that points to the time
  • Someone who performs physical tasks or work
  • Body part at the end of a person's arm
  • Help for someone performing a particular action
  • Condition of having power or influence
  • Member of the crew of a ship
  • verb
  • To give something to someone personally

portuguese

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US / ˌpɔ:tʃuˈgi:z /

UK / ˌpɔrtʃəˈɡiz, -ˈɡis, ˌpor- /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of Portugal
  • noun
  • Person from Portugal

excellent

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  • adjecitve
  • Extremely good

his

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US / hɪz /

UK / hɪz /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Something belonging to a male person

horror

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US / ˈhɒrə(r) /

UK / ˈhɔrɚ, ˈhɑr- /

B1
  • noun
  • Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it

nude

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UK / nud, njud /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Completely unclothed
  • A person with no clothes on, as in a work of art

lynch

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B2
  • verb
  • (Of a mob) to illegally put to death by hanging

social

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UK / ˈsoʃəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • Liking being with other people; friendly
  • Living together and depending on each other

with

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  • 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

duty

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US / 'dju:tɪ /

UK / ˈduti, ˈdju- /

A2
  • noun
  • Work required by your job or position
  • A tax (on imported goods)

low

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US / ləʊ /

UK / lo /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Having a small quantity, supply, or amount
  • Being unhappy or unpleasant in attitude
  • Not high; being near the ground, or bottom
  • (Of a voice, sound) being soft; quiet
  • noun
  • Situation of not having a lot of something

see

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US / si: /

UK / si /

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  • 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)

brazilian

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US / brəˈzɪliən /

UK / brəˈzɪliən /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of Brazil
  • noun
  • Person from Brazil

end

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  • noun
  • The point where a process or activity stops
  • A point that marks the limit of something; finish
  • Goal or desired result
  • The tip, edge or limit of something
  • verb
  • To be the last part of something

remember

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US / rɪ'membə(r) /

UK / rɪˈmɛmbɚ /

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  • verb
  • To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • To hold a thought in your mind to not forget it
  • To bring a previous image or idea to your mind

subservient

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UK / səbˈsɜ:rviənt /

C2
  • adjecitve
  • Acting like a servant; following someone's orders

scene

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UK / sin /

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  • noun
  • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • View that looks like a picture
  • Place where something particular happened
  • Part of an act in a play

could

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

enjoy

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US / ɪnˈdʒɔɪ /

UK / ɛnˈdʒɔɪ /

A1
  • verb
  • To take pleasure in something

darkness

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US / 'dɑ:knəs /

UK / ˈdɑrknɪs /

A2
  • noun
  • The state or quality of being dark in color

melissa

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US / məˈlɪsə /

UK / məˈlɪsə /

A1
  • noun
  • A genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae

know

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US / nəʊ /

UK / noʊ /

A1
  • verb
  • To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • To feel sure or be convinced about something
  • To discover or be aware of something
  • To be able to distinguish
  • To have knowledge of things

sin

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US / sɪn /

UK / sɪn /

B1
  • noun
  • Act that breaks a religious law
  • verb
  • To do something that breaks a religious law

town

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UK / taʊn /

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  • noun
  • Small city
  • Part of city with shops and entertainments

wear

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UK / wer /

A1
  • noun
  • Clothing designed for a purpose e.g. skiing
  • Damage from continual use over a long period
  • verb
  • To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • To display an expression or emotion on the face
  • To become weaker or damaged from continued use

absolutely

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US / ˈæbsəlu:tli /

UK / ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli /

A2
  • adverb
  • Completely; totally; very

find

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US / faɪnd /

UK / faɪnd /

A1
  • noun
  • Object discovered by chance
  • Things that have been discovered from searching
  • verb
  • To become aware of something that is happening
  • To discover or meet by chance
  • To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
  • To learn through study, research, or effort
  • To discover something by looking for it

great

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US / ɡreɪt /

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

mean

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US / mi:n /

UK / min /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being good at
  • Nasty; unkind
  • Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
  • noun
  • Average of a set of numbers
  • verb
  • To express a particular idea or thought
  • To intend to do something in particular
  • To have a particular meaning or value

terrible

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US / ˈterəbl /

UK / ˈtɛrəbəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Very bad; horrible

watch

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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

get

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  • 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

dead

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US / ded /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not alive
  • Being bored or not interested
  • Unable to operate because electricity etc. ran out
  • Being unable to feel, physically or emotionally
  • adverb
  • Completely; absolutely

fire

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US / 'faɪə(r) /

UK / faɪr /

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  • noun
  • Heat and the flame produced when burning
  • Intense energy for or about something
  • verb
  • To apply heat to something to make it hard
  • To make a person leave their job; dismiss
  • To shoot a gun or weapon
  • To launch something into the sky, e.g. a rocket
  • To start working on something e.g. a project

christian

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US / ˈkrɪstʃən /

UK / ˈkrɪstʃən /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Based on the teachings of Jesus
  • noun
  • Person believing in the teachings of Jesus Christ

during

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US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /

UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /

A1
  • preposition
  • At some point in the course of an event or thing

glass

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US / ɡlɑ:s /

UK / ɡlæs /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being made of glass
  • noun
  • Clear hard container used for drinking
  • A lens for eyewear
  • Hard see-through material used for making windows

must

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US / məst /

UK / mʌst /

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  • 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

then

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US / ðen /

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

slowly

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US / ˈsləʊli /

UK / ˈsloʊli /

A1
  • adverb
  • In an unhurried or not speedy manner

watchman

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US / 'wɒtʃmən /

UK / ˈwɑtʃmən /

A1
  • noun
  • Guard who keeps watch, especially at night

about

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US / ə'baʊt /

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)

eye

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US / aɪ /

UK / aɪ /

A1
  • noun
  • The part of the body that you see with
  • The skill to see the good and bad parts of a thing
  • Hole at the end of a needle
  • verb
  • To watch or study something closely

gang

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US / ɡæŋ /

UK / ɡæŋ /

B1
  • noun
  • Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
  • verb
  • To gather together to do something (often illegal)

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

UK / ˈpipəl /

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

like

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  • 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

that

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US / ðæt /

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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’

what

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US / wɒt /

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

week

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US / wi:k /

UK / wik /

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  • noun
  • Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday

interesting

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US / ˈɪntrəstɪŋ /

UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, -tərɪstɪŋ, -təˌrɛstɪŋ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Taking your attention; making you want to know
  • verb
  • To make someone want to know about something
  • To persuade to do, become involved with something

political

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US / pəˈlɪtɪkl /

UK / pəˈlɪtɪkəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being active or interested in government matters
  • Diplomatic
  • Of the system of elections and government
  • Concerning government or public affairs
  • Involved in getting of power/influence in a group

tell

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US / tel /

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

happen

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US / 'hæpən /

UK / ˈhæpən /

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  • verb
  • To take place or occur

inspire

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US / ɪn'spaɪə(r) /

UK / ɪnˈspaɪr /

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  • verb
  • To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • To make someone feel a certain emotion

language

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US / ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ /

UK / ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ /

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  • noun
  • Words or signs used to communicate messages

parable

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US / ˈpærəbl /

UK / ˈpærəbəl /

C1
  • noun
  • Short story, usually with a moral lesson

yeah

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US / jeə /

UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /

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  • exclamation
  • Another way of saying 'yes'

disappear

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US / ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r) /

UK / ˌdɪsəˈpɪr /

A1
  • verb
  • To no longer see because it's not there any more

baby

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US / ˈbeɪbi /

UK / ˈbeɪbi /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Small in size; smaller than usual
  • noun
  • A very young child, who cannot yet speak
  • verb
  • To treat someone as if they were newly born

essentially

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US / ɪˈsenʃəli /

UK / ɪˈsenʃəli /

A2
  • adverb
  • Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)

fascinating

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US / ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ /

UK / ˈfæsəˌnetɪŋ /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
  • Very interesting
  • verb
  • To attract or interest greatly

right

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US / raɪt /

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

she

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US / ʃɪ /

UK / ʃi /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Female person or animal mentioned before
  • (Refers to female person mentioned before)

touch

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US / tʌtʃ /

UK / tʌtʃ /

A1
  • noun
  • Certain way of doing that makes something special
  • A small amount of something
  • Feeling of a surface
  • verb
  • To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
  • To be next to each other with no space between
  • To get involved with (used in negative)
  • To feel an object with your fingers, etc.

value

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US / 'vælju: /

UK / ˈvælju /

A1
  • noun
  • Importance you attach to something
  • Some information expressed as a number
  • Stated price of something; worth
  • verb
  • To place a high importance on something
  • To say how much money something is worth

believe

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US / bɪ'li:v /

UK / bɪˈliv /

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

bright

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US / braɪt /

UK / braɪt /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Cheerful and happy (manner)
  • (Of color) light and easy to see; vivid
  • Producing a lot of light
  • Smart; intelligent; clever

look

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US / lʊk /

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

pre

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US / ˈpriː /

UK / ˈpriː /

B2
  • prefix
  • A prefix meaning 'before'
  • In preparation or in advance

thank

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US / θæŋk /

UK / θæŋk /

A1
  • verb
  • To tell someone you are grateful to them

all

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US / ɔ:l /

UK / ɔl /

A1
  • adverb
  • Completely; totally
  • determiner
  • Being every one of something
  • pronoun
  • 100% of something; the complete amount

everyone

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US / ˈevriwʌn /

UK / ˈɛvriˌwʌn /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Every person; everybody

return

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US / rɪ'tɜ:n /

UK / rɪ'tɜ:rn /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Do again; repeated
  • noun
  • Faulty or unwanted product sent back to a company
  • Enter key; the main key on the computer keyboard
  • Profit made as a result of a business activity
  • Process of going back to a previous way or state
  • verb
  • To hit something back to the other player or team
  • To come back after being away from somewhere
  • To repay someone's actions, kindness etc.
  • To put, bring, take, give, or send something back
  • To occur again

strange

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US / streɪndʒ /

UK / strendʒ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected

who

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US / hu: /

UK / hu /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Which person
  • Used to introduce information about people

old

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US / əʊld /

UK / old /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Having existed for a long time, not young or new
  • Age of a person since birth

post

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US / pəʊst /

UK / post /

A1
  • noun
  • Message delivered or shared in an online group
  • Piece of wood, metal in the ground for support
  • Job or position within an organization or company
  • Place where a soldier, etc. is ordered to go
  • verb
  • To send a letter or package using stamps
  • To share a message on an internet discussion group
  • To send a soldier somewhere to do a job
  • To put a message in public for everyone to see

throw

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US / θrəʊ /

UK / θroʊ /

A1
  • noun
  • Arm movement to make a thing fly through the air
  • Loose cloth or blanket (usually over a chair)
  • Forcibly putting someone on the ground
  • verb
  • To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • To move part of your body suddenly and forcefully
  • To confuse or upset someone
  • (E.g. judo) to forcibly put someone on the ground
  • To put something somewhere suddenly and roughly

assailant

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US / əˈseɪlənt /

UK / əˈselənt /

B2
  • noun
  • An attacker, e.g. a robber

everything

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US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /

UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /

A1
  • pronoun
  • All of the things mentioned

pursue

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US / pə'sju: /

UK / pɚˈsu /

B1
  • verb
  • To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
  • To try to achieve or get something over time

male

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US / meɪl /

UK / ˈmel /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Characteristic of boys or men
  • noun
  • A member of the sex that fertilizes eggs

they

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US / ðeɪ /

UK / ðe /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Two or more people, animals, or things

very

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US / 'verɪ /

UK / ˈvɛri /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a large degree or amount
  • adverb
  • A lot; much; many
  • Used to stress or emphasize a noun

else

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US / els /

UK / ɛls /

A1
  • adverb
  • Otherwise; if you fail to
  • (Of person place thing etc.) besides; in addition

populism

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US / ˈpɒpjəlɪzəm /

UK / ˈpɑ:pjəlɪzəm /

C1
  • noun
  • Naive political doctrine typical of common people

their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

A1
  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

way

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US / weɪ /

UK / we /

A1
  • adverb
  • Used to emphasize the amount of something
  • noun
  • Particular aspect of something being thought about
  • One of various choices that could be made
  • Particular existing condition or state
  • (Often long) distance or length of time
  • How something is done
  • Route to go to a place
  • Small street
  • Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone

several

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US / ˈsevrəl /

UK / ˈsɛvərəl,ˈsɛvrəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Many of
  • pronoun
  • More than two but not a large amount

discover

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US / dɪˈskʌvə(r) /

UK / dɪˈskʌvɚ /

A2
  • verb
  • To find something new that was not known before

festival

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US / ˈfestɪvl /

UK / ˈfɛstəvəl /

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  • noun
  • Cultural event with a program of events

bring

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US / brɪŋ /

UK / brɪŋ /

A1
  • verb
  • To take or go with someone to a place

movie

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US / ˈmu:vi /

UK / ˈmuvi /

A1
  • noun
  • Motion picture; film

take

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US / teɪk /

UK / tek /

A1
  • noun
  • Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
  • verb
  • To accept something that is offered
  • To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
  • To use a camera to make (a photo)
  • To pick up something and go away with it
  • To study a subject in school
  • To attempt to pass (an exam)
  • To require a certain amount of time, money, space

cleanse

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US / klenz /

UK / klɛnz /

B1
  • verb
  • To remove impurities or pollutants from something

hold

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US / həʊld /

UK / hold /

A1
  • noun
  • Section of a ship or plane used for storing things
  • Influence or power held over someone
  • Place of support for hands or feet when climbing
  • verb
  • To agree to keep something for someone
  • To have the capacity to support/contain something
  • To control an area and protect it from attack
  • To not allow someone to leave a place
  • To cause an event to happen at a place or time
  • To use hands or arms to carry or keep something
  • To have a specific quality or property
  • To keep an image, belief or feeling in your mind
  • To have or own something
  • To wait before being able to talk on the phone
  • To limit the movement of someone in a sport

police

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US / pəˈli:s /

UK / pəˈlis /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the police and its business
  • noun
  • People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
  • verb
  • To control an area, or group with a police force

undercover

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US / ˌʌndəˈkʌvə(r) /

UK / ˌʌndərˈkʌvə(r) /

B2
  • adverb
  • Operating in disguise; incognito

actually

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US / ˈæktʃuəli /

UK / ˈæktʃuəli /

A1
  • adverb
  • Used to add new (often different) information

attack

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US / ə'tæk /

UK / əˈtæk /

A2
  • noun
  • Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
  • verb
  • To try to destroy, beat, or injure

christ

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US / kraɪst /

UK / kraɪst /

A1
  • other

fascism

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US / ˈfæʃɪzəm /

UK / ˈfæʃɪzəm /

B2
  • noun
  • Extreme authoritarian government by a dictator

folk

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US / fəʊk /

UK / fok /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
  • noun
  • Ordinary common people

use

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US / ju:s /

UK / ju:s /

A1
  • noun
  • Ability to employ something
  • Need to enable it to work
  • Permission to do something with something
  • Act of spending money
  • Operation of a machine for its function
  • verb
  • To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
  • To need to operate or work
  • To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
  • To treat a person badly
  • To do something with, for a task or purpose

writhe

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US / raɪð /

UK / raɪð /

A1
  • verb
  • To twist from side to side, as in pain

walk

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UK / wɔk /

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  • noun
  • Journey on foot done for pleasure or exercise
  • verb
  • To move with your legs at a slowish pace

market

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US / ˈmɑ:kɪt /

UK / ˈmɑ:rkɪt /

A1
  • noun
  • Need or demand for a particular product or service
  • Area or region where a certain product is sold
  • Public event where people sell goods on tables
  • Institution where stocks are bought and sold
  • verb
  • To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise

too

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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  • adverb
  • In addition, also; with emphasis
  • Say that something is more than you want

authoritarianism

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US / ɔ:ˌθɒrɪ'teərɪənɪsm /

UK / ɔ:ˌθɒrɪ'teərɪrnɪsm /

B2
  • noun
  • Belief that the state should be all-powerful

here

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US / hɪə(r) /

UK / hɪr /

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

kerosene

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US / ˈkerəsi:n /

UK / ˈkɛrəˌsin, ˈkær-, ˌkɛrəˈsin, ˌkær- /

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  • noun
  • A liquid fuel used in heaters, lamps

precisely

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US / prɪˈsaɪsli /

UK / prɪˈsaɪsli /

B1
  • adverb
  • In an exact and accurate manner
  • (Emphasizes that a statement is totally correct)

kilter

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US / ˈkɪltə(r) /

UK / ˈkɪltər /

C2
  • noun
  • In working order

beat

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US / bi:t /

UK / bit /

A2
  • noun
  • Regular movement or rhythm (e.g. heart or music)
  • verb
  • To move in regular motions in order to push blood
  • To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
  • To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
  • To play a drum
  • To win against another person or team; defeat

exactly

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US / ɪgˈzæktli /

UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /

A1
  • adverb
  • No more and no less than; precisely

jesus

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US / ˈdʒi:zəs /

UK / ˈdʒizəs /

A1
  • exclamation
  • An oath used to express irritation, dismay, or surprise.
  • proper noun
  • The central figure of the Christian religion. Jesus conducted a mission of preaching and healing (wi

sort

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US / sɔ:t /

UK / sɔrt /

A1
  • noun
  • Group or class of similar things or people
  • verb
  • To organize things by putting them into groups
  • To deal with things in an organized way

series

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US / ˈsɪəri:z /

UK / ˈsɪriz /

A1
  • noun
  • Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • other
  • Number of things that happen one after another

white

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US / waɪt /

UK / hwaɪt, waɪt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Belonging to a race of people with light skin
  • Of the color of fresh snow and milk
  • noun
  • Person's name
  • Lightest color; The color of fresh snow.

club

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US / klʌb /

UK / klʌb /

A1
  • noun
  • Group of people who share an interest, as in sport
  • Place where people go to listen to music and dance
  • Long stick used for hitting things, as in golf
  • verb
  • To be grouped with others
  • To hit hard with a thick and heavy stick, weapon

explain

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US / ɪk'spleɪn /

UK / ɪkˈsplen /

A1
  • verb
  • To make clear or easy to understand by describing

day

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US / deɪ /

UK / de /

A1
  • noun
  • A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • The period of time when it is light outside
  • Person's name

neon

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US / ˈni:ɒn /

UK / ˈni:ɑ:n /

B2
  • noun
  • Gaseous element used in electric lamps and signs

appear

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US / ə'pɪə(r) /

UK / əˈpɪr /

A1
  • verb
  • To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • To seem to be
  • To act in a play, movie, or be mentioned in media

heather

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US / ˈheðə(r) /

UK / ˈhɛðɚ /

C2
  • noun
  • Purple flower that grows on moors

will

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US / wɪl /

UK / wɪl /

A1
  • noun
  • Desire or choice of someone
  • Document saying who gets your money when you die
  • Strong desire to do something; determination
  • Desire to do something; strong wish to do
  • other
  • Used with verbs to express the future
  • verb
  • To leave property to someone after your death
  • To use mental effort to make something happen
  • Am (is, are) likely to do
  • To influence someone to do something
  • To make something happen by strongly wanting it

warn

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US / wɔ:n /

UK / wɔrn /

A2
  • verb
  • To tell someone about possible danger

bed

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US / bed /

UK / bɛd /

A1
  • noun
  • Flat bottom surface of a lake, ocean etc.
  • A piece of furniture that people sleep on
  • An area on which other things are put
  • Area of ground to grow vegetables or flowers
  • verb
  • To have sex with someone
  • To plant, fix, or attach something firmly to

evangelical

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US / ˌi:vænˈdʒelɪkl /

UK / ˌivænˈdʒɛlɪkəl, ˌɛvən- /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Seeking to convert to your religion

four

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US / fɔ:(r) /

UK / fɔr, for /

A1
  • number
  • 4

obviously

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US / ˈɒbviəsli /

UK / ˈɑːbviəsli /

A2
  • adverb
  • In a way that is obvious/easy to see or understand

while

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US / waɪl /

UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /

A1
  • conjunction
  • In spite of the fact that; although
  • During the time that; at the same time
  • noun
  • Short amount of time

gay

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US / geɪ /

UK / ɡeɪ /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Happy and bright
  • Attracted to the same sex; homosexual; lesbian
  • noun
  • Person attracted to someone of the same sex

story

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US / 'stɔ:rɪ /

UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /

A1
  • noun
  • One of many floors or levels in a building
  • Account or description of how something happened

weird

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US / wɪəd /

UK / wɪrd /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange

keep

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US / ki:p /

UK / kip /

A1
  • noun
  • Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
  • Money spent on you so you can live in a place
  • verb
  • To continue doing something; not to stop
  • To stop balls going in a goal in sports
  • To not give back or return something
  • (Of food) to not spoil or not rot
  • To take possession of something to own, e.g. a pet
  • To have and continue to hold something
  • To do something that you have promised or agreed
  • To stay in a certain place or condition
  • To maintain the rules

peter

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US / ˈpi:tə(r) /

UK / ˈpitɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth

soldier

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US / 'səʊldʒə(r) /

UK / ˈsoldʒɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • Person working in an army to fight

church

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US / tʃɜ:tʃ /

UK / tʃɚtʃ /

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  • noun
  • Building where Christians gather and pray to God
  • An occasion of Christian religious prayer, worship

come

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US / kʌm /

UK / kʌm /

A1
  • verb
  • To arrive at a place
  • (Of mail) to be delivered
  • To move toward someone; go with someone
  • To reach a certain point or state

any

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US / 'enɪ /

UK / ˈɛni /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • One, or some, no matter which
  • pronoun
  • One (thing) of many; some

anybody

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US / ˈenibɒdi /

UK / ˈenibʌdi /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Any person; anyone

channel

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US / 'tʃænl /

UK / ˈtʃænəl /

B1
  • noun
  • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • TV or radio station or its programs
  • Method or way of sending or receiving information
  • Narrow passage through which water travels
  • Method or route used for sending or getting things
  • verb
  • To dig a long hole for carrying water
  • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
  • To direct water or liquid through a passage
  • To direct energy or feelings into something

echo

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US / 'ekəʊ /

UK / 'ekoʊ /

B1
  • noun
  • Repetition of sounds after bouncing off something
  • A repetition of events or circumstances
  • verb
  • (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
  • (Of a sound) to be repeated
  • To repeat something, e.g. something someone said

layer

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US / ˈleiə /

UK / ˈleɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • One of several sheets of a material or object
  • verb
  • To put things one on top of another

satire

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US / 'sætaɪə(r) /

UK / 'sætaɪər /

B2
  • noun
  • Written criticism made in a funny way
  • Exposing the negative qualities through humor

think

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US / θɪŋk /

UK / θɪŋk /

A1
  • verb
  • To have an idea about something without certainty
  • To have an idea, opinion or belief about something

nightclub

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US / ˈnaɪtklʌb /

UK / ˈnaɪtˌklʌb /

B2
  • noun
  • Place for drinking and dancing at night

podcast

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US / 'pɒdkɑ:st /

UK / 'pɑ:dkæst /

A2
  • noun
  • A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download

defame

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US / dɪˈfeɪm /

UK / dɪˈfeɪm /

C1
  • verb
  • To harm someone's reputation by saying bad things

ronson

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US / /

UK / /

A1
  • noun
  • A trademark for: a brand of cigarette lighter.

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

A1
  • preposition
  • Starting at a particular place, time or level

midst

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US / mɪdst /

UK / mɪdst, mɪtst /

B2
  • noun
  • Middle area or part of something

out

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US / aʊt /

UK / aʊt /

A1
  • 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

and

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US / ənd /

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used to refer to two or more things
  • Plus; in addition; on top of that
  • Used to introduce an action that follows another

back

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US / bæk /

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

hope

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UK / hop /

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

medusa

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US / mɪ'dju:zə /

UK / mə'dju:sə /

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  • other
  • One of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of

lot

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US / lɒt /

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

mad

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US / mæd /

UK / mæd /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Very angry
  • Enthusiastic about something
  • Being or acting wildly and uncontrollably

tammy

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US / 'tæmɪ /

UK / 'tæmɪ /

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  • other
  • Plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings an

steve

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US / ˈstɜ:nəm /

UK / ˈstɜ:rnəm /

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until

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US / ənˈtɪl /

UK / ʌnˈtɪl /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Up to; to a time when something happens
  • preposition
  • Before (a specific time)

call

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US / kɔ:l /

UK / kɔl /

A1
  • noun
  • A order or request for action
  • The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
  • A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
  • A short visit to a place or person
  • A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
  • verb
  • To make a request or order for action
  • (Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
  • To announce the date of an election
  • To make a judgment about something
  • To give someone or something a name
  • To guess in advance the result or outcome
  • To visit a place or person for a short time
  • To phone someone
  • To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice

clip

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US / klɪp /

UK / klɪp /

B1
  • noun
  • A metal holder used for keeping things together
  • Brief part of a television show or movie
  • verb
  • To attach things together using a metal pin
  • To cut a small section or piece out from something
  • To hit something briefly at an angle

exorcist

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US / ˈeksɔ:sɪst /

UK / ˈeksɔ:rsɪst /

C1
  • noun
  • Someone who can free people from evil spirits

psychodrama

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US / ˈsaɪkəʊdrɑːmə /

UK / ˈsaɪkoʊdrɑːmə /

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  • noun
  • TV show or movie focusing on high emotions

where

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US / hwɛə /

UK / hwɛr, wɛr /

A1
  • conjunction
  • At or in the place which
  • In whatever place
  • pronoun
  • Word you use to ask the location of something

completely

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UK / kəmˈpliːtli /

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  • adverb
  • In every way or as much as possible

only

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US / ˈəunli /

UK / ˈonli /

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  • 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

put

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US / pʊt /

UK / pʊt /

A1
  • phrasal verb
  • to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
  • verb
  • To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • To rate something in importance or value
  • To write or say something in a certain manner

train

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US / treɪn /

UK / tren /

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  • noun
  • Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • Vehicle that carries people and runs on rails
  • Long rear section of a (e.g. wedding) dress
  • Series of events happening one after another
  • verb
  • To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
  • To educate someone in something, e.g. medicine
  • To cause a plant to grow a certain way by cutting
  • To point a certain way or toward something
  • To practice to get better at a thing, e.g. sports
  • Subtitles section
  • Correspondence at curbanemail.com.
  • What is out that we can go and see?
  • Medusa, which is a really interesting Brazilian film by Anitta Rocha de Silveira.
  • And this played in Cannes in to be doing the festival circuit since then.
  • It is kind of inspired by the jello of Dario Argento.
  • It also plays like a kind of weird
  • pre echo of Heather's clueless neon demon, because it looks like it's kind of a seventies film.
  • It opens with this video, this really strange video, this spider walking dance, you know, the spider walking, well you haven't seen the exorcist.
  • I've seen the clip.
  • You've seen the clip.
  • On their back, dancing and writhing.
  • And then we see that this is being watched by somebody on their phone.
  • And then we see the person who's watching this on their phone being pursued by a series of masked assailants, women wearing these masks that are like the mask in Eyes Without a Face.
  • who then basically beat her up and get her to promise to become a soldier of Christ.
  • What she has to do is that she has to admit that she's been a terrible woman and then say to accept Jesus and become a virtuous woman.
  • They film it on their phones and then they put the film on the internet.
  • We then see them as part of a sort of Christian vanguard group.
  • They are the treasures.
  • There is a male militia as well called the Watchmen.
  • They are training for morality duties to police the morality of everyone around them.
  • And then one of them starts telling this story of why it is that they do this thing, going out, these vigilante groups, wearing a mask.
  • I'm going to play you a clip.
  • Obviously, it's not an English language clip.
  • So we'll just explain afterwards what was said during the clip.
  • There she was, in a nightclub.
  • In the midst of all the worst sins we can think of.
  • Everyone dressed up.
  • Until an enlightened one appeared.
  • A woman, dressed as an angel.
  • A white mask.
  • With one hand she brought a glass of kerosene, with the other a whisky.
  • Then she walked very slowly to Melissa.
  • She did the only thing that could have been done.
  • She threw fire at her face.
  • How awful!
  • No, no, but it's not the fire of hell, it's the fire that cleanses.
  • So what happened in that clip is they were telling the story of Melissa, the woman from the town who had defamed the town by appearing in a nude scene in a film and by flaunting herself around town.
  • And one day, somebody came into the club where she was wearing a mask and set her on fire.
  • And at the end, is she dead?
  • No, she disappeared.
  • Where's she gone?
  • So they say it wasn't hellfire, it was a cleansing fire.
  • It was a cleansing fire, exactly.
  • So one of them then says, I'm going to go and find her and get a photograph of her because this will be a great warning to anybody who wants to be sinful.
  • But of course, actually what's happening is,
  • that these people who are completely sort of, one of the things they do is they post videos online how to take the perfect Christian selfie.
  • You have to hold it.
  • If you hold the camera too low, that's the view from hell.
  • If you hold the camera too high, well, that's God's eye and that's no one else other than God.
  • You have to do it from, you know, from horizontal.
  • We need to be saved from people like this.
  • Precisely.
  • So, the film, as you saw from that, you know, it's kind of pinks and, you know, bright colors.
  • And that's what I meant about the kind of the clueless and the heathers thing.
  • It's very, very satirical.
  • It is basically a horror fantasy satire that is inspired by the rise of right wing populism and mad religious belief in return to old school values.
  • The women believe absolutely that women must be subservient to men.
  • and, you know, we must get back to the Old Testament values.
  • But the whole thing is being done in this really kind of wryly, you know, satirical, off kilter way.
  • So, as you're watching it, you understand that there are several layers of the film playing out and one of the central characters then goes off to go undercover to find Melissa and, in fact, discovers much more than she bargained for.
  • I really like this.
  • I love the way it looks.
  • I mean, it's got these kind of these bright colours that are completely kind of at odds with the darkness of the story.
  • It's got a kind of Suspiria like edge to it.
  • It's also got a touch of the Eyes of Tammy Faye about it.
  • You remember the Eyes of Tammy Faye, which I really enjoyed?
  • Tammy Faye Baker.
  • Tammy Faye Baker.
  • But you remember the film, and it was like when they were portraying Tammy Faye Baker, everything was, the brightness was so bright, you thought it was going to scorch
  • It's worth saying just in parentheses that the Reverend Steve Peters, who is in that movie as the gay pastor, died this week.
  • John Ronson, in his podcast, was talking a lot about Steve Peters.
  • John Ronson was actually on Radio Four talking about him because it was an absolutely fascinating story.
  • So essentially what you've got is on the one hand, you've got a nod to a lot of cult movies, like I said, Eyes Without a Face, there's a touch of Clockwork Orange in the way in which the gang dress.
  • There is this really inventive use of pop songs like Wishing on a Star ends up sounding very, very kind of threatening, as does Baby It's You.
  • And the whole thing is done in this very arch, very sort of smart, socio political satire way that if you're a fan of, you know, Lynch or Argento or any of that kind of, that's, you know, psychodrama horror, that kind of overcranked psychodrama horror,
  • you'll find much in this to enjoy.
  • If you're a fan of kind of political satire, you'll find much in it to enjoy.
  • I mean, the whole thing is really a kind of modern parable about progressive values being attacked by a kind of right wing popularism that is driven by authoritarianism and body fascism and, you know,
  • All those things that we're against.
  • Yeah, yeah, yeah.
  • Well, look, this is Brazilian Portuguese, and in Brazil, the evangelical church is in bed with the Bolsonaro folk, and so that's precisely one of the key markets.
  • This is where it comes from.
  • Thanks very much for watching this video.
  • I hope you enjoyed watching it as much as we enjoyed making it.
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  • I mean, why wouldn't you?
  • I mean, I would.
  • I have done.
  • Excellent.