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government
US / ˈgʌvənmənt /
•UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /
- noun
- Group of people and system that rule a nation
social
US / ˈsəuʃəl /
•UK / ˈsoʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- Liking being with other people; friendly
- Living together and depending on each other
with
US / wɪð /
•UK / wɪð, wɪθ /
- preposition
- As an employee of a certain company
- Against something or someone
- By using something as a means
- Due to; because of
- Including
- Possessing as a feature
- Related to
- (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
- Used to express that people or things are together
before
US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /
•UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /
- adverb
- At a time earlier than the present; previously
- conjunction
- In advance of something happening
- preposition
- In front of someone or something
almost
US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /
•UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /
- adverb
- Only a little less than, nearly, not quite
coast
US / kəʊst /
•UK / kost /
- noun
- Land near the sea or ocean
- verb
- To progress in something without trying hard
- (Of a vehicle) to move forward without power
have
US / həv /
•UK / hæv /
- verb
- To drink, smoke, eat or use something
- To experience the effects of something
- To organize an event, or join in an activity
- To own, possess, or hold something
- To cause to happen or produce a particular effect
last
US / lɑ:st /
•UK / læst /
- adjecitve
- Most recent; the latest
- The one before
- adverb
- Final; with nothing following; after all others
- Most recent; the latest
- determiner
- The one at the end
- verb
- To remain or continue for a certain period of time
island
US / ˈaɪlənd /
•UK / ˈaɪlənd /
- noun
- Area of land that is surrounded by water
presence
US / ˈprezns /
•UK / ˈprɛzəns /
- noun
- The same place or area that a person is
- Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
- Something not physically seen but felt to be there
- Feeling a person gives by being noticeable
oxford
US / ˈɒksfəd /
•UK / ˈɑ:ksfərd /
- other
- A low shoe laced over the instep
part
US / pɑ:t /
•UK / pɑ:rt /
- adjecitve
- To some degree; half; not fully
- noun
- Division of a book
- Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
- A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
- Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
- Some, but not all of a specific thing
- Role in causing something to happen
- verb
- To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
- To move two things apart creating a space
- To leave someone, or to break off a relationship
air
US / eə(r) /
•UK / er /
- noun
- Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- A person's manner intended to impress others
- verb
- To expose to the outside, to dry or freshen
- To broadcast a TV or radio show
- To open a subject to discussion and debate
widespread
US / ˈwaɪdspred /
•UK / ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd /
- adjecitve
- Happening or existing in many places
warplane
US / ˈwɔ:pleɪn /
•UK / ˈwɔ:rpleɪn /
- noun
- An aircraft designed and used for combat, fighting
bear
US / bɛː /
•UK / bɛr /
- 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
clear
US / klɪə(r) /
•UK / klɪr /
- adjecitve
- Empty; without anything in it or on it
- Being certain and without doubt
- Being without any streaks, spots, or cracks
- Easy to understand; well-explained; obvious
- adverb
- Completely; entirely; through the whole of
- Away from; free from
- verb
- To recover from or remove a problem
- To get rid of the entire contents of
- To give permission for something to happen
- To make a place or surface empty by removing
- To prove that someone is not guilty or to blame
review
US / rɪˈvju: /
•UK / rɪˈvju /
- noun
- Examination of soldiers and supplies
- Opinion, as in a paper, about movie, book, or play
- Studying again to remind yourself about something
- verb
- To carefully look at the quality of something
- To formally examine something in the military
- To write an opinion about movie, book, or play
- To study again to remind yourself about something
complete
US / kəm'pli:t /
•UK / kəmˈplit /
- adjecitve
- Being finished; done; achieved
- Being as perfect and as total as could be
- verb
- To finish or reach the end of doing something
know
US / nəʊ /
•UK / noʊ /
- verb
- To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- To feel sure or be convinced about something
- To discover or be aware of something
- To be able to distinguish
- To have knowledge of things
public
US / 'pʌblɪk /
•UK / ˈpʌblɪk /
- adjecitve
- Owned by the government
- Concerning society in general
- Being available or accessible to people in general
- Known or able to be known by all people
conscription
US / kənˈskrɪpʃn /
•UK / kənˈskrɪpʃən /
- noun
- Compulsory military service
see
US / si: /
•UK / si /
- 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)
serve
US / sɜ:v /
•UK / sɚv /
- verb
- To act in a particular position or office
- To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
- To be used for a particular purpose
- To give someone food or drinks
- To give a person or group a service that is needed
- To spend a particular amount of time in prison
- To help customers find products and making sales
- To give an official paper to appear in court
away
US / ə'weɪ /
•UK / əˈwe /
- adjecitve
- Not present
- adverb
- Disappear completely
- Doing something with a lot of energy
- Not here; far from here; in a different direction
- To a different area, location
accustomed
US / əˈkʌs.təmd /
•UK / əˈkʌs.təmd /
- adjecitve
- Familiar with something
defeat
US / dɪ'fi:t /
•UK / dɪˈfit /
- noun
- When you lose a fight, game or competition
- verb
- To beat an enemy, team, disease
month
US / mʌnθ /
•UK / mʌnθ /
- noun
- One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
rapidly
US / 'ræpɪdlɪ /
•UK / ˈræpɪdlɪ /
- adverb
- With great speed; quickly
end
US / end /
•UK / ɛnd /
- 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
US / rɪ'membə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈmɛmbɚ /
- 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
own
US / əʊn /
•UK / on /
- adjecitve
- Belong to oneself
- determiner
- Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
- pronoun
- (Something) belong to myself
- verb
- To have something as your property
force
US / fɔ:s /
•UK / fɔrs, fors /
- noun
- Group of persons trained for military action; army
- Pressure; attraction
- The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
- verb
- To use physical strength or violence to persuade
fire
US / 'faɪə(r) /
•UK / faɪr /
- 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
sea
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- Very large group of people, similar-looking things
- Large body of salty water with land around it
step
US / step /
•UK / stɛp /
- noun
- Movement done as part of a particular dance
- Distance covered by one movement of a leg; stride
- One part or stage in a process
- Sound made by the feet while walking; footstep
- Flat horizontal piece that forms stairs
- verb
- To raise and moving the foot to put it down
then
US / ðen /
•UK / ðɛn /
- 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
aware
US / əˈwɛə /
•UK / əˈwɛr /
- adjecitve
- Knowing or feeling that something exists
analysis
US / əˈnæləsɪs /
•UK / əˈnælɪsɪs /
- noun
- Careful study to better understand something
first
US / fɜ:st /
•UK / fɚst /
- adjecitve
- 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
- noun
- Something that has not happened before
- Position of the winner of a competition
present
US / 'preznt /
•UK / ˈprɛznt /
- adjecitve
- Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- noun
- Gift
- Verb tense indicating an action is happening now
- Current time; now
- verb
- To introduce someone to others
- To host a program on television or radio
- To give a speech or presentation
- To show something to someone who will examine it
- To appear or happen
- To give an award or prize to someone
president
US / ˈprezɪdənt /
•UK / ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt /
- noun
- Person in charge of a country, or organization
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
about
US / ə'baʊt /
•UK / əˈbaʊt /
- adverb
- To be ready to; going to
- Nearly; approximately; roughly
- Near; next to; close to
- In every direction; in the area of
- preposition
- Concerning or of (a topic)
different
US / ˈdɪfrənt /
•UK / ˈdɪfrənt /
- adjecitve
- Not of the same kind; unlike other things
current
US / 'kʌrənt /
•UK / ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr- /
- adjecitve
- Happening or being in the present time
- noun
- Electricity flowing through wires
- Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
reaction
US / rɪ'ækʃn /
•UK / riˈækʃən /
- noun
- Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- Feeling or action in response to something
threat
US / θret /
•UK / θrɛt /
- noun
- Warning of probable trouble
- A warning that you may be harmed
that
US / ðæt /
•UK / ðæt, ðət /
- adjecitve
- The person or thing being talked about
- Used to identify something both the speakers know
- adverb
- Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
- To such a degree
- conjunction
- Used to connect a noun clause
- Used to introduce an adverbial clause
- Used to introduce a noun clause
- determiner
- Used as a noun to refer to something
- pronoun
- Referring an object far away
- Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’
what
US / wɒt /
•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
- 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
house
US / haʊs /
•UK / haʊs /
- noun
- Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- Building in which a family, person lives
- verb
- To give someone a place to live
- To contain or store something
she
US / ʃɪ /
•UK / ʃi /
- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
strengthen
US / ˈstreŋθn /
•UK / ˈstrɛŋkθən,ˈstrɛŋ-,ˈstrɛn- /
- verb
- To make something stronger
warship
US / ˈwɔ:ʃɪp /
•UK / ˈwɔ:rʃɪp /
- noun
- Government ship that is available for waging war
hostile
US / ˈhɔstail /
•UK / ˈhɑstəl, -ˌtaɪl /
- adjecitve
- Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
- Very difficult to live due to harsh conditions
mean
US / mi:n /
•UK / min /
- 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
require
US / rɪ'kwaɪə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈkwaɪr /
- verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
ground
US / graʊnd /
•UK / ɡraʊnd /
- noun
- Connection of electrical equipment to earth
- Place where people play particular sports
- Solid surface of the earth that we stand on
- verb
- To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
- To make sharp or smooth through friction
- To press together with force making a sound
- To punish someone by not allowing them to go out
- To hit the bottom
- (Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move
- To prevent a plane from taking off
- To place the ball over the goal line in rugby
example
US / ɪgˈzɑ:mpl /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæmpəl /
- noun
- Thing, person which represents a category
assessment
US / əˈsesmənt /
•UK / əˈsɛsmənt /
- noun
- Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
china
US / ˈtʃaɪnə /
•UK / ˈtʃaɪnə /
- noun
- A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the wo
- other
- High quality porcelain originally made only in China
lived
US / 'lɪvd /
•UK / 'lɪvd /
- verb
- To be alive
- To experience a particular type of life
- To make your home in a house or town
troop
US / tru:p /
•UK / trup /
- noun
- Group of people
- Group of mammals or birds
- A group of soldiers
- verb
- To walk past in a group or large number
- To move or gather in a crowd
yes
US / jes /
•UK / jɛs /
- adverb
- Way to say you agree or will do something
combat
US / 'kɒmbæt /
•UK / kəmˈbæt, ˈkɑmˌbæt /
- verb
- To fight someone or something physically
defense
US / dɪ'fens /
•UK / dɪˈfɛns /
- noun
- Argument in support of something
- The process of protecting something from attack
- Part of a team that prevents others from scoring
taiwanese
US / taɪwəˈniːz /
•UK / ˈtaɪwɑˈniz /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Taiwan
- noun
- Person from Taiwan
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
its
US / ɪts /
•UK / ɪts /
- adjecitve
- Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
- determiner
- Of something; belonging or related to something
- other
- Possessive form of “it”
strained
US / streɪnd /
•UK / strend /
- verb
- To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
top
US / tɒp /
•UK / tɑp /
- adjecitve
- Being good or great; excellent
- Being the most in degree or quality
- noun
- Item of clothing covering shoulders to waist, hips
- A cover or lid
- Part (e.g. road) that is the furthest away
- Highest or upper part or point of something
- Best or highest status or position
- Flat upper surface or edge of an object
- Child's toy that spins on its point
- Upper section or leaves of fruits and vegetables
- Winning in a sport or contest
- verb
- To be higher or larger than a specific value
- To arrive at the highest point of something
- To put a cover or layer or over something
- To kill; murder
- To hold the highest position on a list
- To be more important, successful or better than
- To beat someone or win at a game
announce
US / əˈnaʊns /
•UK / əˈnaʊns /
- verb
- To make a public statement about a plan, decision
applicable
US / əˈplɪkəbl /
•UK / ˈæplɪkəbəl, əˈplɪkə- /
- adjecitve
- Being appropriate to or suitable for something
male
US / meɪl /
•UK / ˈmel /
- adjecitve
- Characteristic of boys or men
- noun
- A member of the sex that fertilizes eggs
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
sufficient
US / səˈfɪʃnt /
•UK / səˈfɪʃənt /
- adjecitve
- Having or providing enough when needed
change
US / tʃeɪndʒ /
•UK / tʃendʒ /
- noun
- Exchange of one set of clothes for another
- Money in the form of coins instead of paper
- Money returned after giving too much
- Act of making or becoming something else
- verb
- To exchange one set of clothes for another
- To exchange one kind of money for another
- To replace something with another thing
- To make or become something else
- To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another
consensus
US / kənˈsensəs /
•UK / kənˈsɛnsəs /
- noun
- A decision that is shared by most of a group
both
US / bəuθ /
•UK / boθ /
- determiner
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
- pronoun
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
military
US / 'mɪlətrɪ /
•UK / ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the army or navy
- noun
- Army or armed forces
pressure
US / 'preʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈprɛʃɚ /
- noun
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Strong persuasion to do something
- verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
severe
US / sɪ'vɪə(r) /
•UK / səˈvɪr /
- adjecitve
- Very bad; harsh
- Being very serious or extremely bad
- (Of clothes, etc.) plain; simple; not decorated
main
US / meɪn /
•UK / men /
- adjecitve
- Most important; most often used
nancy
US / ˈnænsi /
•UK / ˈnænsi, nɑŋˈsi /
- adjective
- Effeminate.
- noun
- An effeminate or gay man.
- proper noun
- A city in northeastern France, chief town of Lorraine; population 107,434 (2006).
speaker
US / 'spi:kə(r) /
•UK / ˈspikɚ /
- noun
- Electronic device for making or broadcasting sound
- Person who makes a speech before a group
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
activity
US / æk'tɪvətɪ /
•UK / ækˈtɪvɪti /
- noun
- An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
neighbour
US / 'neɪbə(r) /
•UK / ˈnebɚ /
- noun
- Person who lives, or is near, you
taipei
US / ˈtaiˈpei,-ˈbei /
•UK / ˈtaɪˈpe, -ˈbe /
- proper noun
- The capital of Taiwan, in the northern part of the country; population 2,629,300 (est. 2007).
back
US / bæk /
•UK / bæk /
- 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
and
US / ənd /
•UK / ənd, ən,ænd /
- conjunction
- Used to refer to two or more things
- Plus; in addition; on top of that
- Used to introduce an action that follows another
certainly
US / ˈsə:tnli /
•UK / ˈsɚtnli /
- adverb
- Sure; of course
ben
US / ben /
•UK / bɛn /
- noun
- A mountain or tall hill
invasion
US / ɪnˈveɪʒn /
•UK / ɪnˈveʒən /
- noun
- Entry into a place to cause harm
real
US / rɪəl /
•UK / ˈriəl, ril /
- adjecitve
- Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- Being important or special
zone
US / zəʊn /
•UK / zoʊn /
- noun
- Area of space designated for a particular use
- verb
- To divide an area for a particular reason
come
US / kʌm /
•UK / kʌm /
- verb
- To arrive at a place
- (Of mail) to be delivered
- To move toward someone; go with someone
- To reach a certain point or state
decide
US / dɪ'saɪd /
•UK / dɪˈsaɪd /
- verb
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
- to affect the result of something
game
US / ɡeɪm /
•UK / ɡem /
- noun
- Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- Birds and animals people hunt to kill and eat
- Match between two teams
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
form
US / fɔ:m /
•UK / fɔrm /
- noun
- Sports team or person's current winning record
- Document you complete when making an application
- Visible shape or style; type; kind
- verb
- To organize something such as a club or group
- To develop; to come into a shape or substance
- To make something into a particular shape
out
US / aʊt /
•UK / aʊt /
- adverb
- No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
- Away from home, business, or the usual place
- In a direction/movement away from inside or center
- noun
- Act when a batter cannot continue playing
- verb
- To tell people a secret
over
US / 'əʊvə(r) /
•UK / ˈovɚ /
- adverb
- Finished; no longer happening
- Towards the ground/away from a standing position
- noun
- A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
- other
- Finished
- preposition
- Showing the relation when a thing is above another
- On or covering something
- Above or across something
- More than you need
- From one side to the other
- In the direction of; toward
early
US / ˈɜ:li /
•UK / ˈɜ:rli /
- adjecitve
- Happening or appearing before
- adverb
- Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- Happening sooner than expected
majority
US / mə'dʒɒrətɪ /
•UK / məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr- /
- noun
- Amount that is more than half of a group
call
US / kɔ:l /
•UK / kɔl /
- 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
identification
US / aɪˌdentɪfɪˈkeɪʃn /
•UK / aɪˌdɛntəfɪˈkeʃən /
- noun
- (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
something
US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
- adverb
- In some degree or measure
- noun
- a person or thing of some value or consequence
- pronoun
- Thing that is not yet known or named
- Approximately
august
US / ɔːˈɡʌst /
•UK / ɔːˈɡʌst /
- adjecitve
- (of person) Well known and respected
- noun
- 8th month of the year
front
US / frʌnt /
•UK / frʌnt /
- adjecitve
- Opposite of back; the forward part of an object
- noun
- Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- Area where fighting in a war is happening
- Place where air of different temperatures meets
- verb
- To have the forward part facing something
- To lead a group of people, usually a band
join
US / dʒɔɪn /
•UK / dʒɔɪn /
- verb
- To bring something close to another, to become one
- To become a member of
- To participate in an activity with others
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
much
US / mʌtʃ /
•UK / mʌtʃ /
- 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
system
US / 'sɪstəm /
•UK / ˈsɪstəm /
- adjecitve
- Working in an organized, logical way
- noun
- Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
under
US / ˈʌndə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌndɚ /
- adjecitve
- In the same place as another thing, but lower
- adverb
- In a lower quantity or price than expected
- preposition
- According to the terms of an agreement or law
- Managed or controlled by the authority of
- Being of a lesser quality or amount than expected
- Influenced or affected by something or someone
- Less or lower in age, amount, size or number
extend
US / ɪkˈstend /
•UK / ɪkˈstɛnd /
- verb
- To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
- To reach from one point to another
- To straighten or stretch something out, e.g. leg
- To make something last longer
everybody
US / ˈevribɒdi /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi /
- pronoun
- Every person; everyone
grow
US / ɡrəʊ /
•UK / ɡro /
- verb
- To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- To improve; to develop better skills over time
- To develop and become bigger or taller over time
since
US / sɪns /
•UK / sɪns /
- adverb
- At a point before the present time
- conjunction
- For this reason; because
- preposition
- From the time in the past that
well
US / wel /
•UK / wɛl /
- 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
danger
US / ˈdeɪndʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈdendʒɚ /
- noun
- The possibility of getting hurt, damaged, killed
definitely
US / ˈdefɪnətli /
•UK / ˈdefɪnətli /
- adverb
- Without question; beyond doubt
frequency
US / 'fri:kwənsɪ /
•UK / ˈfrikwənsi /
- noun
- Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
- How often something happens
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
time
US / taɪm /
•UK / taɪm /
- noun
- Speed at which music is played; tempo
- Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
- Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
- Occasion when something happens
- Period or occasion that something occurred
- Period in history or the past
- Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
- How long an event takes; duration
- verb
- To check speed at which music is performed
- To choose a specific moment to do something
- To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
- To schedule something to occur at a specific moment
chinese
US / /
•UK / /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of China
just
US / dʒʌst /
•UK / dʒʌst /
- 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)
line
US / laɪn /
•UK / laɪn /
- noun
- Border that divides two places or regions
- Long crease in the skin, often from age
- Mark that is long, straight and very thin
- Row of words, letters or numbers that are written
- Telephone connection
- People waiting one behind the other; queue
- Long thin wire, e.g. for electrical signal
- verb
- To put material along the inside of something
talk
US / tɔ:k /
•UK / tɔk /
- 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
dramatic
US / drəˈmætɪk /
•UK / drəˈmætɪk /
- adjecitve
- Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- (Of an event) sudden and extreme
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
situation
US / ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌsɪtʃuˈeʃən /
- noun
- Place, position or area that something is in
- Circumstance or condition surrounding an event
- An unexpected problem or difficulty
training
US / ˈtreɪnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈtrenɪŋ /
- noun
- Act of educating someone to get better at
- 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
vast
US / vɑ:st /
•UK / væst /
- adjecitve
- Being very large in size or amount
basis
US / ˈbeɪsɪs /
•UK / ˈbesɪs /
- noun
- Main ingredient or part of something
- Starting situation, fact, idea to develop from
opposition
US / ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɑ:pəˈzɪʃn /
- noun
- Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
- Group that you are fighting or competing against
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
taiwan
US / ˈtaɪˈwɑːn /
•UK / ˈtaɪˈwɑn /
- other
- A government on the island of Taiwan established in by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainlan
- An island in southeastern Asia miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea
compulsory
US / kəmˈpʌlsəri /
•UK / kəmˈpʌlsəri /
- adjecitve
- Required by the rules; that you cannot avoid doing
control
US / kən'trəʊl /
•UK / kənˈtrol /
- noun
- A device designed to operate a machine
- Participant in experiment that is left untouched
- Act to dominate or command; make manageable
- A law limiting the growth or spread of something
- A place which overseas or manages e.g. a factory
- verb
- To direct or influence the behavior of something
counter
US / 'kaʊntə(r) /
•UK / ˈkaʊntɚ /
- noun
- A point in a discussion that puts an opposite view
- A narrow table top for serving/preparing food
- Person or device that adds the number of things
- A token or flat piece used in games
- prefix
- Being opposite or against something
- verb
- To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- To try to prevent, as by making a different point
face
US / feɪs /
•UK / fes /
- noun
- Side or outer surface of something
- An expression using mouth, nose, eyes etc.
- Front part of the head where eyes, mouth etc. are
- Characteristics you show in public
- verb
- To cover a surface with something like paint
- To deal with a problem or responsibilities
- To look toward; point in a certain direction
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
jinping
US / /
•UK / /
leader
US / ˈli:də(r) /
•UK / ˈlidɚ /
- noun
- Person who is in charge of a group or task
- Person or group who is currently winning
now
US / naʊ /
•UK / naʊ /
- adverb
- At the present time or moment
- Right away or in the next possible moment
- Used to refer to something that just happened
- Time between the present and a moment in the past
- conjunction
- Resulting from or because of something
panic
US / 'pænɪk /
•UK / ˈpænɪk /
- noun
- Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- verb
- To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think
structure
US / ˈstrʌk.tʃə /
•UK / ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ /
- noun
- The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in
- verb
- To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
south
US / saʊθ /
•UK / saʊθ /
- adjecitve
- Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
- Coming from the opposite direction from north
- noun
- The direction to your right of the rising sun
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
quite
US / kwaɪt /
•UK / kwaɪt /
- adverb
- Not very; fairly
- Very; In a complete or total manner
sense
US / sens /
•UK / sɛns /
- noun
- Certain mental feeling or emotion
- Normal or clear state of mind
- Meaning of a particular word, phrase or text
- verb
- To perceive using sight, sound, taste touch etc.
- To recognize the presence of something
support
US / səˈpɔ:t /
•UK / səˈpɔrt, -ˈport /
- noun
- Assistance or advice given to someone
- Evidence that helps prove something is true
- A thing to hold up or prevent from falling down
- verb
- To give assistance or advice to someone
- To help prove or show that something is true
- To hold up or prevent from falling down
surprise
US / səˈpraɪz /
•UK / sərˈpraɪz /
- adjecitve
- That surprises you; not expected
- noun
- Something unexpected that slightly shocks you
- verb
- To do something that another person didn't expect
wide
US / waɪd /
•UK / waɪd /
- adjecitve
- Having a great distance from one side to the other
- adverb
- Fully; completely
bipartisan
US / ˌbaɪpɑ:tɪˈzæn /
•UK / ˌbaɪˈpɑ:rtɪzn /
- adjecitve
- Supported by both sides
carry
US / ˈkæri /
•UK / ˈkæri /
- verb
- To have a child, be pregnant
- To have a disease you might give to others
- (Of stores) to sell a particular product
- To hold something and move it to another place
- To travel a long distance (sound)
- To support the weight or burden of something
fighter
US / ˈfaɪtə(r) /
•UK / ˈfaɪtɚ /
- noun
- Something or someone that fights
feeling
US / ˈfi:lɪŋ /
•UK / ˈfilɪŋ /
- noun
- Sensation or emotion you experience
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
can
US / kæn /
•UK / kən,kæn /
- noun
- A metal container for storing food
- other
- Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
- verb
- To have permission to
- To be possible to do
- To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container
exert
US / ɪgˈzɜ:t /
•UK / ɪgˈzɜ:rt /
- verb
- To make something have an effect on something else
pelosi
US / ˈpelɪt /
•UK / ˈpɛlɪt /
war
US / wɔ:(r) /
•UK / wɔr /
- noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
announcement
US / əˈnaʊnsmənt /
•UK / əˈnaʊnsmənt /
- noun
- Act of informing people about something publicly
bureau
US / 'bjʊərəʊ /
•UK / ˈbjʊro /
- noun
- Administrative unit of government
jet
US / dʒet /
•UK / dʒɛt /
- noun
- Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
- (Of liquid, gas) to shoot out of a small opening
- A pipe that water or gas goes through
- Hard, black, usually shiny stone
- verb
- (Of liquid, gas) to shoot out of a small opening
- To travel on a jet plane
north
US / nɔ:θ /
•UK / nɔ:rθ /
- adjecitve
- Coming from the opposite direction to the south
- noun
- Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
understand
US / ˌʌndə'stænd /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /
- verb
- To know the meaning of language, what someone says
would
US / wʊd /
•UK / wʊd /
- 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
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
especially
US / ɪˈspeʃəli /
•UK / ɛˈspɛʃəli, ɪˈspɛʃ- /
- adverb
- More than usual; extremely
give
US / ɡɪv /
•UK / ɡɪv /
- noun
- Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- verb
- To hand over or present something to someone
- To cause someone to have or experience something
expansion
US / ɪkˈspænʃn /
•UK / ɪkˈspænʃən /
- noun
- Making or becoming larger
security
US / sɪ'kjʊərətɪ /
•UK / sɪˈkjʊrɪtisə'kjurətɪ /
- noun
- Department in a company in charge of protection
- Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
- Person paid to protect property and people
- Things done to protect people, buildings etc.
- Condition of being safe from danger or harm
ever
US / 'evə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛvɚ /
- adverb
- At any time; at all times in the future
monday
US / ˈmʌndeɪ /
•UK / ˈmʌndeɪ /
- noun
- Second day of the week; the day after Sunday
point
US / pɔɪnt /
•UK / pɔɪnt /
- noun
- An item to be discussed
- Small spot or dot
- Fact or detail
- Feature of something
- The size of the text on a page or screen
- A certain time or stage in a process
- Certain position in time or space
- Idea or fact you try to convince people about
- Measurement of scores in a game, sport
- Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
- verb
- To face a certain direction, e.g. north
- To indicate something with your finger to others
chief
US / tʃi:f /
•UK / tʃif /
- adjecitve
- The one highest in authority or importance
- noun
- Leader of a race or group of people
- The one highest in authority or importance
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
new
US / nju: /
•UK / nu, nju /
- 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
readiness
US / ˈredinəs /
•UK / ˈrɛdɪnɪs /
- noun
- State of having been made ready or prepared
cope
US / kəʊp /
•UK / koʊp /
- verb
- To deal with something in spite of difficulties
continue
US / kən'tɪnju: /
•UK / kənˈtɪnju /
- verb
- To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- To start doing again after a break, pause, or stop
exactly
US / ɪgˈzæktli /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /
- adverb
- No more and no less than; precisely
consider
US / kən'sɪdə(r) /
•UK / kənˈsɪdər /
- verb
- To think carefully about something
visit
US / ˈvɪzɪt /
•UK / ˈvɪzɪt /
- noun
- Trip to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- verb
- To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
after
US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /
•UK / ˈæftɚ /
- adverb
- Later than another time, or behind something
- conjunction
- Following something before
- preposition
- When an event happened or time has passed
deploy
US / dɪˈplɔɪ /
•UK / dɪˈplɔɪ /
- verb
- To put into position (often a military operation)
scramble
US / ˈskræmbl /
•UK / ˈskræmbəl /
- verb
- To cause war planes to take off quickly
- To mix up
will
US / wɪl /
•UK / wɪl /
- 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
US / wɔ:n /
•UK / wɔrn /
- verb
- To tell someone about possible danger
authoritarian
US / ɔ:ˌθɒrɪˈteəriən /
•UK / əˌθɔ:rəˈteriən /
- adjecitve
- Expecting complete obedience to your rules
- noun
- Person expecting complete obedience
integral
US / ˈɪntɪgrəl /
•UK / ˈɪntɪɡrəl, ɪnˈtɛɡrəl /
- adjecitve
- Being an essential part of something; necessary
incursion
US / ɪnˈkɜ:ʒən /
•UK / ɪnˈkə:ʒən /
- noun
- Sudden invasion or attack by enemies
strategic
US / strəˈti:dʒɪk /
•UK / strəˈtidʒɪk /
- adjecitve
- Concerned with strategy; well thought out
use
US / ju:s /
•UK / ju:s /
- noun
- Ability to employ something
- Need to enable it to work
- Permission to do something with something
- Act of spending money
- Operation of a machine for its function
- verb
- To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
- To need to operate or work
- To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
- To treat a person badly
- To do something with, for a task or purpose
four
US / fɔ:(r) /
•UK / fɔr, for /
- number
- 4
obviously
US / ˈɒbviəsli /
•UK / ˈɑːbviəsli /
- adverb
- In a way that is obvious/easy to see or understand
satisfy
US / ˈsætɪsfaɪ /
•UK / ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ /
- verb
- To make someone happy because they got their wish
- To do what is required in order to finish
sunday
US / ˈsʌndeɪ /
•UK / ˈsʌndi, -ˌde /
- noun
- Seventh day of the week, the day after Saturday
while
US / waɪl /
•UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /
- conjunction
- In spite of the fact that; although
- During the time that; at the same time
- noun
- Short amount of time
live
US / lɪv /
•UK / liv /
- adjecitve
- Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
- Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
- Glowing because burning; hot
- Not yet killed (for food)
- adverb
- (Music, drama) as it is performed
- verb
- To be alive
- To experience a particular type of life
- To make your home in a house or town
january
US / ˈdʒænjuəri /
•UK / ˈdʒænjueri /
- noun
- 1st month of the year
year
US / jə: /
•UK / jɪr /
- noun
- Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- Used to refer to the age of a person
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
discuss
US / dɪˈskʌs /
•UK / dɪˈskʌs /
- verb
- To talk about seriously or in great detail
this
US / ðɪs /
•UK / ðɪs /
- 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
big
US / bɪɡ /
•UK / bɪɡ /
- adjecitve
- Popular
- Serious
- Large
mention
US / 'menʃn /
•UK / ˈmɛnʃən /
- noun
- Act of referring to or talking about something
- verb
- To refer to or talk or write about something
the
US / ðə /
•UK / ðə /
- article
- Used to refer to something already mentioned
- Used to show there is only one of something
- determiner
- Used to describe all of a family
regard
US / rɪ'ɡɑ:d /
•UK / rɪˈɡɑrd /
- noun
- Admiration or respect for a person or thing
- verb
- To think about a person, thing in a particular way
- To look at a person or thing in a particular way
into
US / 'ɪntə /
•UK / ˈɪntu /
- preposition
- Moving or going inside something
- In the same direction as; in the direction of
- So as to become; taking the state of
one
US / wʌn /
•UK / wʌn /
- pronoun
- You; we; people in general; someone
- The thing or person previously referred to
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to people generally
- Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
- number
- Number 1
defence
US / dɪˈfens /
•UK / dɪˈfɛns /
- noun
- The process of protecting something from attack
man
US / mæn /
•UK / mæn /
- 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.)
blanchard
US / b'leɪmɪŋ /
•UK / b'leɪmɪŋ /
draftee
US / ˌdrɑ:fˈti: /
•UK / ˌdræfˈti: /
- other
- Someone who is drafted into military service
korea
US / kɔ:ˈriən /
•UK / kəˈriə /
- proper noun
- A region in eastern Asia that forms a peninsula between the East Sea and the Yellow Sea, now divided
restore
US / rɪˈstɔ:(r) /
•UK / rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstor /
- verb
- To return a thing to its original condition
demand
US / dɪ'mɑ:nd /
•UK / dɪˈmænd /
- noun
- Desire customers have to buy product, service
- A strong request for someone to do something
- verb
- To strongly request someone to do something
make
US / meɪk /
•UK / mek /
- noun
- Product made by a particular company; brand
- verb
- To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- To get to (a place) on time
- To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
- To create something by putting things together
- To earn a certain amount of money at a job
- To cause or force a person to do something
- To cause something to happen or be formed