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How to Make Love Last Forever

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intense

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  • adjecitve
  • Very strong, great or extreme in degree

dismantle

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US / dɪs'mæntl /

UK / dɪsˈmæntl /

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  • verb
  • To take something apart in an organized way

fate

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  • noun
  • What will happen to you in the future, often bad
  • Power that determines what happens; destiny

make

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US / meɪk /

UK / mek /

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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

refine

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

suppress

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  • verb
  • To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
  • To use force to prevent something happening

deep

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  • adjecitve
  • Complex and important
  • Extreme or intense
  • Going far down from the surface
  • Low in pitch, as a sound
  • adverb
  • At a certain distance beneath the surface

level

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US / 'levl /

UK / ˈlɛvəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • (Sports) equal to another
  • Being steady and determined (e.g. a voice)
  • noun
  • Specific height of something
  • Amount of ability you have compared to others
  • Floor or deck within a building
  • Tool used to determine if something is lying flat
  • verb
  • To aim a gun at someone
  • To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
  • To make things flat or even
  • To make a score equal to another, in sports

sensitivity

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  • noun
  • Quality of being easily hurt emotionally

entire

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  • adjecitve
  • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole

insist

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  • verb
  • To demand that someone do something
  • To strongly state your opinion without changing it

into

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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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  • 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

other

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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

let

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  • verb
  • To allow someone to do something
  • Introducing a suggestion to do something together
  • To rent a house, etc. to others

lid

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  • noun
  • Cover that can be lifted or removed, as on bottles

might

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  • other
  • Used to politely request an action
  • Used to express that something could happen
  • Power, strength, force or influence

little

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  • adjecitve
  • Being short in length of time
  • Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
  • Being very young or younger than others
  • adverb
  • By an amount or degree that is not very much
  • Not often; rarely
  • noun
  • A person's name

natural

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  • adjecitve
  • Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • Not made by humans; without human intervention

mistaken

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  • verb
  • To understand someone or something incorrectly

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

discuss

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  • verb
  • To talk about seriously or in great detail

olive

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  • noun
  • Person's name
  • Small, oval-shaped black or green fruit

may

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UK / me /

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  • noun
  • 5th month of the year
  • other
  • Used to express a desire
  • Expresses permission, possibility or probability
  • Used to show that a thing could be true

ready

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  • adjecitve
  • Being likely or about to do something
  • Being willing to do a task
  • verb
  • To prepare something for use or action

silently

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  • adverb
  • In a perfectly quiet way

this

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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

word

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  • noun
  • Unit of language that has a meaning
  • Promise
  • Short remark or piece of information
  • verb
  • To express something by choosing particular words

kind

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

lover

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US / 'lʌvə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Someone's romantic and often sexual partner
  • Someone having a great interest in something
  • Person who loves someone or is loved by someone

simply

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  • adverb
  • In an easy or clear manner

therefore

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  • adverb
  • And so; for that reason

authentic

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  • adjecitve
  • From a reliable source; accurate; true

chiefly

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  • adverb
  • Mostly; mainly; for the most part

birthday

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  • noun
  • Date each year on which you were born

encounter

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  • noun
  • A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
  • verb
  • To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
  • To meet someone or something unexpectedly

follow

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US / ˈfɔləu /

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  • verb
  • To come after someone; be guided by someone
  • To support someone, e.g. singer or comedian
  • To be the logical result of something
  • To happen after something else happens
  • To believe a set of values or a moral teacher
  • To understand something happening or being said

marathon

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US / 'mærəθən /

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  • adjecitve
  • Lasting for a long time
  • noun
  • Running race that is run over a distance of 42km

unentitled

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  • adjecitve
  • Having no right or entitlement

depth

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  • noun
  • Distance below a surface

great

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

keen

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US / ki:n /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being eager or excited for something to happen
  • Liking something; wanting to do or have; desiring
  • Having highly developed senses (e.g. smell, taste)
  • Being clever or smart
  • verb
  • To make a loud sad cry, as because someone died

partner

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  • noun
  • One you have a business/personal relationship with
  • Someone you have personal relationship with
  • verb
  • To join with others for work or other activity

terrible

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  • adjecitve
  • Very bad; horrible

each

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  • determiner
  • Every one of two or more things
  • pronoun
  • Per one person or thing

guilty

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  • adjecitve
  • Responsible for doing something wrong

happen

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  • verb
  • To take place or occur

kiss

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US / kɪs /

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  • verb
  • To touch something in a light or gentle way
  • To put your lips against another's to show love

twice

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  • adverb
  • Two times

typical

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  • adjecitve
  • Normal; usual; expected

nothing

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  • noun
  • Item of little or no value, importance, interest
  • Number or value of zero
  • pronoun
  • Not anything, not a single thing

requirement

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  • noun
  • A demand that someone does something
  • Something that is a necessity

stay

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  • noun
  • Legal order to stop or delay an action
  • Strong rope or wire that supports a ship's mast
  • Period of time spent living in or visiting a place
  • verb
  • To keep trying without giving up
  • To remain in the same place and not move away
  • To spend time visiting a place or someone's home

letdown

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  • noun
  • Feeling of dissatisfaction when results are poor

refuse

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  • noun
  • Garbage, waste
  • verb
  • To not accept, allow, or give something

ours

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  • pronoun
  • Belonging to us

value

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  • 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

difficulty

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  • noun
  • Something that is hard to do

get

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US / ɡet /

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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

particularly

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  • adverb
  • Specially; more than others

second

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  • adjecitve
  • 2nd; the one following first
  • noun
  • Unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute
  • Short period of time that you wait for someone
  • (Do) soon
  • verb
  • To agree to support a proposal at a meeting

serious

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  • adjecitve
  • Giving something great energy or sincerity
  • Needing thought or concentration; important; grave
  • Being sincere about something; not joking

unfunny

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  • other
  • Not funny; especially failing to achieve the intended humor

anymore

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  • adverb
  • No longer; no more

amply

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  • adverb
  • More than adequately; plentifully

down

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US / daʊn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being sad, sick, or unhappy
  • Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
  • adverb
  • In a sitting or lying position
  • Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
  • Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
  • noun
  • A period of play in American Football
  • The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
  • preposition
  • Along something's path, course, or direction
  • Going from a higher position to a lower position
  • verb
  • To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping

locate

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  • verb
  • To find exactly where something is positioned
  • To put something in a new place

then

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  • 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

unfair

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  • adjecitve
  • not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right

unfairness

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US / /

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  • noun
  • Situation when everyone is not treated equally

cheer

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US / tʃiə /

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  • noun
  • Feeling of happiness or optimism
  • A loud shout of encouragement or approval
  • A toast used when raising your glass to drink
  • verb
  • To give a loud shout of encouragement to someone
  • To make someone feel happier or less worried

cause

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  • noun
  • Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • Reason for
  • verb
  • To make something happen; create effect or result

evening

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  • noun
  • Last part of the day and early part of night
  • A social event in the early part of the night
  • verb
  • To make something level; to flatten
  • To make something equal

own

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  • 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

phase

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  • noun
  • Different stages of the moon from new to full
  • Distinct part or step in a process
  • One stage of a process or series of stages
  • verb
  • To make happen in a gradual ordered way

ultimately

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  • adverb
  • Done or considered as the final and most important

understanding

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  • adjecitve
  • Being sympathetic
  • noun
  • When you get the meaning correctly; comprehension
  • Knowledge about something or someone
  • verb
  • To know the meaning of language, what someone says

about

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  • adverb
  • To be ready to; going to
  • Nearly; approximately; roughly
  • Near; next to; close to
  • In every direction; in the area of
  • preposition
  • Concerning or of (a topic)

care

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  • noun
  • Treatment you receive for your health or safety
  • Something that a person worries about
  • verb
  • To feel interest, concern, or worry
  • To look after someone or something

cease

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US / si:s /

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  • verb
  • To come or bring to an end; stop continuing

even

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  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
  • Being divided equally or fairly
  • (Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
  • Smooth, level, or regular
  • Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
  • At a regular, equally steady manner
  • Remaining steady and unchanging
  • adverb
  • (When this is surprising) as well; too
  • (Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
  • verb
  • To make something level; to flatten
  • To make something equal

eye

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  • 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

impact

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  • noun
  • A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • Very strong influence
  • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
  • verb
  • To hit or strike someone or something with force

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

mildly

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  • adverb
  • To a moderate degree; not in a violent way

people

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

storey

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  • noun
  • One of many floors or levels in a building

that

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  • 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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  • 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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  • noun
  • Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday

couple

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  • noun
  • Two people in a romantic relationship
  • Two of something; two people; a pair
  • verb
  • To join something to something else
  • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
  • To put two people or things together

keep

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US / ki:p /

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  • 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

something

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US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

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  • 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

typically

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US / ˈtɪpɪkli /

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  • adverb
  • In a normal or usual way

furious

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US / ˈfjʊəriəs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Extremely angry

only

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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

perhaps

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A1
  • adverb
  • Possibly, but not certainly; maybe

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 /

A1
  • 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

far

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US / fɑ:(r) /

UK / fɑr /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • A long way away
  • Being a long way away
  • adverb
  • To a large degree or extent

leave

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US / li:v /

UK / liv /

A1
  • noun
  • Permission to do something
  • Vacation time; time off work
  • verb
  • To go away from; depart
  • To gift property to someone after you die
  • To allow something to continue happening
  • To let something remain unused or available
  • To let something or someone remain somewhere

resentment

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US / rɪˈzentmənt /

UK / rɪˈzɛntmənt /

B1
  • noun
  • Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment

thoroughly

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US / ˈθʌrəli /

UK / ˈθɜ:rəli /

B1
  • adverb
  • In a complete way, without missing any part

trick

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US / trɪk /

UK / trɪk /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Not reliable; likely to deceive you
  • noun
  • Act of trying to fool someone
  • Quick or skillful way of doing something
  • Something done to make someone laugh
  • verb
  • To fool someone in order to obtain a result
  • To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh

early

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US / ˈɜ:li /

UK / ˈɜ:rli /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Happening or appearing before
  • adverb
  • Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
  • Happening sooner than expected

large

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US / lɑ:dʒ /

UK / lɑ:rdʒ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat

bravery

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US / 'breɪvərɪ /

UK / ˈbrevəri, ˈbrevri /

B1
  • noun
  • Quality allowing someone to do courageous things

company

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US / 'kʌmpənɪ /

UK / ˈkʌmpəni /

A1
  • noun
  • Good feeling from being with someone else
  • A business that sells things or provides services
  • Guests, especially in your home
  • Being with another person rather than alone

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

effort

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US / ˈefət /

UK / ˈɛfət /

A2
  • noun
  • Amount of work used trying to do something

inhibit

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US / ɪn'hɪbɪt /

UK / ɪnˈhɪbɪt /

B1
  • verb
  • To stop a person expressing themselves normally
  • To stop something happening; restrain something

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

entangle

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US / ɪnˈtæŋgl /

UK / ɛnˈtæŋɡəl /

B2
  • verb
  • To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
  • (Of rope, string) to be tied in a way hard to undo

sometimes

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US / ˈsʌmtaɪmz /

UK / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /

A1
  • adverb
  • Only at certain times; occasionally

abandon

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US / ə'bændən /

UK / əˈbændən /

B1
  • noun
  • Wild, carefree behavior
  • verb
  • To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
  • To withdraw your support, or leave someone
  • To stop doing or having (hope, plans); give up
  • To leave a place, car and not go back
  • To surrender to a desire, with little self-control

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

ignore

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US / ɪɡ'nɔ:(r) /

UK / ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor /

A2
  • verb
  • To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to

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

unknowingly

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US / ʌn'nəʊɪŋlɪ /

UK / ʌn'noʊɪŋlɪ /

B1
  • adverb
  • Without knowing or being consciously aware

until

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US / ənˈtɪl /

UK / ʌnˈtɪl /

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

disinter

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US / ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜ:(r) /

UK / ˌdɪsɪnˈtə: /

A1
  • noun
  • Dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies

form

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US / fɔ:m /

UK / fɔrm /

A1
  • 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

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

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

over

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US / 'əʊvə(r) /

UK / ˈovɚ /

A1
  • 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

concerned

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US / kənˈsɜ:nd /

UK / kənˈsə:nd /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Worried or anxious
  • verb
  • To be about a particular topic
  • To have a direct impact on someone
  • To be responsible or mixed up in; to be involved
  • To feel worry or anxiety

bury

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US / 'berɪ /

UK / ˈbɛri /

B1
  • verb
  • To put something into the ground and cover it

devote

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US / dɪˈvəʊt /

UK / dɪˈvoʊt /

B1
  • verb
  • To dedicate
  • To decide to use or give (your time, efforts)

keel

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US / ki:l /

UK / kil /

C2
  • noun
  • Long central strip along the bottom of a boat

understand

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US / ˌʌndə'stænd /

UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /

A1
  • verb
  • To know the meaning of language, what someone says

unsure

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US / ˌʌnˈʃʊə(r) /

UK / ʌnˈʃʊr, -ˈʃə:r /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Lacking confidence or certainty
  • Lacking confidence in your own words or actions

would

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US / wʊd /

UK / wʊd /

A1
  • other
  • Used to indicate something imagined
  • Used to ask or request something politely
  • Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
  • Used to indicate a preference
  • Used to indicate a reaction
  • Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
  • Used to indicate willingness or ability to do

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

desire

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US / dɪ'zaɪə(r) /

UK / dɪˈzaɪr /

A2
  • noun
  • Thing that is wished for or wanted
  • verb
  • To wish for, hope or want something

give

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US / ɡɪv /

UK / ɡɪv /

A1
  • noun
  • Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • verb
  • To hand over or present something to someone
  • To cause someone to have or experience something

good

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US / ɡʊd /

UK / ɡʊd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Proper, appropriate or right
  • (Of an amount) enough; plenty
  • Excellent; high quality
  • Acting well or properly; of moral character
  • In a positive or happy emotional state
  • noun
  • Advantage or benefit

single

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US / 'sɪŋɡl /

UK / ˈsɪŋɡəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being one only, without others
  • Only; merely
  • Not married or in a relationship
  • noun
  • One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • An individual song from a CD or album
  • Person who is not married or in a relationship

anecdote

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US / ˈænɪkdəʊt /

UK / ˈænɪkˌdot /

B2
  • noun
  • Brief story based on personal experience

book

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US / bʊk /

UK / bʊk /

A1
  • noun
  • Thing made of pages with writing on that you read
  • verb
  • (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
  • To reserve (hotel room, etc.) in advance
  • To produce a red or yellow card to a soccer player

honorable

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US / 'ɒnərəbl /

UK / ˈɑnərəbəl /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive

want

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US / wɔnt /

UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /

A1
  • noun
  • Something you desire or wish for
  • State or condition of poverty
  • verb
  • To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing

yet

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US / jet /

UK / jɛt /

A1
  • adverb
  • At a later time (used after ‘not’)
  • (Used to emphasize that thing is, will be greater)
  • Eventually; at a future time
  • Until now; up to the present
  • conjunction
  • Adding to what has been said, often as a contrast

admire

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US / əd'maɪə(r) /

UK / ædˈmaɪr /

A2
  • verb
  • To feel respect or wonder toward someone

can

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US / kæn /

UK / kən,kæn /

A1
  • noun
  • A metal container for storing food
  • other
  • Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
  • verb
  • To have permission to
  • To be possible to do
  • To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container

immensely

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US / ɪˈmensli /

UK / ɪˈmensli /

B1
  • adverb
  • Very much; greatly; a lot

irony

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US / 'aɪrənɪ /

UK / ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪə- /

B2
  • noun
  • Quality of being funny because it is the opposite

sheer

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US / ʃɪə(r) /

UK / ʃɪr /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • (Of luck/stupidity) very complete or absolute
  • (Of fabric) very fine or thin; see-through
  • adverb
  • Straight up and down; steeply
  • verb
  • To suddenly turn or change direction

silly

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US / 'sɪlɪ /

UK / ˈsɪli /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Careless
  • Acting funny or playfully
  • Not being serious or important

email

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US / 'i:meɪl /

UK / 'i:meɪl /

A1
  • noun
  • A message like a letter sent by computer or phone
  • verb
  • To send an electronic letter via computer or phone

our

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

UK / aʊr /

A1
  • determiner
  • Belonging to us

maybe

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US / ˈmeɪbi /

UK / ˈmebi /

A1
  • adverb
  • Possibly but not certainly; perhaps

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

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

powerful

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US / ˈpauəful /

UK / ˈpaʊəfəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Having control or influence over
  • Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength

relationship

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US / rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp /

UK / rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp /

A2
  • noun
  • Connection between two or more people or things
  • Way people interact or live with each other
  • Romantic or loving friendship between two people

scrape

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US / skreɪp /

UK / skrep /

B1
  • noun
  • Bad or unpleasant incident
  • other
  • To move roughly across the surface of something
  • verb
  • To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
  • To damage the surface by moving something roughly
  • To remove something by roughly brushing it off

friend

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US / frend /

UK / frɛnd /

A1
  • noun
  • Person who you like and enjoy being with

frustration

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US / frʌ'streɪʃn /

UK / frʌˈstreʃən /

B1
  • noun
  • Annoyance because things don't go the way you want

operate

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US / ˈɒpəreɪt /

UK / ˈɑ:pəreɪt /

A1
  • verb
  • To control or handle something, such as a machine
  • To control or manage something such as a business
  • To be working or being used
  • To perform surgery on someone

feeling

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US / ˈfi:lɪŋ /

UK / ˈfilɪŋ /

A1
  • noun
  • Sensation or emotion you experience
  • verb
  • To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • To sense through direct contact; touch

opportunity

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US / ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ /

UK / ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju- /

A2
  • noun
  • Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance

slow

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US / sləʊ /

UK / sloʊ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
  • (Clock) showing time earlier than the actual time
  • Having difficulty understanding simple things
  • Moving or happening without speed; not fast
  • verb
  • To move, with less speed than before
  • To move or go without much speed

wise

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US / waɪz /

UK / waɪz /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment

ensure

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US / ɪn'ʃʊə(r) /

UK / ɛnˈʃʊr /

A2
  • verb
  • To make something sure, certain, or safe

immediately

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US / ɪˈmi:diətli /

UK / ɪˈmidiɪtli /

A1
  • adverb
  • Without any delay; straight away

walk

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US / wɔ:k /

UK / wɔk /

A1
  • noun
  • Journey on foot done for pleasure or exercise
  • verb
  • To move with your legs at a slowish pace

inside

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US / ˌɪn'saɪd /

UK / ɪnˈsaɪd, ˈɪnˌsaɪd /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being in something
  • Being in a building
  • adverb
  • Into a house; indoors
  • noun
  • Inner part or surface of something

matter

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US / 'mætə(r) /

UK / ˈmætɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Material all things are made of that fills space
  • Problem or reason for concern
  • verb
  • To be of great importance; to count

once

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US / wʌns /

UK / wʌns /

A1
  • adverb
  • One time; one instance
  • At a time in the past
  • conjunction
  • When; as soon as

sorrow

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US / 'sɒrəʊ /

UK / ˈsɑro, ˈsɔro /

B1
  • noun
  • Deep sadness caused by a loss
  • verb
  • To experience deep sadness

toxic

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US / ˈtɒksɪk /

UK / ˈtɑksɪk /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Poisonous; harmful
  • (Of relationships) harmful; causing conflict

withhold

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US / wɪð'həʊld /

UK / wɪθˈhold, wɪð- /

B2
  • verb
  • To hold something back; restrict access to

always

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US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /

UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /

A1
  • adverb
  • For a very long time
  • At all times; in every situation
  • For ever

dampen

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US / 'dæmpən /

UK / ˈdæmpən /

B1
  • verb
  • To make something a little wet
  • To make something, such as a feeling, less strong

many

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US / 'menɪ /

UK / ˈmɛni /

A1
  • determiner
  • Used to refer a large number of things

ourselves

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US / ɑ:ˈselvz /

UK / aʊrˈsɛlvz, ɑr- /

A2
  • pronoun
  • (Showing speaker is affected by their own action)

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

complicated

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US / 'kɒmplɪkeɪtɪd /

UK / ˈkɑmplɪˌketɪd /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Difficult to do, understand or use
  • verb
  • To make more difficult to do, understand or use

flow

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US / fləʊ /

UK / flo /

A2
  • noun
  • Amount of something that moves through an area
  • verb
  • To move steadily and easily in a certain direction

immense

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US / ɪˈmens /

UK / ɪˈmɛns /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Very great in size or amount

instinctive

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US / ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv /

UK / ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Created or done through intuition, not thought

minor

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US / 'maɪnə(r) /

UK / ˈmaɪnɚ /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Not so large in size; not important or valuable
  • An interval a half tone smaller than its major
  • noun
  • Subject studied in college, but not the main one
  • Someone too young to be legally responsible

true

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US / tru: /

UK / tru: /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual

feel

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US / fi:l /

UK / fil /

A1
  • verb
  • To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • To sense through direct contact; touch

listen

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US / ˈlɪsn /

UK / ˈlɪsən /

A1
  • verb
  • To carefully consider what someone is saying

honour

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US / 'ɒnə(r) /

UK / ˈɑnɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
  • Chance to do something special; privilege
  • Respect given to someone who is admired
  • verb
  • To fulfill an agreement
  • To give an award to someone
  • To respect someone or something

memory

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US / 'memərɪ /

UK / ˈmɛməri /

A2
  • noun
  • Ability of the mind to call back past things
  • Space for the storage of information on a computer
  • Something that has been remembered

normal

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US / 'nɔ:ml /

UK / ˈnɔrməl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Standard or regular way of doing something
  • Having standard mental or physical ability, health

reason

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US / 'ri:zn /

UK / ˈrizən /

A1
  • noun
  • Ability to think about facts and form a judgment
  • Explanation for why something occurred or was done
  • verb
  • To think and make conclusions in a logical manner

too

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

A1
  • adverb
  • In addition, also; with emphasis
  • Say that something is more than you want

flirt

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US / flɜ:t /

UK / flɚt /

B2
  • verb
  • To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest

small

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US / smɔ:l /

UK / smɔl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Little in size; not big
  • (Of letters) not written in capital letters
  • Being insignificant or minor
  • (Of a business) with few people or things; local
  • (Of voice) being soft and quiet
  • (Of a child) being young

try

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US / traɪ /

UK / traɪ /

A1
  • noun
  • Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
  • verb
  • To make an effort, to attempt to do something
  • To examine someone or something in a court of law
  • To test to see if it is good or you like it
  • To make a person go through hardship; test
  • To examine something to see if it works

certain

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US / ˈsə:tn /

UK / ˈsɚtn /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Definite, fixed
  • Referring to an unspecified amount or quantity
  • Being sure about something; without doubt

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

develop

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US / dɪ'veləp /

UK / dɪˈvɛləp /

A1
  • verb
  • To explain something in steps and in detail
  • To create or think of something
  • To grow bigger, more complex, or more advanced
  • To make a photograph from film

ever

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US / 'evə(r) /

UK / ˈɛvɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • At any time; at all times in the future

explain

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US / ɪk'spleɪn /

UK / ɪkˈsplen /

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

point

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US / pɔɪnt /

UK / pɔɪnt /

A1
  • 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

skill

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US / skɪl /

UK / skɪl /

A2
  • noun
  • Ability to do something well

should

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US / ʃʊd /

UK / ʃʊd /

A1
  • other
  • Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable

attention

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US / əˈtenʃn /

UK / əˈtɛnʃən /

A2
  • noun
  • Taking notice of someone or something
  • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs

joy

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US / dʒɔɪ /

UK / dʒɔɪ /

A2
  • noun
  • Deep happiness and pleasure about something
  • Thing or person that causes pleasure or happiness
  • verb
  • To experience happiness or to be glad

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

regular

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US / ˈregjələ(r) /

UK / ˈrɛɡjəlɚ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Having an equal amount of space or time in between
  • Occurring or being done frequently
  • Being normal, usual, or average
  • noun
  • Customers who frequently visit a place
  • Soldier who has a permanent job in the army

add

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US / æd /

UK / æd /

A1
  • verb
  • To include as well
  • To put two things or numbers together, e.g. 2+2

admiration

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US / ˌædməˈreɪʃn /

UK / ˌædməˈreʃən /

A2
  • noun
  • A feeling of respect and appreciation

room

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US / ru:m /

UK / rum, rʊm /

A1
  • noun
  • All of the people inside a particular room
  • Part of building enclosed by walls, e.g. kitchen
  • Opportunity to exist, happen, or be true
  • verb
  • To share a home with someone

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

account

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US / ə'kaʊnt /

UK / əˈkaʊnt /

A1
  • noun
  • An advantage
  • Arrangement with a bank to keep your money for you
  • An invoice for things bought
  • Arrangement whereby you can use online services
  • A description, often written, of events; report

constantly

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US / ˈkɒnstəntli /

UK / ˈkɑnstəntlɪ /

B1
  • adverb
  • Frequently, or without pause

evidence

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US / 'evɪdəns /

UK / ˈɛvɪdəns /

A1
  • noun
  • Factual proof that helps to establish the truth

possible

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US / ˈpɒsəbl /

UK / ˈpɑsəbəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being able or appropriate for a task or purpose
  • Having a chance of happening, or being true

legitimately

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US / lɪ'dʒɪtɪmətlɪ /

UK / lɪ'dʒɪtɪmətlɪ /

B2
  • adverb
  • In a lawfully recognized manner

length

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US / leŋθ /

UK / leŋθ /

A2
  • noun
  • Distance from one end of a pool to the other
  • Measurement of distance or of time

noble

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US / 'nəʊbl /

UK / 'noʊbl /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Being admirable and honorable in character
  • Concerning or being a member a high social class
  • Being large, beautiful or impressive in appearance
  • noun
  • Titled peer of the realm e.g. a lord, duke

impression

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US / ɪmˈpreʃn /

UK / ɪmˈprɛʃən /

B1
  • noun
  • Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
  • Act of pressing into a material to make a pattern
  • Act of copying someone's speech or behavior

result

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US / rɪ'zʌlt /

UK / rɪˈzʌlt /

A2
  • noun
  • Something produced through tests or experiments
  • Final score of a competition, election or game
  • verb
  • To be the outcome of other causes and effects

simple

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US / 'sɪmpl /

UK / ˈsɪmpəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • Having only a few parts; not complex
  • Being ordinary or normal
  • Being plain; without a lot added for style

acknowledge

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US / ək'nɒlɪdʒ /

UK / ækˈnɑlɪdʒ /

A2
  • verb
  • To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
  • To say you accept the truth or value of something
  • to publicly express appreciation

apologize

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US / ə'pɒlədʒaɪz /

UK / əˈpɑləˌdʒaɪz /

A2
  • verb
  • To say sorry because of a mistake or injury

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

its

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US / ɪts /

UK / ɪts /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
  • determiner
  • Of something; belonging or related to something
  • other
  • Possessive form of “it”

who

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US / hu: /

UK / hu /

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

acquire

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US / ə'kwaɪə(r) /

UK / əˈkwaɪr /

A2
  • verb
  • To get or earn something by thinking or working

honesty

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US / 'ɒnəstɪ /

UK / ˈɑnɪsti /

A2
  • noun
  • Being fair and truthful; being honest

stake

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US / steɪk /

UK / stek /

B1
  • noun
  • Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
  • Money bet in a game that can be won or lost
  • The share you have in a company
  • Post stuck in the ground you can tie things to
  • verb
  • To bet or wager on an outcome
  • To risk something important by taking a risk

nowhere

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US / 'nəʊweə(r) /

UK / ˈnoˌhwɛr, -ˌwɛr /

A2
  • adverb
  • Not in or at any place; no place

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

anger

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US / ˈæŋgə(r) /

UK / ˈæŋɡɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Feelings of being upset, mad or annoyed
  • A strong feeling we can get if we think we're being treated badly
  • verb
  • To make someone mad, upset, or annoyed

celebrate

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US / 'selɪbreɪt /

UK / ˈsɛləˌbret /

A2
  • verb
  • To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
  • To lead or participate in a religious ceremony
  • To express praise or thanks for something

familiarity

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US / fəˌmɪliˈærəti /

UK / fəˌmɪlˈjærɪti, -ˌmɪliˈær- /

B1
  • noun
  • Manner of talking or behaving

repay

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US / rɪˈpeɪ /

UK / rɪˈpe /

B1
  • verb
  • To do in return for something done for you
  • To make payments on money that you borrowed

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

properly

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US / ˈprɔpəlɪ /

UK / ˈprɑːpərli /

A2
  • adverb
  • In an appropriate or correct manner

rapidly

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US / 'ræpɪdlɪ /

UK / ˈræpɪdlɪ /

B1
  • adverb
  • With great speed; quickly

world

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US / wɜ:ld /

UK / wɜrld /

A1
  • noun
  • All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • Political division due to some kind of similarity

accurately

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US / 'ækjərətlɪ /

UK / 'ækjərətlɪ /

A2
  • adverb
  • Exactly and without any mistakes; correctly

complain

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US / kəmˈpleɪn /

UK / kəmˈplen /

B1
  • verb
  • To say something is wrong and should be changed

count

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US / kaʊnt /

UK / kaʊnt /

A2
  • noun
  • Number of things added together, e.g. votes
  • With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
  • verb
  • To add things together to find the total number
  • To matter or be important
  • To include someone or something in a final number

end

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US / end /

UK / ɛnd /

A1
  • 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

neglect

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US / nɪ'ɡlekt /

UK / nɪˈɡlɛkt /

B1
  • noun
  • Act of failing to do something important, required
  • State or condition of not receiving proper care
  • verb
  • To not do something that is important or required
  • To fail to take care of something; ignore

unfold

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US / ʌn'fəʊld /

UK / ʌnˈfold /

B1
  • other
  • To happen, be told or be revealed
  • verb
  • (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
  • To open something that was folded
  • To move apart two things such as your two arms

distinctive

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US / dɪˈstɪŋktɪv /

UK / dɪˈstɪŋktɪv /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Having a quality that is different from others

negative

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US / 'neɡətɪv /

UK / ˈnɛɡətɪv /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
  • In mathematics, being less than zero
  • Focusing on the bad aspects; pessimistic
  • noun
  • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
  • Reply to a question or statement that means 'no'
  • Image on camera film used to make a photo

see

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US / si: /

UK / si /

A1
  • verb
  • To go on a date with someone
  • To predict whether something is, or will be true
  • To understand what someone says
  • To use your eyes to look at something
  • To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
  • To visit or meet with someone
  • To find out by waiting or looking
  • To watch (a game, movie or TV show)

sail

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US / seɪl /

UK / sel /

A2
  • noun
  • Trip or journey on a ship
  • Cloth used to power a boat by wind
  • verb
  • To travel across water in a boat or a ship
  • To move along quickly and smoothly

could

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US / kəd /

UK / kʊd /

A1
  • other
  • Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
  • Used to ask for something politely, or to offer

incident

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US / ˈɪnsɪdənt /

UK / ˈɪnsɪdənt /

A2
  • noun
  • Event, usually unusual or important; accident

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

hopeful

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US / 'həʊpfl /

UK / 'hoʊpfl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Having or showing hope

often

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US / ˈɔfən /

UK / ˈɔfən,ˈɑfən,ˈɔftən,ˈɑf- /

A1
  • adverb
  • Many times; frequently; on many occasions

suffer

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US / 'sʌfə(r) /

UK / ˈsʌfɚ /

A2
  • verb
  • To experience pain, illness, or injury

conversation

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US / ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn /

UK / ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən /

A2
  • noun
  • Talking with other people; discussion or chat

emotion

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US / iˈməuʃən /

UK / ɪˈmoʃən /

A2
  • noun
  • A feeling such as sadness, anger or love

occasion

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US / ə'keɪʒn /

UK / əˈkeʒən /

A2
  • noun
  • Significant or important event or function
  • Time when something happens or takes place
  • verb
  • To make or cause something to happen; to lead to

unresentful

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US / /

UK / /

A1
  • other
  • Not resentful

alive

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US / ə'laɪv /

UK / əˈlaɪv /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Living; not dead

before

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US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

A1
  • adverb
  • At a time earlier than the present; previously
  • conjunction
  • In advance of something happening
  • preposition
  • In front of someone or something

confuse

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US / kənˈfju:z /

UK / kənˈfjuz /

A2
  • verb
  • To make something unclear or hard to understand

disappointment

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US / ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt /

UK / ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt /

B2
  • noun
  • Feeling or state of not being satisfied

cover

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US / 'kʌvə(r) /

UK / ˈkʌvɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • A different version of another song
  • Bed sheets; blankets
  • (Police or military) protection from attack
  • Amount of money to be paid in an insurance claim
  • Thing you put over something to close or hide it
  • Front and back part of a book or magazine
  • Shelter built to protect from the natural elements
  • verb
  • To record a different version of another song
  • To include as part of its area
  • To put something over something to hide it
  • To discuss a subject in a talk or meeting
  • To form a layer over something so it is hidden
  • To have sufficient funds to pay for something
  • To include something within an agreed limit
  • To report news on TV, radio or in a newspaper
  • (Police or military) to protect from attack
  • To travel a certain distance in a given time
  • To wrap something with something, such as a cloth

fuss

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US / fʌs /

UK / fʌs /

B1
  • noun
  • Act of being excited in a complaining manner
  • Act of complaining; a quarrel
  • verb
  • To be very over-worried or excited

exercise

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US / 'eksəsaɪz /

UK / ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz /

A2
  • noun
  • Physical activity to increase health and strength
  • Set of questions in a text book
  • verb
  • To work out to become stronger and healthier
  • To retain your ability or practice your skills

have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

A1
  • verb
  • To drink, smoke, eat or use something
  • To experience the effects of something
  • To organize an event, or join in an activity
  • To own, possess, or hold something
  • To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

last

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US / lɑ:st /

UK / læst /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Most recent; the latest
  • The one before
  • adverb
  • Final; with nothing following; after all others
  • Most recent; the latest
  • determiner
  • The one at the end
  • verb
  • To remain or continue for a certain period of time

holiday

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US / ˈhɒlədeɪ /

UK / ˈhɑ:lədeɪ /

A1
  • noun
  • Day when people don't go to work or school
  • A day for a culture to celebrate; festival day
  • Time of year when people go somewhere for fun/rest

mechanism

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US / 'mekənɪzəm /

UK / ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm /

B1
  • noun
  • Part of a machine that performs a certain function
  • System or process for achieving a certain result

steady

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US / 'stedɪ /

UK / ˈstɛdi /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Happening or developing at a regular rate
  • Continuing without stopping or changing over time
  • Firmly fixed or supported; not likely to fall over
  • noun
  • Your boyfriend or girlfriend
  • verb
  • To make constant, unchanging or staying the same
  • To hold something/someone so they stop moving

without

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US / wɪˈðaʊt /

UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /

A1
  • preposition
  • Not with; not having

breakfast

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US / ˈbrekfəst /

UK / ˈbrɛkfəst /

A2
  • noun
  • First meal of the day
  • verb
  • To have the first meal of the day

dangerous

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US / ˈdeɪndʒərəs /

UK / ˈdendʒərəs /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky

exposure

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US / ɪk'spəʊʒə(r) /

UK / ɪkˈspoʒɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
  • Being talked about in the media
  • Act of making something that is secret known
  • Experience of something directly

process

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US / prə'ses /

UK / ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs /

A2
  • noun
  • Dealing with official forms in the way required
  • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
  • verb
  • To organize and use data in a computer
  • To deal with official forms in the way required
  • To prepare by treating something in a certain way
  • To adopt a set of actions that produce a result
  • To convert by putting something through a machine

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

A1
  • preposition
  • As an employee of a certain company
  • Against something or someone
  • By using something as a means
  • Due to; because of
  • Including
  • Possessing as a feature
  • Related to
  • (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
  • Used to express that people or things are together

accomplishment

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US / əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt /

UK / əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt /

B1
  • noun
  • Something you succeed in after hard work

next

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US / nekst /

UK / nɛkst /

A1
  • adverb
  • The one that follows another in time or order
  • At a time or place directly after the present one
  • noun
  • The one that follows after
  • adjecitve
  • Immediately after the previous one
  • First occurrence after the present one

quickly

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US / ˈkwɪkli /

UK / ˈkwɪklɪ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Without taking a lot of time; fast

raise

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US / reɪz /

UK / rez /

A1
  • noun
  • Increase in a bet above another when playing cards
  • Pay increase
  • verb
  • To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • To gather donations for a cause or charity
  • To bring up and educate a child to maturity
  • To bring a dead person to life
  • To increase a quantity, size, intensity or price
  • To lift (e.g. your hand) to a higher position
  • To mention a topic /issue for discussion; bring up
  • To increase (salary, etc.)
  • To grow or care for plants or animals

problem

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US / ˈprɒbləm /

UK / ˈprɑbləm /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Causing trouble
  • noun
  • Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • Question to show understanding of a math concept

distress

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US / dɪ'stres /

UK / dɪˈstrɛs /

B1
  • noun
  • State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
  • Condition of danger or emergency
  • State of lacking money and basic needs
  • Condition of physical illness, pain or suffering
  • verb
  • To cause someone anxiety or sadness
  • To be in financial trouble

forgot

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US / fə'ɡɒt /

UK / fɚˈɡɑt, fɔr- /

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hygienic

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US / haɪˈdʒi:nɪk /

UK / ˌhaɪdʒiˈɛnɪk, haɪˈdʒɛn-, -ˈdʒinɪk /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Making things clean, e.g. removing bacteria

inevitable

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US / ɪnˈevɪtəbl /

UK / ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • That must happen; certain to happen

objective

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US / əbˈdʒektɪv /

UK / əbˈdʒɛktɪv /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being real, rather than simply being an idea
  • noun
  • Something you decide you want to do; goal

never

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US / 'nevə(r) /

UK / ˈnɛvɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Not ever; not at any time

opposition

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US / ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn /

UK / ˌɑ:pəˈzɪʃn /

B1
  • noun
  • Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
  • Group that you are fighting or competing against

destroy

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US / dɪ'strɔɪ /

UK / dɪˈstrɔɪ /

A2
  • verb
  • To damage so badly that something no longer exists
  • To defeat someone or something easily
  • To kill a sick or unwanted animal

regularly

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US / ˈregjələli /

UK / ˈregjələrli /

B1
  • adverb
  • At the usual time each day, week, or month

ritual

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US / 'rɪtʃʊəl /

UK / ˈrɪtʃuəl /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Performed as part of a ceremony
  • Being done in a regular, expected or similar way
  • noun
  • Social or religious ceremony always done the same

though

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US / ðəu /

UK / ðo /

A1
  • adverb
  • Although, despite the fact that

delight

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US / dɪ'laɪt /

UK / dɪˈlaɪt /

B1
  • noun
  • Strong feeling of great pleasure
  • verb
  • To give someone pleasure or joy

subtly

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US / ˈsʌtli /

UK / ˈsəd(ə)li /

B1
  • adverb
  • In a way that is delicate or slight, but effective

complaint

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US / kəmˈpleɪnt /

UK / kəmˈplent /

B1
  • noun
  • Saying something is wrong and should be changed
  • Official charge against a person by the police
  • A medical problem with your body; illness

just

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US / dʒʌst /

UK / dʒʌst /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
  • Doing or being what is right or fair
  • Legally correct; having enough evidence
  • adverb
  • Almost; nearly
  • Exactly at the time of
  • Exactly (the same as, like)

somewhere

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US / 'sʌmweə(r) /

UK / ˈsʌmˌhwɛr, -ˌwɛr /

A1
  • adverb
  • At or to an unknown or unnamed place

cool

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US / ku:l /

UK / kul /

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  • adjecitve
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  • Introduction to Video Content
  • How to Make Love Last ForeverWhen relationships start, the enthusiasm for our partners is typically natural and very intense. We think of them constantly and only want to spend more time in their company. We delight in their many skills and accomplishments. However, this early phase of powerful admiration and longing rarely lasts. The world often explains this cooling as just an inevitable result of sheer exposure, neglecting what or who is always around. But the true reasons seem more complicated, more psychologically rich, and in their own way, a lot more hopeful. If we stop admiring our lovers, it is chiefly because we are, at some level, furious. Anger destroys admiration. We cease to love because we unknowingly grow entangled in various forms of unprocessed fury. We can't cheer our partner on because somewhere deep inside, we grow inhibited by trace memories of certain letdowns, large and small, of which they've been guilty. Perhaps they caused us immense difficulties around exams and never apologized. Maybe they flirted with a friend of ours and refused to admit to the fact, leaving us feeling tricked and unsure. Or they might have booked a holiday without asking us and then insisted that they'd done nothing wrong. Every little mistake was not necessarily always particularly serious on its own, but taken together, a succession of minor disappointments can acquire a terrible capacity to dampen and ultimately destroy love. Yet it's not the simple fact of being let down that counts very much. The true problem comes about when there hasn't been an opportunity to process our disappointment. Irritation is only ever toxic when it can't be rapidly and thoroughly discussed. Perhaps we tried to explain what was wrong, but we got nowhere.
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  • When relationships start, enthusiasm for our partners is typically natural and very intense.
  • We think of them constantly.
  • We only want to spend more time in their company.
  • We delight in their many skills and accomplishments.
  • But this early phase of powerful admiration and longing rarely lasts.
  • The world often explains this cooling as just an inevitable result of sheer exposure.
  • It is, they say, typical to neglect what or who is always around.
  • But the true reasons seem more complicated, more psychologically rich and in their own way a lot more hopeful.
  • If we stop admiring our lovers, it is chiefly for one reason.
  • Because we are, at some level, furious.
  • Anger destroys admiration.
  • We cease to love because we unknowingly grow entangled in various forms of unprocessed fury.
  • We can't cheer our partner on because somewhere deep inside we grow inhibited by trace memories of certain letdowns, large and small, of which they've been guilty.
  • Perhaps they caused us immense difficulties around exams and never apologized.
  • Maybe they flirted with a friend of ours and refused to admit to the fact in a way that left us feeling tricked and unsure.
  • Or they might have booked a holiday without asking us and then insisted that they'd done nothing wrong.
  • Every little mistake was not on its own necessarily always particularly serious.
  • But taken together, a succession of minor disappointments can acquire a terrible capacity to dampen and ultimately destroy love.
  • Yet it's not the simple fact of being let down that counts very much.
  • The true problem comes about when there hasn't been an opportunity to process our disappointment.
  • Irritation is only ever toxic when it can't be rapidly and thoroughly discussed.
  • Perhaps we tried to explain what was wrong, but we got nowhere.
  • Or more subtly, we might have felt unentitled to make a fuss over so-called small things and therefore said nothing even though in our depths the small things mattered immensely to us.
  • With great unfairness to our partner, we may have forgotten to admit to our own sensitivities even as we developed a steady burden of resentment on their account.
  • What follows from such buried anger is something that can be mistaken for mere disinterest.
  • We're not so keen on celebrating their birthday anymore.
  • We withhold sexual attention.
  • We don't look up when they walk in a room.
  • This could seem like the normal impact of time and familiarity.
  • But it is no such thing.
  • It's evidence of cold fury.
  • We do our anger an honour and can start to dismantle its dangerous impacts when we can recognise the distinctive stranglehold that frustration and anger can acquire on our emotions.
  • We never simply go off people.
  • We only ever get angry with them and then forget that we are so.
  • To refine our instinctive enthusiasm for our partner, we need to accurately locate our suppressed distress.
  • We have to allow ourselves to be legitimately upset about certain things that have saddened us and properly raise them for as long as we need to in a way that lets us feel acknowledged and valued.
  • A good couple should allow for regular occasions when each person can, without encountering opposition, ask the other to listen to stories of incidents large or small in which they felt let down or frustrated of late.
  • It goes without saying that we might not immediately see why a given thing should matter so much to our partner but that isn't the point.
  • The objective of the exercise is just to let the partner know that we care about whatever they happen to be concerned about.
  • To ensure that our desire never suffers, this kind of hygienic ritual might unfold as often as once or twice a week.
  • If couples too often ignore the requirement, it is because they operate under an unfair burden of bravery.
  • They assume that it cannot be sane to want to make a complaint about things that give off an impression of being small and so stay silent about their upsets until it's simply no longer possible for them to love.
  • But wiser couples know that nothing should ever be too small to cover at length for what is ultimately at stake in a marathon conversation about a single word or event can be the fate of the entire relationship.
  • It might not be silly at all to devote an entire evening to understanding why a partner got silently immensely upset by the way we said the word ready to them at breakfast the day before or was a little slow at laughing at a mildly unfunny anecdote about a train in a suitcase.
  • The gratitude that will flow from such an effort to understand them will amply be repaid the next time we feel abandoned because they forgot to put the lid back on the olives or omitted to add a second kiss at the end of an email.
  • To complain in love is a noble and honorable skill very far from the whininess with which it is sometimes confused.
  • The irony of well-targeted and quickly raised complaints is that their function is very far from negative.
  • Honesty is a love-preserving mechanism that keeps alive all that's impressive and delightful about our partner in our eyes.
  • By regularly voicing our small sorrows and minor irritations we are, as it were, scraping the barnacles off the keel of our relationship and so ensuring that we will sail on with greater joy and admiration into an authentic and unresentful future.