How to Weaken the Hold of Addiction
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Original YouTube Video | theschooloflifetv Published on 2023-04-26
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about
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- adverb
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- Concerning or of (a topic)
from
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- noun
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come
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- verb
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more
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when
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- Which time
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- other
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now
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because
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- For a reason
take
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- verb
- To accept something that is offered
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here
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- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
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good
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- adjecitve
- Proper, appropriate or right
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- Advantage or benefit
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how
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then
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these
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into
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could
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much
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down
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which
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their
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something
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- a person or thing of some value or consequence
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- Thing that is not yet known or named
- Approximately
than
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- conjunction
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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
start
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- noun
- First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
- Sudden action or movement because you are scared
- other
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- verb
- To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
- To turn something on
work
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- adjecitve
- Activity completed in order to make money
- noun
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- Activity you do in order to make money
- Place of employment
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- verb
- To bring into a specific state of success
- To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
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put
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- 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
those
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- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
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- The objects far from the speaker
still
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- adjecitve
- Quiet; without sound
- adverb
- (Used of an action or condition that is ongoing)
- noun
- Machine or device for making alcohol
- Photograph (not a video or moving image)
kind
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- adjecitve
- In a caring and helpful manner
- friendly and considerate
- noun
- One type of thing
find
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- noun
- Object discovered by chance
- Things that have been discovered from searching
- verb
- To become aware of something that is happening
- To discover or meet by chance
- To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
- To learn through study, research, or effort
- To discover something by looking for it
day
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- noun
- A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- The period of time when it is light outside
- Person's name
mean
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- 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
around
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- adjecitve
- Close to someone or something
- adverb
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- preposition
- Roughly; approximately
why
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- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
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- (Used to express surprise or approval)
before
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- adverb
- At a time earlier than the present; previously
- conjunction
- In advance of something happening
- preposition
- In front of someone or something
should
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- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
bit
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•UK / bɪt /
- noun
- Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- Small piece of something
- verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
happen
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•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
watch
US / wɒtʃ /
•UK / wɑtʃ /
- noun
- Period of time someone is responsible for guarding
- Device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
- Official warning statement, e.g. of bad weather
- verb
- To keep in check, manage, or control something
- To look at something for entertainment, e.g. TV
- To guard a place or people; protect child, etc.
- To look at carefully to work out what is happening
- To protect and care for someone or something
leave
US / li:v /
•UK / liv /
- 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
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
love
US / lʌv /
•UK / lʌv /
- 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
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
long
US / lɒŋ /
•UK / lɔŋ, lɑŋ /
- adjecitve
- Large distance from one end to the other
- Having many parts, e.g. a book with many chapters
- adverb
- For a large amount of time
- noun
- Person's name
- verb
- To have a strong desire for something or someone
might
US / maɪt /
•UK / maɪt /
- other
- Used to politely request an action
- Used to express that something could happen
- Power, strength, force or influence
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
always
US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /
•UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /
- adverb
- For a very long time
- At all times; in every situation
- For ever
help
US / help /
•UK / hɛlp /
- noun
- Something given to enable a person to do something
- Assistance given to someone in need
- Someone who makes something easier or possible
- verb
- To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- To make something better or less difficult
probably
US / ˈprɒbəbli /
•UK / ˈprɑbəbli /
- adverb
- That is likely to happen or be true
ever
US / 'evə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛvɚ /
- adverb
- At any time; at all times in the future
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
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
bad
US / bæd /
•UK / bæd /
- adjecitve
- Not good; wrong
- Lacking in good morals; evil
- No longer fresh; spoiled
run
US / rʌn /
•UK / rʌn /
- noun
- Journey between two places made by ship or car
- Series of similar things or successes and failures
- Act of running; exercise of running
- verb
- To depart or travel according to a schedule
- To cause an animal to move in a certain direction
- (Of an engine) to be operating
- To start or use a computer program
- To flow in a certain direction, like a liquid
- To manage or operate a business
- To operate or drive something
- (Of a road) to go from one place to another
- To move your legs faster than walking
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
few
US / fju: /
•UK / fju /
- pronoun
- Not many, a small number
hard
US / hɑ:d /
•UK / hɑː(r)d /
- adjecitve
- Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- (Of facts) not able to be misunderstood; clear
- (Of alcohol) strong
- Involving or requiring lots of work, effort, care
- Being full of pain, trouble, and problems
- Strong
- (Of edge) clear; sharp
- Difficult to bend, break or cut; solid
- adverb
- With lots of force, power, or impact
anything
US / ˈeniθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- A thing of any kind
able
US / 'eɪbl /
•UK / ˈebəl /
- adjecitve
- Skilled; good at something
- Having the ability to do something
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
ask
US / ɑ:sk /
•UK / æsk /
- verb
- To say to someone that you want something
enough
US / ɪˈnʌf /
•UK / ɪˈnʌf /
- adjecitve
- Sufficient to answer the need
- adverb
- To a satisfactory degree
- pronoun
- Equal to what is needed; as much as required
- Adequate number or amount
set
US / set /
•UK / sɛt /
- adjecitve
- Prepared for something; ready
- noun
- Complete group of something
- Place where a television show or movie is filmed
- Group of games in a tennis match
- Device that receives radio or television signals
- verb
- To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
- To decide upon or choose something
- To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
- To decide on a price for something
- To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
- To be located in a specific place or time
- To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
- To put someone in a certain condition or state
- (Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon
close
US / kləʊz /
•UK / kloʊz /
- adjecitve
- Almost; near
- (Of a friend) well-known; liked by others
- Being near or related
- Similar; nearly the same
- verb
- To come progressively nearer to something
- To end; to bring to an end
- To make something shut; stop from being open
high
US / haɪ /
•UK / haɪ /
- adjecitve
- Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- Being of excellent quality or excellent standards
- Larger than usual in number, amount or degree
- Holding an important or powerful position
- With a sound close to the top of the musical scale
- Rising upward a great distance
- adverb
- At or to a place far above the ground
- At a great value, amount or price
- In a way that shows a lot of wealth
- noun
- (Weather) area of increased pressure
become
US / bɪ'kʌm /
•UK / bɪˈkʌm /
- verb
- To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
- To be suitable for a particular job or role
stop
US / stɒp /
•UK / stɑ:p /
- noun
- Action of finishing moving
- Place to rest (often on a journey)
- verb
- To block or close something
- To finish moving or to come to an end
- To no longer do an activity; finish
may
US / meɪ /
•UK / me /
- 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
break
US / breɪk /
•UK / brek /
- noun
- Time you stop an activity before continuing
- End of a relationship
- An escape from a place such as a jail
- (Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
- Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
- Change in the weather
- verb
- To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- To form a crack in something
- To burst or become damaged
- To end a relationship
- To escape from a place such as a jail
- To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
- To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
- To act against a law, rule, or promise
- To become known suddenly, as in the news
- To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
- To solve a crime, or answer a problem
- To stop functioning properly
- To suddenly start, open or commence
- To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
- To fall on the shore, as in waves
- To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
- To defeat by causing the person to lose their will
hold
US / həʊld /
•UK / hold /
- noun
- Section of a ship or plane used for storing things
- Influence or power held over someone
- Place of support for hands or feet when climbing
- verb
- To agree to keep something for someone
- To have the capacity to support/contain something
- To control an area and protect it from attack
- To not allow someone to leave a place
- To cause an event to happen at a place or time
- To use hands or arms to carry or keep something
- To have a specific quality or property
- To keep an image, belief or feeling in your mind
- To have or own something
- To wait before being able to talk on the phone
- To limit the movement of someone in a sport
side
US / saɪd /
•UK / saɪd /
- adjecitve
- In addition to the central or most important thing
- Next to, or very close to, the right or left of
- noun
- Position or opinion that is opposite to another
- Right or left part of a person's body
- Feature of someone's personality
- Straight edge of an object
- One of two or more groups fighting each other
- verb
- To decide to agree with one point, not the other
between
US / bɪˈtwi:n /
•UK / bɪˈtwin /
- preposition
- From one person, thing, or place, to another
- In the space that separates two objects
- Among two or more people who share something
seem
US / si:m /
•UK / sim /
- verb
- To appear to be something
someone
US / ˈsʌmwʌn /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /
- pronoun
- Person who is not known or named
almost
US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /
•UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /
- adverb
- Only a little less than, nearly, not quite
pick
US / pɪk /
•UK / pɪk /
- noun
- Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- Item selected from a group of choices
- verb
- To take fruit or vegetables from a plant or tree
- To decide on a thing from various choices; select
- To remove (flower, etc.) with your fingers
question
US / 'kwestʃən /
•UK / ˈkwɛstʃən /
- noun
- Issue or problems you are dealing with
- What you ask about; issue
- verb
- To ask for or try to get information
- To have or express concerns or uncertainty
nothing
US / 'nʌθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈnʌθɪŋ /
- noun
- Item of little or no value, importance, interest
- Number or value of zero
- pronoun
- Not anything, not a single thing
such
US / sʌtʃ /
•UK / sʌtʃ /
- adverb
- (Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)
- determiner
- Being similar to
- (Thing) as previously stated or referred to
reason
US / 'ri:zn /
•UK / ˈrizən /
- 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
important
US / ɪmˈpɔ:tnt /
•UK / ɪmˈpɔrtnt /
- adjecitve
- Having power or authority
- Having a big effect on (person, the future)
least
US / li:st /
•UK / list /
- adverb
- In the smallest or lowest way
- noun
- Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree
person
US / 'pɜ:sn /
•UK / 'pɜ:rsn /
- noun
- Man, woman or child
sound
US / saʊnd /
•UK / saʊnd /
- adjecitve
- Sensible, dependable and reliable
- Unbroken or undisturbed, as of sleep
- Firm or solid in structure
- Sane; not mentally ill
- Clearly reasoned; involving sense, good judgment
- noun
- Unique quality that characterizes a style of music
- Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard
- verb
- To seem or appear to be, from what was said
- To say in a clear deliberate manner
- To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell
sit
US / sɪt /
•UK / sɪt /
- verb
- To take an exam
- To be in a resting position on a chair
- To provide seating for people
- To remain in a still position while being painted
yet
US / jet /
•UK / jɛt /
- 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
follow
US / ˈfɔləu /
•UK / ˈfɑlo /
- 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
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
moment
US / 'məʊmənt /
•UK / 'moʊmənt /
- noun
- Very short or brief period of time
- A particular period in time
understand
US / ˌʌndə'stænd /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /
- verb
- To know the meaning of language, what someone says
begin
US / bɪ'ɡɪn /
•UK / ˈbeɡɪn /
- verb
- To do the first part of an action; to start
fall
US / fɔ:l /
•UK / fɔl /
- noun
- Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- A drop in amount; decrease
- Dropping from a standing position to the ground
- verb
- To drop in amount; to decrease
- To come down from a higher position suddenly
- To go from standing to the ground, by accident
hour
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- noun
- 60 minutes
- Particular time of the day
- Fixed, regularly occurring time
soon
US / su:n /
•UK / sun /
- adverb
- At a time not long from now
half
US / hɑ:f /
•UK / hæf, hɑf /
- adjecitve
- Not complete
- adverb
- Partly; somewhat
- noun
- One of two equal periods of game time in a sport
- The part you get when one is divided into two;
whatever
US / wɒt'evə(r) /
•UK / hwɑtˈɛvɚ, hwʌt-, wɑt-, wʌt- /
- adjecitve
- Referring to any particular kind, type, quantity
- determiner
- Anything or everything needed; no matter what
- pronoun
- (Used to dismiss what someone is saying)
lead
US / li:d /
•UK / lid /
- adjecitve
- Being the main part in movies or plays
- noun
- Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- Information that could help to solve a crime
- Main part in a play or movie
- Heavy, gray metal element
- Rope used to tie something to stop it escaping
- Act of being at the front in a race or game
- verb
- To show the way or guide others
- To be at the front of a race or game
- To travel in front of; go in advance of others
word
US / wɜ:d /
•UK / wɚd /
- noun
- Unit of language that has a meaning
- Promise
- Short remark or piece of information
- verb
- To express something by choosing particular words
pay
US / peɪ /
•UK / pe /
- noun
- Money you receive from your job, work, etc.
- verb
- To give money for goods or work done
- To give (attention, respect, etc.) to
- To be punished or suffer for something you did
- To make (a visit) to a person or place
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
eye
US / aɪ /
•UK / aɪ /
- 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
room
US / ru:m /
•UK / rum, rʊm /
- 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
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
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
myself
US / maɪˈself /
•UK / maɪˈsɛlf /
- pronoun
- The same person who did the action mentioned
- My regular, usual, or healthy self
answer
US / 'ɑ:nsə(r) /
•UK / ˈænsɚ /
- noun
- Reply to a question someone asks
- Solution to a problem or test question
- verb
- To reply to a question someone asks
- To solve a test question or a problem
realize
US / 'ri:əlaɪz /
•UK / ˈriəˌlaɪz /
- verb
- To become aware of or understand mentally
food
US / fu:d /
•UK / fud /
- noun
- What people and animals eat to live
- Things taken in by plants to maintain life
- A particular style or type of cooking, e.g. Asian
state
US / steɪt /
•UK / stet /
- adjecitve
- Concerning region within a country
- noun
- Region within a country, with its own government
- Situation or condition something is in
- verb
- To say; declare as fact
notice
US / 'nəʊtɪs /
•UK / ˈnotɪs /
- noun
- Time by when you must leave, e.g. if you are fired
- Paper with an announcement, e.g. pinned to a board
- verb
- To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
reach
US / ri:tʃ /
•UK / ritʃ /
- noun
- Power or control someone has over something
- verb
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- To extend a hand or arm to touch or take something
business
US / ˈbɪznəs /
•UK / ˈbɪznɪs /
- noun
- A company formed for making profit
- Matter that has to be dealt with; task; situation
- Activity of working to make a profit
rather
US / 'rɑ:ðə(r) /
•UK / ˈræðɚ, ˈrɑðɚ /
- adverb
- Somewhat; fairly; not that much
deep
US / di:p /
•UK / dip /
- 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
process
US / prə'ses /
•UK / ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs /
- 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
series
US / ˈsɪəri:z /
•UK / ˈsɪriz /
- noun
- Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- other
- Number of things that happen one after another
key
US / ki: /
•UK / ki /
- adjecitve
- Important; necessary to make an action successful
- noun
- Answers to exercises, as at the back of a book
- Something you use to open a lock or start a car
- Button on a computer keyboard used for typing
- List that explains symbols or abbreviations
- verb
- To enter information or data into a computer
offer
US / 'ɒfə(r) /
•UK / ˈɔfɚ, ˈɑfɚ /
- noun
- Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- Act of making a thing available to be accepted
- verb
- To suggest a price you are willing to pay
- To give the opportunity to accept something
- To say you are willing to do something
- To give or say something as an act of worship
themselves
US / ðəmˈselvz /
•UK / ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðəm- /
- pronoun
- Reflexive form of 'they'
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
hurt
US / hɜ:t /
•UK / hɚt /
- noun
- Mental, emotional, or physical pain
- verb
- To cause pain, damage or injury
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
slow
US / sləʊ /
•UK / sloʊ /
- 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
cause
US / kɔ:z /
•UK / kɔz /
- noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
certainly
US / ˈsə:tnli /
•UK / ˈsɚtnli /
- adverb
- Sure; of course
simply
US / ˈsɪmpli /
•UK / ˈsɪmpli /
- adverb
- In an easy or clear manner
drink
US / drɪŋk /
•UK / drɪŋk /
- noun
- A liquid that you put in your mouth
- verb
- To put water in your body through your mouth
appreciate
US / ə'pri:ʃɪeɪt /
•UK / əˈpriʃiˌet /
- verb
- To rise in value (of property or belongings)
- To be thankful for; to value or admire
manage
US / ˈmænɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈmænɪdʒ /
- verb
- To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- To run or operate a business by directing others
effect
US / ɪ'fekt /
•UK / ɪˈfɛkt /
- noun
- An advantage, benefit
- Change brought about by a cause; result
study
US / 'stʌdɪ /
•UK / ˈstʌdi /
- noun
- Room that a person studies or reads in
- Piece of research
- Topic or subject you research or learn about
- verb
- To focus on learning something usually at school
attention
US / əˈtenʃn /
•UK / əˈtɛnʃən /
- noun
- Taking notice of someone or something
- (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
voice
US / vɔɪs /
•UK / vɔɪs /
- noun
- Ability to sing well
- Sound made when you speak or sing
- Opinion; support; right to expression
- verb
- To express a thought or opinion, by using words
wake
US / weɪk /
•UK / wek /
- noun
- Wave behind a ship, caused by its movement
- verb
- To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- To stop something or someone sleeping
handle
US / 'hændl /
•UK / ˈhændl /
- noun
- The part of a door you hold to open it
- Thing you hold to carry or open a bag, pan etc.
- verb
- To cope with or take responsibility for
- To control a machine, car etc.
- To control or be controlled /used in a certain way
- To deal with a particular situation/person; manage
- To buy, sell, or move materials or goods
- To hold, control, or use something with the hands
- To touch objects with the hands to look at them
damage
US / ˈdæmɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈdæmɪdʒ /
- noun
- Physical harm that is done to something
- verb
- To harm physically; to hurt or break something
extremely
US / ɪkˈstri:mli /
•UK / ɪk'strimlɪ /
- adverb
- In a way that is much more than usual or expected
battle
US / 'bætl /
•UK / ˈbætl /
- noun
- Military fight between armies
- Working hard to stop something; struggle
- verb
- To fight or struggle against someone or something
- To work hard to stop something; struggle
arm
US / ɑ:m /
•UK / ɑrm /
- noun
- Part of your body from your shoulder to your hand
- A branch of another object e.g. company
- The side part of a chair where your arms go
- The influence or power an authority has
- verb
- To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- To give a gun or other weapon to a person or group
currently
US / ˈkʌrəntli /
•UK / ˈkʌrənt(ə)li /
- adverb
- Happening or being in the present time
interested
US / ˈɪntrəstɪd /
•UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪd, -tərɪstɪd, -təˌrɛstɪd /
- adjecitve
- Having had your attention taken; curious
- verb
- To make someone want to know about something
- To persuade to do, become involved with something
terrible
US / ˈterəbl /
•UK / ˈtɛrəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Very bad; horrible
perhaps
US / pəˈhæps /
•UK / pɚˈhæps /
- adverb
- Possibly, but not certainly; maybe
immediately
US / ɪˈmi:diətli /
•UK / ɪˈmidiɪtli /
- adverb
- Without any delay; straight away
brain
US / breɪn /
•UK / bren /
- noun
- The part of the head that thinks
- A smart person who often makes good decisions
- verb
- To strike someone forcefully on the head
normally
US / ˈnɔ:məli /
•UK / ˈnɔːrməli /
- adverb
- In the manner that is usual or ordinary
trouble
US / ˈtrʌbl /
•UK / ˈtrʌbəl /
- noun
- Lack of public order; disturbance
- State of difficulty or stress
- verb
- To worry, bother or disturb someone
- To make an effort to do something; bother
- To do difficult or bad things which cause problems
sad
US / sæd /
•UK / sæd /
- adjecitve
- Unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened
strange
US / streɪndʒ /
•UK / strendʒ /
- adjecitve
- Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
strike
US / straɪk /
•UK / straɪk /
- noun
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
- Refusal to work to get more pay, protest something
- verb
- To hit something
- To suddenly become (e.g. rich)
- To have an idea occur to you
warm
US / wɔ:m /
•UK / wɔrm /
- adjecitve
- Friendly, sincere and kind to others
- Being friendly or sincere
- Slightly hot; not very hot
- verb
- To become more friendly or to like something
- To make something hotter
weapon
US / 'wepən /
•UK / ˈwɛpən /
- noun
- An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
- Something that is used for fighting, e.g. a gun
physical
US / ˈfɪzɪkl /
•UK / ˈfɪzɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the body of a person
- Concerning things that can be seen or touched
- noun
- Health check at the doctors' or hospital
interest
US / 'ɪntrəst /
•UK / ˈɪntrɪst, -tərɪst, -ˌtrɛst /
- noun
- Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- Activity or subject one enjoys doing or learning
- Fee for borrowing money
- verb
- To make someone want to know about something
- To persuade to do, become involved with something
response
US / riˈspɔns /
•UK / rɪˈspɑns /
- noun
- Something said/written as an answer to something
- Reaction to something that has occurred
- Reply to part of a song or reading, as in church
ourselves
US / ɑ:ˈselvz /
•UK / aʊrˈsɛlvz, ɑr- /
- pronoun
- (Showing speaker is affected by their own action)
poor
US / pʊə(r) /
•UK / pʊr /
- adjecitve
- Inferior; below the normal standard
- Deserving of pity or sympathy
- Without money; not rich
replace
US / rɪ'pleɪs /
•UK / rɪˈples /
- verb
- To use instead of something else
- To return an item to its original location
pain
US / peɪn /
•UK / pen /
- noun
- Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- Something or someone that bothers or upsets you
- verb
- To cause someone to feel upset or worry
explore
US / ɪk'splɔ:(r) /
•UK / ɪkˈsplɔr /
- verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
address
US / ə'dres /
•UK / əˈdrɛs /
- noun
- Exact street location of a place
- A formal speech to a group of people
- verb
- To write the place someone lives on a letter
- To refer to someone or something formally
- To make a formal speech to a group of people
- To try to find a solution to; think about
partner
US / 'pɑ:tnə(r) /
•UK / ˈpɑrtnɚ /
- 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
escape
US / ɪ'skeɪp /
•UK / ɪˈskep /
- noun
- Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- The 'esc key' on a keyboard
- Act of getting away from where you are being kept
- verb
- To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
- To get away from a place where you are being kept
- (Gas, water) to come out from a pipe, container
- To not to be noticed or remembered by someone
solution
US / səˈlu:ʃn /
•UK / səˈluʃən /
- noun
- Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- Way to solve or deal with a problem
loss
US / lɒs /
•UK / lɔ:s /
- noun
- Friend, family, or other loved person's death
- Decrease or decline in quantity or amount
- Experience or state of failing to have or keep
- A situation when you lose a game
- Process of failing to have or keep something
- Difficulty or trouble caused by someone's leaving
- Situation when more money is spent than is earned
entirely
US / ɪnˈtaɪəli /
•UK / ɪnˈtaɪərli /
- adverb
- Wholly; completely
activity
US / æk'tɪvətɪ /
•UK / ækˈtɪvɪti /
- noun
- An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
understanding
US / ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ /
•UK / ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ /
- 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
aim
US / eɪm /
•UK / em /
- noun
- Act of pointing something at a target
- Purpose or goal
- verb
- To point something at a target
- To intend to get a thing or for a thing to happen
mental
US / ˈmentl /
•UK / ˈmɛntl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the mind
rush
US / rʌʃ /
•UK / rʌʃ /
- noun
- Actions performed or finishes with speed, urgency
- State of hurried action
- Sudden popularity to buy something by many people
- Quick movement of water, e.g. in a river
- A grassy reed
- verb
- To attack someone suddenly in a group
- To perform or finish with speed and urgency
- To move forward very quickly
- To flow in a quick manner
sentence
US / 'sentəns /
•UK / ˈsɛntəns /
- noun
- Official punishment given by a court of law
- Set of words that make a whole statement
- verb
- (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
upset
US / ʌpˈset /
•UK / ʌpˈsɛt /
- adjecitve
- (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- Troubled, worried, or angry
- noun
- Situation where things are unsettled
- verb
- To turn upside down or on its side
- To trouble, worry, or anger someone
meal
US / mi:l /
•UK / mil /
- noun
- Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
- Grain that has been ground into a powder
zone
US / zəʊn /
•UK / zoʊn /
- noun
- Area of space designated for a particular use
- verb
- To divide an area for a particular reason
intense
US / ɪn'tens /
•UK / ɪnˈtɛns /
- adjecitve
- Very strong, great or extreme in degree
behaviour
US / bɪˈheɪvjə(r) /
•UK / bɪˈhevjɚ /
- noun
- The way a person or thing acts; manner
curious
US / ˈkjʊəriəs /
•UK / ˈkjʊriəs /
- adjecitve
- Wanting to know more about something
- Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
critical
US / ˈkrɪtɪkl /
•UK / ˈkrɪtɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Making a negative judgment of something
- Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
- Most important part
pattern
US / 'pætn /
•UK / ˈpætən /
- noun
- Model to follow in making or doing something
- Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
- Regular repeated behavior
- verb
- To copy the way something else is made
occur
US / əˈkɜ:(r) /
•UK / əˈkɚ /
- verb
- To come to pass or to happen
root
US / ru:t /
•UK / rut, rʊt /
- noun
- Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
- The origin or starting place of something
- A number that is multiplied by itself
- Part of plant growing underground, as to get water
- Part of tooth, hair etc. from which the rest grows
- Base part of a word to which affixes can be added
- verb
- To cause a plant to develop or grow roots
- (Animals) to search for e.g. food in earth
- To stop someone moving, as through fear
awful
US / ˈɔ:fl /
•UK / ˈɔfəl /
- adjecitve
- Very bad; horrible; terrible
helpful
US / ˈhelpfl /
•UK / ˈhɛlpfəl /
- adjecitve
- Doing things that help someone
trigger
US / 'trɪɡə(r) /
•UK / ˈtrɪɡɚ /
- noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
emotion
US / iˈməuʃən /
•UK / ɪˈmoʃən /
- noun
- A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
danger
US / ˈdeɪndʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈdendʒɚ /
- noun
- The possibility of getting hurt, damaged, killed
gap
US / ɡæp /
•UK / ɡæp /
- noun
- Distance between two objects
desire
US / dɪ'zaɪə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈzaɪr /
- noun
- Thing that is wished for or wanted
- verb
- To wish for, hope or want something
route
US / ru:t /
•UK / rut, raʊt /
- noun
- Way to get from one place to another place; path
- Path or way that people often use
- Method of achieving a certain result
- verb
- To send along a particular path or way
shame
US / ʃeɪm /
•UK / ʃem /
- noun
- Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- verb
- To make someone feel ashamed
mood
US / mu:d /
•UK / mud /
- noun
- Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
therefore
US / ˈðeəfɔ:(r) /
•UK / ˈðerfɔ:(r) /
- adverb
- And so; for that reason
grip
US / ɡrɪp /
•UK / ɡrɪp /
- noun
- Strong understanding of an idea
- Control over something or someone
- Part of an object to help you hold onto it
- Act of holding something firmly
- other
- Control over something or someone
- verb
- To hold someone's interest
- To hold something in your hand very firmly
carefully
US / 'keəfəlɪ /
•UK / ˈkɛrfəlɪ /
- adverb
- In a manner that involves focus and care
deeply
US / ˈdi:pli /
•UK / ˈdiplɪ /
- adverb
- To a significant degree
- To a great, intense or extreme extent
overcome
US / ˌəʊvə'kʌm /
•UK / ˌovɚˈkʌm /
- verb
- To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
belief
US / bɪˈli:f /
•UK / bɪˈlif /
- noun
- Being sure that something exists or is true
- Trust in an idea or set of ideas
- A particular opinion about something
harm
US / hɑ:m /
•UK / hɑrm /
- noun
- Damage or injury
- verb
- To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
prior
US / 'praɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈpraɪɚ /
- adjecitve
- Existing or coming earlier in time
- (Of a claim, etc.) more important than another one
- noun
- Monk or priest in charge of a monastery
unable
US / ʌnˈeɪbl /
•UK / ʌnˈebəl /
- adjecitve
- Not being able to do something
remote
US / rɪ'məʊt /
•UK / rɪˈmot /
- adjecitve
- Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- (Of a possibility) being small or not likely
- (Of time) far off; long ago; far in the future
- Not friendly; separating yourself from others
- noun
- Radio device designed to operate TV, etc.
patch
US / pætʃ /
•UK / pætʃ /
- noun
- Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- Piece of ground on vegetation grows
- Piece of cloth sewn onto garments to repair holes
- Small spot different from the area around it
- verb
- To join or unite, e.g. two phone calls
- To repair hole by sewing a piece of cloth over it
relief
US / rɪˈli:f /
•UK / rɪˈlif /
- noun
- Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- Artwork, e.g. part of wall, that partly sticks out
- People who replace other workers and their duties
- Release from worry, stress or tension
occasion
US / ə'keɪʒn /
•UK / əˈkeʒən /
- 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
finding
US / ˈfaɪndɪŋ /
•UK / ˈfaɪndɪŋ /
- noun
- Something you discover or find out; a result
- verb
- To become aware of something that is happening
- To discover or meet by chance
- To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
- To learn through study, research, or effort
- To discover something by looking for it
tunnel
US / 'tʌnl /
•UK / ˈtʌnəl /
- adjecitve
- As if looking in a long hole
- noun
- Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
- verb
- To dig a hole from one side to another
prey
US / preɪ /
•UK / pre /
- noun
- The victim of another person's aggression
- other
- The victim of another person's aggression
- verb
- To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
- To cause another to be a victim
spiral
US / 'spaɪrəl /
•UK / ˈspaɪrəl /
- adjecitve
- Curved in a continuous circle
- noun
- A continuous curve round a central point
- verb
- To move in a continuous curve round a point
addiction
US / əˈdɪkʃn /
•UK / əˈdɪkʃən /
- noun
- Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
porn
US / pɔ:n /
•UK / pɔrn /
- noun
- Short for pornography
downward
US / ˈdaʊnwəd /
•UK / ˈdaʊnwərd /
- adjecitve
- Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
weaken
US / 'wi:kən /
•UK / ˈwikən /
- verb
- To make something or someone less powerful
coincidence
US / kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns /
•UK / koʊˈɪnsɪdəns /
- noun
- Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
- State in which two ideas or opinions are the same
vomit
US / ˈvɒmɪt /
•UK / ˈvɑ:mɪt /
- noun
- Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
- verb
- To bring (blood, etc.) up and out of mouth
neglect
US / nɪ'ɡlekt /
•UK / nɪˈɡlɛkt /
- 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
summary
US / ˈsʌməri /
•UK / ˈsʌməri /
- adjecitve
- Brief, complete and accurate
- noun
- Shorter statement of the most important parts
addicted
US / ə'dɪktɪd /
•UK / ə'dɪktɪd /
- adjecitve
- Being physically or psychologically dependent
sympathy
US / 'sɪmpəθɪ /
•UK / ˈsɪmpəθi /
- noun
- Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
historian
US / hɪˈstɔ:riən /
•UK / hɪˈstɔriən /
- noun
- Someone who studies the course of history
realization
US / ˌri:əlaɪˈzeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌri:ələˈzeɪʃn /
- noun
- Act of noticing something not noticed before
unconscious
US / ʌnˈkɒnʃəs /
•UK / ʌnˈkɑnʃəs /
- adjecitve
- Not aware of what is going on around you
- Not being deliberate or on purpose
varied
US / ˈveərid /
•UK / ˈverid /
- adjecitve
- Being of many kinds
- verb
- To change something and make it different
- To be changeable, both up and down
addictive
US / əˈdɪktɪv /
•UK / əˈdɪktɪv /
- adjecitve
- Being powerless to stop doing or using something
rejection
US / rɪ'dʒekʃn /
•UK / rɪˈdʒɛkʃən /
- noun
- Decision that something is not good enough
- Act of refusing to consider or believe
soothe
US / su:ð /
•UK / suð /
- verb
- To relieve something, like pain
- To calm or comfort someone; take away pain
provoke
US / prəˈvəʊk /
•UK / prəˈvoʊk /
- verb
- To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
leads
US / 'ledz /
•UK / 'ledz /
- other
- Wires for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- Information that could help to solve crimes
- Ropes used to tie some things to stop it escaping
- verb
- To show the way or guide others
- To be at the front of a race or game
contrary
US / 'kɒntrərɪ /
•UK / ˈkɑnˌtrɛri /
- adjecitve
- (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
- Going against authority, a parent, or the rules
impulse
US / 'ɪmpʌls /
•UK / ˈɪmˌpʌls /
- noun
- Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
- Signal of energy that travels along a wire/nerve
observer
US / əbˈzɜ:və(r) /
•UK / əbˈzɜ:rvə(r) /
- noun
- Someone whose job it is to watch or notice things
discomfort
US / dɪsˈkʌmfət /
•UK / dɪsˈkʌmfərt /
- noun
- Feelings of being uncomfortable or uneasy
- verb
- To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
sympathetic
US / ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk /
•UK / ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk /
- adjecitve
- Feeling favorable to something; wanting to support
- Feeling concern about someone in a bad situation
hopeless
US / ˈhəʊpləs /
•UK / ˈhoʊpləs /
- adjecitve
- With no chance of getting what you want
quirk
US / kwɜ:k /
•UK / kwə:k /
- noun
- Strange aspect (of nature); strange habit
- Something unusual or strange that occurs by chance
loneliness
US / 'ləʊnlɪnəs /
•UK / ˈlonlɪnɪs /
- noun
- State of feeling sad because you are alone
profoundly
US / prəˈfaʊndli /
•UK / prəˈfaʊndlɪ /
- adverb
- With a great depth psychologically
oneself
US / wʌnˈself /
•UK / wʌnˈsɛlf /
- pronoun
- Reflexive pronoun of 'one'; yourself
seldom
US / ˈseldəm /
•UK / ˈsɛldəm /
- adverb
- Not often; almost never; rarely
disapprove
US / ˌdɪsəˈpru:v /
•UK / ˌdɪsəˈpruv /
- verb
- To not approve of someone or something
narcotic
US / nɑ:ˈkɒtɪk /
•UK / nɑ:rˈkɑ:ˈkɒtɪk /
- adjecitve
- (Of a drug) leading to unconsciousness
- noun
- (Illegal) drug that leads to unconsciousness
alcoholism
US / ˈælkəhɒlɪzəm /
•UK / ˈælkəhɔ:lɪzəm /
- noun
- Medical condition from drinking too much alcohol
abandonment
US / əˈbændənmənt /
•UK / əˈbændənmənt /
- noun
- Act of abandoning or leaving something deserted
- Surrendering to impulses, with no self-control
- Being left alone by people
fruitful
US / ˈfru:tfl /
•UK / ˈfrutfəl /
- adjecitve
- Being productive; successful
regurgitate
US / rɪˈgɜ:dʒɪteɪt /
•UK / rɪˈgɜ:rdʒɪteɪt /
- verb
- To bring back up; vomit
lightness
US / 'laɪtnɪs /
•UK / ˈlaɪtnɪs /
- noun
- Degree to which something is light in weight
pertinent
US / ˈpɜ:tɪnənt /
•UK / ˈpɜ:rtnənt /
- adjecitve
- Directly related to the subject being discussed
unworthy
US / ʌnˈwɜ:ði /
•UK / ʌnˈwɜ:rði /
- adjecitve
- Lacking in value or merit; not deserving help
generalization
US / ˌdʒenrəlaɪˈzeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌdʒenrələˈzeɪʃn /
- noun
- Making a statement about a group from limited data
intolerable
US / ɪnˈtɒlərəbl /
•UK / ɪnˈtɑlərəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Unbearable; so that you cannot suffer any more
desist
US / dɪˈzɪst /
•UK / dɪˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst /
- verb
- To stop doing something
percolate
US / 'pɜ:kəleɪt /
•UK / ˈpə:kəˌlet /
- verb
- To pass or spread through something slowly
alternatively
US / ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪvli /
•UK / ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪvli /
- adverb
- (Used when suggesting another choice)
bulimia
US / buˈlɪmiə /
•UK / bjuˈlɪmiə, -ˈlimiə, bu- /
- noun
- Eating disorder where sufferer induces vomiting
drunkenness
US / ˈdrʌŋkənnəs /
•UK / ˈdrʌŋkənnəs /
- noun
- Temporary state from drinking too much alcohol
awfulness
US / ˈɔːflnəs /
•UK / ˈɔːflnəs /
- noun
- Amount of unpleasantness
kinder
US / 'kɪndə(r) /
•UK / 'kɪndər /
- adjecitve
- More kind than
unacceptability
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- Fact of not being good enough or right