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The Real Reason Aldi Cashiers Sit Behind The Register

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  • Used to describe all of a family

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  • Being

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

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
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  • Referring an object far away
  • Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

have

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  • 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

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

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  • Person or people in general

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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

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  • preposition
  • As an employee of a certain company
  • Against something or someone
  • By using something as a means
  • Due to; because of
  • Including
  • Possessing as a feature
  • Related to
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  • 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
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  • To prepare for use
  • To understand something being said or read

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

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  • Two or more people, animals, or things

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  • 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
  • pronoun
  • Thing or things that; the same kind as
  • Used to emphasize something you are about to say

all

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

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  • other
  • Question words for 'do' verbs
  • verb
  • To act; to perform actions
  • To be enough; to be acceptable
  • To have a certain effect on something or someone

will

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  • 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

go

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  • noun
  • A turn in a game
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  • To attend or be at a place
  • To do an activity
  • To function properly
  • To move or travel to another place

one

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  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to people generally
  • Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
  • number
  • Number 1
  • pronoun
  • You; we; people in general; someone
  • The thing or person previously referred to

there

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  • adverb
  • Used to illustrate the existence of something
  • In a particular respect
  • In that place or position, at that location

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  • adverb
  • No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
  • Away from home, business, or the usual place
  • In a direction/movement away from inside or center
  • noun
  • Act when a batter cannot continue playing
  • verb
  • To tell people a secret

from

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

see

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

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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

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  • Belonging to you; belonging to the other person

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  • noun
  • Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
  • Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
  • Occasion when something happens
  • Period or occasion that something occurred
  • Period in history or the past
  • Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
  • How long an event takes; duration
  • verb
  • To check speed at which music is performed
  • To choose a specific moment to do something
  • To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
  • To schedule something to occur at a specific moment

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

more

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  • adjecitve
  • In addition; extra
  • Greater in amount, number, or size
  • adverb
  • To a greater degree; in greater quantity
  • For a longer period of time
  • determiner
  • Additional quantity
  • pronoun
  • A greater or additional number

when

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning or during the time something happens
  • adverb
  • Word you use to ask about the time, or day
  • conjunction
  • Although
  • In the event that; if
  • pronoun
  • Which time

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

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  • adjecitve
  • Remarkable; very good (or very bad) in a way
  • Concerning a certain unclear degree, quantity
  • determiner
  • Used to refer to an unspecified amount or number
  • pronoun
  • Number of persons, things in a group, but not all

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  • For a reason

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • noun
  • Power to decide or greatly influence something
  • verb
  • To indicate or give information using language
  • To use words to tell your message
  • To ask someone to give information to others

thing

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  • (Used to introduce the reason for something)
  • Something you cannot remember the name of

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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

back

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  • 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

these

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  • determiner
  • People, things, or ideas near you
  • pronoun
  • The objects near the speaker

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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

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

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

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  • 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

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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

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

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

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

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  • To allow someone to do something
  • Introducing a suggestion to do something together
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  • Thing you must have and cannot not have e.g. air
  • Thing you must have and cannot manage without
  • verb
  • To be unable to manage without something; require

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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

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  • determiner
  • Question word to ask about a person's choice
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  • (Used to describe something previously mentioned)
  • Question word to decide either, or

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  • 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

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  • adverb
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  • Belonging to them

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  • 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

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

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  • adjecitve
  • Activity completed in order to make money
  • noun
  • The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • Everything created by an author, artist, musician
  • Activity you do in order to make money
  • Place of employment
  • Final product or result of a some labor or effort
  • verb
  • To bring into a specific state of success
  • To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
  • To do your job in your company or workplace
  • To make an effort to do something
  • To operate a machine or device

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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

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  • adjecitve
  • (Of event) canceled; no longer occurring
  • Not having on; not wearing
  • Being somewhat wrong
  • adverb
  • Separated, removed, or away from a place or route
  • (Of a machine) no longer turned on or operating
  • (Of light, computer) no longer attached/connected
  • Far away in terms of time or space
  • preposition
  • Away or free from work
  • (Of foods, drink) old and bad to eat, drink
  • Extending or leading from something
  • No longer in or on some transport or vehicle

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

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

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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)

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  • verb
  • To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • To be able to guess
  • To say or communicate information to someone
  • To inform, but without speaking; indicate
  • To have a negative effect on someone
  • To order someone to do something; command
  • To recognize something based on certain signs
  • To report something to an authority
  • To explain something or teach someone something

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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

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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

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  • pronoun
  • Something belonging to a male person

new

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

most

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  • adverb
  • Very; extremely
  • Greatest possible degree
  • determiner
  • Constituting nearly all of something
  • pronoun
  • Nearly all of something

call

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

why

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

next

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  • adjecitve
  • Immediately after the previous one
  • First occurrence after the present one
  • 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

sure

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  • adjecitve
  • Having no doubts about something
  • Have confidence in your own words or actions
  • Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
  • Being correct or true
  • adverb
  • What you say to agree willingly

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  • adjecitve
  • having finished using or doing something
  • adverb
  • From the beginning of something until the end
  • preposition
  • Over, in, across an entire thing or place
  • Allowing you to pass between, or to
  • By a particular way or process; by the use of

many

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  • determiner
  • Used to refer a large number of things

keep

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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

love

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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

long

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  • 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

end

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

same

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

might

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

pretty

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UK / ˈprɪti /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • adverb
  • Very; to a great degree

play

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US / pleɪ /

UK / pleɪ /

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

help

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US / help /

UK / hɛlp /

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  • 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

ever

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US / 'evə(r) /

UK / ˈɛvɚ /

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

turn

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US / tɜ:n /

UK / tɚn /

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  • noun
  • Place where changing of direction happens
  • Your time or chance to perform a duty
  • Your chance to play or do in say a game
  • Unexpected change, as in the weather
  • verb
  • To become (a particular age)
  • To become a different quality, color, etc.
  • To change the direction of something, e.g. a car
  • To move in an opposite direction or position
  • To shape metal with a spinning tool

place

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US / pleɪs /

UK / ples /

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  • noun
  • Particular location, area or region
  • verb
  • To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • To put something in a certain location or position

move

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US / mu:v /

UK / muv /

A1
  • noun
  • Act of moving a playing piece in chess, etc.
  • An action; doing something
  • Step taken to achieve a goal
  • verb
  • To cause someone to have certain emotions
  • To cause something to change to a different place
  • To change where people live or a business operates
  • To take action to do or achieve something

while

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US / waɪl /

UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /

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

second

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US / 'sekənd /

UK / ˈsɛkənd /

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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

few

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US / fju: /

UK / fju /

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  • pronoun
  • Not many, a small number

change

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US / tʃeɪndʒ /

UK / tʃendʒ /

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  • noun
  • Exchange of one set of clothes for another
  • Money in the form of coins instead of paper
  • Money returned after giving too much
  • Act of making or becoming something else
  • verb
  • To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • To exchange one kind of money for another
  • To replace something with another thing
  • To make or become something else
  • To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another

far

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US / fɑ:(r) /

UK / fɑr /

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

though

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US / ðəu /

UK / ðo /

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  • adverb
  • Although, despite the fact that

number

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US / ˈnʌmbə(r) /

UK / ˈnʌmbɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
  • Particular song or dance performed during a show
  • Total quantity or amount of things
  • verb
  • To put numbers on things
  • To assign a sequence within a group, series, set
  • To claim to be part of a larger group, series, set

stuff

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US / stʌf /

UK / stʌf /

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  • noun
  • Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • verb
  • To push material inside something, with force

check

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US / tʃek /

UK / tʃɛk /

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  • adjecitve
  • Decorated with squares made up of lines
  • noun
  • Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • Printed piece of paper you sign to pay for things
  • A mark on a form, equivalent to 'yes'; tick
  • Mark used to show that something is correct
  • Procedure to prevent errors or control something
  • verb
  • To confirm the details of something are correct
  • To leave your things with staff who look after it
  • To examine something to see if something is wrong
  • To examine in order to prevent errors/a problem

name

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US / neɪm /

UK / nem /

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

break

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US / breɪk /

UK / brek /

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  • 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

wait

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US / weɪt /

UK / wet /

A1
  • verb
  • To delay or not do something until later
  • To spend time until an expected thing happens
  • To remain in a place until a thing happens

side

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US / saɪd /

UK / saɪd /

A1
  • 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

seem

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US / si:m /

UK / sim /

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  • verb
  • To appear to be something

nothing

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US / 'nʌθɪŋ /

UK / ˈnʌθɪŋ /

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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

such

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US / sʌtʃ /

UK / sʌtʃ /

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  • adverb
  • (Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)
  • determiner
  • Being similar to
  • (Thing) as previously stated or referred to

add

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US / æd /

UK / æd /

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

open

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US / 'əʊpən /

UK / ˈopən /

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

reason

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US / 'ri:zn /

UK / ˈrizən /

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  • 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

until

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US / ənˈtɪl /

UK / ʌnˈtɪl /

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

minute

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US / 'mɪnɪt /

UK / ˈmɪnɪt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Very very small
  • noun
  • Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • Short period of time
  • Unit of time equal to 60 seconds
  • verb
  • To record in writing what is said at a meeting

person

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US / 'pɜ:sn /

UK / 'pɜ:rsn /

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  • noun
  • Man, woman or child

sit

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US / sɪt /

UK / sɪt /

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  • 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

full

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US / fʊl /

UK / fʊl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Containing all the parts; complete
  • Containing or holding as much as possible
  • Having had enough food
  • adverb
  • In a direct manner; completely

line

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US / laɪn /

UK / laɪn /

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  • noun
  • Border that divides two places or regions
  • Long crease in the skin, often from age
  • Mark that is long, straight and very thin
  • Row of words, letters or numbers that are written
  • Telephone connection
  • People waiting one behind the other; queue
  • Long thin wire, e.g. for electrical signal
  • verb
  • To put material along the inside of something

hour

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

UK / aʊr /

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  • noun
  • 60 minutes
  • Particular time of the day
  • Fixed, regularly occurring time

behind

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US / bɪˈhaɪnd /

UK / bɪˈhaɪnd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a later or slower time than expected
  • Being in a losing position in a sporting event
  • Being in the past; old fashioned
  • adverb
  • Remaining
  • noun
  • The part of the body that one sits on
  • preposition
  • At or toward the back of someone or something
  • Supporting or helping someone

stand

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US / stænd /

UK / stænd /

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  • noun
  • Effort to fight against something
  • Piece of furniture; device to hold or support
  • Place in a stadium where spectators watch
  • Table where things are sold at a fair or market
  • verb
  • To be a candidate in an election
  • To be able to accept someone, something; bear
  • To last for a long time
  • To be upright; not be sitting or lying down
  • To place something in a particular position; place
  • To be (as stated)
  • To still be valid
  • To have an opinion about something

include

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US / ɪnˈklu:d /

UK / ɪnˈklud /

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  • verb
  • To make someone, something part of a group

fact

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US / fækt /

UK / fækt /

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

case

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US / keɪs /

UK / kes /

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  • noun
  • Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • Set of facts about a crime
  • Set of facts about an event
  • Example or instance of something
  • verb
  • To find out about a place, as in planning to steal

deal

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US / di:l /

UK / dil /

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  • verb
  • To cope with something - usually troubles
  • To give (something bad e.g. news) to
  • To buy and sell illegal drugs
  • To give out (cards, etc.) to; distribute
  • To do business with someone or to sell products

allow

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US / əˈlaʊ /

UK / əˈlaʊ /

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  • verb
  • To admit the validity or truth of something
  • To let or permit someone do something

fast

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US / fɑ:st /

UK / fæst /

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  • adjecitve
  • In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • Moving or able to move quickly
  • Showing time that is later than the actual time
  • adverb
  • With a great deal of speed
  • noun
  • Period of time when a person chooses not to eat
  • verb
  • To refuse food for a long time

continue

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US / kən'tɪnju: /

UK / kənˈtɪnju /

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  • verb
  • To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • To start doing again after a break, pause, or stop

order

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US / 'ɔ:də(r) /

UK / ˈɔrdɚ /

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  • noun
  • Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • Instructions to others to do what you want
  • State in which things are neat and organized
  • What you ask to buy, e.g. food in restaurant
  • Social or political control of an area
  • verb
  • To put things in a sequence, e.g. a, b, c
  • To give instructions to others to do what you want
  • To ask for something you want to buy, e.g. a meal

expect

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US / ɪk'spekt /

UK / ɪkˈspɛkt /

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  • verb
  • To believe something is probably going to happen

interesting

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US / ˈɪntrəstɪŋ /

UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, -tərɪstɪŋ, -təˌrɛstɪŋ /

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

must

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US / məst /

UK / mʌst /

A1
  • noun
  • Something that is necessary or required
  • other
  • (Used to state that something ought to be true)
  • Used to say something is required or necessary

instead

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US / ɪnˈsted /

UK / ɪnˈstɛd /

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  • adverb
  • When one thing is replaced by another

system

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US / 'sɪstəm /

UK / ˈsɪstəm /

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  • adjecitve
  • Working in an organized, logical way
  • noun
  • Set of organized, planned ideas that work together

issue

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US / 'ɪʃu: /

UK / ˈɪʃu /

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  • noun
  • Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
  • Single edition of a magazine
  • verb
  • To make something available to be used or sold
  • To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner

focus

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US / 'fəʊkəs /

UK / ˈfokəs /

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  • noun
  • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
  • verb
  • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing

amount

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US / ə'maʊnt /

UK / əˈmaʊnt /

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  • noun
  • Quantity of something
  • verb
  • To add up to a certain figure

state

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US / steɪt /

UK / stet /

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  • 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

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US / 'nəʊtɪs /

UK / ˈnotɪs /

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  • 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

yes

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US / jes /

UK / jɛs /

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  • adverb
  • Way to say you agree or will do something

usually

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US / ˈju:ʒuəli /

UK / ˈjuːʒuəli /

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  • adverb
  • Normally; regularly

within

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US / wɪˈðɪn /

UK / wɪðˈɪn, wɪθ- /

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  • adverb
  • Inside the limits of an area, time or range
  • preposition
  • From the inside of something

difficult

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US / 'dɪfɪkəlt /

UK / ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it

main

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US / meɪn /

UK / men /

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  • adjecitve
  • Most important; most often used

wonder

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US / 'wʌndə(r) /

UK / ˈwʌndɚ /

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  • noun
  • Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • verb
  • To feel curious about something
  • To think or consider about something over time

result

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US / rɪ'zʌlt /

UK / rɪˈzʌlt /

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  • 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

funny

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US / ˈfʌni /

UK / ˈfʌni /

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  • adjecitve
  • Causing laughter; amusing
  • Being different, odd or strange

deep

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US / di:p /

UK / dip /

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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

fit

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US / fɪt /

UK / fɪt /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Good looking; physically attractive
  • Having good physical health and strength
  • Proper or acceptable; morally or socially correct
  • noun
  • Sudden loss of body control; attack (of crying)
  • verb
  • To install a machine, equipment etc.
  • To adjust or change to the right size or shape
  • To be the right size and shape that you want

post

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US / pəʊst /

UK / post /

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

slow

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US / sləʊ /

UK / sloʊ /

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  • 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

provide

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US / prə'vaɪd /

UK / prəˈvaɪd /

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  • verb
  • To make available; to supply for use
  • To make certain something will happen or be done
  • To offer or give something that is wanted, needed

round

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US / raʊnd /

UK / raʊnd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being in the shape of a circle or ball
  • Consisting of curved and not straight lines
  • Somewhat fat or curved in physical appearance
  • Being a whole number, not a fraction, decimal
  • adverb
  • From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
  • noun
  • One of the three-minute periods in boxing
  • Drinks bought by one person for a group
  • Series regular visits, routes, or stops at places
  • Single shot or bullet fired from a gun
  • An object with a circular shape
  • One stage in a series of games, e.g. football
  • One's turn in a game such as cards
  • preposition
  • Going around
  • verb
  • To cause or make a circular or curved shape
  • To go or pass around the bend or corner
  • To change from a fraction to nearest whole number

store

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US / stɔ:(r) /

UK / stɔr, stor /

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  • noun
  • Place where things are kept for future use
  • Place where you can go to buy things
  • verb
  • To put things in a place for later use

position

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US / pəˈzɪʃn /

UK / pəˈzɪʃən /

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  • noun
  • Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • Specific location where someone or something is
  • Where you play or your role on a sports team
  • Person's job or status level
  • Set of conditions affecting what you can (not) do
  • verb
  • To put in a particular location or direction

involve

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US / ɪn'vɒlv /

UK / ɪnˈvɑlv /

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  • verb
  • To have or be included as a part of something

report

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US / rɪ'pɔ:t /

UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /

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  • noun
  • Account of the necessary facts and information
  • The telling of news in the media
  • Official statement about something
  • verb
  • To submit a report or bill to the government
  • To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
  • To state something officially
  • To officially present yourself to an authority
  • To describe something by telling it to others

speed

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US / spi:d /

UK / spid /

A2
  • noun
  • How fast or slow something is or is done
  • verb
  • To move quickly when completing an action
  • To drive a vehicle faster than laws allow

rule

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US / ruːl /

UK / ruːl /

A2
  • noun
  • Something that is normal and usually happens
  • Governmental control or power over a region
  • Statement that says how things should be
  • verb
  • To decide legally, especially in court
  • To have control or influence
  • To mark with a straight line

appreciate

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US / ə'pri:ʃɪeɪt /

UK / əˈpriʃiˌet /

A2
  • verb
  • To rise in value (of property or belongings)
  • To be thankful for; to value or admire

increase

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US / ɪn'kri:s /

UK / ɪnˈkris /

A1
  • noun
  • Fact of increasing; amount something grows by
  • verb
  • To make or become larger in size or amount

track

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US / træk /

UK / træk /

A2
  • noun
  • A circular course for running
  • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
  • Path in a field or a forest made by walkers
  • Often circular course laid out for car racing
  • One of multiple musical recordings on an album
  • Band surrounding the wheels of a tank
  • Metal lines that trains ride on
  • verb
  • To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
  • To record and examine the progress of something

above

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US / əˈbʌv /

UK / əˈbʌv /

A1
  • adverb
  • In a higher place than something else
  • preposition
  • At a higher point or level than

health

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US / helθ /

UK / hɛlθ /

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  • noun
  • (Person, company) being in a good condition; well

somewhere

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US / 'sʌmweə(r) /

UK / ˈsʌmˌhwɛr, -ˌwɛr /

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  • adverb
  • At or to an unknown or unnamed place

onto

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US / ˈɒntə /

UK / ˈɑnˌtu, -tə, ˈɔn- /

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  • preposition
  • Towards a certain direction/into a certain area

per

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US / pə(r) /

UK / pɚ /

A2
  • preposition
  • In the manner directed or suggested
  • For each; during each

rate

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US / reɪt /

UK / ret /

A1
  • noun
  • Current price or cost of something
  • Speed or frequency of events over time
  • verb
  • To assess something or consider its qualities

exist

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US / ɪɡ'zɪst /

UK / ɪɡˈzɪst /

A1
  • verb
  • To be present, alive or real

attention

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US / əˈtenʃn /

UK / əˈtɛnʃən /

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

prove

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US / pru:v /

UK / pruv /

A2
  • verb
  • To demonstrate truth by providing evidence

accord

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US / ə'kɔ:d /

UK / əˈkɔ:rd /

B1
  • noun
  • Agreement or harmony
  • An agreement or treaty between countries
  • verb
  • To be in harmony or agreement; consent
  • To give (someone) the respect due to them

ring

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US / rɪŋ /

UK / rɪŋ /

A1
  • noun
  • A roped area in which people fight or box
  • Circular object with a hole in it
  • Circular shape or mark around something
  • People doing illegal business or criminal activity
  • Round piece of metal that goes on your finger
  • Act of calling someone using a phone
  • verb
  • To draw a circular shape or mark around something
  • To make a loud, noisy constant sound
  • To produce a sound from a bell, alarm or telephone
  • To call someone using a phone

performance

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US / pə'fɔ:məns /

UK / pɚˈfɔrməns /

A2
  • noun
  • Act of doing something
  • Activity done to entertain an audience

note

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US / nəʊt /

UK / not /

A1
  • noun
  • Paper money
  • Comments at the bottom of a page or end of a book
  • A particular musical sound from voice, instrument
  • Short piece of writing to help remember something
  • verb
  • To make mention of something; to make a remark
  • To write brief comments to help remember something

describe

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US / dɪ'skraɪb /

UK / dɪˈskraɪb /

A1
  • verb
  • To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something

tip

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US / tɪp /

UK / tɪp /

A2
  • noun
  • End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
  • Extra money given for good service
  • Hint or clue; helpful idea for what to do
  • Place you leave or get rid of garbage
  • Extremely unclean place, that is not neat
  • verb
  • To pour or move something from a place, container
  • To give extra money for good service
  • To say someone/something is likely to succeed/win
  • To cause something to move into a leaning position
  • To lift one side or edge so the contents fall out
  • To hit something softly, so that it changes course

attempt

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US / ə'tempt /

UK / əˈtɛmpt /

A2
  • noun
  • Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
  • verb
  • To try to do something challenging or difficult

review

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US / rɪˈvju: /

UK / rɪˈvju /

A2
  • noun
  • Examination of soldiers and supplies
  • Opinion, as in a paper, about movie, book, or play
  • Studying again to remind yourself about something
  • verb
  • To carefully look at the quality of something
  • To formally examine something in the military
  • To write an opinion about movie, book, or play
  • To study again to remind yourself about something

perhaps

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US / pəˈhæps /

UK / pɚˈhæps /

A1
  • adverb
  • Possibly, but not certainly; maybe

model

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US / ˈmɒdl /

UK / ˈmɑ:dl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being an excellent example of
  • noun
  • Person who wears fashion to show it to the public
  • A small scale copy of a full original
  • verb
  • To wear and display clothes at a fashion show
  • To make a small scale copy of a full original

recommend

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US / ˌrekə'mend /

UK / ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd /

A2
  • verb
  • To advise or suggest that someone do something

approach

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US / ə'prəʊtʃ /

UK / əˈprəʊtʃ /

A2
  • noun
  • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
  • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
  • Specific way to handle a project, task, problem
  • verb
  • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • To request someone to do something specific

reveal

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US / rɪ'vi:l /

UK / rɪˈvil /

A2
  • verb
  • To show something that was hidden before

surprised

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US / səˈpraɪzd /

UK / sərˈpraɪzd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Feeling a shock when something unexpected happens
  • verb
  • To do something that another person didn't expect

address

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US / ə'dres /

UK / əˈdrɛs /

A1
  • 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

perform

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US / pə'fɔ:m /

UK / pɚˈfɔrm /

A1
  • verb
  • To carry out an action well or successfully
  • To entertain an audience by dancing, singing etc.

law

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US / lɔ: /

UK / lɔ /

A1
  • noun
  • Field of study that relates to the legal profession
  • A rule made and enforced by a government
  • System or rules made by the government

item

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US / ˈaɪtəm /

UK / ˈaɪtəm /

A2
  • noun
  • Single, brief piece of news or reporting
  • Distinct, individual thing, often part of a group

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

clock

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US / klɒk /

UK / klɑ:k /

A1
  • noun
  • A device that shows the time
  • verb
  • To measure the time something takes

measure

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US / ˈmeʒə(r) /

UK / ˈmɛʒɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Plan to achieve a desired result
  • Tool used to calculate the size of something
  • verb
  • To determine the value or importance of something
  • To calculate size, weight or temperature of

doubt

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US / daʊt /

UK / daʊt /

A1
  • noun
  • Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • verb
  • To question the truth or certainty of something

seat

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US / si:t /

UK / sit /

A1
  • noun
  • Place where a government or organization is based
  • A chair or place to sit
  • Official position in an organization
  • Part of a chair on which a person sits
  • verb
  • To have seats available for a number of people
  • To give someone a place to sit down

constantly

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US / ˈkɒnstəntli /

UK / ˈkɑnstəntlɪ /

B1
  • adverb
  • Frequently, or without pause

admit

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US / əd'mɪt /

UK / ædˈmɪt /

A2
  • verb
  • To acknowledge that something is true or right
  • To allow someone to enter
  • To go to hospital for a few days
  • To agree that you did something bad; to own up

shift

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US / ʃɪft /

UK / ʃɪft /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • (Of work) starting at a certain time, as at night
  • noun
  • A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
  • Period of work starting at a certain time
  • verb
  • To change in position or direction
  • To move something from one place to another

factor

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US / 'fæktə(r) /

UK / ˈfæktɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Something that influences a result
  • verb
  • To consider or include in an estimate or judgment
  • To find the two numbers a number can be divided by

significant

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US / sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt /

UK / sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
  • Having meaning; important; noticeable
  • (Statistics) being clearly different

dig

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US / dɪg /

UK / dɪɡ /

A2
  • verb
  • To move material to create a hole

safety

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US / ˈseɪfti /

UK / ˈsefti /

A1
  • noun
  • Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
  • State of being free from harm or danger

majority

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US / mə'dʒɒrətɪ /

UK / məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr- /

B1
  • noun
  • Amount that is more than half of a group

mental

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US / ˈmentl /

UK / ˈmɛntl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the mind

development

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US / dɪ'veləpmənt /

UK / dɪˈvɛləpmənt /

A2
  • noun
  • Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
  • A new event related to a previous event

task

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US / tɑ:sk /

UK / tæsk /

A2
  • noun
  • Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • verb
  • To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes

user

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US / ˈju:zə(r) /

UK / ˈjuzɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Person that uses a service/thing, e.g. a website

strategy

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US / 'strætədʒɪ /

UK / ˈstrætədʒi /

A2
  • noun
  • Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
  • other
  • Branch of military dealing with command

customer

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US / ˈkʌstəmə(r) /

UK / ˈkʌstəmɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Someone who buys goods or services from a business

policy

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US / 'pɒləsɪ /

UK / ˈpɑlɪsi /

A2
  • noun
  • Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
  • Course of action proposed by an organization, etc.

america

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US / ə'merɪkə /

UK / əˈmɛrɪkə /

A1
  • noun
  • The United States of America; North America and/or South America

chair

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US / tʃeə(r) /

UK / tʃer /

A1
  • noun
  • A person in charge of an official meeting
  • A piece of furniture you sit on
  • verb
  • To be in charge of a meeting or department

however

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US / haʊˈevə(r) /

UK / haʊˈevɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • In whatever way; by whatever means
  • conjunction
  • (Used to introduce a counter statement)

dive

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US / daɪv /

UK / daɪv /

B1
  • noun
  • Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
  • Rapid fall through air
  • A jump into water head-first from a high place
  • Rapid fall in the value or price of something
  • verb
  • To swim deep under water with an air supply
  • To rapid fall through air
  • To jump into water head-first
  • (Of prices) to rapidly fall

growth

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US / grəʊθ /

UK / groʊθ /

A2
  • noun
  • Improvement, development in a skill over time
  • A mass on the skin or body part related to illness
  • Act of growing

manager

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US / ˈmænɪdʒə(r) /

UK / ˈmænɪdʒɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Person who controls and runs a business or group

fellow

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US / 'feləʊ /

UK / ˈfɛlo /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being of the same kind
  • noun
  • Man or a boy
  • Student paid to study and teach after college

comfort

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US / 'kʌmfət /

UK / ˈkʌmfət /

A2
  • noun
  • Acts or words that reduce pain or sadness
  • State of being relaxed, warm or happy
  • verb
  • To try to make distressed person feel better

employee

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US / ɪmˈplɔɪi: /

UK / ɪmˈplɔɪi: /

A2
  • noun
  • Person who works for someone else for payment

neighbourhood

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US / ˈneɪbəhʊd /

UK / ˈneɪbərhʊd /

B1
  • noun
  • Area of a town or city that people live in

unusual

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US / ʌnˈju:ʒuəl /

UK / ʌnˈjuʒuəl /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange

proof

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US / pru:f /

UK / pruf /

A2
  • noun
  • Act of showing that something exists or is true
  • Version of a document to be checked for errors
  • Special coating that protects something
  • Something which shows that something else is true
  • verb
  • To read a written work to check for mistakes
  • To protect by painting on a special coating

management

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US / 'mænɪdʒmənt /

UK / ˈmænɪdʒmənt /

A2
  • noun
  • People who are in control of a business or group
  • The process of running an organization

efficient

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US / ɪˈfɪʃnt /

UK / ɪˈfɪʃənt /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Able to produce results without waste

administration

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US / ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn /

UK / ædˌmɪnɪˈstreʃən /

B1
  • noun
  • Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
  • The work of running something, e.g. a business
  • People managing a business, government etc.

grocery

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US / 'ɡrəʊsərɪ /

UK / 'ɡroʊsərɪ /

B2
  • noun
  • Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods

eliminate

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US / ɪ'lɪmɪneɪt /

UK / ɪˈlɪməˌnet /

B1
  • verb
  • To completely remove; to get rid of
  • To remove from a contest by beating them

duty

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US / 'dju:tɪ /

UK / ˈduti, ˈdju- /

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

washington

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US / 'wɒʃɪŋtən /

UK / 'wɑ:ʃɪŋtənˌ 'wɔ:ʃɪŋ- /

A1
  • other
  • A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

practical

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US / ˈpræktɪkl /

UK / ˈpræktɪkəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Relating to what is sensible, real or useful

parking

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US / ˈpɑ:kɪŋ /

UK / ˈpɑ:rkɪŋ /

A1
  • noun
  • The area you can park your car
  • verb
  • To stay still without moving
  • To leave your car, bike in a certain place

register

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US / 'redʒɪstə(r) /

UK / ˈrɛdʒɪstɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Till; machine used add up things you buy
  • Range of notes of a person's (singing) voice
  • verb
  • To record your name on an official list; sign up
  • To show an amount on a measurement device
  • (Of feelings) to show or make visible

cultural

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US / ˈkʌltʃərəl /

UK / ˈkʌltʃərəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Of a particular society's customs and beliefs
  • Of arts, music, literature, theater

union

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US / 'ju:nɪən /

UK / ˈjunjən /

A2
  • noun
  • Act of joining two or more things into one
  • Marriage
  • Organization of workers to look after their needs

scan

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US / skæn /

UK / skæn /

B1
  • noun
  • A look inside the body with a special machine
  • verb
  • To look inside of the body with a special machine
  • To look at something very quickly for information
  • To look at all parts to find something
  • To make a digital copy of an image or a paper

tactic

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US / 'tæktɪk /

UK / ˈtæktɪk /

B2
  • noun
  • One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy

thread

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US / θred /

UK / θrɛd /

B1
  • noun
  • Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
  • A long, very thin, material used to sew cloth
  • Idea/theme connecting different parts of a story
  • verb
  • To move yourself through a crowded or narrow space
  • To put wire, string, etc. through a hole or needle

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

seconds

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US / 'sekəndz /

UK / 'sekəndz /

A1
  • other
  • Units of time; one sixtieth of a minute
  • Short periods of time you wait for someone
  • verb
  • To agree to support a proposal at a meeting

sleeve

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US / sli:v /

UK / sliv /

A2
  • noun
  • Part of a garment covering the arm

shave

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US / ʃeɪv /

UK / ʃev /

A2
  • verb
  • To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor

california

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US / ˌkælɪ'fɔ:njə, -'fɔ:ni:ə /

UK / ˌkælɪ'fɔ:rnjəˌ -'fɔ:rni:ə /

A1
  • noun
  • A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the rd largest state; known for earthquakes

stressful

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US / ˈstresfl /

UK / ˈstrɛsfəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Worrying; causing tension

procedure

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US / prəˈsi:dʒə(r) /

UK / prəˈsidʒɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • A medical operation
  • Usual or standard steps taken to do something

wallet

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US / ˈwɒlɪt /

UK / ˈwɑ:lɪt /

B1
  • noun
  • Small flat case for money, credit cards etc.

cart

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US / kɑ:t /

UK / kɑrt /

B1
  • noun
  • Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
  • verb
  • To move things on a wheeled trolley
  • To move something with effort

efficiency

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US / ɪˈfɪʃnsi /

UK / ɪˈfɪʃənsi /

A2
  • noun
  • Working well; producing something without waste

boast

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US / bəʊst /

UK / bost /

B1
  • noun
  • Act of expressing too much pride in something
  • verb
  • To speak of something with too much pride

maximize

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US / ˈmæksɪmaɪz /

UK / ˈmæksəˌmaɪz /

B1
  • verb
  • To make as large or great as possible

absence

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US / ˈæbsəns /

UK / ˈæbsəns /

B1
  • noun
  • State of not being present, or not existing

observation

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US / ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn /

UK / ˌɑbzɚˈveʃən /

B1
  • noun
  • Remark or comment on something you noticed
  • Practice of performing actions required by rules

arrangement

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US / əˈreɪndʒmənt /

UK / əˈrendʒmənt /

A2
  • noun
  • Particular design of a device
  • Piece of music written for a particular instrument
  • Group of things organized in a particular way
  • Organized plan, event for a time and place
  • Action done in order for something to happen

employer

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US / ɪmˈplɔɪə(r) /

UK / ɪmˈplɔɪər /

A2
  • noun
  • Person or company that hires workers

obsession

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US / əb'seʃn /

UK / əbˈsɛʃən, ɑb- /

B2
  • noun
  • Irrational motive for performing certain actions

productivity

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US / ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvəti /

UK / ˌprɑ:dʌkˈtɪvəti /

B1
  • noun
  • Rate at which people or machines produce

permit

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US / pəˈmɪt /

UK / pərˈmɪt /

A2
  • noun
  • Piece of paper giving you rights to do something
  • verb
  • To allow something to happen; to give permission

cozy

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US / 'kəʊzɪ /

UK / ˈkozi /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small

transaction

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US / trænˈzækʃn /

UK / trænˈsækʃən, -ˈzæk- /

B2
  • noun
  • An exchange in business usually involving money

rental

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US / ˈrentl /

UK / ˈrɛntl: /

A2
  • noun
  • Home, car etc. rented for a while
  • Act of renting something for a period of time

reasoning

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US / ˈri:zənɪŋ /

UK / ˈrizənɪŋ /

A2
  • verb
  • To think and make conclusions in a logical manner

modification

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US / ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃn /

UK / mɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə) /

B1
  • noun
  • A small change to a machine, system, or plan

checkout

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US / ˈtʃekaʊt /

UK / ˈtʃɛkˌaʊt /

C2
  • noun
  • Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods

spokesperson

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US / ˈspəukspə:sn /

UK / ˈspoksˌpɚsən /

B1
  • noun
  • Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose

unload

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US / ˌʌn'ləʊd /

UK / ʌnˈlod /

B1
  • verb
  • To express strong or troubling feelings
  • To take out items for use (e.g. bullets from guns)
  • To remove things, from a car, ship, or truck

theorize

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US / ˈθɪəraɪz /

UK / ˈθiːəraɪz /

B2
  • verb
  • To form new ideas about a particular subject

privileged

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US / 'prɪvəlɪdʒd /

UK / ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd, ˈprɪvlɪdʒd /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Having advantages given to only certain people
  • verb
  • To give advantages to some people not others

speedy

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US / ˈspi:di /

UK / ˈspidi /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Moving with or capable of moving with high speed

reddit

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US / /

UK / /

B2
  • noun
  • Reddit is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website.

stool

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US / stu:l /

UK / stul /

B1
  • noun
  • Single seat without support for the arms or back
  • Med. feces; excrement

overkill

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US / ˈəʊvəkɪl /

UK / ˈoʊvərkɪl /

C1
  • noun
  • Doing far too much; more effort than is necessary
  • verb
  • To make an effort more than is necessary

floss

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US / flɒs /

UK / flɔs, flɑs /

A1
  • verb
  • To move thin thread to clean between your teeth

clerk

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US / klɑ:k /

UK / klɚk,klɑrk /

A2
  • noun
  • Person who works in a store or bank

craig

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US / kræg /

UK / kræɡ /

A1

compliance

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US / kəmˈplaɪəns /

UK / kəmˈplaɪəns /

B1
  • noun
  • Act of obeying a law, etc.

walmart

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US / ˈwɔlˌmɑrt /

UK / /

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impede

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US / ɪm'pi:d /

UK / ɪmˈpid /

B2
  • verb
  • To slow the progress of someone or something

cashier

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US / kæ'ʃɪə(r) /

UK / kæˈʃɪr /

B2
  • noun
  • Person whose job is taking money in a store, etc.

jill

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US / /

UK / /

A1
  • noun
  • The paired respiratory organ of fish and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water fl
  • The vertical plates arranged radially on the underside of mushrooms and many toadstools.
  • The wattles or dewlap of a domestic fowl.
  • A unit of liquid measure, equal to a quarter of a pint.
  • A deep ravine, especially a wooded one.
  • A narrow mountain stream.
  • A female ferret.
  • A young woman.
  • verb
  • Gut or clean (a fish).
  • Catch (a fish) in a gill net.

occupational

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US / ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃənl /

UK / ˌɑ:kjuˈpeɪʃənl /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning your job or career

furthermore

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  • Have you ever noticed that cashiers at Aldi sit down while they ring up your groceries? It may seem like they are just trying to make their job more comfortable, but there's actually a practical reason behind it.
    When you approach the checkout line at an Aldi store, you will typically see the cashier sitting on a stool behind the register. However, this is not because they are taking a break or being lazy. It is actually a policy put in place by Aldi's management.
    One of Aldi's main objectives is productivity, and they strive to create efficient procedures within their stores. This includes a cart rental system that eliminates the need for employees to gather shopping carts from the parking lot. With over 2,300 stores in the U.S. and more to come, Aldi is focused on becoming one of the top grocery stores in the country.
    So how does sitting down behind the register contribute to efficiency? It turns out that seated cashiers can scan items faster. According to Mental Floss, Aldi tracks and measures the ringing speed of their employees at the checkout. Through these observations, they found that sitting cashiers result in speedier transactions. Employees are expected to ring up around 1,200 items per hour and receive performance reviews at the end of their shift.
    If you're curious about how to increase your own ringing speed, a Reddit thread provides some insights into the strategies employed by cashiers.
    Next time you visit Aldi, remember that the cashiers' seating arrangement is not just for their comfort. It's a smart move to maximize efficiency and provide a quicker checkout experience for customers.
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  • Aldi's cashiers look pretty cozy sitting at those chairs behind the register.
  • But there's a more practical reason why the store lets their cashiers sit down, and it has nothing to do with comfort.
  • When you approach the checkout line at Aldi, you might be surprised to see the cashier sitting on a stool behind the register.
  • This is not an attempt at taking a break while on the clock.
  • Instead, it's a policy Aldi's management put in place.
  • Employees are told to sit down while ringing you up.
  • The reasoning behind this unusual tactic comes back to one of Aldi's main objectives — productivity.
  • Aldi focuses a lot of attention on efficient procedures within the store, including a cart rental system, which eliminates the need for employees to round up carts in the parking lot.
  • Call their obsession with efficiency overkill, but Aldi has over 2,300 stores open in the U.S., with more to come in 2023.
  • If their growth rate continues, it will make them the third-largest grocery store in America, behind Walmart and Kroger.
  • I love Aldi.
  • So what does sitting down behind the register have to do with efficiency?
  • Turns out, employees can scan your items faster from a seated position.
  • According to Mental Floss, the ringing speed of employees working the checkout is constantly tracked and measured.
  • The results of these observations revealed that seated cashiers mean speedier transactions.
  • Employees are expected to ring up somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,200 items per hour and are given performance review reports at the end of their shift.
  • Furthermore, a deep dive into a Reddit thread reveals there is a lot of strategy to increasing your ring speed.
  • One user is full of tips for his fellow Aldi employees that will shave seconds off their time, including helping customers that are slow to unload their groceries.
  • This user boasts that there are days he has broken 1,600 items scanned per hour, far above the expected amount of 1,200.
  • We keep track of efficiency.
  • I have cashiers that check at 45 to 50 items per minute.
  • As a customer, you might notice that Aldi cashiers have other tricks up their sleeve to make their ring speed even faster.
  • An Aldi shift manager described their tricks on the same Reddit thread, saying, "...there are a few factors that come into play when it comes to ring speed.
  • I'd say the number one factor is the customer.
  • It can be very stressful dealing with slow people, and your numbers can plummet." The shift manager then said that they don't start the transaction until the customer has put all of their stuff onto the register.
  • The person added, "...by doing this, yes, they look at me funny, but by the time I'm done, they are still digging through their wallet for change.
  • Usually it helps because it maximizes efficiency, and I'm not waiting for the next item to come down the belt." While Aldi employees no doubt appreciate their privileged position as perhaps the only seated grocery cashiers in the U.S.,
  • Many people wonder why checkout clerks in other stores don't get to sit down.
  • In fact, even the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends checkstands with stools.
  • Safeway spokesperson Craig Muckle told The Washington Post in 2007 that standing cashiers were a cultural thing, but also admitted that existing checkstands would need significant modifications to fit stools.
  • Union spokesperson Jill Cashin also theorized that sitting might make grocery checkout duties more difficult.
  • However, stores such as Aldi that do allow seated cashiers find that sitting doesn't impede their work.
  • On an interesting side note, it would seem that California state law actually does permit most cashiers to work from a seated position.
  • According to a 2016 ruling, employers have to prove that the majority of an employee's tasks can't be performed while seated.
  • In the absence of such proof, seats must be provided.
  • As of a 2022 case involving AutoZone, though, it seems as if some California employers not named Aldi are still out of compliance.
  • Is this an issue that's ever going to be addressed, or will grocery stores move to a self-checkout-based model in order to no longer deal with seating arrangements?
  • We can't say for sure, but we'll keep you posted on any new developments.