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- accent/ˈak.sənt/noun · B1The particular way people from one place pronounce their words.
- acclaim/əˈkleɪm/noun · C1Enthusiastic public praise.
- acronym/ˈækɹənɪm/noun · B2+A word built from first letters, like NASA.
- advertisement/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/noun · B1+The short message that tries to sell you something.
- advice/ədˈvaɪs/noun · A1What you tell someone they should do about their problem.
- affiliate/əˈfɪl.i.ət/noun · C1A local station carrying a national network's shows.
- agony auntnoun · C1The columnist who answers readers' personal problems.
- airplane modenoun · B1The setting that switches off all wireless signals.
- airtimenoun · C1The minutes a subject is given on radio or television.
- algorithm feednoun · B2A stream of posts chosen for you by a machine.
- americanadjective · A2From the country of fifty stars and Hollywood.
- anecdote/ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʊt/noun · B2+A short amusing true story from someone's life.
- announcement/əˈnaʊns.mənt/noun · B1An official public statement, like the ones at train stations.
- antagonist/ænˈtæɡənɪst/noun · B2+The character who opposes the main one.
- anthology/ænˈθɒlədʒi/noun · C2A collection of pieces by different hands.
- apology statementnoun · B2A public message admitting fault and expressing regret.
- arabic/ˈæɹəbɪk/adjective · B1+The language written from right to left across the Middle East.
- archive footagenoun · B2Old recordings kept and used again later.
- argument/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/noun · A2+An angry exchange of words between people who disagree.
- article/ˈɑːtɪkl̩/noun · B1One complete piece of writing in a newspaper or online.
- autocorrectnoun · B2The feature that changes what you typed, right or wrong.
- autograph/ˈɔːtəɡɹɑːf/noun · B1A famous person's signature, collected by fans.
- avant-gardeadjective · C1Experimental and far ahead of general taste.
- avatar/ˌæv.əˈtɑː(ɹ)/noun · B1+The picture or figure that stands for you online.
- balcony seatsnoun · B2The raised seating above the main floor.
- bias/ˈbaɪ.əs/noun · B2+A built-in leaning toward one side of a story.
- bias checknoun · B2A review of whether coverage leans one way.
- bilingual/baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/adjective · B2+Speaking two languages like a native.
- binge-watchverb · B2To watch many episodes one after another.
- blog/blɒɡ/noun · B1+A personal website where someone writes posts about their life or topic.
- body languagenoun · B2What your posture and gestures say without words.
- box seatnoun · C1A small private seating area at the side of a theatre.
- box setnoun · B2A complete series sold together in one package.
- brand dealnoun · B2An agreement to promote a company's products.
- breaking newsnoun · B2A big story being reported the moment it happens.
- britishadjective · A2+From the island kingdom of tea and royal weddings.
- broadcast/ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kɑːst/verb · B2To send a program out to everyone's screens and radios at once.
- broadsheetnoun · C1A large serious newspaper.
- bulletin/ˈbʊl.ə.tən/noun · B1+A short official news update.
- buzz/bʌz/verb · B1To make the low steady hum of bees and phones.
- byline/ˈbaɪlaɪn/noun · C1The line naming who wrote the article.
- caption/ˈkæp.ʃən/noun · B2The line of text under a photo saying what it shows.
- catchphrasenoun · B2+A line a character says so often it becomes famous.
- catfishingnoun · C1Pretending online to be somebody you are not.
- celebrity/sɪˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ti/noun · B1A person famous enough to be recognized on the street.
- censor/ˈsɛnsə/verb · B2+To cut out parts the public is not allowed to see.
- censor bleepnoun · B2The tone that covers a word too rude to broadcast.
- censorship/ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/noun · B2+Power deciding what the public may not read, see, or say.
- centerfold/ˈsɛntɚfoʊld/noun · C1The picture printed across the two middle pages.
- channel/ˈt͡ʃænəl/noun · B1One numbered stream of TV programs you flick between.
- character arcnoun · C1The way a character changes across a story.
- chineseadjective · A2The most spoken first language on the planet.
- classified adnoun · B2A small text advertisement grouped with others by subject.
- cliche/kliˈʃeɪ/noun · B2+A phrase so overused it no longer says anything.
- column/ˈkɒləm/noun · A2+A regular opinion piece by the same writer each week.
- columnist/ˈkɒ.lə.mɪst/noun · C1A writer with a regular opinion piece in a paper.
- comment sectionnoun · B2The place beneath a post where people reply.
- communication/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun · B1The whole business of sharing information between people.
- complaint/kəmˈpleɪnt/noun · B1An official statement that you are unhappy with a service.
- compliment/ˈkɑmpləmənt/noun · B1A kind remark about how good someone or their work is.
- congratulations/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/phrase · A2The long happy word you shout when someone succeeds.
- conversation/ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃn̩/noun · A1Two or more people speaking together.
- copyright noticenoun · B2The line stating who holds the rights to a work.
- correction/kəˈɹɛkʃən/noun · C1A small notice putting right an earlier mistake.
- correspondent/ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dənt/noun · C1The reporter stationed far away, telling the news from there.
- cover storynoun · B2The main article, announced on the front.
- coverage/ˈkʌv.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ/noun · B2The amount and kind of reporting a subject gets.
- credibility/kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/noun · C1How much a source deserves to be believed.
- critique/kɹɪˈtiːk/noun · B2+A detailed judgment of a work's strengths and weaknesses.
- crossovernoun · B2+A story bringing characters from separate works together.
- crossword/ˈkɹɒswɜː(ɹ)d/noun · B1+The word puzzle of numbered clues and crossing white squares.
- cult classicnoun · C1A work loved deeply by a small devoted audience.
- curtain upphrase · C1The moment a performance begins.
- dark modenoun · B1A display setting that shows light text on a dark ground.
- deadline pressurenoun · B2The strain of having to finish before a fixed hour.
- debate/dɪˈbeɪt/noun · B2A formal argument where two sides take turns to speak.
- debunk/diːˈbʌŋk/verb · C1To show publicly that a claim is nonsense.
- derivative/dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/adjective · C1Copying too closely from what came before.
- developing storynoun · B2An event still unfolding as it is reported.
- dialect/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/noun · B2+The particular form of a language one region speaks.
- digital detoxnoun · B2A deliberate break from screens.
- discussion/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/noun · A2+A serious conversation weighing different views.
- disinformation/ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/noun · C1Wrong information spread deliberately to deceive.
- distributornoun · B2+The company that gets copies to the shops.
- documentary/ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/noun · B1+A film that tells true stories with real footage.
- doomscrolling/ˈdumˌskɹolɪŋ/noun · C1Reading bad news online long after it helps.
- dress rehearsalnoun · B2The final practice, done exactly as the real thing.
- dub/dʌb/verb · C1To replace the original speech with another language.
- dutch/dʌt͡ʃ/adjective · B1The language of the flat country of tulips and windmills.
- echo chambernoun · C1A space where you hear only your own opinions back.
- edit downphrase · B2To shorten a piece by cutting the weaker parts.
- editorial/ˌɛdɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/noun · B2+The article where the newspaper itself gives its opinion.
- emoji/ɪˈməʊ.dʒi/noun · A2A tiny picture in a message that shows a feeling or a thing.
- endorsement/ɪnˈdɔːɹs.mənt/noun · C1A public statement of support, often paid for.
- english/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/adjective · A1The world language you are learning in this game right now.
- ensemble/ˌɒ̃nˈsɒ̃m.bl̩/noun · B2+A group performing together as one.
- envelope/ˈɛnvə(ˌ)ləʊp/noun · A2The paper pocket a letter travels in.
- episode/ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/noun · B1One instalment of a continuing series.
- euphemism/ˈjuː.fəˌmɪz.əm/noun · C2The soft polite phrase that hides a hard truth — passed away, let go.
- excuse/ɪkˈskjuːz/noun · B1The reason you give for not doing what you should have done.
- excuse me/ɛksˈkjuːz mi/phrase · A1The polite phrase for getting attention or passing through a crowd.
- eye contactnoun · B2Looking straight into someone's eyes while you talk.
- fact-checkverb · B2To test whether a claim is actually true before printing it.
- fake newsnoun · B1Invented stories dressed up to look like reporting.
- fame/feɪm/noun · B2The state of being known by millions.
- fan basenoun · B2The body of people devoted to something.
- filter bubblenoun · C1The narrow world a recommendation system shows you.
- finale/fɪˈnɑːli, fə-/noun · B2The last and biggest episode of a run.
- fluency/ˈfluːənsi/noun · B2Speaking a language smoothly, without hunting for words.
- follow-upnoun · B2A later piece returning to an earlier story.
- follower/ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/noun · B2A person who has chosen to see everything you post.
- footage/ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/noun · B2Recorded moving pictures, before anyone edits them.
- franchise/ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/noun · B2+A whole family of works built on one property.
- french/fɹɛnt͡ʃ/adjective · A2The language and people of the country of Paris.
- front pagenoun · B1The first page of a newspaper, where the biggest story lives.
- georgianadjective · B1+The Caucasus language with its own beautiful curly alphabet.
- german/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/adjective · A2The language and people of the country of Berlin.
- gesture/ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃə/noun · B2A movement of hands or head that carries meaning without words.
- good morning/ˌɡʊd ˈmɔːnɪŋ/phrase · A1The greeting for the early part of the day.
- good night/ɡʊd ˈnaɪt/phrase · A1What you wish people before everyone goes to sleep.
- goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/phrase · A1The word you say when you leave.
- gossip/ˈɡɒsɪp/noun · B1Juicy talk about other people's private lives.
- greek/ɡɹiːk/adjective · B1The ancient language that gave science half its words.
- greeting/ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/noun · B1The words you say when you meet someone — hello, hi, good morning.
- groundbreaking/ˈɡɹaʊndˌbɹeɪkɪŋ/adjective · B2+Doing something nobody had done before.
- group chatnoun · B1A conversation held between several people at once.
- handle/ˈhæn.d(ə)l/verb · B1To deal with a situation or hold something in your hands.
- headline/ˈhɛd.laɪn/noun · B1+The big bold words at the top of a news story.
- headline newsphrase · B2The most important stories of the day, read first on every channel.
- hello/hɛˈloʊ/phrase · A1The first word you say when you meet someone.
- highbrowadjective · C1Appealing to very cultivated tastes.
- homage/ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/noun · C1A work made in respectful tribute to another.
- horoscope columnnoun · B2The daily piece predicting your fortune by birth date.
- hype/haɪp/noun · B2+Loud publicity that promises more than is there.
- iconic/aɪˈkɒnɪk/adjective · B2+So well known that it stands for something bigger.
- idiom/ˈɪdiəm/noun · B2+A phrase whose meaning cannot be guessed from its words — like raining cats and dogs.
- imprint/ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/noun · C1The name of the publishing house on a book.
- improv/ˈɪmpɹɑv/noun · C1Performance invented on the spot without a script.
- infographicnoun · B2A picture built to explain figures at a glance.
- interval/ˈɪntəvəʊ/noun · B2The break in the middle of a performance.
- interview/ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/noun · B1A recorded conversation in which a famous person answers questions.
- intonation/ɪntəˈneɪʃən/noun · B2+The musical rise and fall of the voice in speech.
- invitation/ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/noun · A2+The card or message asking you to come to a party.
- italianadjective · A2+The musical language of Rome and of every pizza menu.
- japaneseadjective · A2+The language of Tokyo, written in three different scripts.
- jargon/ˈdʒɑː.ɡən/noun · C2The insider vocabulary of one profession, opaque to everyone else.
- jingle/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩/verb · B2To make the light ringing of small bells or coins.
- joke/ˈd͡ʒəʊ̯k/noun · A2A short funny story told to make people laugh.
- journalist/ˈd͡ʒɝnəlɪst/noun · B1+A person whose job is finding and writing the news.
- kitsch/kɪt͡ʃ/noun · C2Art so tasteless it becomes enjoyable.
- language/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/noun · A1The system of words a people speaks — like the one you are learning now.
- layout/ˈleɪ.aʊt/noun · C1The arrangement of text and pictures on a page.
- leak/liːk/noun · B2Secret information passed to the press without permission.
- letter/ˈlɛtə/noun · A1A written message on paper, sent in an envelope.
- letters pagenoun · B2The part of a paper printing readers' opinions.
- libel casenoun · C1A lawsuit over damage done by something written.
- livestreamnoun · B2A broadcast watched over the internet as it happens.
- low batterynoun · A2The warning that a device is nearly out of power.
- lowbrow/ˈloʊbɹaʊ/adjective · C1Appealing to simple popular tastes.
- magazine/ˌmæɡəˈziːn/noun · A1The glossy weekly or monthly with photos, stories, and interviews.
- magazine spreadnoun · B2A feature laid out across two facing pages.
- mailing list/ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst/noun · B2The set of addresses a newsletter goes out to.
- mainstream/ˈmeɪn.stɹiːm/adjective · C1Belonging to what most people like and know.
- mastheadnoun · C1The title block at the top of a newspaper's front page.
- matinee performancenoun · C1A show given in the afternoon.
- meme/miːm/noun · B1The joke picture that races around the internet, remade a million times.
- merchandise/ˈmɜː.t͡ʃənˌdaɪs/noun · B2Goods sold carrying the name of a show or band.
- misinformation/ˌmɪs.ɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/noun · B2+Wrong information spread by people who believe it.
- misquote/mɪsˈkwəʊt/<q:verb>verb · B2+To report somebody's words wrongly.
- moderation/ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/noun · B2+The work of removing posts that break the rules.
- montage/mɒnˈtɑːʒ/noun · B2+A sequence of short shots cut together to compress time.
- mother tongue/ˈmʌð.ə ˌtʌŋ/phrase · B1The first language you grew up speaking.
- narrator/nəˈɹeɪ.tə/noun · B2The voice telling a story.
- news/njuːz/noun · A1Fresh information about what is happening in the world.
- newspaper/ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/noun · A1The big printed pages of daily news people read with coffee.
- newsreadernoun · B2+The calm face that reads the evening news to the nation.
- newsroom/ˈnjuːzɹuːm/noun · B2The room where reporters and editors work.
- newsstandnoun · B2+The street stall where papers and magazines are sold.
- no/nəʊ/phrase · A1The little word that means you disagree or refuse.
- nod/nɒd/verb · B2To move your head up and down to say yes without speaking.
- notification/ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/noun · B1+The little ping and banner a phone shows when something happens.
- obituary/əˈbɪt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹi/noun · B2The newspaper article honoring someone who has just died.
- on the recordphrase · C1Said in a way that may be quoted with your name.
- opening nightnoun · B2The first public performance of a production.
- overrated/ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪtɪd/adjective · B2Thought better of than it deserves.
- oversharingnoun · B2Telling the internet more than anybody needed.
- panned/pænd/adjective · C1Harshly criticised by the reviewers.
- paparazzi/ˌpæ.pəˈɹæt.si/noun · B2+Photographers who chase celebrities for candid shots.
- parcel[ˈpʰɑː.səɫ]noun · B1+A wrapped box sent through the post.
- pastiche/pæˈstiːʃ/noun · C2A work that deliberately imitates another's style.
- paywalled articlenoun · B2A piece you can only read once you have paid.
- petition/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/noun · C1A demand for change signed by many people.
- pilot episodenoun · B2The first episode, made to test whether a series works.
- please/pliːz/phrase · A1The magic word you add when you ask for something politely.
- plot holenoun · B2A gap in a story that does not make sense.
- podcast episodenoun · B1One instalment of a spoken audio series.
- polish/ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/adjective · B1The Slavic language of Warsaw and Kraków.
- poll/pɔl/noun · C1A quick count of public opinion, often before elections.
- portugueseadjective · B1+The language of Lisbon and of Brazil.
- postcard/ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/noun · B1The picture card you send from holidays with two lines of greetings.
- poster/ˈpoʊstɚ/noun · A2+A big printed picture stuck on a wall for everyone to see.
- power banknoun · B1A portable store of charge for a phone.
- press/pɹɛs/noun · B1All the newspapers and journalists, spoken of as one force.
- press conferencenoun · B2A staged meeting where reporters fire questions at someone.
- press releasenoun · B2A statement an organisation sends out for journalists to use.
- prime timenoun · B2The evening hours when the most people are watching.
- product placementnoun · B2Paying for goods to appear inside a film or show.
- pronounce/pɹəˈnaʊns/verb · B1To make the sounds of a word — correctly, with luck.
- pronunciation/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/noun · B1+The way a word is spoken aloud.
- propaganda/ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə/noun · C1One-sided information pumped out to steer what people believe.
- proverb/ˈpɹɒvɜːb/noun · B1+An old short saying carrying folk wisdom.
- publicity/pʌbˈlɪsɪti/noun · B2Public attention deliberately attracted to someone or something.
- publish/ˈpʌblɪʃ/verb · B1+To print or post something so the public can read it.
- publisher/ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/noun · B1+The company that produces and sells a book or paper.
- pun/pʌn/noun · B2+A joke built on a word with two meanings.
- punchlinenoun · B2+The last line of a joke, where the laugh is.
- quote/kwəʊt/verb · B1To repeat someone's exact words, giving them the credit.
- radio/ˈɹeɪ.diˌəʊ/noun · A1The box that plays music, talk, and news through the air — sound only.
- ratingsnoun · B2Numbers showing how many people watched a programme.
- read receipt/ˈɹiːd ɹɪˌsiːt/noun · B2The mark showing your message has been seen.
- readershipnoun · B2+All the people who read a publication.
- reboot/ˈɹiːbuːt/verb · B1+To turn a machine off and on again — the fix that always works.
- redact/ɹɪˈdækt/verb · C1To black out words in a document before releasing it.
- retraction/ɹɪˈtɹækʃən/noun · C1A public statement taking back what was printed.
- retro/ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ/adjective · B2+Deliberately in the style of an earlier time.
- retrospective/ˌɹɛt.ɹə(ʊ)ˈspɛk.tɪv/noun · C2A look back over a long period of work.
- retweetverb · B1To pass somebody else's post on to your own followers.
- rhetoric/ˈɹɛtəɹɪk/noun · C1The art of speaking to persuade — and, often, empty grand talk.
- rumor/ˈɹuːmə/noun · B1A story passing from mouth to mouth that may not be true.
- run/ɹʌn/verb · A1To move much faster than walking, both feet leaving the ground.
- russianadjective · A2+The Slavic language written in the Cyrillic alphabet.
- sarcasm/ˈsɑːɹˌkæzəm/noun · B2Saying the opposite of what you mean, sharpened to sting.
- scandal/ˈskændəl/noun · B2A shocking event that disgraces someone famous.
- scoop/skuːp/noun · C1The big story one reporter gets before every rival.
- screen time/ˈskɹiːn ˌtaɪ̯m/noun · B2How long you spend looking at a device.
- screenshot/ˈskriːn.ʃɒt/noun · B1A photo your device takes of its own screen.
- scrolling/ˈskɹoʊlɪŋ/noun · B1+Moving endlessly down a feed of posts.
- season[ˈsiː.zn̩]noun · A2One of the four parts of the year, each with its own weather.
- secret/ˈsiː.kɹɪt/noun · A2Something you know but must not tell anyone.
- seminal/ˈsɛmɪnəl/adjective · C2So important that everything after was shaped by it.
- sentence/ˈsɛn.təns/noun · A1A complete line of words that starts big and ends with a dot.
- serial/ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/noun · B2A story told in instalments over time.
- setting/ˈsɛtɪŋ/noun · B1The time and place a story happens in.
- signature/ˈsɪɡ.nə.t͡ʃə/noun · B2Your name written in your own special way at the bottom of papers.
- silence/ˈsaɪlən(t)s/noun · B1Complete absence of sound.
- sketch/ˈskɛt͡ʃ/noun · C1A short comic scene.
- slang/ˈslæŋ/noun · B2The relaxed street words never found in formal writing.
- slogan/ˈsləʊɡ(ə)n/noun · B2+The short punchy phrase a brand or campaign repeats forever.
- small talknoun · B2Light polite chat about nothing much, like the weather.
- soloistnoun · B2+A performer who dances alone.
- sorry/ˈsɒɹi/phrase · A1The word you say when you did something wrong or bumped into someone.
- soundbitenoun · C1A short quotable line pulled out for broadcast.
- soundtrack albumnoun · B2The recorded music from a film, sold on its own.
- source protectionnoun · C1Refusing to name the person who told you.
- spanish/ˈspæn.ɪʃ/adjective · A2The language of Madrid, Mexico, and most of South America.
- speech/spiːt͡ʃ/noun · A2A prepared talk given to a room of listeners.
- spin-off/ˈspɪn.ɔf/noun · B2A new work built from a character in an older one.
- splice/ˈsplaɪ̯s/verb · C1To join two lengths of film or tape together.
- sponsorshipnoun · B2+Money paid to have your name attached to something.
- stallsnoun · C1The seats on the ground floor of a theatre.
- stamp/stæmp/noun · A2+The small sticky picture you put on an envelope to pay for its trip.
- stand-up/ˈstændˌʌp/noun · B2Comedy performed alone in front of a live audience.
- standing ovationnoun · B2Applause given by an audience on its feet.
- stock photonoun · B2A generic picture licensed for anyone to use.
- subscriber/səbˈskɹaɪbɚ/noun · C1Someone who pays regularly to keep receiving something.
- subscriber countnoun · B2How many people follow a channel.
- subtitle/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/noun · B2Words at the bottom of a screen giving the speech in text.
- subtitlesnoun · B1The translated lines running along the bottom of a foreign film.
- survey/ˈsɜːveɪ/noun · B1+A set of questions asked of many people to learn what they think.
- tabloid/ˈtæblɔɪd/noun · B2+The loud gossipy newspaper of scandals and celebrities.
- thank you/ˈθæŋk ˌju/phrase · A1What you say when someone does something nice for you.
- theme tunenoun · B2The music that opens and closes a programme.
- thumbnail/ˈθʌm.neɪl/noun · B1+The tiny preview picture you click on.
- timelessadjective · B2+Never going out of fashion.
- translation/tɹænzˈleɪʃən/noun · B1+The same text carried over into another language.
- trendingadjective · B1+Being talked about by a great many people right now.
- trending topicnoun · B2A subject a great many people are discussing right now.
- troupe/tɹuːp/noun · C1A travelling group of performers.
- typeset/ˈtaɪpˌsɛt/verb · C1To arrange text in its final printed form.
- ukrainianadjective · B1+The Slavic language of Kyiv.
- underground/ˌʌn.dəˈɡɹaʊnd/adjective · A2+Outside the accepted mainstream, and proud of it.
- underrated/ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/adjective · B2+Better than most people realise.
- unsubscribeverb · B1To take your address off a list you once joined.
- usher/ˈʌʃəɹ/noun · B2The person who shows you to your seat.
- vintage/ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/adjective · B2Old but valued for its quality and classic style.
- voiceovernoun · B2A speaker heard over pictures, without appearing.
- vow/vaʊ/noun · B2A deep formal promise, like the ones spoken at weddings.
- warning/ˈwɔːnɪŋ/noun · B1A message that danger or trouble is coming.
- watermark/ˈwɔːtəmɑːk/noun · B2+A faint mark over an image showing who owns it.
- welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/phrase · A1What you say to a guest arriving, and after someone thanks you: you're —.
- word/wɜːd/noun · A1The smallest complete piece of a language — this game is full of them.
- word of mouthphrase · B2News that spreads from person to person, not from ads.
- yes/jɛs/phrase · A1The little word that means you agree.