A Man Called Ove · 2
(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection · 271 words
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- abruptly/əˈbɹʌp.li/adverb · B2+With sudden sharpness, cutting things off mid-flow.
- accentuate/əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/verb · C1To make a feature stand out more.
- admit/ədˈmɪt/verb · B1To finally agree that something uncomfortable is true.
- aimlessly/ˈeɪmləsli/adverb · C1Wandering along with no purpose in mind.
- alarm clocknoun · A2The bedside clock that rings to wake you up.
- anarchy/ˈæn.ə.ki/noun · B2+A state with no government and no order.
- anchor/ˈæŋ.kəː/noun · B2The heavy metal hook a ship drops to stay in one place.
- archive/ˈɑːkaɪv/verb · C1To move old records into long-term storage.
- argue/ˈɑː.ɡjuː/verb · A2To speak angrily with someone because you disagree.
- arrival/əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/noun · B1The moment of reaching the place you were going to.
- attic/ˈætɪk/noun · B1The room at the very top of a house, under the roof, full of old boxes.
- automatically/ˈɔːtəʊˌmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/adverb · B2By itself, without anybody having to act.
- available/əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/adjective · A2+Ready to be used, bought, or spoken to right now.
- beard/bɪəd/noun · B1The hair that grows on a man's chin and cheeks.
- bellow/ˈbɛloʊ/verb · B2+To shout in a deep, loud voice.
- bicycle/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/noun · A1The two-wheeled machine you move with your own legs.
- bigwig/ˈbɪɡ.wɪɡ/noun · C2An important, powerful person — said with a smirk.
- bolt/bɒlt/noun · B2A thick metal pin that screws tight to hold two things together.
- brew/bɹuː/verb · B1+To make a hot drink by soaking leaves or beans in water.
- briefly/ˈbɹiːfli/adverb · B2For only a short time, or in few words.
- burglary/ˈbɜː.ɡlə.ɹi/noun · B2Breaking into a building to steal what is inside.
- burgle/ˈbɜːɡl̩/verb · B2+To break into a building in order to steal.
- cancel/ˈkæn.sl̩/verb · A2To say that a planned trip, class, or event will not happen after all.
- cancelledadjective · A2+Called off and not going at all.
- cardigan/ˈkɑːdɪɡən/noun · B2+A knitted top that opens at the front with buttons.
- carry on/ˈkæɹi ˈɑn/phrase · B1To keep going without stopping.
- ceiling/ˈsiːlɪŋ/noun · B1The surface above your head inside a room.
- chairman/ˈtʃɛːmən/noun · B2The person who leads a meeting or heads a company board.
- chaos/ˈkeɪɒs/noun · B2Complete mess and confusion, with nothing where it should be.
- clock/klɒk/noun · A1The round face with moving hands that shows the time on a wall.
- clock inphrase · B2To record the moment you start work.
- clog/klɒɡ/verb · B2To block a pipe or opening so nothing can pass.
- clown/ˈklaʊ̯n/noun · A2The performer with a red nose and huge shoes who makes children laugh.
- compare/kəmˈpɛɚ/verb · B1To look at two things side by side to see their differences.
- concrete/ˈkɒnkɹiːt/noun · B2The grey mix of cement and gravel that cities are built from.
- consultant/kənˈsʌl.tənt/noun · B2+An outside expert companies pay for advice.
- council/ˈkaʊn.səl/noun · B2The elected group that runs local matters for a town.
- coup/kuː/noun · B2A sudden seizing of power from a government by force.
- cur/kɜː/noun · C2A bad-tempered mongrel dog, or a contemptible man.
- daily/ˈdeɪli/adjective · A2Happening every single day.
- darkness/ˈdɑːk.nəs/noun · B1The state of having no light at all.
- decade/ˈdɛkeɪd/noun · B1+Ten years.
- decent/ˈdiː.sənt/adjective · B2Good enough to be acceptable; also, honest and fair.
- delay/dɪˈleɪ/noun · B1The extra waiting when a flight or train is late.
- demolish/dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/verb · B2+To knock a building down completely.
- depose/dɪˈpəʊz/verb · C1To remove a ruler from power.
- detail/ˈdiː.teɪl/noun · B1One small piece of the whole picture.
- detour/ˈdiː.tɔː(ɹ)/noun · B1+The longer way around you must take when the direct road is closed.
- diagnosis/daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/noun · C1The doctor's answer to the question of what illness you have.
- direct/daɪˈɹɛkt/adjective · A2+Going straight there, with nothing in between.
- directly/dɪˈɹɛk(t).li/adverb · B1In a straight line, or with nothing coming between.
- disappoint/dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/verb · B2To let somebody down by not being what they hoped for.
- dislike/dɪsˈlaɪk/verb · B1To not enjoy somebody or something at all.
- disreputable/dɪsˈɹɛpjʊtəbəl/adjective · C1Not respectable in character, behaviour or appearance.
- drawer/dɹɔː(ɹ)/noun · A2+The box in a desk or chest that slides out toward you.
- drawl/dɹɔːl/verb · C1To speak slowly, drawing the vowels out.
- dress upphrase · B1To put on your finest clothes — or a costume.
- ear/ˈɪə̯/noun · A1You hear music and voices with this part of your body.
- effective/ɪˈfɛktɪv/adjective · B1+Actually producing the result it was meant to produce.
- efficiency/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/noun · B2Getting the most done with the least waste.
- elaborate/ɪˈlæb.(ə.)ɹət/verb · B2To give more detail about what you have said.
- emphasis/ˈɛmfəsɪs/noun · B2+Extra weight or attention given to one thing over others.
- emphysema/ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə/noun · C1A lung condition that leaves somebody permanently short of breath.
- employment/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/noun · B1+Having paid work, or the giving of it.
- ensure/ɪnˈʃɔː(ɹ)/verb · B2To make certain it happens, leaving nothing to chance.
- espresso/ɛˈspɹɛsəʊ/noun · B1+A tiny cup of very strong black coffee.
- estate/ɪˈsteɪt/noun · B2A large piece of land with houses on it, owned as one thing.
- estate agentnoun · B2A person who sells and rents property for others.
- expression/əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/noun · A2+The look on a face that shows what a person feels.
- exterior/ɪkˈstɪəɹɪə/noun · B2The outside surface of something.
- feline/ˈfiːlaɪn/adjective · C2Of cats, or moving with their sleek grace.
- firm/fɜːm/adjective · B1Solid to press, but not hard.
- footpath/ˈfʊtˌpɑːθ/noun · A2+A narrow way kept open for walkers.
- foreigner/ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nə(ɹ)/noun · B2Somebody from another country.
- forth/fɔːθ/adverb · B2Onward and out, in older or formal use.
- full stop/ˌfʊl ˈstɒp/noun · B1The dot that ends a sentence.
- function/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/noun · B1A named piece of code that does one job.
- functionalitynoun · B2The range of things a machine or program can actually do.
- fur/fɜː/noun · B1The thick soft hair covering most animals.
- garage/ˈɡæ.ɹɪdʒ/noun · B1The room next to a house where the car sleeps.
- generation/ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/noun · B1All the people born around the same time — you, your parents, and your grandparents are three of them.
- get upphrase · A1To leave your bed in the morning and stand.
- glancing/ˈɡlɑːn.sɪŋ/adjective · C1Striking at an angle rather than straight on.
- go ahead/ˌɡəʊ əˈhɛd/phrase · B1To start or continue without waiting.
- gymnast/ˈdʒɪm.næst/noun · B1+The athlete of flips, bars, and perfect landings.
- hand inphrase · B1To give your finished work to the teacher or boss.
- handbag/ˈhændˌbæɡ/noun · A2+The small bag many women carry with a wallet and phone inside.
- handwrittenadjective · C1Put on paper with a pen, not a keyboard.
- identical/ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/adjective · B2Exactly the same in every detail, like some twins.
- imbecile/ɪmbəˈsiːl/noun · C1A rude word for somebody behaving very stupidly.
- immerse/ɪˈmɜːs/verb · B2+To sink fully into water — or into a book or language.
- imperious/ɪmˈpɪə̯.ɹi.əs/adjective · C2Giving orders in an arrogant and domineering way.
- in the endphrase · B1After everything that happened, this was the result.
- incompetent/ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/adjective · B2Not good enough at the job to do it properly.
- inebriated/ɪˈniː.bɹi.eɪ.tɪd/adjective · C1Drunk, and unsteady on the feet.
- ineffectual/ˌɪnɪˈfɛkt͡ʃuəl/adjective · C1Trying hard but achieving nothing at all.
- inform/ɪnˈfɔɹm/verb · B1To tell somebody a fact they did not know.
- inspection/ɪnˈspɛkʃən/noun · B2An official close look to check that all is as it should be.
- install/ɪnˈstɔːl/verb · B2To put equipment or software in place, ready to work.
- installation/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/noun · B2The setting up of equipment, or a work of art in a space.
- instruct/ɪnˈstɹʌkt/verb · B2To tell somebody officially what to do, or to teach them.
- intention/ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/noun · B1What you plan and mean to do.
- interrupt/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/verb · B1To cut into the middle of someone's speaking or work.
- jacket/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/noun · A1A short coat you wear outside over your other clothes.
- jar/d͡ʒɑː/noun · B1A glass container with a lid, used for keeping jam or honey.
- jogger/ˈd͡ʒɒ.ɡə/noun · B2A person out running at an easy pace for exercise.
- jogging/ˈd͡ʒɒɡ.ɪŋ/noun · B1+Running slowly and steadily for exercise.
- lack/læk/verb · B1To not have something that is needed.
- latter/ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/adjective · C1The second of two things just mentioned.
- leash/liːʃ/noun · B2A strap for holding a dog.
- license/ˈlaɪ.səns/noun · B1The official card that proves you are allowed to drive.
- lid/lɪd/noun · A2+The cover that sits on top of a pot or jar.
- living room/ˈlɪvɪŋ ɹuːm/phrase · A1The room where the family sits, talks, and watches TV together.
- loan/ləʊn/noun · B2Money a bank gives you now that you pay back with extra later.
- lob/lɒb/verb · B2+To throw or hit something in a high slow arc.
- look up/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/phrase · B1To search for a word or fact in a book or online.
- march/mɑːtʃ/noun · A1The third month, when spring begins.
- material/məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/noun · C1The pieces each side has, counted by value.
- measure/ˈmɛʒ.ə/verb · B1To find the exact size or amount of something.
- mend/mɛnd/verb · B1+To put right something broken or torn so that it can be used again.
- merciless/ˈmɜːsɪləs/adjective · B2+Showing no pity at all.
- metal/ˈmɛ.təl/noun · A2The hard shiny material that coins, keys, and knives are made of.
- microwave/ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/noun · B2A small machine that heats food very quickly.
- middle-aged/ˌmɪdl̩ˈeɪd͡ʒd/adjective · B1Between about forty and sixty years old.
- monitor/ˈmɒn.ɪ.tə/verb · B2To keep steady watch on something as it changes.
- mortgage/ˈmɔːɡɪd͡ʒ/noun · B2The huge bank loan people pay back for decades to own a house.
- motorist/ˈməʊ.tə.ɹɪst/noun · B2Somebody driving a car.
- move in/ˌmuːv ˈɪn/verb · B1To bring your boxes and start living in a new home.
- movement/ˈmuːv.mənt/noun · A2+A change of position; something going from here to there.
- mumble/ˈmʌmbəl/verb · B2To speak so unclearly that words blur together.
- nag/ˈnæɡ/verb · B2To keep asking somebody the same thing until they give in.
- nail/neɪl/noun · B1The hard flat part at the end of each finger; some people paint them.
- neat/ˈniːt/adjective · B1With everything clean and exactly in its place.
- neighbor/ˈneɪ.bɚ/noun · A2The person who lives in the house or flat next to yours.
- newfangled/ˌnjuːˈfæŋ.ɡəɫd/adjective · C1Annoyingly new and needlessly modern.
- newspaper/ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/noun · A1The big printed pages of daily news people read with coffee.
- nonchalant/ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/adjective · C2Casually unbothered.
- notepadnoun · A2A small book of paper for jotting things down.
- oaf/əʊf/noun · C1A clumsy stupid man.
- occasion/əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/noun · B1A particular time when something happens, often a special one.
- opposite/ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/adjective · A1As different from something as it is possible to be.
- oven/ˈʌ.vn̩/noun · A2+The hot box in the kitchen where you bake bread or roast a chicken.
- pad/pæd/verb · C1To walk with soft quiet steps.
- pair/pɛə/noun · A1Two things that belong together and are used at the same time.
- pair ofphrase · A1A set of exactly two matching things.
- panda/ˈpændə/noun · A2+A black-and-white bear from China that eats bamboo.
- patch/pæt͡ʃ/verb · B1To cover a hole with a piece of material.
- pave/peɪv/verb · B2To cover a road or path with a hard flat surface.
- pen/pɛn/noun · A1You write with it, and its ink cannot be rubbed out.
- penny/ˈpɛni/noun · A2A British coin worth one hundredth of a pound.
- percolator/ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/noun · C2The old stovetop pot that bubbles water up through ground coffee.
- pest/pɛst/noun · B1An animal or insect that damages crops or property.
- pick upphrase · B1To lift something; to collect someone; to learn without trying.
- portfolio/pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/noun · C1The collected examples of your best work you show to clients.
- pose/poʊz/verb · B2To hold a position for a picture, or to present a problem.
- pot/pɒt/noun · B1A deep metal container used for cooking soup or boiling pasta.
- potential/pəˈtɛnʃəl/noun · B2The ability someone has not yet grown into.
- prevent/pɹɪˈvɛnt/verb · A2+To stop something bad before it can happen.
- principle/ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/noun · B2A rule of right conduct you refuse to break.
- prohibit/pɹəˈhɪbɪt/verb · B2+To officially forbid something by rule or law.
- propose/pɹəˈpəʊz/verb · B2To suggest a plan formally; also, to ask someone to marry you.
- pulmonary/ˈpʌl.məˌnɛ.ɹi/adjective · C1To do with the lungs.
- put on/ˌpʊt ˈɒn/phrase · A1To get dressed in a piece of clothing.
- quarter/ˈk(w)ɔːtə/noun · A1Fifteen minutes — one fourth of an hour.
- radiator/ˈrædɪeɪ̯tə/noun · B2The ridged metal panel on the wall that heats the room.
- real estate/ˈɹiːl əˌsteɪt/noun · B2Land and the buildings on it, as property to trade.
- rearrange/ˌɹiːəˈɹeɪndʒ/verb · B1+To put things into a different order.
- recent/ˈɹiː.sənt/adjective · A2+Having happened a very short time ago.
- recently/ˈɹiːsənt.li/adverb · A2A short time ago.
- reciprocate/ɹɪˈsɪpɹəˌkeɪt/verb · C1To return a feeling or a favour in kind.
- recyclingnoun · B1+Turning used bottles, cans, and paper into new things.
- refer/ɹɪˈfɜː/verb · B1To mention something, or to send somebody to another for help.
- renovation/ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/noun · B2+Repairing and modernizing an old building until it shines.
- rental/ˈɹɛntəl/noun · B2Something rented, or the money paid for it.
- reorganizeverb · B2+To arrange something in a different way.
- repeatedly/ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/adverb · B1+Again and again, many times over.
- resident/ˈɹɛzɪdənt/noun · B2Somebody who lives in a particular place.
- residential/ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/adjective · B2Made up of homes rather than shops or factories.
- retire/ɹɪˈtaɪə/verb · B1+To stop working for good because you have reached the age for it.
- row/ɹəʊ/noun · B1Things or people arranged in a straight line, side by side.
- running/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/noun · A2The sport of moving fast on foot, or the managing of something.
- scram/skɹæm/verb · C2To leave at once — barked at someone you want gone.
- scrap/ˈskɹæp/noun · B2A small leftover piece of something bigger.
- scrutinise/ˈskɹuːtɪnaɪz/verb · B2+To examine something very closely.
- scrutinize/ˈskɹuːtɨnaɪz/verb · C1To examine every detail with a critical eye.
- self-employedadjective · B1Working for yourself rather than for an employer.
- self-service/sɛlfˈsɜː.vɪs/noun · B1Helping yourself rather than being waited on.
- sensor/ˈsɛn.sə/noun · B2A small device that detects heat, light or movement.
- shed/ʃɛd/noun · B1The small wooden building in a garden where tools live.
- shoulder/ˈʃəʊldə/noun · A2The part where your arm joins your body; you carry a bag on it.
- shove/ʃʌv/verb · B1To push roughly and suddenly.
- shuffle/ˈʃʌfəl/verb · B1+To mix cards into a random order.
- sick leavephrase · B2The paid days off you take when you are too ill to work.
- slightly/ˈslaɪtli/adverb · B1To a small degree.
- slow downphrase · B1To reduce your speed.
- small-townadjective · B2Belonging to quiet provincial life, far from the big city.
- smug/smʌɡ/adjective · B2Annoyingly pleased with yourself.
- snappy/ˈsnæpi/adjective · B2Quick and lively, or irritable in reply.
- sniff/snɪf/verb · B2To breathe in sharply through the nose.
- spatial/ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/adjective · C2To do with space and the position of things in it.
- spite/spaɪt/noun · B2The small mean wish to hurt or annoy someone.
- squint/skwɪnt/verb · B2To half close your eyes to see better.
- stand upphrase · A1To rise to your feet.
- steadfast/ˈstɛdfɑːst/adjective · C2Firm and unmoving in support, whatever comes.
- steamroller/ˈstimˌroʊlɚ/verb · B2To crush all opposition by sheer force.
- steer/stɪə/verb · B2To point a moving vehicle where you want it to go.
- stomp/stɒmp/verb · B2To walk or strike with heavy loud steps.
- stooped/stuːpt/adjective · B2+Bent forward at the shoulders.
- stress/ˈstɹɛs/noun · B1The pressure you feel when there is too much to handle.
- strip/ˈstɹɪp/verb · B2To take old paint or paper off down to the bare surface.
- stroll/stɹəʊl/verb · B1To walk slowly for pleasure, in no hurry at all.
- stuck-upadjective · C1Acting as if you are better than everyone else.
- subscription/səbˈskɹɪpʃən/noun · B1+A regular payment for ongoing access to a service or magazine.
- subsequently/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/adverb · B2+After the thing just mentioned.
- sunglassesnoun · A2+Dark eye glass you wear on bright days.
- surround/səˈɹaʊnd/verb · B2To be on every side of something, all the way around.
- sweatshirt/ˈswɛtʃəːt/noun · B1A thick cotton top with long sleeves and no collar.
- tail/ˈteɪ̯l/noun · A2The long back part that wags on a happy dog.
- take responsibilityphrase · B2To accept that a matter is yours to answer for.
- tap/tæp/noun · A2You turn this to make water come out over the sink.
- tax/tæks/noun · B1The share of money everyone must pay to the government.
- tax havennoun · C1A country where taxes are so low that money goes there to hide.
- tear down/tɛə(ɹ) ˈdaʊn/phrase · B2To pull a building to pieces.
- television/ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/noun · A1The screen in the living room where you watch films and shows.
- thereby/ðɛɹˈbaɪ/adverb · C1By that means, and as a result.
- threaten/ˈθɹɛt.n̩/verb · B2To promise to hurt someone if they do not obey.
- tire/ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/noun · B1The black rubber ring around a wheel, filled with air.
- toboggan/təˈbɒɡ.ən/noun · B2A flat sledge for sliding down snowy hills.
- tool/tuːl/noun · A2+Anything you hold to do work — like something for hitting or cutting.
- totter/ˈtɒtə/verb · C2To move unsteadily as if about to fall.
- traffic/ˈtɹæfɪk/noun · A1All the cars moving — or not moving — on the road.
- trailer/ˈtɹeɪlə(ɹ)/noun · B1The two-minute preview shown before a film comes out.
- trash/tɹæʃ/noun · B1Things thrown out because nobody wants them any more.
- troublemaker/ˈtɹʌbəlˌmeɪkə(ɹ)/noun · C1A person who stirs up problems wherever they go.
- trousers/ˈtɹaʊzəz/noun · A2+You wear them on your legs; each leg gets its own tube.
- tuck/tʌk/verb · B2To push something snugly into place.
- tug/ˈtʌɡ/verb · B2To pull at something with one short, sharp movement.
- turn intophrase · B1To change and become something different.
- turn offphrase · A1To make a machine or a light stop working.
- turn upphrase · B2To appear unexpectedly; also, to raise the volume.
- twenty/ˈtwɛnti/noun · A1Two times ten.
- twenty-four/ˌtwɛntiˈfɔː/noun · A1The number that comes after twenty-three.
- typical/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/adjective · A2+Showing all the usual features of its kind.
- unanimous/juːˈnanɪməs/adjective · B2Agreed by absolutely everyone, without one voice against.
- uneasy/ʌnˈiːzi/adjective · B2Quietly worried that something is not right.
- unlike/ʌnˈlaɪk/preposition · B1Different from the thing named.
- unscrewverb · B2To open or loosen something by twisting it.
- upper-class/ˈʌpəɹˌklæs/adjective · B2Belonging to the richest, most privileged group.
- useful/ˈjuːsfəl/adjective · A1Helping you get things done.
- useless/ˈjuːs.ləs/adjective · B1Helping with nothing at all.
- usual/ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/adjective · A2Happening as it normally does.
- vandal/ˈvændəl/noun · C1Somebody who destroys property for the sake of it.
- vandalism/ˈvændəlɪzm̩/noun · B2+The crime of destroying property just to destroy it.
- vehemently/ˈviː.ə.məntli/adverb · C1With very strong and forceful feeling.
- veranda/vəˈɹæn.də/noun · B2+A roofed open platform along the side of a house.
- videotapenoun · B2A plastic cassette that films were recorded onto before discs.
- wheedle/ˈʍiː.dəl/verb · C2To coax somebody by flattery into giving way.
- whenever/wəˈnɛvə/adverb · B1At any time that something happens.
- wherever/(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/adverb · B1In or to any place at all.
- winter/ˈwɪntə/noun · A1The coldest season — snow, ice, and warm coats.
- wonky/ˈwɒŋ.kɪ/adjective · B2Not straight or not working properly, in a slightly comic way — a table that rocks, a wheel that wobbles.
- wood/wʊd/noun · A2The hard material that trees are made of.
- wooden/ˈwʊdn̩/adjective · A2+Made from the material of trees.
- workplace/ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/noun · B2The place where somebody does their job.
- worktopnoun · B2The flat surface you prepare food on.
- worthless/ˈwɜːθ.ləs/adjective · B2Having no value whatever.
- wrench/ˈɹɛnt͡ʃ/noun · B2The adjustable metal tool that grips and turns nuts and bolts.
- yellow/ˈjɛləʊ/noun · A1The color of the sun and lemons.