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A Man Called Ove Does Not Pay a Three-kronor Surcharge · 178 words
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- advertising/ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/noun · B1+The business of making the public want to buy things.
- annoy/əˈnoɪ̯/verb · B1To bother somebody until they lose patience.
- apply/əˈplaɪ/verb · A2+To officially ask for a job or a place by sending your papers.
- approval/əˈpɹuːvəl/noun · B2Formal agreement that something may go ahead.
- autumn/ˈɔːtəm/noun · A1The season when leaves turn gold and drop from the trees.
- beam/ˈbiːm/noun · B2A long thick timber or steel bar that bears weight.
- bedroom/ˈbɛdɹuːm/noun · A1The room where you sleep.
- boot/buːt/noun · A1A tall strong shoe that covers your ankle, good for rain and snow.
- boulder/ˈbəʊl.də(ɹ)/noun · B1+A rock so huge you could not hope to move it.
- brake/bɹeɪk/noun · A2+The pedal you press to make the car slow down and stop.
- brief/ˈbɹiːf/verb · B2To give somebody the information they need before acting.
- bump/bʌmp/verb · B1To knock into something by accident.
- burgeon/ˈbɜː.d͡ʒən/verb · C1To grow or increase very quickly.
- burst/bɜːst/verb · B2To break open suddenly because of the pressure inside.
- calculate/ˈkælkjʊleɪt/verb · B2To find an answer using numbers and mathematics.
- caress/kəˈɹɛs/verb · B2+To stroke somebody gently and lovingly.
- catch sight ofphrase · B2To see something briefly and by chance.
- centre/ˈsɛntəː/noun · A2+The middle point of something.
- cheek/t͡ʃiːk/noun · A2One of the two soft sides of your face that go red when you're shy.
- circuit/ˈsɜː.kɪt/noun · B2The complete loop electricity must travel to make anything work.
- clue/kluː/noun · B1A small piece of information that helps solve a mystery — like the ones in this game.
- concede/kənˈsiːd/verb · C1To reluctantly accept that the other side is right.
- connect/kəˈnɛkt/verb · A2+To join two things together.
- content/kənˈtɛnt/adjective · B2Quietly satisfied with how things are.
- corridor/ˈkɒɹɪdɔː/noun · B2The long passage inside a building that rooms open onto.
- coupon/ˈkuːˌpɒn/noun · B1+A slip of paper or code that cuts the price at the till.
- dashboard/ˈdæʃˌbɔːd/noun · B1+The panel of dials and controls in front of a driver.
- debit/ˈdɛb.ɪt/noun · B2+A sum taken out of a bank account.
- debit card/ˈdɛbɪt ˌkɑɹd/noun · B2A card that takes money straight from your account.
- deck/ˈdɛk/noun · B1The flat floor you walk on aboard a ship.
- defensive/dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/adjective · B2Meant to protect, or quick to take criticism badly.
- defiant/dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/adjective · B2+Openly refusing to obey.
- degree/dɪˈɡɹiː/noun · B1The qualification you earn after years of university study.
- demonstrate/ˈdɛm.ənˌstɹeɪt/verb · B2To show clearly how something works or that it is true.
- describe/dɪˈskɹaɪb/verb · A2+To paint a picture of something using only words.
- devilish/ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/adjective · C1Mischievously wicked in a sly, teasing way, as of a grin or a trick that is plainly up to no good.
- diesel/ˈdiːzəl/noun · B1+A heavy fuel that burns under pressure, without a spark.
- dig upphrase · B1To bring to the surface, or to uncover an old secret.
- direction/dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/noun · A2The way you are going — left, right, or straight ahead.
- disagree/dɪsəˈɡɹiː/verb · A2+To have a different opinion from someone.
- discussion/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/noun · A2+A serious conversation weighing different views.
- disgruntled/dɪsˈɡɹʌntl̩d/adjective · C1Annoyed and dissatisfied, usually because you feel you have been treated unfairly.
- dismissive/dɪsˈmɪsɪv/adjective · B2+Treating something as not worth considering.
- distance/ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/noun · A2How far apart two places are.
- do upphrase · B2To fasten, or to repair and redecorate.
- dressing-downnoun · C1A severe telling-off from someone in charge.
- drop outphrase · B2To leave a course or a race before finishing.
- earpiece/ˈɪəpiːs/noun · C1The small speaker worn in one ear.
- echo/ˈɛk.əʊ/noun · B2Your own shout coming back to you from a wall or a mountain.
- entail/ɛnˈteɪl/verb · C1To have as a necessary part or consequence.
- fewer/ˈfjuː.ɚ/adjective · A2+A smaller number of things.
- fifteen/ˈfɪf.tiːn/noun · A1The number that comes after fourteen.
- fireplace/ˈfaɪəpleɪs/noun · B2The open place in a wall where a warm fire burns in winter.
- firmly/ˈfɝmli/adverb · B2In a way that will not be shifted.
- fitting/ˈfɪtɪŋ/noun · B2A small part that joins or attaches something.
- flash/flæʃ/noun · A2A burst of light that comes and goes in an instant.
- flinch/ˈflɪnt͡ʃ/verb · B2To make a quick small movement away from something.
- florist/ˈflɒɹɪst/noun · B1+The shopkeeper who sells and arranges flowers.
- flower/ˈflaʊ̯.ə/noun · A1The colorful part of a plant that smells sweet and attracts bees.
- forearm/ˈfɔːˌɹɑːm/noun · B1+The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.
- forest/ˈfɒɹɪst/noun · A2A large area covered with trees growing close together.
- forty/ˈfɔːti/noun · A1Four times ten.
- fourteen/ˈfɔː.tiːn/noun · A1The number that comes after thirteen.
- get away withphrase · B2To do something wrong and never be punished for it.
- gladiator/ˈɡlædiˌeɪ̯tə/noun · C1A fighter who battled for a crowd's entertainment in ancient Rome.
- go offphrase · B2To explode or sound, or for food to spoil.
- go outphrase · A2To leave home for fun; also, what a fire or light does when it stops.
- gramophone[ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn]noun · C2The old horn-shaped machine that played records before stereos.
- gravel/ˈɡɹævəl/noun · B1+The loose small stones that crunch on garden paths.
- hammer/ˈhæmə/noun · B1The heavy tool you hit nails with.
- handsome/ˈhæn.səm/adjective · A1Good-looking — usually said about a man.
- heater/ˈhitɚ/noun · B1The appliance that warms a cold room.
- hip/hɪp/noun · B1One of the two wide bones below your waist that your legs hang from.
- hold upphrase · B2To delay something; also, to rob at gunpoint.
- horn/hɔːn/noun · B1What you press in a car to make the loud warning beep.
- hurtle/ˈhɜːtl̩/verb · C1To move very fast and out of control.
- impatient/ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/adjective · B2Unable to wait calmly; annoyed by every delay.
- include/ɪnˈkluːd/verb · B1To have something as one of the parts of a whole.
- inherit/ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/verb · B2To receive money, a house, or blue eyes from a family member.
- insist/ɪnˈsɪst/verb · B2To keep saying firmly that something must be so.
- inspect/ɪnˈspɛkt/verb · B2To look at something closely to check it.
- intend/ɪnˈtɛnd/verb · B1To have something as your plan.
- intersection/ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/noun · B2The place where two roads cross each other.
- jam/ˈd͡ʒæm/noun · A2+Fruit boiled with sugar until it sets, for spreading.
- lavish/ˈlævɪʃ/adjective · B2+Generous to the point of excess.
- leisure/ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/noun · B1+Time free from work, to use as you please.
- length/lɛŋ(k)θ/noun · B1How long something is, from end to end.
- lightbulb/ˈlaɪtˌbʌlb/noun · B2The glass globe that glows when you flip the switch.
- limit/ˈlɪm.ɪt/noun · B1The line beyond which something may not go.
- loop/luːp/noun · B2Code that repeats until a condition changes.
- lunacy/ˈluː.nə.si/noun · C2Behaviour so wild it belongs in an asylum.
- madhouse/ˈmædˌhaʊs/noun · B2A place where noise and confusion reign, as if the inmates of an asylum had taken charge.
- maintain/meɪnˈteɪn/verb · B2To keep something in good working order over time.
- make out/meɪk aʊt/phrase · B2To manage to see or hear something faint.
- mangy/ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒi/adjective · C2Patchy-furred and shabby, like a stray with a skin disease.
- manner/ˈmænə/noun · A2+The way somebody behaves or does a thing.
- manual/ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/adjective · B2Done by hand rather than by machine.
- mile/maɪ̯l/noun · A1A unit of distance a little over a kilometre and a half.
- mischievous/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/adjective · B2+Playfully naughty without meaning harm.
- mobility/mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/noun · C1The ability to move about or to change position in life.
- move onphrase · B2To leave the past behind and continue with your life.
- municipal/mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/adjective · C1Belonging to the local town government.
- neutral/ˈnjuː.tɹəl/adjective · B2Taking neither side in a conflict.
- nineteen/ˈnaɪntiːn/noun · A1The number that comes after eighteen.
- nonchalantlyadverb · C2In a calm unbothered way, as if nothing mattered.
- obituary/əˈbɪt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹi/noun · B2The newspaper article honoring someone who has just died.
- on callphrase · B2Available to be summoned at any hour.
- opposite directionnoun · B1The way exactly against the one taken.
- parking lotnoun · A2The open area where drivers leave their cars.
- pass onphrase · B2To hand something to the next person, or to die.
- peer/pɪə/verb · B2To look very hard at something difficult to see.
- perennial/pəˈɹɛn.ɪ.əl/adjective · B2+Lasting or returning year after year.
- pink/ˈpɪŋk/noun · A1A light color between red and white.
- plastic bagphrase · A2The light throwaway carrier a shop packs your things in.
- playground/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/noun · A2+The outdoor place at school where children run and play.
- poster/ˈpoʊstɚ/noun · A2+A big printed picture stuck on a wall for everyone to see.
- protest/ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/noun · B1+A public gathering to show anger at something unfair.
- put downphrase · B1To place something on a surface; also, to insult someone.
- rail/ɹeɪ(ə)l/noun · B2One of the steel bars a train's wheels run on.
- rattle/ˈɹæ.təl/noun · B2A baby's toy that makes a noise when shaken.
- reaffirm/ɹiːəˈfɜːm/verb · C1To state again that something still stands.
- register/ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stə/verb · B2To put your name on an official list.
- remote[ɹɪˈməʊt]adjective · B1Far from any town or road.
- remote controlnoun · B1The handheld buttons that change TV channels from the sofa.
- repentant/ɹəˈpɛntənt/adjective · B2Truly sorry for what you have done.
- restriction/ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/noun · B2+A rule that limits what may be done.
- retailer/ˈɹiteɪlɚ/noun · B2+A business that sells goods to the public.
- revolve/ɹɪˈvɒlv/verb · B2To move in a circle around something.
- routine/ɹuːˈtiːn/noun · B2A set of jobs done the same way each time.
- rumble/ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/verb · B2To make the long low rolling sound of distant thunder.
- rummage/ˈɹʌm.ɪd͡ʒ/verb · B2+To search untidily through a mass of things.
- saliva/səˈlaɪvə/noun · B2The liquid your mouth makes when food is near.
- scoff/skɒf/verb · C1To jeer aloud at something, mocking it in words rather than merely feeling contempt for it.
- sensible/ˈsɛn.sɪ.bəl/adjective · B1Showing good practical judgment.
- set offphrase · B2To begin a journey; also, to make an alarm or bomb go.
- shine/ʃaɪn/verb · B1To give out bright light, like the sun.
- shop assistant/ˌʃɒp əˈsɪs.tənt/noun · A2Somebody who serves customers in a shop.
- shout/ʃaʊt/verb · A2To say words very loudly.
- slain/sleɪ̯n/adjective · C1Killed, especially in battle.
- slam/ˈslæm/verb · B1To shut a door hard with an angry bang.
- slight/slaɪt/adjective · B2Very small in degree; barely noticeable.
- slot/slɒt/noun · B2A narrow opening made for something to be dropped or slid into.
- sneaky/ˈsniːki/adjective · B1Doing things quietly and dishonestly.
- snow/snəʊ̯/noun · A1Soft white cold flakes that fall in winter.
- sod/sɒd/noun · C1A mildly rude British word for a person, which can be fond or scornful depending on the tone.
- spatter/ˈspætɚ/verb · C1To scatter drops over a surface.
- special offernoun · B1A temporary reduction to attract buyers.
- speed limit/ˌspiːd ˈlɪ.mɪt/phrase · B1The fastest you are legally allowed to drive on that road.
- summon/ˈsʌmən/verb · B2To officially order someone to come; also, to gather your courage.
- superfluous/suːˈpɜːflu.əs/adjective · C1More than is needed, and therefore useless.
- supermarket/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/noun · A1The big food shop with long shelves and rolling baskets.
- take carephrase · A2A warm farewell.
- tarmac/ˈtɑː(ɹ)mæk/noun · B2+The hard surface of an airfield.
- tease/tiːz/verb · B1To make playful fun of somebody.
- tender/ˈtɛn.dəː/adjective · B2Soft and full of gentle love.
- then againphrase · B2Introducing a thought that argues the other way.
- thoughtful/ˈθɔːtfəl/adjective · B2Kindly considering others; also, lost in quiet thinking.
- to be honestphrase · B1Introducing a frank opinion.
- toilet/ˈtɔɪ.lət/noun · A1The white seat in the smallest room of the house.
- tradesmannoun · B2+A man who works at a skilled manual trade.
- traffic jamphrase · B1When so many cars fill the road that nobody moves.
- traffic light/ˈtɹæˌfɪk laɪt/noun · A2The signal that tells traffic when to stop and go.
- triumphant/tɹaɪˈʌmfənt/adjective · B2Filled with the joy of having won.
- turn downphrase · B1To refuse an offer; also, to lower the volume.
- turn leftphrase · A1To change direction towards the side of your heart.
- turn rightphrase · A1To change direction towards your other side.
- unchanged/ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒd/adjective · B2Exactly as it was before.
- undone/ʌnˈdʌn/adjective · B2Unfastened, or left unfinished.
- unlock/ʌnˈlɒk/verb · B2To open something that was locked.
- unreasonable/ʌnˈɹiːz.(ə)nə.bl̩/adjective · B2Going beyond what is fair or sensible.
- untangle/ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/verb · B2To free something from knots, or to sort out a muddle.
- urchin/ˈɜːtʃɪn/noun · B2+A ragged mischievous child, or a spiny sea creature.
- wail/weɪl/verb · B2To cry out long and loud in grief.
- wander/ˈwɒndə/verb · B2To walk slowly with no particular place to go.
- weekday/ˈwiːkdeɪ̯/noun · A2+Any day from Monday to Friday.
- whisper/ˈ(h)wɪspə/verb · B1To speak extremely quietly, close to someone's ear.
- wide/waɪd/adjective · A2Measuring a lot from side to side.