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A Man Who Was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints · 72 words
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- admittedlyadverb · B2+As has to be granted before the main point.
- alms/ɑːmz/noun · C1Money and food given to the poor.
- amicable/ˈæ.mɪ.kə.bəl/adjective · C1Friendly, and without ill feeling.
- aware/əˈwɛə/adjective · B1Knowing that something exists or is happening.
- barefoot/ˈbɛɹfʊt/adjective · B1Wearing nothing at all on your feet.
- brooch/bɹəʊtʃ/noun · B2+A piece of jewellery pinned to a coat or dress.
- bundle/ˈbʌn.dl̩/noun · B1Things tied or wrapped together for carrying.
- catch upphrase · B1To reach the ones ahead of you; also, to trade news with an old friend.
- changing roomnoun · A2The small room in a shop where you try clothes on.
- chant/t͡ʃɑːnt/noun · B2Words repeated in a rhythmic, singing voice.
- chip/t͡ʃɪp/noun · A2A long thin piece of potato cooked in hot fat.
- cleaner/ˈkliː.nə/noun · A2+The person whose job is making offices and homes spotless.
- complain/kəmˈpleɪn/verb · A2+To say again and again that you are not happy about something.
- confusion/kənˈfjuːʒən/noun · B2A state of not understanding, or of disorder.
- conscientious/ˌkɒn.ʃiˈɛn.ʃəs/adjective · C1Doing every duty carefully and properly, every time.
- contemptuous/kənˈtɛm(p).tʃu.əs/adjective · C2Showing that you think something worthless.
- cursory/ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/adjective · C1Done quickly and without care.
- declaration/ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/noun · C1A formal public statement.
- depot/ˈdɛpəʊ/noun · B2The yard where vehicles are kept and serviced.
- destiny/ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/noun · B2The future believed to be already written for you.
- deuce/djuːs/noun · C1A playing card or a die showing two.
- devote/dɪˈvəʊt/verb · B2To give all your time and energy to one thing.
- differentiate/dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/verb · C1To see or show the difference between things.
- downpour/ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/noun · B1+A sudden heavy fall of rain.
- dutifuladjective · C1Carefully doing what is expected of you.
- effort/ˈɛf.ət/noun · B1The energy and hard try you put into something.
- express/ɪkˈspɹɛs/verb · A2+To put your thoughts or feelings into words or art.
- eye contactnoun · B2Looking straight into someone's eyes while you talk.
- fiddle/ˈfɪd(ə)l/verb · B2To fuss with something small using your fingers, often pointlessly.
- foreman/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/noun · B2The worker in charge of the others on a building site.
- formality/fɔːrˈmælɪti/noun · C1Strict attention to correct form and manners.
- fortnight/ˈfɔːt.naɪt/noun · B2+A period of two weeks, in British English.
- fuss/fʌs/noun · B1A lot of noise and worry about something small.
- gauze/ɡɔːz/noun · B2A thin transparent fabric used for dressings.
- geographical/d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪkl̩/adjective · B2+To do with the earth's features and places.
- go throughphrase · B2To live through something hard; also, to search item by item.
- grim/ɡɹɪm/adjective · B2Dark, serious, and without a smile.
- hire/ˈhaɪ(.)ə/verb · A2To give someone a job at your company.
- insinuation/ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/noun · C1A nasty hint dropped without saying it outright.
- just in timephrase · C1Delivering parts only as they are needed.
- lean inphrase · B2To move closer to hear or to show interest.
- liberation/ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/noun · C1The freeing of a place from occupying forces.
- light-headedadjective · C1Faint and floaty in the head, close to passing out.
- locker/ˈlɒk.ə(ɹ)/noun · A2+Your own small metal cupboard in the corridor for books and coats.
- long-distanceadjective · B2Covering or reaching a great distance.
- look throughphrase · B2To examine a set of things one after another.
- more or less/mɔɹ ɔɹ lɛs/phrase · B1Roughly, though not exactly.
- mostly/ˈməʊstli/adverb · A2For the greater part; in most cases.
- occur/əˈkɜː/verb · B1The formal word for taking place.
- occur tophrase · B2For an idea to come into your head.
- pace/peɪs/noun · B2The speed at which somebody moves or works.
- pile/paɪl/noun · B1Things laid loosely on top of each other in a mound.
- pity/ˈpɪt.i/noun · B1Sorrow for someone worse off, sometimes touched with distance.
- plenty ofphrase · A2A large and satisfying quantity of something.
- pointy/ˈpɔɪnti/adjective · B2Narrowing to a sharp tip.
- predestinedadjective · C1Fixed by fate long before it happened.
- predetermined/ˈpɹidɪˈtɜːmɪnd/adjective · B2Decided in advance, before anything began.
- presence/ˈpɹɛzəns/noun · B2The fact of being in a place, or an impressive manner.
- red-hotadjective · B2Glowing with heat; also, wildly popular right now.
- reunite/ˌɹiːjuːˈnaɪt/verb · B2To bring together again after a separation.
- run-downadjective · B2Old and falling apart from years without repair.
- sequence/ˈsiː.kwəns/noun · B2Things following one another in a fixed order.
- statement/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/noun · B1The regular list of everything paid in and out.
- steady/ˈstɛdi/adjective · B1Firm, regular, and unchanging — hands, jobs, or progress.
- steepedadjective · B2Left in hot liquid until the flavour comes out.
- stern/stɜːn/adjective · B2Strict and serious, with no softness in the face.
- stint/stɪnt/noun · C1A fixed period of work or duty.
- tripped/tɹɪpt/adjective · C1Switched off automatically by a safety device.
- uninterestingadjective · B1+Failing to hold anybody's attention.
- unprotectedadjective · B2Having no defence or covering.
- unyieldingadjective · C1Refusing to bend or to give way.
- writ/ɹɪt/noun · C1A formal written order from a court.