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- accelerate/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/verb · C1To gather more and more speed.
- adjustable/əˈd͡ʒʌstəbəl/adjective · C1Able to be altered to suit the person using it.
- adopt/əˈdɒpt/verb · B2To take someone else's child into your family as your own.
- after allphrase · B2Used to add a reason, or to note a reversal.
- anger/ˈæŋɡə/noun · B1The hot feeling that rises when something is deeply unfair.
- appeal/əˈpiːl/noun · B2Asking a higher court to change a decision you believe is wrong.
- applaud/əˈplɔːd/verb · B2To strike your palms together to show approval.
- brush/bɹʌʃ/verb · A2To clean or smooth something using a tool with bristles.
- capable/ˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/adjective · B2Having the skill and power to do something.
- central/ˈsɛntɹ(ə)l/adjective · B1In or near the middle.
- central heatingnoun · B1A system that warms a whole building from one boiler.
- come up withphrase · B2To think of a new idea or solution.
- conflict/ˈkɒn.flɪkt/noun · B2Two changes to the same lines that must be settled by hand.
- construction/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/noun · B2The building of something new — cranes, workers, and noise.
- cut downphrase · B1To do or use less of something — sweets, spending, or smoking.
- disagreement/dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/noun · B2A failure to share the same view.
- disappointed/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/adjective · B1Sad because something you hoped for did not happen.
- dispute/dɪˈspjuːt/verb · B2To say that something said is not true.
- eagerness/ˈiɡɚnəs/noun · C1Keen and impatient willingness.
- enjoyable/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/adjective · B2Giving pleasure.
- entangle/ɪnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/verb · C2To catch something up in knots it cannot escape.
- expertise/ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz/noun · B2Deep skill and knowledge in one field.
- explosion/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/noun · B1A violent bursting that sends everything outward.
- fail/feɪl/verb · A2To try something and not succeed.
- fence/fɛns/noun · B1The wooden wall around a garden.
- fraction/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/noun · B2A number written as one value over another, like one half.
- ground floornoun · B1The storey of a building level with the street.
- hopeless/ˈhəʊplɪs/adjective · B1With no chance of success, or very bad at something.
- kinetic/kɪˈnɛtɪk/adjective · C2To do with movement and the energy of it.
- lawn/lɔːn/noun · B1The short cut grass in front of a house.
- loggerheadsnoun · C1A state of stubborn disagreement, reached after the word "at".
- loyalty/ˈlɔɪəlti/noun · B2Staying faithful to your people through good and bad.
- meaningful/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/adjective · B2Having real significance or purpose.
- mediocrity/miː.dɪˈɒk.ɹɪ.ti/noun · C1The state of being merely ordinary.
- outdated/aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/adjective · B2+Belonging to a time that has passed.
- pathway/ˈpɑːθˌweɪ/noun · B2A narrow way made for walking along.
- patio/ˈpæt.i.əʊ/noun · B1+A paved area beside a house for sitting out.
- perception/pəˈsɛpʃn̩/noun · B2The way your senses and mind read the world.
- pond/pɒnd/noun · B1A small pool of still water where ducks and frogs live.
- profusely/pɹəˈfjusli/adverb · C1In such abundance that it streams or pours out unchecked, as with sweat, blood, thanks, or apologies.
- quality/ˈkwɒlɪti/noun · A2+How good or bad something is made.
- recharge/ɹiːˈtʃɑː(ɹ)dʒ/<q:verb>verb · B2To fill a battery, or your own energy, again.
- relevance/ˈɹɛl.ɪ.vən(t)s/noun · C1How closely something bears on the matter at hand.
- result/ɹɪˈzʌlt/noun · A2+What comes out at the end because of what was done.
- run outphrase · B1To use the last of something — milk, money, or time.
- set up/ˌsɛt ˈʌp/phrase · B1To build or arrange something so it is ready to work.
- slow motion/ˌsləʊˈməʊ.ʃən/noun · B1Film shot fast and played back slowly.
- stand outphrase · B2To be easily noticed among all the rest.
- stump/stʌmp/noun · B1+The low remains of a tree after it has been cut down.
- tile/taɪl/noun · B1+A flat square of baked clay covering bathroom walls and roofs.
- treacherous/ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹəs/adjective · C1Dangerously deceptive — icy roads and disloyal friends.
- unworthy/ʌnˈwɝði/adjective · B2+Not deserving the respect or the thing in question.
- vacant/ˈveɪkənt/adjective · B2Standing unused and available - rooms, seats, or jobs.
- wastebasketnoun · A2The bin beside a desk for paper you throw away.
- watering cannoun · A2A container with a long spout for wetting plants.
- winning/ˈwɪnɪŋ/adjective · B2Charming and likeable, or coming first.
- work out/ˌwɜːk ˈaʊt/phrase · B1To exercise at the gym; also, to end well.
- workbench/ˈwɝk.bɛnt͡ʃ/noun · B2The sturdy table a maker works on.