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A Man Who Was Ove and a House That Ove Built · 117 words
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- advertisement/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/noun · B1+The short message that tries to sell you something.
- alight/əˈlaɪt/adjective · C1Burning, or glowing with sudden bright light.
- all-clearnoun · B2The signal that danger has passed.
- aside/əˈsaɪd/adverb · B2To one side, or out of the way.
- blunt/blʌnt/adjective · B2With no cutting edge left; or speaking with no softening at all.
- bookcase/ˈbʊkˌkeɪs/noun · B1The tall furniture with many boards full of things to read.
- boundaries/ˈbaʊnd(ə)ɹiz/noun · B2The limits you set on what others may ask of you.
- boundary/ˈbaʊndɹi/noun · B2The line where one area ends and another begins.
- brigade/bɹɪˈɡeɪd/noun · B2A large unit made of several battalions.
- bystander/ˈbaɪˌstænd.ə(ɹ)/noun · B2+Somebody present at an event but taking no part.
- candid/ˈkæn.dɪd/adjective · C1Completely honest, even when it is awkward.
- catastrophe/kəˈtæstɹəfi/noun · B2A sudden disaster causing great damage.
- collapse/kəˈlæps/verb · B2To suddenly fall down or cave in — buildings, plans, or people.
- collide/kəˈlaɪd/verb · C1To crash into each other while moving.
- compensate/ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/verb · C1To make up for a loss, usually with money.
- condemn/kənˈdɛm/verb · C1To declare loudly and publicly that something is wrong.
- considerable/kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/adjective · B2Large enough to be worth noticing.
- consternation/ˌkɒn.stəˈneɪ.ʃən/noun · C2Dismay at something unexpected.
- credential/kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/noun · C1A qualification that proves you are entitled to do something.
- dawn/dɔːn/noun · A2The moment the sky first lightens before the sun appears.
- daytime/ˈdeɪtaɪm/noun · B2The hours between sunrise and sunset.
- decrepit/dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/adjective · C1Worn out and falling apart with age.
- deliberate/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/adjective · B2Done fully on purpose, not by accident.
- demolition/ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃ.ən/noun · B2The planned destruction of an old building.
- development/dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/noun · B1Growth and change toward a fuller form.
- disappointment/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/noun · B2The feeling when something is worse than hoped.
- discard/dɪsˈkɑːd/verb · C1To throw away what you no longer want.
- discover/dɪˈskʌvə/verb · A2+To find something important that nobody knew about before.
- displease/dɪsˈpliːz/verb · B2To annoy someone by not being what they wanted.
- dovetail/ˈdʌvteɪl/verb · C1To fit together neatly, as if made for each other.
- dozen/ˈdʌzən/noun · A2A group of exactly twelve.
- elderly/ˈɛldɚli/adjective · B2A polite word for people who are quite old.
- embersnoun · B2+The glowing pieces left when flames die down.
- emerge/ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/verb · B2To come out into view from somewhere hidden.
- engulf/ɪŋˈɡʌlf/verb · B2+To swallow something up completely.
- extinguish/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/verb · B2To put out a fire or a light.
- fire brigade/ˈfaɪə(ɹ)bɹɪˌɡeɪd/noun · B2The service that puts out fires.
- fireman/ˈfaɪɹmən/noun · B2The one who shovelled coal on a steam engine.
- futile/ˈfjuː.taɪl/adjective · C1Certain to fail no matter how hard you try.
- get togetherphrase · B1To meet up as a group socially.
- go pastphrase · A2To continue beyond something without stopping.
- grandchild/ˈɡɹændˌtʃaɪld/noun · A2+The child of your own son or daughter.
- grass/ɡɹɑːs/noun · A2The soft green carpet of thin leaves that covers parks and lawns.
- grateful/ˈɡɹeɪtf(ʊ)l/adjective · B1Full of thanks for something kind that was done for you.
- graze/ɡɹeɪz/verb · B1+To eat growing grass slowly, as cattle do.
- hard hatnoun · B1A rigid helmet worn where things might fall.
- hard-workingadjective · B1Putting steady effort into everything you do.
- headfirstadverb · C1Diving with the top of you leading the way — or rushing in blindly.
- helpless/ˈhɛlplɪs/adjective · B1Unable to do anything to help yourself.
- homemade/ˌ(h)əʊmˈmeɪ̯d/adjective · B1Made at home rather than bought.
- hospitality/ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/noun · B2The warm welcome given to guests.
- ill-fittingadjective · B2The wrong size, hanging loose or pinching tight.
- increasinglyadverb · B2More and more as time goes on.
- instinctively/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli/adverb · C1Without stopping to think.
- insurance/ɪnˈʃɔː.ɹəns/noun · B2A deal where you pay a company monthly and they pay if disaster strikes.
- insure/ɪnˈʃɔː(ɹ)/verb · B1+To arrange payment against a possible loss.
- jovial/ˈd͡ʒəʊ.vɪ.əl/adjective · C1Cheerful and full of good humour.
- keep outphrase · B1To stop somebody or something entering.
- leak/liːk/noun · B2Secret information passed to the press without permission.
- litter/ˈlɪt.ɚ/noun · B2Rubbish left lying about, or a set of newborn animals.
- load-bearingadjective · B2Carrying the weight of what is above it.
- lug/lʌɡ/verb · B2To carry something heavy with difficulty.
- lungs/lʌŋz/noun · B1The two organs in your chest that fill with air.
- made-to-measureadjective · B2Cut specially to fit one person's body.
- map/mæp/noun · A1The drawing of streets or countries that stops you getting lost.
- marginally/ˈmɑɹd͡ʒɪnəli/adverb · C1By only a very small amount.
- measurement/ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/noun · B2The exact size or amount found by careful checking.
- midst/mɪdst/noun · C1The middle of a group or a situation.
- monotone/ˈmɒn.ə.təʊn/noun · C2A voice that stays on one flat note, without rise or fall.
- muscular/ˈmʌs.kjʊl.ə/adjective · B2With a strong, well-built body.
- nearby/ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/adverb · B2A short distance away.
- negotiate/nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/verb · B2To bargain back and forth toward an agreement.
- newer/ˈnjuː.ə/adjective · A2+More recently made than another.
- omission/ə(ʊ)ˈmɪʃ.ən/noun · B2+Something left out, or the leaving out of it.
- parameter/pəˈɹæm.ɪ.tə/noun · C1A value that sets the conditions of a model.
- parental/pəˈɹɛn.təl/adjective · C1To do with a mother or father.
- period/ˈpɪə.ɹi.əd/noun · A1A stretch of time with a beginning and an end.
- permission/pəˈmɪʃ.ən/noun · A2The go-ahead from someone in charge to do a thing.
- perspire/pəˈspaɪə(ɹ)/verb · C2The polite word for what skin does in a sauna.
- plank/ˈplæŋk/noun · B1+A long flat piece of sawn timber.
- policy/ˈpɒl.ə.si/noun · B1An official plan of action adopted by a government or company.
- puppy/ˈpʌpi/noun · B1A young dog.
- pushy/ˈpʊʃ.i/adjective · B2Aggressively determined to get your own way.
- quotation/kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩/noun · B2+A stated price for doing a particular job.
- rascal/ˈɹɑːskl̩/noun · B2A mischievous person, spoken of half fondly.
- receive/ɹɪˈsiːv/verb · A2+To have something arrive into your hands from someone.
- recreationaladjective · C1Done for fun and relaxation, not for work.
- reiterate/ɹiːˈɪt.ə.ɹeɪt/verb · C1To say something again to make sure it lands.
- remnant/ˈɹɛmnənt/noun · B2+A small piece left over from a larger whole.
- root/ɹuːt/noun · B2The part of a plant that grows down into the earth and drinks water.
- sack/sæk/noun · B1A large bag of strong cloth or paper.
- scaffolding/ˈskæfəldɪŋ/noun · B2+The temporary metal frame workers climb on outside a building.
- scream/skɹiːm/verb · B1To cry out high and loud in fear or pain.
- seek outphrase · B2To look for somebody or something until you find them.
- shin/ʃɪn/noun · B1+The hard front edge of the lower leg.
- shovel/ˈʃʌv.əl/noun · A2+The broad digging tool for lifting earth and snow.
- spud/spʌd/noun · B2+A potato, in informal use.
- stranger/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/noun · B1A person you have never met before.
- surprisingly/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/adverb · B1+In a way that was not expected.
- surreptitious/ˌsʌɹɪpˈtɪʃəs/adjective · C2Done secretly so as not to be seen.
- swindler/ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/noun · C1Somebody who cheats others out of money.
- take tophrase · B2To begin to like, or to begin doing as a habit.
- timber/ˈtɪmbə/noun · B2Trees cut and prepared as building wood.
- timbre/ˈtæmbɹə/noun · C1The particular colour of a voice or an instrument.
- tone/ˈtəʊn/noun · B1The sound of a voice that shows how the speaker feels.
- transpire/tɹænˈspaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/verb · C1To turn out to be so, or to become known.
- trim/ˈtɹɪm/verb · B1To cut small amounts off to make something neat.
- underpants/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌpænts/noun · B1The single garment covering the hips and bottom, worn beneath trousers or a skirt.
- understandableadjective · B2Reasonable, and easy to see why.
- unfortunately/ʌnˈfɔː.tjʊ.nət.li/adverb · A2+By bad luck; sadly.
- uniform/ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/noun · A2The same clothes worn by everyone at a school or in a job.
- valid/ˈvælɪd/adjective · B2Legally or logically holding up; still in force.
- veritable/ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl/adjective · C2Genuinely deserving the name given.
- vicinity/vɪˈsɪnɪti/noun · B2The area immediately around a place.
- watertight/ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/adjective · B1+Sealed so completely that no liquid passes.
- wiry/ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/adjective · B2+Thin but strong and tough.