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A Man Called Ove and a Lanky One Who Can’t Open a Window Without Falling Off a Ladder · 98 words
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- abandon/əˈbæn.dən/verb · B2To leave a person, place, or plan behind forever.
- afterlife/ˈɑːftəˌlaɪf/noun · B2Existence believed to follow death.
- aggression/əˈɡɹɛʃən/noun · B2Hostile behaviour and the readiness to attack.
- amazement/əˈmeɪz.mənt/noun · B2A feeling of great surprise and wonder.
- arc/ɑːk/noun · B2Part of the edge of a circle.
- ash/ˈæʃ/noun · B2The soft grey powder left after a fire has finished.
- audacity/ɔːˈdæ.sɪ.ti/noun · C1Bold nerve that shocks people.
- avert/əˈvɝt/verb · C1To stop a disaster from happening; also, to turn your eyes away.
- bar of soapnoun · A2A solid block used with water to clean.
- blanket/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/noun · A2The warm cover you pull over yourself in bed.
- budge/bʌd͡ʒ/verb · B2To move even a little from a fixed position.
- butt inphrase · C1To interrupt a conversation you were not part of.
- cigarette/ˈsɪɡəɹɛt/noun · A2A thin paper tube of tobacco that people smoke.
- circumstance/ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)ns/noun · B2One of the surrounding conditions that shape a situation.
- clamp/ˈklæmp/noun · B1+A tool that squeezes two things together and holds them there.
- clinch/klɪnt͡ʃ/verb · C1To settle a deal or a victory beyond doubt.
- collar/ˈkɒlə/noun · B1The part of a shirt that folds around your neck.
- consequence/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/noun · B1+What follows from an action — welcome or not.
- convincing/kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/adjective · B2Strong enough to make people believe.
- crease/kɹiːs/noun · B2An unwanted line pressed into cloth.
- cubic/ˈkjuː.bɪk/adjective · B2+Shaped like a cube, or measured in three dimensions.
- decision-makingnoun · C1The weighing of options that a person or a body goes through before choosing.
- dense/ˈdɛns/adjective · C1Packed tightly together — forests, fog, or textbook pages.
- devoid/dɪˈvɔɪd/adjective · C1Entirely without a particular quality.
- diagram/ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡɹæm/noun · B1+A simple drawing that explains how something works.
- disinterested/(ˌ)dɪsˈɪntɹɪstɪd/adjective · C1Having nothing to gain, and so able to judge fairly.
- dislodge/dɪsˈlɒdʒ/verb · C1To force something out of its fixed place.
- dismay/dɪsˈmeɪ/noun · C1Sudden loss of heart at bad news.
- dissatisfaction/dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/noun · B2+A feeling that something is not good enough.
- distinct/dɪˈstɪŋkt/adjective · B2Clearly separate and different from the others.
- do inphrase · C1To kill somebody, or to wear them out completely.
- drip/ˈdɹɪp/verb · B1To fall in single small drops, as a leaky tap does.
- excess/ˈɛksɛs/noun · B2An amount beyond what is proper or needed.
- exhaust/ɪɡˈzɔːst/noun · B2The pipe that carries burnt gases away.
- expense/ɪkˈspɛns/noun · B2One of the things your money regularly goes out on.
- expensive/ɪkˈspɛn.sɪv/adjective · A1Costing a lot of money.
- fascinated/ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd/adjective · B2Held completely by interest in something.
- fine-tuneverb · B2To make tiny adjustments until it works perfectly.
- frenetic/fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/adjective · C1Wildly fast and disordered.
- fright/fɹaɪt/noun · B1A sudden feeling of fear.
- gnash/ˈnæʃ/verb · C1To grind the teeth together in anger.
- idle/ˈaɪd(ə)l/adjective · B2Doing nothing; machines standing unused, people avoiding work.
- inane/ɪˈneɪn/adjective · C1Empty of sense or meaning.
- indifferent/ɪnˈdɪf.ɹənt/adjective · B2+Not caring one way or the other.
- indignant/ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/adjective · C1Angry at something you think unjust.
- inexplicable/ˌɪn.ɪkˈsplɪ.kə.bl̩/adjective · C1Impossible to account for.
- landing/ˈlændɪŋ/noun · B2The flat area at the top of a flight of stairs.
- lever/ˈliː.və/verb · B2To move something heavy by pushing down on a bar.
- mineral/ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/noun · B2A natural solid substance dug from the earth, like quartz or salt.
- mop/mɒp/noun · B1The soft wet tool on a stick for washing floors.
- mould/məʊld/noun · B1+Fuzzy growth that appears on damp surfaces and old food.
- nosebleed/ˈnəʊzˌbliːd/noun · B1+A flow of blood from the nostrils.
- nostril/ˈnɒs.tɹɪl/noun · B2One of the two holes of your nose.
- noxious/ˈnɒkʃəs/adjective · C1Harmful and unpleasant, especially to breathe.
- onward/ˈɒnwəd/adverb · B2+Continuing forward from here.
- pay offphrase · B2To repay a debt fully, or to bring a good result.
- phase out/feɪ̯z äʊ̯t/phrase · B2To stop using something gradually.
- pipe/ˈpaɪp/noun · B1The tube inside walls that water travels through.
- pros and consphrase · B2The points for and against a decision.
- pull yourself togetherphrase · B2To force yourself calm after falling apart.
- pursuit/pəˈsjuːt/noun · B2The chasing of somebody, or an activity you follow.
- reappearverb · B2+To come into sight again.
- rein/ɹeɪn/noun · B2+The strap by which a rider guides a horse.
- rely onphrase · B1To trust somebody to do what is needed.
- require/ɹɪˈkwaɪə/verb · B1A formal word for needing something as a condition.
- rim/ɹɪm/noun · B2The outer ring of a wheel that carries the tyre.
- run downphrase · B2To lose power, or to criticise unfairly.
- sanctify/ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/verb · C1To make something holy, or to place it beyond question.
- scatter/ˈskætə/verb · B1+To throw or run in all directions at once.
- scoop/skuːp/noun · C1The big story one reporter gets before every rival.
- scorchingadjective · B2+Burningly, unbearably hot.
- sewing machinenoun · A2A machine that stitches cloth quickly.
- slim/ˈslɪm/adjective · B1Attractively narrow in body.
- snowblower/ˈsnoʊˌbloʊɚ/noun · C2The machine that hurls the white drifts off a driveway.
- snowfall/ˈsnoʊfɔːl/noun · C1The white flakes coming down, or how much of them settles.
- sour/ˈsaʊ.ə/adjective · A2+Tasting sharp like lemon; it makes your face squeeze.
- spew/spjuː/verb · C1To pour out in a violent stream.
- straight linenoun · A2A line that does not bend at all.
- stream/ˈstɹiːm/noun · B2A small narrow river you can jump across.
- streetlight/ˈstɹiːt.laɪt/noun · A2+The tall lamp that lights the road when night falls.
- swear inphrase · C1To make somebody promise formally to tell the truth.
- thaw/θɔː/verb · B1+To let frozen food come slowly back to room temperature.
- the other dayphrase · A2Recently, on a day not worth naming.
- tilt/tɪlt/verb · B2To swing a camera up or down on its stand.
- trudge/tɹʌd͡ʒ/verb · B2+To walk heavily and wearily.
- trunk/tɹʌŋk/noun · A2The thick wooden middle part of a tree; also an elephant's long nose.
- unconcernedadjective · B2+Not worried by something that might worry others.
- underside/ˈʌndəˌsaɪd/noun · B1The face of a thing that points at the ground.
- unemployed/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/adjective · B1+Having no job, though you want one.
- unhookverb · B2To take something off a hook.
- unhurriedadjective · B2Taking a calm and easy pace.
- unplug/ʌnˈplʌɡ/verb · C1To pull a plug out of its socket.
- use upphrase · B1To finish the whole supply of something.
- watch outphrase · A2What you shout to warn someone of sudden danger.
- weigh upphrase · B2To compare the good and bad of a choice.
- wholly/ˈhəʊ.li/adverb · C1Completely and entirely.
- wipe downphrase · B1To clean a surface with a damp cloth.
- wrap/ɹæp/verb · B1To cover something all around with paper or cloth.