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A Man Who Was Ove and a Woman on a Train · 63 words
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- abrupt/əˈbɹʌpt/adjective · B2+Sudden and unexpected, in a way that feels rude.
- agreement/əˈɡɹiːmənt/noun · B1When two sides decide on the same thing and both accept it.
- auburn/ˈɔ.bɚn/adjective · B2+Reddish brown, said of hair.
- barracks/ˈbæɹəks/noun · B2+The buildings where soldiers live.
- break intophrase · B2To enter a locked place by force, as burglars do.
- brochure/ˈbɹəʊ.ʃə(ɹ)/noun · B2A small booklet advertising a product or a place.
- bus stopnoun · A2The signposted place where you wait for public transport.
- certainty/ˈsɝtn̩ti/noun · B2Being completely sure.
- compatible/kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/adjective · B2Able to work or live together without conflict.
- complication/ˌkɒm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun · B2Something that makes a matter harder to deal with.
- conductor/kənˈdʌktɚ/noun · B2The person who stands before an orchestra waving a little stick.
- continuous/kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/adjective · B2+Going on without a break.
- conventional/kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/adjective · B2Following the usual accepted way.
- conversational/ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/adjective · B1Relaxed and informal, like ordinary talk.
- correspondence/ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dəns/noun · C1Letters exchanged, or the fact of matching.
- cross-eyedadjective · C1With both eyes turned in toward the nose.
- dawn onphrase · C1For a realisation to arrive slowly.
- defective/dɪˈfɛktɪv/adjective · B2Made wrong, and not working as it should.
- dribble/ˈdɹɪ.bəl/verb · B2To run with the ball, tapping it along with feet or bounces.
- effervescent/ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/adjective · C1Giving off bubbles, or bubbling over with high spirits.
- fraudster/ˈfɹɔdstɚ/noun · B2Someone who cheats people out of money by lying.
- furniture/ˈfɜː.nɪ.t͡ʃə/noun · A2Tables, beds, and seats — all the big movable things in rooms.
- humiliation/hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/noun · B2Burning shame from being made to look small in front of others.
- hypnotic/hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/adjective · C1So rhythmic and absorbing it puts you in a trance.
- impractical/ɪmˈpɹæktɪkəl/adjective · B2+Not sensible or workable in real life.
- inability/ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/noun · C1The lack of power or skill to do something.
- ingratiate/ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/verb · C1To work your way into somebody's favour.
- inhalation/ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃən/noun · C1The drawing of air or a substance into the lungs.
- inhale/ɪnˈheɪl/verb · B1+To draw air into your lungs.
- insecuritynoun · B2The nagging doubt that you are not good enough.
- insight/ˈɪnsaɪ̯t/noun · B2A sudden deep understanding of how something really works.
- intervene/ˌɪntəˈviːn/verb · C1To step into a situation to change how it goes.
- iron/ˈaɪ.ən/noun · B1The hot flat tool that makes clothes smooth.
- journey/ˈd͡ʒɝni/noun · B1The act of going from one place to a far one — the road itself, not the arrival.
- kilometre/kɪˈlɒmɪtə/noun · A2+A thousand metres.
- kitchenette/ˌkɪt͡ʃəˈnɛt/noun · B2A tiny cooking corner in a small flat.
- lava/ˈlɑːvə/noun · B2The glowing melted rock that pours from an erupting mountain.
- loaf/ləʊf/noun · B1A whole shaped mass of baked bread.
- napkin/ˈnæpˌkɪn/noun · A2+The paper or cloth square you wipe your mouth with at the table.
- oblige/əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/verb · C1To bind somebody by duty or law, or to do them a favour.
- opt/ɒpt/verb · C1To choose one thing rather than another.
- partition/pɑːˈtɪ.ʃən/noun · B2+A light wall dividing one room into two.
- pleasant/ˈplɛz.ənt/adjective · B1Nice and enjoyable in a calm way.
- pulsate/pʌlˈseɪt/verb · B2To throb with a steady beat.
- puzzle/ˈpʌzəl/noun · B2A picture cut into many little pieces that you fit back together.
- qualification/ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/noun · B2+The official paper or skill that proves you can do a job.
- quarter hournoun · A2A period of fifteen minutes.
- recipient/ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/noun · B2Somebody who receives something.
- restroom/ˈɹɛstˌɹum/noun · B1The American word for a public toilet.
- retrospective/ˌɹɛt.ɹə(ʊ)ˈspɛk.tɪv/noun · C2A look back over a long period of work.
- rib/ɹɪb/noun · B2One of the curved bones that make a cage around your chest.
- self-confidentadjective · B1Sure of your own abilities.
- shamefaced/ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/adjective · C2Showing embarrassment at what you have done.
- shortcoming/ˈʃɔːtˌkʌmɪŋ/noun · C1A fault or weakness that keeps something from being good enough.
- side by sidephrase · B1Next to each other in a line.
- stare downphrase · C1To hold somebody's eyes until they look away.
- succinct/səkˈsɪŋ(k)t/adjective · C1Said in very few words, and well.
- tailor/ˈteɪlɚ/noun · B2A person who makes and fits clothes to measure.
- tempt/tɛmpt/verb · B2To make somebody want something they should not have.
- undoubtedly/ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/adverb · B2Beyond any question at all.
- uneducated/ʌnˈɛdjʊkeɪtɪd/adjective · B2+Having had little or no schooling.
- verge/vɜːd͡ʒ/noun · B2The very edge of something, or a grass strip by a road.
- waiter/ˈweɪ̯təː/noun · A2+The person who brings your food to the table in a restaurant.