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A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train · 103 words
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- adult/ˈæd.ʌlt/noun · A2A fully grown person.
- alongside/əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/preposition · B2Close beside and moving with.
- apocalyptic/əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/adjective · C2Like the end of the world.
- attentive/əˈtɛntɪv/adjective · B2Noticing and caring about what somebody needs.
- back outphrase · B2To withdraw from an agreement you had made.
- backpack/ˈbæk.pæk/noun · B1The bag you carry on your back to school or on a hike.
- backpack strapphrase · B1The band that goes over your shoulder to carry your school bag.
- backpackernoun · B1+A budget traveler carrying everything on their back.
- banana/bəˈnɑːnə/noun · A1A long curved yellow fruit that you peel.
- bitterness/ˈbɪtənəs/noun · B1+The sharp unpleasant quality of strong coffee or peel.
- bureau/ˈbjʊ.ɹəʊ/noun · B1+A writing desk with drawers, or an office that gathers information.
- cavity/ˈkæv.ɪt.i/noun · B2A hollow space, or a hole in a tooth.
- chaotic/keɪˈɒtɪk/adjective · B2Completely disordered.
- chasten/ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/verb · C2To correct somebody so they behave more humbly.
- check outphrase · B1To leave a hotel and pay; also, to take a look at something.
- collective/kəˈlɛktɪv/adjective · B2Done by or belonging to a group together.
- competence/ˈkɒm.pə.təns/noun · C1Being good enough at something to do it properly.
- constructive/kənˈstɹʌktɪv/adjective · B2Meant to build up and improve rather than tear down.
- convulse/kənˈvʌls/verb · C1To shake violently with sudden uncontrolled movement.
- cordon/ˈkɔː(ɹ)dən/noun · C1A line drawn around a scene to keep people out.
- county/ˈkaʊnti/noun · B1A region of a country with its own local government.
- despairing/dɪˈspɛə.ɹɪŋ/adjective · C1Showing that you have given up all hope.
- determine/dɪˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn/verb · B1To work out or decide something for certain.
- dismiss/dɪsˈmɪs/verb · B2To wave an idea away without considering it.
- displeasure/dɪsˈplɛʒə/noun · B2A feeling of annoyance or disapproval.
- doodle/ˈduːdl̩/noun · B2An aimless drawing made while thinking of something else.
- double-crossverb · B2To betray the very person you were plotting with.
- drain/dɹeɪn/verb · A2To pour away the water and keep the pasta.
- draw upphrase · C1To prepare a document carefully.
- dysfunction/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/noun · C2The state of not working as it should — an organ, a family, a system.
- elongate/ɪˈlɒŋ.ɡeɪt/verb · C1To make something longer.
- enmesh/ɛnˈmɛʃ/verb · C2To tangle somebody up in something they cannot get free of.
- environmental/ɪnˌvaɪ.ɹə(n)ˈmɛn.təl/adjective · B1+To do with the natural world and its protection.
- erect/ɪˈɹɛkt/verb · C1To build something upright, or to set it up.
- foghornnoun · B2+The deep horn sounded when visibility is bad.
- forthright/ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/adjective · C1Direct and outspoken.
- gas station/ˈɡæs stɛɪːʃən/noun · A2The roadside stop where drivers fill their tanks.
- generous/ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/adjective · B1Happy to give your money, time, or help to others.
- grimace/ˈɡɹɪm.əs/verb · B2+To twist the face in pain or dislike.
- heave/ˈhiːv/verb · B2To lift or throw something heavy with great effort.
- hinge/ˈhɪnd͡ʒ/noun · B1+The small metal joint a door swings on.
- hoist/hɔɪst/verb · C1To haul something heavy upward with effort or ropes.
- hold backphrase · B2To keep something in rather than let it out.
- inclusive/ɪnˈkluːsɪv/adjective · C1Taking everybody in, and leaving nobody out.
- inferno/ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/noun · B2+A raging blaze, or a place of torment.
- interval/ˈɪntəvəʊ/noun · B2+The gap of time between two events; also, a theatre break.
- irrelevant/ɪˈɹɛləvənt/adjective · B2Having nothing to do with the matter at hand.
- light switchnoun · A2The small wall control you flick to brighten a room.
- locomotive/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/noun · B2The powered unit that pulls a train.
- logo/ˈləʊ.ɡəʊ/noun · B2The symbol that stands for a company at a glance.
- look intophrase · B2To investigate a matter to find out more.
- malevolent/məˈlɛvələnt/adjective · C1Wishing harm on other people.
- margarine/ˌmɑː.d͡ʒəˈɹiːn/noun · C2The pale spread sold as a cheaper stand-in for butter.
- mat/mæt/noun · A2+A small flat piece of thick material laid on the floor, often by a door to wipe shoes on.
- memoriseverb · B1+To learn something so it can be repeated exactly.
- memorize/ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/verb · B1To learn something so well you can say it without looking.
- menthol/ˈmɛnθɒl/noun · B2The cool minty substance in some sweets and cigarettes.
- mixture/ˈmɪkstʃə/noun · B1+Substances stirred together without joining chemically.
- motif/moʊˈtiːf/noun · B2+A design or idea that keeps returning through a work.
- mutedadjective · B2+Softened and quiet, not bold.
- obstinate/ˈɒb.stɪ.nət/adjective · C1Refusing to change your mind, whatever anyone says.
- overdose/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs/noun · B2+Taking dangerously more of a medicine than the body can handle.
- oxen/ˈɑksən/noun · B1+Cattle kept for pulling and heavy work.
- pajamas/pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/noun · A2+The soft comfortable clothes you sleep in.
- panic/ˈpænɪk/noun · B1Sudden wild fear that makes clear thinking impossible.
- pant/pænt/verb · B1+To breathe hard and fast after effort.
- pass outphrase · B2To suddenly lose consciousness.
- paste/peɪst/noun · B1A soft, thick mixture that spreads or sticks.
- pattern/ˈpæ̞t(ə)n/noun · A2+A repeating design, like stripes or flowers, on cloth.
- plinth/plɪnθ/noun · C1The block a column or a statue stands on.
- possibility/ˌpɒs.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/noun · A2+Something that could happen, though it has not yet.
- prepaid/pɹiːˈpeɪd/adjective · B2+Paid for in advance, before you use it.
- prepaid cardnoun · B2A card loaded with money in advance.
- presumably/pɹɪˈzjuːməbli/adverb · C1As one may reasonably suppose, though unconfirmed.
- puff/pʌf/noun · B1A short burst of air, smoke or breath.
- purple/ˈpɜː.pl̩/noun · A1The color you get when you mix red and blue.
- reflection/ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/noun · B2The image thrown back at you by water or a mirror.
- relieved/ɹɪˈliːvd/adjective · B2Freed from worry at last.
- run overphrase · B2To hit someone or something with a vehicle.
- shortcut/ˈʃɔːtkʌt/noun · A2+The quicker smaller path that saves you time.
- sincere/sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/adjective · B2Truly meaning every word you say.
- skim/skɪm/verb · B2To read very fast, catching only the main points.
- smithereens/smɪðəˈɹiːnz/noun · C2The tiny bits something is blown or smashed into.
- smoulder/ˈsməʊldə(ɹ)/verb · B2+To burn slowly without flame.
- sole/səʊl/noun · B2The flat underside of a foot.
- spruce/spɹuːs/noun · B2+An evergreen with short sharp needles all round the twig.
- state of mindnoun · B2How a person is feeling and thinking at a time.
- statistics/stəˈtɪs.tɪks/noun · B2The branch of maths that makes sense of collected data.
- stultify/ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/verb · C2To dull the mind until it can no longer think or act.
- sweater/ˈswɛtə/noun · A1A warm knitted top for cold days.
- symbolism/ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm/noun · B2+The use of one thing to stand for another.
- take it easyphrase · B1To relax and not push yourself.
- tend/ˈtɛnd/verb · B1To be likely to do something, as a habit.
- thermos/ˈθɜː.mɒs/noun · B1+The sealed bottle that keeps your tea hot for hours.
- timetable/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/noun · A2+The table that shows which lesson happens at which hour.
- timing/ˈtaɪmɪŋ/noun · B2The choosing of the right moment.
- toxin/ˈtɒksɪn/noun · C1A natural substance that harms the body.
- train drivernoun · A2The person who operates a train.
- tressesnoun · C1Long flowing hair.
- twitch/twɪt͡ʃ/verb · B2To make a small sudden movement you did not mean to make.
- vigorous/ˈvɪɡəɹəs/adjective · B2+Done with strong, healthy energy.
- weed/wiːd/noun · B1Any plant growing where the gardener did not want it.
- workman/ˈwɝkmən/noun · B2A man employed to do manual work.