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A Man Who Was Ove and a Truck in the Forest · 50 words
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- arise/əˈɹaɪz/verb · B2To come into being — as problems and opportunities do.
- armchair/ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/noun · A2+A big soft chair for one person, with places to rest your arms.
- awkward/ˈɔːk.wəd/adjective · B2Uncomfortable and embarrassing, like silence after a bad joke.
- beloved/bɪˈlʌvd/adjective · B2Dearly loved.
- boastful/ˈbəʊstfʊl/adjective · C1Forever talking about how great you are.
- boundless/ˈbaʊndləs/adjective · C1Having no limit at all.
- characteristic/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/noun · B2A quality that marks something out as itself.
- compliment/ˈkɑmpləmənt/noun · B1A kind remark about how good someone or their work is.
- consumer/kənˈsjuːmə/noun · B2+Anyone who buys and uses products — that is, everyone.
- count on/kaʊntʌn/phrase · B2To trust someone to be there when it matters.
- cutlery/ˈkʌt.lə.ɹi/noun · A2+Knives, forks, and spoons — all the eating tools together.
- desperation/ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/noun · B2A reckless state brought on by having no hope left.
- diploma/dɪˈpləʊmə/noun · B2The official paper that proves you finished a course.
- dishevelled/dɪˈʃɛvəld/adjective · C1Untidy in hair and clothes, as if blown about.
- dissuade/dɪˈsweɪd/verb · C1To talk somebody out of doing something.
- dive inphrase · B2To begin something at once without hesitating.
- dull/dʌl/adjective · B2Lacking brightness or interest.
- elementary/ˌɛlɪˈmɛntəɹi/adjective · B2Of the simplest and most basic kind.
- fair playnoun · B2Following both the rules and their spirit.
- firearm/ˈfaɪəɹˌɑː(ɹ)m/noun · B2A weapon that shoots bullets.
- fragment/ˈfɹæɡmənt/<q:noun>noun · B2+A small piece broken off a whole.
- furthermore/ˈfɜː(ɹ).ðə(ɹ)ˌmɔː(ɹ)/adverb · B2In addition to what has already been said.
- glaring/ˈɡlɛəɹɪŋ/adjective · B2+Too bright, or too obvious to miss.
- grocery/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/noun · B2A shop selling food and household goods.
- immeasurable/ɪˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/adjective · B2Too vast or too deep to put a number on.
- intellect/ˈɪntəlɛkt/noun · C1The power of the mind to reason and understand.
- irascible/ɪˈɹæs.ɪ.bəl/adjective · C2Very easily made angry.
- irate/aɪˈɹeɪt/adjective · C1Extremely angry.
- jewellery/ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)lɹi/noun · A2+Ornaments worn on the body, made of precious materials.
- learning difficultynoun · B2A condition that makes learning harder than usual.
- librarian/laɪˈbɹɛə̯ɹi.ən/noun · B1+The person who looks after all the books in a quiet building.
- library/ˈlaɪ.bɹi/noun · A1The quiet place full of books you can borrow for free.
- merge/mɜːd͡ʒ/verb · C1To join together into a single whole.
- pick atphrase · B2To eat only a little, or to keep touching something.
- piece togetherphrase · B2To work out the whole from scattered bits.
- pupil/ˈpjuːpəl/noun · B1+The black circle in the middle of your eye that grows in the dark.
- remarry/ɹiːˈmæɹi/verb · B2+To marry again.
- run awayphrase · A2To escape from a place or person by running.
- secondary/ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/noun · B2A colour made by mixing two primaries.
- serenade/ˌsɛɹəˈneɪd/noun · C1A love song performed under someone's window.
- shinbonenoun · B1The hard ridge you feel at the front of your lower leg.
- suitor/ˈsutɚ/noun · C1A man courting a woman with a view to marriage.
- tableclothnoun · B2The big cloth spread over a table before a nice dinner.
- thigh/θaɪ/noun · B2The upper part of the leg, above the knee.
- treachery/ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹi/noun · C1Betrayal of somebody who trusted you.
- unconditional/ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/adjective · B2+Given with no limits or terms attached.
- unreliable/ˌʌn.ɹɪˈlaɪ.ə.bl̩/adjective · B2Not to be depended on.
- unresolvedadjective · B2Still not settled or sorted out, and left hanging.
- vociferous/vəʊˈsɪfəɹəs/adjective · C2Loud and insistent in stating an opinion.