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- bespectacled/bɪˈspɛktəkəld/adjective · C2Wearing glasses.
- blunder/ˈblʌn.dəː/verb · C1To make a stupid mistake, or to move clumsily.
- blurt/ˈblɜːt/verb · B2+To say something suddenly without meaning to.
- blurt outphrase · C1To say something suddenly that you meant to keep quiet.
- break outphrase · B2To escape from prison; also, what wars and fires suddenly do.
- bulging/ˈbʌldʒɪŋ/adjective · B2Swelling outward from the surface.
- cheeky/ˈt͡ʃiːki/adjective · B2+Rudely bold in a way that amuses.
- chummy/ˈt͡ʃʌ.mɪ/adjective · C2Overly warm and familiar, as if you were old pals.
- come overphrase · B1To visit someone at their home.
- confer/kənˈfɜː/verb · C1To discuss together before deciding; also, to grant an honor.
- consultation/ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/noun · C1A meeting to seek advice or opinion.
- crib/kɹɪb/noun · B1The barred bed a baby sleeps in, in American English.
- cutting/ˈkʌtɪŋ/noun · C1A channel dug through high ground for a railway.
- drainpipe/ˈdɹeɪnˌpaɪp/noun · B1The tube carrying rainwater down from the roof.
- evasive/ɪˈveɪsɪv/adjective · B2+Dodging questions instead of answering them.
- fatherhood/ˈfɑːðəːˌhʊd/noun · B2The state of being a father.
- flick/flɪk/verb · B2To move something with a quick light stroke.
- formulate/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/verb · C1To work an idea out into a precise, careful form.
- framework/ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk/noun · B2The supporting structure of ideas a piece of work is built inside.
- grit/ɡɹɪt/noun · B2Tiny hard particles, spread on ice or caught in your eye.
- halve/hɑːv/verb · B1+To cut something into two equal parts.
- hardware/ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/noun · B2The physical parts of a computer — the part you can touch.
- hazy/ˈheɪzi/adjective · B2Misty, or unclear in the memory.
- immoral/ɪˈmɒɹəl/adjective · B2Breaking accepted rules of right and wrong.
- inarticulate/ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/adjective · C1Unable to get the words out clearly.
- innermost/ˈɪnɚmoʊst/adjective · C1Nearest the very middle.
- insofar/ɪn.səʊˈfɑː(ɹ)/adverb · C1To the extent that.
- irrational/ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/adjective · B2Not based on reason.
- journalist/ˈd͡ʒɝnəlɪst/noun · B1+A person whose job is finding and writing the news.
- lie downphrase · A2To put your body flat on a bed or the ground.
- mallet/ˈmælɪt/noun · B2+A hammer with a large soft head that does not dent.
- meanwhile/ˈmiːnwaɪl/adverb · B1During the same period of time.
- nursery/ˈnɜːsəɹi/noun · B2The school for the very youngest children; also, a baby's room.
- ponytail/ˈpoʊniˌteɪl/noun · A2+Hair gathered and tied at the back of the head.
- powerlessnessnoun · C2The crushing feeling of being unable to change anything.
- problem-solvingnoun · B2The skill of working out how to fix things.
- promptly/ˈpɹɑmptli/adverb · B2Without any delay.
- put up withphrase · B2To accept something annoying without complaining.
- quantity/ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/noun · B1+A measurable number or bulk of something.
- radius/ˈɹeɪ.di.əs/noun · B2The line from a circle's center to its edge — half the width.
- raving/ˈɹeɪvɪŋ/adjective · C1Talking wildly, as in delirium.
- rivet/ˈɹɪvət/noun · B2+A metal pin hammered flat to join two plates for good.
- rug/ˈɹʌɡ/noun · B1A small soft piece of floor cover that doesn't reach the walls.
- senile/ˈsiːnaɪl/adjective · B2+Weakened in mind or body by very great age.
- shoo/ʃuː/verb · B2To wave a creature away.
- skateboard/ˈskeɪt.bɔːd/noun · B2The small board on four little wheels that skaters do tricks on.
- slit/ˈslɪt/verb · B2To make a long narrow cut.
- snore/snɔː/verb · B2To breathe in loud rattling sounds while asleep.
- swipe/swaɪp/verb · B1+To slide a finger across a touchscreen.
- tatty/ˈtæti/adjective · B2Shabby and worn out from long use.
- town hallphrase · B1The official building where the local government works.
- unfamiliar/ˌʌnfəˈmɪli.ə(ɹ)/adjective · B2Not known to you.
- vein/veɪn/noun · B2One of the thin blue tubes that carry blood under your skin.
- versed/vɝst/adjective · C1Skilled in a subject through long practice.
- windbreaker/ˈwɪndbɹeɪkə(ɹ)/noun · C2A light zip-up jacket that keeps gusts out.
- wisp/wɪsp/noun · C1A thin faint streak of something.