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A Man Called Ove and a Brat Who Draws in Color · 43 words
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- accompany/əˈkʌm.pə.ni/verb · B2To go along with someone, keeping them company on the way.
- acrobat/ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/noun · B2A performer of daring feats of balance and agility.
- anticipation/ænˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/noun · B2Looking forward to something that is coming.
- app/æp/noun · A2+A small program on your phone with its own little square icon.
- arcade/ɑɹˈkeɪd/noun · B1+A hall of coin-operated machines to play on.
- armrest/ˈɑɹmˌɹɛst/noun · B1The padded bar at the side of a seat for your elbow.
- assemble/əˈsɛm.bəl/verb · B2To put parts together into a whole, or gather people into one place.
- bawl/bɔːl/verb · B2+To cry or shout very loudly.
- bend/bɛnd/verb · B1To make something straight become curved.
- car seatnoun · A2The strapped seat a child travels in.
- commotion/kəˈməʊ.ʃən/noun · B2A sudden noisy confusion in a public place.
- crayon/ˈkɹeɪ̯.ɒn/noun · B1The colored wax stick small children draw with.
- crutchesnoun · B1+The two sticks you lean on to walk with a broken leg.
- extricate/ˈɛk.stɹɪ.keɪt/verb · C1To free somebody from a tangle or a difficulty.
- find outphrase · A2To get the information you did not have before.
- fries/fɹaɪz/noun · A2+Thin golden potato sticks, salty and hot.
- fuel gaugenoun · B2The dial showing how much is left in the tank.
- garbledadjective · C1So confused in transmission that the sense is lost.
- gauge/ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/verb · B2+To estimate or measure a level — of fuel, feeling, or interest.
- irony/ˈaɪə.ɹə.ni/noun · B2Saying one thing while meaning its opposite — or fate doing exactly that.
- lull/lʌl/noun · C1A short quiet break in noise or activity.
- observe/əbˈzɜːv/verb · B2To watch something carefully over time to learn from it.
- parallel/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/adjective · B2Running side by side, never meeting.
- physiquenoun · C1The build and shape of a person's body.
- pinball/ˈpɪnˌbɔːl/noun · B2A game of shooting a ball round a sloping board.
- pinnacle/ˈpɪnəkəl/noun · C1The highest point of achievement.
- reduce/ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːs/verb · B1+To make something smaller in amount or size.
- respectively/ɹɪˈspɛktɪvli/adverb · C1Each in the order already given.
- rhythmic/ˈɹɪð.mɪk/adjective · B2+Having a regular repeated beat.
- rock-solidadjective · B2Utterly firm and completely dependable.
- scornful/ˈskɔɹnfəl/adjective · C1Showing that you think something beneath consideration.
- sensational/sɛnˈseɪʃənəl/adjective · C1Causing great excitement — or exaggerated to do so.
- show upphrase · B1To arrive and appear, especially when people doubted you would.
- snuggle/ˈsnʌ.ɡəl/verb · B1To press close to somebody for warmth and comfort.
- stop offphrase · B1To break a journey somewhere on the way.
- swerve/swɜːv/verb · B2+To suddenly steer sideways to avoid hitting something.
- swirl/swɜːl/verb · B2To move round and round in a twisting flow.
- tuna/ˈtjuː.nə/noun · B1A big sea fish sold fresh as steaks or packed in tins.
- undeterredadjective · B2Still going, despite everything in the way.
- unmistakableadjective · B2+Impossible to confuse with anything else.
- vagrant/ˈveɪɡɹənt/noun · C1Somebody with no home who wanders from place to place.
- wedge/wɛd͡ʒ/noun · B2A tapered block driven in to split or to hold.
- worst-caseadjective · C1Assuming everything that can go wrong, does.