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A Man Called Ove and a Society Where No One Can Repair a Bicycle Any More · 28 words
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- agitation/ædʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/noun · C1A state of anxious restlessness, when worry will not let you keep still.
- animated/ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ.tɪd/adjective · B1+Lively, or made using drawings that appear to move.
- baton/ˈbætɒn/noun · B2A short stick, carried by a runner or waved by a conductor.
- brighten up/ˈbɹaɪtən ʌp/phrase · B1To become more cheerful, or to make a place more lively.
- demarcation/ˌdɛm.ɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun · C2The marking of a boundary between things.
- disorientedadjective · B2Having lost your bearings or your sense of things.
- eerie/ˈɪəɹi/adjective · B2Strange in a quietly frightening, ghostly way.
- envelop/ɛnˈvɛləp/verb · C2To wrap something up completely, as fog does a town.
- grammar/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/noun · A2+The rules for putting words together correctly in a language.
- grate/ˈɡɹeɪt/verb · B1+To rub cheese or carrot against a rough metal surface to make small shreds.
- greasy/ˈɡɹi.si/adjective · B2Covered in or full of oil and fat.
- hard-coreadjective · C1Completely committed, or extreme in kind.
- inaudiblyadverb · C1Too quietly to be heard.
- intensive/ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/adjective · C1Concentrated and thorough.
- knock offphrase · B2To take an amount off a price, or to stop work.
- marginal/ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪ.nəl/adjective · C1So small as to hardly matter, or at the edge.
- marvel/ˈmɑːvəl/noun · B2Something that fills you with wonder.
- mashed/mæʃt/adjective · B1Crushed to a soft pulp.
- migraine/ˈmaɪɡɹeɪn/noun · B1+A crushing one-sided headache that can last for days.
- persistent/pəˈsɪstənt/adjective · B2Refusing to stop or go away — people, coughs, or rumors.
- post office/ˈpəʊst ˌɒfɪs/phrase · A2The place where you send letters and collect packages.
- postman/ˈpəʊs(t)mən/noun · B1The person who brings letters and packages to your door.
- puberty/ˈpjuː.bə.ti/noun · B2+The years when the body changes into an adult one.
- surname/ˈsɜːˌneɪm/noun · A2+Your family name — the one you share with your parents.
- teenager/ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/noun · A2+A person between thirteen and nineteen years old.
- twelve/twɛlv/noun · A1Ten plus two.
- undecided/ˌʌndɪˈsaɪ̯.dɪd/adjective · B1Still unable to choose between two options.
- wasp/wɒsp/noun · B2A stinging insect with a narrow black and yellow body.