A Man Called Ove · 27
A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson · 52 words
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- accelerator/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/noun · B1+The pedal that makes a vehicle go faster.
- acquired/əˈkwaɪɹd/noun · C1Something you only come to like after trying it often.
- aggressive/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/adjective · B2Ready to attack; angry and pushing at others.
- anew/əˈnu/adverb · B2+Once more, and from the beginning.
- animosity/æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/noun · C1Strong open dislike.
- blare/blɛə/verb · C1To sound out loudly and harshly.
- bumper/ˈbʌmpə/noun · B2The bar at each end that takes a small knock.
- calm downphrase · A2To stop being angry or upset and become quiet again.
- cascade/kæsˈkeɪd/noun · B2+A small waterfall, or a series of them.
- catapult/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/noun · B2+A forked stick with elastic for firing small stones.
- clutch pedalnoun · B2The pedal that disconnects the engine while you change gear.
- divert/daɪˈvɜːt/verb · C1To turn something from its course — traffic, money, or attention.
- emphasize/ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/verb · B2+To press hard on a point so nobody misses it.
- etch/ɛt͡ʃ/verb · C1To cut a design into a surface using acid.
- explode/ɪkˈspləʊd/verb · B1To burst apart with great force.
- fixture/ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/noun · C1Something fixed in place as part of a building.
- flop/flɒp/noun · B2A film that fails badly with the public.
- fluffy/ˈflʌfi/adjective · B1Light and full of air.
- gearbox/ˈɡɪəˌbɒks/noun · B1+The set of wheels that matches engine speed to road speed.
- heartrendingadjective · B2So sad it hurts to watch.
- hesitation/ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/noun · B2A pause caused by doubt about what to do.
- honk/hɒŋk/verb · B2To sound a vehicle's horn.
- ignition/ɪɡˈnɪʃən/noun · B1+The switch that starts the engine.
- immovable/ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/adjective · C2Impossible to shift — objects, or opinions.
- intensity/ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/noun · C1How strong or extreme something is.
- juice/d͡ʒuːs/noun · A1The sweet drink squeezed out of fruit.
- lemonade/ˌlɛmənˈeɪd/noun · A2+A cold drink of citrus juice, sugar and water.
- loath/ləʊθ/adjective · C1Very unwilling to do something.
- matter-of-factadjective · B2Plain and unemotional, as if nothing were unusual.
- over the topphrase · B2Far more extreme than the occasion called for.
- overpoweringadjective · B2+So strong that it drowns everything else.
- pedal/ˈpɛdəl/noun · B2The part your foot pushes to power a bicycle or control a car.
- persecution/ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/noun · C1Cruel treatment of people for their beliefs or identity.
- resistance/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/noun · C1How strongly a material fights the flow of electricity.
- retract/ɹɪˈtɹækt/verb · B2+To draw back in, or to take back a statement.
- rev/ɹɛv/verb · B2To make an engine roar by pressing the pedal.
- ringlet/ˈɹɪŋ.lət/noun · C1A long curl of hair.
- sedan/səˈdæn/noun · B2+A car with a separate boot behind the passenger seats.
- smash intophrase · B2To hit something so hard it breaks.
- sob/sɒb/verb · B2To cry hard with gulping breaths.
- spittle/ˈspɪ.t(ə)l/noun · C1Saliva, especially when spat out.
- straightforward/ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/adjective · B2Simple and with no hidden difficulty.
- stupidity/stjuːˈpɪdɪti/noun · B1Behaviour that shows a serious lack of sense.
- taillightnoun · C1The red lamp at the back of a car.
- tattoo/tæˈtu/noun · B2A permanent picture inked into the skin.
- thoughtless/ˈθɔːtləs/adjective · B2Not considering how others are affected.
- toward/təˈwɔːd/preposition · A2+In the direction of somebody or something.
- twit/twɪt/noun · B2+A foolish person, in British informal use.
- uncomfortablyadverb · B2+In a way that causes unease of body or mind.
- unmistakably/ˌʌnmɪsˈteɪkəbli/adverb · B2+So clearly that it could not be taken for anything else.
- version/ˈvɜːʒn̩/noun · B1One form of something that exists in several forms.
- vibrate/vaɪˈbɹeɪt/verb · B2To shake with rapid small movements.