A Man Called Ove · 30
A Man Called Ove and a Society Without Him · 30 words
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- assail/əˈseɪl/verb · C2To attack violently, with blows or with words.
- attribute/ˈæt.ɹɪ.bjuːt/verb · C1To say what something was caused by or made by.
- break downphrase · B1To suddenly stop working — cars do it, and sometimes people.
- buy upphrase · C1To purchase the entire supply of something.
- collarbonenoun · B1+The long thin bone between the shoulder and the throat.
- darken/ˈdɑɹkən/verb · B1+To make something darker.
- empathy/ˈɛmpəθi/noun · B2+Truly feeling what another person feels, as if from inside them.
- exhort/ɛɡˈzɔːt/verb · C1To urge somebody strongly to act.
- functional/ˈfʌŋkt͡ʃənəl/adjective · B2Working as it should, or made for use not show.
- get to the pointphrase · B1To say the important thing without delay.
- gravy/ˈɡɹeɪvi/noun · B1A brown sauce made from meat juices.
- invalid/ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/adjective · B2Not legally or logically acceptable.
- make up/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/phrase · B2To invent a story; also, to become friends again after a fight.
- manufacturer/ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/noun · B2A business that makes goods on a large scale.
- nationality/ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/noun · A2+The country a person legally belongs to.
- nonstop/ˌnɒnˈstɒp/adjective · B1+Without any pause or break.
- numerous/ˈnuməɹəs/adjective · B2Existing in large numbers.
- padding/ˈpædɪŋ/noun · B1+Soft material added to protect what is inside.
- percent/pəˈsɛnt/noun · A2+One part out of every hundred.
- pull offphrase · C1To succeed at something difficult.
- replenish/ɹɪˈplɛn.ɪʃ/verb · B2+To fill something up again.
- roll outverb · B2To flatten dough with a heavy cylinder.
- stow/stəʊ/verb · B2+To pack something away where it belongs.
- tantrum/ˈtæn.tɹʌm/noun · B2A young child's outburst of uncontrolled anger.
- tassel/ˈtæsəl/noun · B2+A hanging bunch of threads used as a trimming.
- temporary/ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/adjective · B2Lasting only for a limited time, then gone.
- terrace/ˈtɛɹəs/noun · B2A row of houses joined in one continuous block.
- thirteen/ˌθɜːˈtiːn/noun · A1Ten plus three — some people call it unlucky.
- tighten/ˈtaɪ.tən/verb · B2To make something firmer or less loose.
- warranty/ˈwɒɹ.ən.ti/noun · B2+The promise that a product will be repaired free if it breaks soon.