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A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel · 37 words
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- assert/əˈsɜːt/verb · B2+To state firmly and stand behind it.
- bulletin/ˈbʊl.ə.tən/noun · B1+A short official news update.
- concussion/kənˈkʌʃən/noun · B2A brain shaken by a blow to the head.
- critter/ˈkɹɪtɚ/noun · C2A homely word for a small animal.
- decisive/dɪˈsaɪsɪv/adjective · C1Able to decide quickly and firmly.
- dogged/dɒɡd/adjective · B2Refusing to give up, however hard it gets.
- fume/fjuːm/verb · B2+To give off smoke, or to seethe with anger.
- half-nakedadjective · B2Wearing far too little clothing.
- hearse/hɜːs/noun · B2+The vehicle that carries a coffin to the funeral.
- hooligan/ˈhuː.lɪ.ɡən/noun · B2A young person who behaves noisily and violently in public.
- imperceptiblyadverb · C2So slightly that nobody notices.
- imply/ɪmˈplaɪ/verb · B2To suggest something without saying it straight out.
- impulsive/ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/adjective · B2Acting instantly on urges without stopping to think.
- keep trackphrase · B1To stay aware of how something is going.
- lingering/ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/adjective · B2+Staying on long after the source has gone.
- loath tophrase · C1Very unwilling to do a particular thing.
- namelessadjective · B2+Having no name, or too dreadful to name.
- pride/pɹaɪd/noun · A2The warm feeling of having done something worth respect.
- rampage/ˈɹæmpeɪd͡ʒ/noun · C1A wild rush of violent, destructive behaviour.
- ravioli/ɹæ.viːˈəʊ.li/noun · B1+Little pasta cushions with a filling inside.
- rediscoververb · C1To find again something that had been forgotten.
- reel/ˈɹiːl/verb · B2To stagger about as if about to fall.
- reliantadjective · B2Needing someone or something else in order to manage.
- robust/ɹəʊˈbʌst/adjective · C1Strongly built to survive rough treatment.
- screw inphrase · B1To fasten by turning a threaded pin.
- set downphrase · C1To write something so it is on record.
- shush/ʃʊʃ/verb · B1+To tell somebody to be quiet.
- splatter/ˈsplætɚ/verb · B2To scatter drops of liquid noisily over a surface.
- suburban/səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/adjective · C1Belonging to the quiet housing around a city.
- sustain/səˈsteɪn/verb · C1To keep something going, or to suffer an injury.
- tarpaulin/tɑˈpɔː.lɪn/noun · B2+A big waterproof sheet thrown over what must stay dry.
- train of thoughtnoun · B2The connected line your thinking follows.
- trot/tɹɑt/verb · B2To move at a steady pace between walking and running.
- unnatural/ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl/adjective · B2Not as nature would have it.
- unremarkable[ˌʌn.ɹɪˈmɑː.kə.bl̩]adjective · B2Ordinary, with nothing to make it stand out.
- vigilant/ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlənt/adjective · B2+Keeping constant, careful watch for danger.
- wield/wiːld/verb · B2+To hold and use power or a weapon.