A Man Called Ove · 34
A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door · 47 words
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- acceptance/əkˈsɛp.təns/noun · B2Agreeing to take or to believe something.
- around the clockphrase · B2All day and all night without stopping.
- audacious/ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/adjective · C1Shockingly bold, beyond what anyone dares.
- bimbo/ˈbɪmbəʊ/noun · C1A young woman treated as attractive but empty-headed.
- boom/buːm/noun · B2A period of fast growth and easy money.
- captivity/kæpˈtɪvɪti/noun · B2The state of being kept shut up and not free.
- certify/ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/verb · B2+To state officially and in writing that something is so.
- chubby/ˈt͡ʃʌbi/adjective · B1Softly round, as babies' cheeks are.
- confetti/kənˈfɛ.ti/noun · B1+Small pieces of coloured paper thrown at a celebration.
- courier/ˈkʊ.ɹi.ə/noun · B1+A service that carries urgent packages by hand.
- expletive/ɪkˈspliːtɪv/noun · C2A rude word blurted out in anger or pain.
- fisticuffs/ˈfɪs.tɪ.kʌfs/noun · C2Old-fashioned fighting with the bare hands.
- fop/fɒp/noun · C2A man far too devoted to his clothes and his mirror.
- forbearance/fəˈbɛːɹ(ə)n(t)s/noun · C2Patient self-control when you could hit back.
- gravel pitnoun · B2Where small loose stones are dug out.
- heyday/ˈheɪdeɪ/noun · C1The period when somebody was at their best.
- hobble/ˈhɒbəl/verb · B2+To walk with difficulty and small painful steps.
- illiterate/ɪˈlɪtəɹət/adjective · B2+Unable to read or write.
- intoxication/ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/noun · C1The state of being drunk, or a wild elation.
- irrespective/ɪɹɪˈspɛktɪv/adjective · C1Paying no regard to whatever else may be true.
- lash/læʃ/verb · B2To strike with a whip or a rope.
- lash outphrase · C1To attack suddenly with words or blows.
- lunchtime/ˈlʌnt͡ʃtaɪm/noun · A2+The part of the day when the midday meal is eaten.
- move in withphrase · B1To go and live in the same home as somebody.
- nuisance/ˈnjuː.səns/noun · B2Somebody or something that keeps causing annoyance.
- on good termsphrase · B2On friendly footing with somebody.
- on the fencephrase · C1Still undecided between the two sides.
- opportune/ɒ.pəˈt͡ʃ(j)uːn/adjective · C1Coming at exactly the right moment.
- paralyze/ˈpæɹəlaɪz/verb · B2+To take away the power to move.
- police officernoun · A2The official who enforces the law.
- populatedadjective · B2Having people living in it.
- predicament/pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/noun · B2An awkward difficult situation with no easy way out.
- prompt/pɹɒmpt/adjective · B2Done without any delay.
- redefineverb · B2+To give something a new meaning or a new shape.
- regrettableadjective · B2+To be wished otherwise.
- tactful/ˈtæktfəl/adjective · C1Careful to say hard things without hurting feelings.
- tenant/ˈtɛ.nənt/noun · B2The person who pays to live in a flat they don't own.
- term/tɜːm/noun · A2+One of the divisions of the school year.
- thug/θʌɡ/noun · B2A violent criminal.
- thumbnail/ˈθʌm.neɪl/noun · B1+The tiny preview picture you click on.
- tip-offnoun · C1A private warning that something is about to happen.
- tow truck/ˈtoʊ.tɹʌk/noun · B1A vehicle that drags a broken-down car away.
- unbearableadjective · B2Too painful or annoying to put up with.
- unwise/ʌnˈwaɪz/adjective · B2Showing poor judgement.
- walkway/ˈwɔːkˌweɪ/noun · C1A paved route built for people on foot.
- whichever/wɪt͡ʃˈɛvɚ/pronoun · B1+Any one of them that you choose.
- whit/wɪt/noun · C2The very smallest amount imaginable.