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A Man Called Ove and a Lot of Bastards Sticking Their Noses In · 30 words
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- archetypal/ˈɑːkɪtaɪpəl/adjective · C2Being the original pattern that others follow.
- dealership/ˈdiːləʃɪp/noun · B2+A business licensed to sell one make of vehicle.
- deliberation/dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/noun · B2+Long careful thought, or slow unhurried movement.
- drop offphrase · B1To deliver someone or something on your way; also, to fall asleep.
- excuse me/ɛksˈkjuːz mi/phrase · A1The polite phrase for getting attention or passing through a crowd.
- front pagenoun · B1The first page of a newspaper, where the biggest story lives.
- funnel/ˈfʌnəl/noun · B1+The cone-shaped tool for pouring liquid into a narrow neck.
- junk mailnoun · B1Unwanted advertising that arrives through the door.
- leaseholdnoun · C1The right to occupy a property for a fixed number of years.
- lock up/ˌlɒk ˈʌp/phrase · B1To secure a building, or to put somebody in prison.
- magnet/ˈmæɡ.nɪt/noun · B1The piece of metal that pulls iron things toward itself.
- masculinity/ˌmæskjəˈlɪnɪti/noun · C1The qualities a culture ties to being a man.
- metaphor/ˈmɛt.ə.fə/noun · B2Calling one thing another to show what it is like — life is a journey.
- mitten/ˈmɪtən/noun · A2+A hand covering with one space for four fingers.
- multifarious/ˌmʌltɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/adjective · C2Of many different sorts all at once.
- nosy/ˈnəʊziː/adjective · B1Too curious about other people's private business.
- octave/ˈɒktɪv/noun · C2The musical distance of eight notes, from one C to the next.
- overflowing/ˌoʊvɚˈfloʊɪŋ/adjective · B1+So full that it is spilling over.
- polo/ˈpoʊloʊ/noun · B2A team game played on horseback with mallets and a ball.
- redundant/ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/adjective · B2+No longer needed; saying or doing what is already covered.
- repress/ɹəˈpɹɛs/verb · B2+To hold a feeling or a people down by force.
- selflessnessnoun · C2Putting other people's needs before your own.
- sentry/ˈsɛn.tɹi/noun · B2+A soldier posted to keep watch.
- slush/slʌʃ/noun · B2Half-melted snow lying dirty on the ground.
- swoon/swuːn/verb · C2To collapse dreamily from emotion, or melt with adoration.
- symbolicadjective · C1Standing for something beyond itself.
- uncertain/ʌnˈsɜːtən/adjective · B1+Not knowing, or not settled.
- water pistolnoun · B1A toy that squirts a jet of liquid.
- wilderness/ˈwɪldənəs/noun · B2Wild untouched land where no people live.
- wiretap/ˈwaɪətæp/noun · B2+A secret device that listens to telephone calls.