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barely
US /ˈbɛrli/
UK /ˈbɛəli/
- Adverb
- Only just; just possible
A2TOEICMorebeak
US /bik/
UK /bi:k/
- Noun
- Hard pointed parts of a bird's mouth; bill
B2Morebridge
US /brɪdʒ/
UK /brɪdʒ/
- Noun
- Structure built over river, road so you can cross
- Transitive Verb
- To make a link between; bring together
A2Morecelebrate
US /ˈsɛləˌbret/
UK /'selɪbreɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- To lead or participate in a religious ceremony
A2Morechew
US /tʃu:/
UK /tʃu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bite something many times without swallowing it
- Noun
- Act of biting something many times
B1Morecrack
US /kræk/
UK /kræk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- Unexpected and hard hit to the body
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
B1Morecrocodile
US /ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl/
UK /'krɒkədaɪl/
- Noun
- Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
B2Moredelicious
US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
- Adjective
- Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
B1TOEICMoredive
US /daɪv/
UK /daɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- Rapid fall through air
- Intransitive Verb
- To swim deep under water with an air supply
- To rapid fall through air
B1Morediving
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To swim deep under water with an air supply
- To rapid fall through air
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of swimming underwater
B1Moreduck
US /dʌk/
UK /dʌk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid doing something that is difficult
- To lower your head to avoid hitting something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Common type of water bird
B1Moreegg
US /ɛɡ/
UK /eg/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
A2Morefeast
US /fist/
UK /fi:st/
- Noun
- Religious celebration
- Special meal with large amounts of food and drink
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat a large special meal often in celebration
B1Morefierce
US /fɪrs/
UK /fɪəs/
- Adjective
- Very strong, wild or violent
- Intense in a way that causes or displays force.
B1Moreflock
US /flɑ:k/
UK /flɒk/
- Countable Noun
- Group of animals or birds that live together
- Group of people who gather or travel together
- Intransitive Verb
- To gather together or move as a group
B2Morehatch
US /hætʃ/
UK /hætʃ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be born or come out from an egg
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be born or come out from an egg
B1Morehero
US /ˈhɪroʊ/
UK /ˈhɪərəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person of great courage/strength who saves others
- Main male character in a book, play or story
A2Morehill
US /hɪl/
UK /hɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- High land not as high as a mountain
- Where the road or land goes upward; slope
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
A2Morelake
US /lek/
UK /leɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large area of water surrounded by land
A2Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremeadow
US /ˈmɛdo/
UK /'medəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Flat field covered with grass and flowers
- An area of grassland, especially one used for hay.
- Adjective
- A color resembling that of a green meadow.
B2Morenasty
US /ˈnæsti/
UK /'nɑ:stɪ/
- Adjective
- Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- Unkind; unpleasant.
A2Morenest
US /nɛst/
UK /nest/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
- Things designed to fit together
- Intransitive Verb
- To create or live in a nest
- To settle comfortably within or against something.
B1Moreno matter
US
UK
- Conjunction
- Regardless of; it does not matter.
- Adverb
- Regardless of; it is not important
A1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon the ground
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located on the surface of the earth.
- Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
practice
US /ˈpræktɪs/
UK /'præktɪs/
- Noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
A2TOEICMoreridiculous
US /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
UK /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
- Adjective
- Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
A2Moreroll
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue along as time normally progresses
- To produce a very deep and continuous sound
A2TOEICMoresharp
US /ʃɑrp/
UK /ʃɑ:p/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Adjective
- Being very clear and easy to see
- (Of clothes) nicely or stylishly
A2TOEICMoreskin
US /skɪn/
UK /skɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat someone easily and completely
- To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
- Noun
- Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
- Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
A2Moresmell
US /smɛl/
UK /smel/
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a particular odor
- Transitive Verb
- To sense that something is not right
- To notice a particular odor
A2Moreterrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
UK /ˈterəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible
- Causing great fear; frightening
A2TOEICMorethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moretightly
US /ˈtaɪtlɪ/
UK /ˈtaɪtli/
- Adverb
- In a manner that doesn't allow movement
A2Morevanish
US /ˈvænɪʃ/
UK /'vænɪʃ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
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