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airborne
US /ˈerbɔ:rn/
UK /ˈeəbɔ:n/
- Adjective
- Being in the air
- Transmitted through the air.
- Noun
- A military unit trained to be transported by air and parachute into combat.
- An operation involving the dropping of troops by parachute from aircraft.
C1Moreblood
US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
A2Morecock
US /kɑ:k/
UK /kɒk/
- Countable Noun
- Adult male chicken
- A young man you find to be stupid or silly
C2Morecurious
US /ˈkjʊriəs/
UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/
- Adjective
- Wanting to know more about something
- Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
A2Morefemale
US / ˈfiˌmel/
UK /'fi:meɪl/
- Adjective
- Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- Belonging to or characteristic of a woman or girl.
- Noun
- A woman or girl.
- A female animal.
A2Morein blood
US /ɪn blʌd/
UK /in blʌd/
- other
- Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
C2Moremurder
US /ˈmɚdɚ/
UK /'mɜ:də(r)/
- Noun
- Something that is difficult or painful to do
- Crime of deliberately killing a person
- Transitive Verb
- To intentionally kill a person
- To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
A2Morenight and day
US /naɪt ənd de/
UK /nait ænd dei/
- Phrase
- Continuously; all the time.
- Noun
- The contrast between two very different things.
A1Morepretext
US /ˈpriˌtɛkst/
UK /'pri:tekst/
- Noun
- Reason given to hide the real reason for something
C1Moreprovocation
US /ˌprɑ:vəˈkeɪʃn/
UK /ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃn/
- Noun
- Causing anger or resentment, often deliberately
B2Morerespect
US /rɪˈspɛkt/
UK /rɪ'spekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To follow the established rules
- To think very highly of another person
- Noun
- Behavior that follows the established rules
- Regard or admiration for someone or something
A2TOEICMoreshrill
US /ʃrɪl/
UK /ʃrɪl/
- Adjective
- (Of a cry, sound) very loud and high-pitched
B2TOEICMoresolitary
US /ˈsɑlɪˌtɛri/
UK /'sɒlətrɪ/
- Adjective
- Done alone; spending a lot of time alone
- Noun
- A punishment to keep a person alone in a cell
- A person who chooses to live alone
B2Morestand by
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To keep to an agreement
- To wait for something to happen, e.g. TV broadcast
A1Morethick
US /θɪk/
UK /θɪk/
- Adjective
- Difficult to see through, as fog
- Full of (people, etc.)
- Adverb
- In close association or friendship.
A2Moretoil
US /tɔɪl/
UK /tɔɪl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To do hard physical work for a long time
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