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apartment
US /əˈpɑ:rtmənt/
UK /əˈpɑ:tmənt/
- Countable Noun
- Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
A2TOEICMoreapartment building
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- A building with many apartments or flats
A2Moreat some point
US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/
UK /æt sʌm pɔint/
- Phrase
- At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
A1Morecoal
US /kol/
UK /kəʊl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
- The industry involved in the mining and distribution of coal.
- Countable Noun
- A single piece of coal.
A2Morecondemn
US /kənˈdɛm/
UK /kənˈdem/
- Transitive Verb
- To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
- To state strongly that person, thing is bad, wrong
B1Moreexcept for
US /ɪkˈsɛpt fɔr/
UK /ikˈsept fɔ:/
- Preposition
- Not including; excluding.
grab
US /ɡræb/
UK /ɡræb/
- Transitive Verb
- To take and hold something quickly
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Morelight on
US /laɪt ɑn/
UK /lait ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To illuminate something.
- To discover something unexpectedly.
- Adjective
- Gentle or delicate in the use of something.
A1Morematernal
US /məˈtɜ:rnl/
UK /məˈtɜ:nl/
- Adjective
- Of mothers or being a mother
B2TOEICMorepocket
US /ˈpɑkɪt/
UK /'pɒkɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
- Area of space
- Transitive Verb
- To put something into your pocket
- To take or hide something illegally
A2TOEICMoreshow up
US /ʃo ʌp/
UK /ʃəu ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- To be noticeably better than (someone else)
A1Moreup there
US /ʌp ðɛr/
UK /ʌp ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- In heaven.
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