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affair
US /əˈfɛr/
UK /ə'feə(r)/
- Noun
- Secret sexual relationship between two people
- Event or a set of events, often unpleasant ones
A2Moreformal
US / ˈfɔrməl/
UK /'fɔ:ml/
- Adjective
- Observing rules and procedures strictly
- Behaving well, politely; wearing your best clothes
A2TOEICMoregun
US /ɡʌn/
UK /ɡʌn/
- Transitive Verb
- To suddenly make an engine run faster
- Countable Noun
- Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
A2Morelegend
US /ˈlɛdʒənd/
UK /'ledʒənd/
- Noun
- List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
- Person famous for doing something very well
B1Moremyth
US /mɪθ/
UK /mɪθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
- Famous story dealing with origins of a culture
B1Moreretire
US /rɪˈtaɪr/
UK /rɪ'taɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop using, producing, or servicing something
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop taking part in a competition or game
- To quit having jobs because you are old
A2TOEICMoretactical
US /ˈtæktɪkəl/
UK /ˈtæktɪkl/
- Adjective
- Doing things to get the result you want; planned
- Relating to or constituting actions carefully planned to gain a specific military or political end.
B2Morewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2Morewick
US /wɪk/
UK /wɪk/
- Noun
- Thread in center of candle that is lit and burns
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