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attach

US / ə'tætʃ /

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UK / əˈtætʃ /

A2

verb
To be associated or connected with

become

US / bɪ'kʌm /

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UK / bɪˈkʌm /

A1

verb
To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
To be suitable for a particular job or role

behaviour

US / bɪˈheɪvjə(r) /

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UK / bɪˈhevjɚ /

A1

noun
The way a person or thing acts; manner

fisherman

US / ˈfiʃəˌmən /

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UK / ˈfɪʃəmən /

B2

noun
Man whose job is catching fish

slow

US / sləʊ /

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UK / sloʊ /

A1

adjecitve
Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
(Clock) showing time earlier than the actual time
Having difficulty understanding simple things
Moving or happening without speed; not fast
verb
To move, with less speed than before
To move or go without much speed

sport

US / spɔ:t /

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UK / spɔː(r)t /

A1

noun
Something that is done for fun, e.g. football
Game or physical exercise with rules
Someone with a good attitude when things go badly
verb
To do something for fun, e.g. playing with animals
To wear, or show something off by wearing it

not

US / nɒt /

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UK / nɑt /

A1

adverb
Word indicating the negative
(Used to form the negative of verbs)

now

US / naʊ /

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UK / naʊ /

A1

adverb
At the present time or moment
Right away or in the next possible moment
Used to refer to something that just happened
Time between the present and a moment in the past
conjunction
Resulting from or because of something

can

US / kæn /

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UK / kən,kæn /

A1

noun
A metal container for storing food
other
Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
verb
To have permission to
To be possible to do
To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container

hook

US / hʊk /

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UK / hʊk /

B1

noun
Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
The start of a story which catches your interest
verb
To make a bent or curved shape
To catch your interest completely
To catch, hang or attach something with a bent wire

guidance

US / ˈgaɪdns /

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UK / ˈɡaɪdns /

A2

noun
Advice on what to do in school, job, future
Process of controlling weapons to hit a target
Act of guiding a person or thing

life

US / laɪf /

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UK / laɪf /

A1

noun
All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
Period of time things live, from birth to death

magnificent

US / mæɡ'nɪfɪsnt /

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UK / mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt /

B1

adjecitve
Splendid; brilliant; extremely good

vulnerable

US / ˈvʌlnərəbl /

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UK / ˈvʌlnərəbəl /

B1

adjecitve
Being open to attack or damage
Being easily harmed, hurt, or wounded

whether

US / ˈweðə(r) /

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UK / ˈhwɛðɚ, ˈwɛð- /

A1

conjunction
If something will happen or not

excited

US / ɪkˈsaɪtɪd /

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UK / ɪkˈsaɪtɪd /

A2

adjecitve
Happy, interested or eager; enthusiastic
verb
To make something or someone become more active
To make someone feel happy, interested or eager

luck

US / lʌk /

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UK / lʌk /

A1

noun
Accidental way things happen, often good things

understand

US / ˌʌndə'stænd /

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UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /

A1

verb
To know the meaning of language, what someone says

study

US / 'stʌdɪ /

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UK / ˈstʌdi /

A1

noun
Room that a person studies or reads in
Piece of research
Topic or subject you research or learn about
verb
To focus on learning something usually at school

would

US / wʊd /

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UK / wʊd /

A1

other
Used to indicate something imagined
Used to ask or request something politely
Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
Used to indicate a preference
Used to indicate a reaction
Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
Used to indicate willingness or ability to do

yet

US / jet /

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UK / jɛt /

A1

adverb
At a later time (used after ‘not’)
(Used to emphasize that thing is, will be greater)
Eventually; at a future time
Until now; up to the present
conjunction
Adding to what has been said, often as a contrast

bear

US / bɛː /

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UK / bɛr /

A2

noun
Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
Someone who expects stock market to fall
verb
To accept (responsibilities or duties)
To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
To accept or suffer the weight of difficulties
To keep moving left or right while going forward
To show (sign of something)
To support the weight of something, e.g. a bridge

curious

US / ˈkjʊəriəs /

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UK / ˈkjʊriəs /

A2

adjecitve
Wanting to know more about something
Attracting interest by being strange or unusual

gather

US / ˈgæðə(r) /

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UK / ˈɡæðɚ /

A2

noun
Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
verb
To bring objects together into one place
(Of liquids) To come to a head, as in boil
To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
To increase or accumulate
To bring people, animals together into a group
To activate strength, courage to prepare for task
To understand or believe some information

hand

US / hænd /

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UK / hænd /

A1

noun
Cards given to a player in a card game
Piece of a clock that points to the time
Someone who performs physical tasks or work
Body part at the end of a person's arm
Help for someone performing a particular action
Condition of having power or influence
Member of the crew of a ship
verb
To give something to someone personally

problem

US / ˈprɒbləm /

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UK / ˈprɑbləm /

A1

adjecitve
Causing trouble
noun
Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
Question to show understanding of a math concept

scientist

US / ˈsaɪəntɪst /

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UK / ˈsaɪəntɪst /

A2

noun
Person who is trained in a science

raise

US / reɪz /

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UK / rez /

A1

noun
Increase in a bet above another when playing cards
Pay increase
verb
To increase a bet above another when playing cards
To gather donations for a cause or charity
To bring up and educate a child to maturity
To bring a dead person to life
To increase a quantity, size, intensity or price
To lift (e.g. your hand) to a higher position
To mention a topic /issue for discussion; bring up
To increase (salary, etc.)
To grow or care for plants or animals

ashore

US / əˈʃɔ:(r) /

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UK / əˈʃɔr, əˈʃor /

B2

adverb
Onto the land from the water

before

US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

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UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

A1

adverb
At a time earlier than the present; previously
conjunction
In advance of something happening
preposition
In front of someone or something

island

US / ˈaɪlənd /

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UK / ˈaɪlənd /

A1

noun
Area of land that is surrounded by water

have

US / həv /

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UK / hæv /

A1

verb
To drink, smoke, eat or use something
To experience the effects of something
To organize an event, or join in an activity
To own, possess, or hold something
To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

nip

US / nɪp /

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UK / nɪp /

B2

adjecitve
Sharp cold feeling
verb
To hold and squeeze tightly between two surfaces

percent

US / pə'sent /

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UK / pɚˈsɛnt /

A2

adverb
One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %

trek

US / trek /

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UK / trɛk /

B1

noun
Slow or difficult journey
verb
To make your way slowly and painfully
To go on a difficult (often walking) journey

with

US / wɪð /

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UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

A1

preposition
As an employee of a certain company
Against something or someone
By using something as a means
Due to; because of
Including
Possessing as a feature
Related to
(Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
Used to express that people or things are together

know

US / nəʊ /

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UK / noʊ /

A1

verb
To be familiar with a person or place, thing
To feel sure or be convinced about something
To discover or be aware of something
To be able to distinguish
To have knowledge of things

scene

US / si:n /

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UK / sin /

A2

noun
Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
View that looks like a picture
Place where something particular happened
Part of an act in a play

unfold

US / ʌn'fəʊld /

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UK / ʌnˈfold /

B1

other
To happen, be told or be revealed
verb
(Of a situation) to be told or revealed
To open something that was folded
To move apart two things such as your two arms

air

US / eə(r) /

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UK / er /

A1

noun
Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
A person's manner intended to impress others
verb
To expose to the outside, to dry or freshen
To broadcast a TV or radio show
To open a subject to discussion and debate

estimate

US / 'estɪmət /

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UK / ˈɛstəˌmet /

A2

noun
Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
verb
To guess or calculate the cost, size or value of

hundred

US / 'hʌndrəd /

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UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /

A1

number
100

world

US / wɜ:ld /

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UK / wɜrld /

A1

noun
All the humans, events, activities on the earth
Political division due to some kind of similarity

young

US / jʌŋ /

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UK / jʌŋ /

A1

adjecitve
At an early stage of existence; not mature
Being recently created or started
noun
Babies in a group or family of animals

onto

US / ˈɒntə /

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UK / ˈɑnˌtu, -tə, ˈɔn- /

A1

preposition
Towards a certain direction/into a certain area

see

US / si: /

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UK / si /

A1

verb
To go on a date with someone
To predict whether something is, or will be true
To understand what someone says
To use your eyes to look at something
To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
To visit or meet with someone
To find out by waiting or looking
To watch (a game, movie or TV show)

youngster

US / ˈjʌŋstə(r) /

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UK / ˈjʌŋstɚ /

A2

noun
Young person of either sex, about 5-16 years

across

US / əˈkrɔs /

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UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /

A1

adverb
Distance from one side to another
(Go) from one side to the other of something

may

US / meɪ /

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UK / me /

A1

noun
5th month of the year
other
Used to express a desire
Expresses permission, possibility or probability
Used to show that a thing could be true

this

US / ðɪs /

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UK / ðɪs /

A1

adjecitve
Used to indicate something already been discussed
Used to indicate something happening around now
adverb
An indication by a physical motion or gesture
A specific amount of
determiner
Person, thing, or idea near you
pronoun
Person, thing that has already been discussed

shop

US / ʃɒp /

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UK / ʃɑ:p /

A1

noun
Place to learn how to fix or make things; class
Place where things are fixed or repaired, e.g. cars
Place which sells things
verb
To look for or buy goods or services

atoll

US / ˈætɒl /

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UK / ˈætɔ:l /

C1

noun
Island with a circular coral reef and a lagoon

how

US / haʊ /

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UK / haʊ /

A1

adjecitve
To what degree? in what amount?
adverb
(Used to explain the way to do something)
exclamation
For what purpose or reason?
(Used to ask someone or something's condition)

live

US / lɪv /

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UK / liv /

A1

adjecitve
Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
Glowing because burning; hot
Not yet killed (for food)
adverb
(Music, drama) as it is performed
verb
To be alive
To experience a particular type of life
To make your home in a house or town

year

US / jə: /

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UK / jɪr /

A1

noun
Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
Used to refer to the age of a person

you

US / jʊ /

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UK / ju /

A1

pronoun
Person someone is speaking or writing to
Person or people in general

into

US / 'ɪntə /

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UK / ˈɪntu /

A1

preposition
Moving or going inside something
In the same direction as; in the direction of
So as to become; taking the state of

love

US / lʌv /

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UK / lʌv /

A1

noun
Person's name
A very strong feeling of affection
The person you care very deeply about
Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
verb
To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction

pull

US / pʊl /

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UK / pʊl /

A1

noun
Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
Force something has that draws other things to it
Using your hands to move something to you
verb
To breathe in smoke, as from a pipe
To hold something and move it toward you
To remove something by force

one

US / wʌn /

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UK / wʌn /

A1

pronoun
You; we; people in general; someone
The thing or person previously referred to
adjecitve
Used to refer to people generally
Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
number
Number 1

open

US / 'əʊpən /

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UK / ˈopən /

A1

adjecitve
Available for use; accessible
Not being hidden; available for others to see
Being available for customers to enter or use
Allowing everyone to use or take part in
Not secret anymore
Not closed or shut
Willing to accept new ideas and thoughts
noun
Name for a tennis or golf competition
verb
To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
To start the activities or services of a business
To make a space or hole appear in something
To move or change so that it is no longer closed
To start something, e.g. a new business

courtship

US / ˈkɔ:tʃɪp /

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UK / ˈkɔrtˌʃɪp,ˈkort- /

C1

noun
Animal's showy actions to attract a sexual partner
A couple's romantic relationship before marrying

protract

US / prə'trækt /

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UK / proˈtrækt, prə- /

A1

other
To draw out; make longer in terms of time
verb
To draw out; make longer in terms of time

make

US / meɪk /

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UK / mek /

A1

noun
Product made by a particular company; brand
verb
To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
To get to (a place) on time
To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
To create something by putting things together
To earn a certain amount of money at a job
To cause or force a person to do something
To cause something to happen or be formed

tag

US / tæɡ /

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UK / tæɡ /

B1

noun
Child's game in which one person chases the others
A name or label on something or someone
Act of touching someone you are chasing in a game
verb
To apply a name or label to something or someone
To touch someone you are chasing in a game

might

US / maɪt /

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UK / maɪt /

A1

other
Used to politely request an action
Used to express that something could happen
Power, strength, force or influence

little

US / 'lɪtl /

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UK / ˈlɪtl /

A1

adjecitve
Being short in length of time
Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
Being very young or younger than others
adverb
By an amount or degree that is not very much
Not often; rarely
noun
A person's name

researcher

US / rɪ'sɜ:tʃə(r) /

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UK / rɪˈsətʃɚ /

A2

noun
Someone who works to find new facts and ideas

rate

US / reɪt /

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UK / ret /

A1

noun
Current price or cost of something
Speed or frequency of events over time
verb
To assess something or consider its qualities

the

US / ðə /

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UK / ðə /

A1

article
Used to refer to something already mentioned
Used to show there is only one of something
determiner
Used to describe all of a family

able

US / 'eɪbl /

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UK / ˈebəl /

A2

adjecitve
Skilled; good at something
Having the ability to do something

three

US / θri: /

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UK / θri /

A1

number
Number 3

vital

US / 'vaɪtl /

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UK / 'vaɪtl /

B1

adjecitve
Needed to support life; essential
Full of life; energetic

tragedy

US / 'trædʒədɪ /

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UK / ˈtrædʒɪdi /

B1

noun
Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
Very sad event that usually involves death

commercial

US / kəˈmə:ʃəl /

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UK / kəˈmɚʃəl /

B1

adjecitve
noun
Radio or television advertisement

hungry

US / ˈhʌŋgri /

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UK / ˈhʌŋɡri /

B2

adjecitve
Feeling a need or want to eat food
Being eager to get or do something

mate

US / meɪt /

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UK / met /

B1

noun
A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
Partner in a (sexual) relationship
One of a matched pair e.g. a shoe or glove
A kind of officer on a ship
other
Person your wish to, or are married to
verb
To pair a male and female so they have children
To join or fit two things together

opposite

US / ˈɔpəzit /

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UK / ˈɑpəzɪt /

A2

adjecitve
Being totally different from
noun
Person, thing that is totally different to another
preposition
Across from or on the side facing something

half

US / hɑ:f /

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UK / hæf, hɑf /

A1

adjecitve
Not complete
adverb
Partly; somewhat
noun
One of two equal periods of game time in a sport
The part you get when one is divided into two;

parent

US / 'peərənt /

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UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /

A1

noun
Person's, animal's mother or father
Something creating other things of the same kind

preen

US / pri:n /

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UK / prin /

C2

verb
To groom yourself to make yourself look good

chick

US / tʃɪk /

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UK / tʃɪk /

A2

noun
A baby bird

for

US / fə(r) /

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UK / fɔr,fə /

A1

preposition
Used to show the purpose, or need of something

spend

US / spend /

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UK / spɛnd /

A2

verb
To use money to pay for something
To use time in order to do something
To use up something completely

time

US / taɪm /

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UK / taɪm /

A1

noun
Speed at which music is played; tempo
Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
Occasion when something happens
Period or occasion that something occurred
Period in history or the past
Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
How long an event takes; duration
verb
To check speed at which music is performed
To choose a specific moment to do something
To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
To schedule something to occur at a specific moment

solid

US / 'sɒlɪd /

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UK / ˈsɑlɪd /

A2

adjecitve
Being able to be trusted; reliable
Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
Being well made and expected to last long
Having no space or emptiness inside
Being made entirely of one material or substance
noun
Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid

jersey

US / 'dʒɜ:zɪ /

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UK / ˈdʒə:zi /

B2

noun
Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform

land

US / lænd /

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UK / lænd /

A1

noun
Region or country
Earth; the ground
verb
To arrive or cause a boat to arrive at the shore
To obtain or get something that you wanted
To (cause to) come down to the ground safely
To cause to arrive in a specific place or state

launch

US / lɔ:ntʃ /

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UK / lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ /

A2

noun
Starting a new project; introducing new product
Act of firing rockets into the air
verb
To start a new project; start selling a product
To put a rocket into the air
To put a ship into the water for the first time

limit

US / 'lɪmɪt /

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UK / ˈlɪmɪt /

A2

noun
Point beyond which it is not possible to go
verb
To stop or prevent an increase past a point

bait

US / beɪt /

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UK / bet /

B1

noun
Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
verb
To place food with the purpose of catching animals
To attempt to make someone upset or angry

efficiently

US / ɪ'fɪʃntlɪ /

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UK / ɪˈfɪʃəntlɪ /

A2

adverb
In a way that does not create waste

extremely

US / ɪkˈstri:mli /

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UK / ɪk'strimlɪ /

B1

adverb
In a way that is much more than usual or expected

few

US / fju: /

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UK / fju /

A1

pronoun
Not many, a small number

ocean

US / 'əʊʃn /

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UK / ˈoʃən /

A2

noun
Large body of salt water; a large sea

oil

US / ɔɪl /

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UK / ɔɪl /

A2

noun
A liquid used for frying foods
Thick, black liquid in the ground used as fuel
verb
To add a liquid for frying foods
To put liquid in a machine so it will run smoothly

standard

US / 'stændəd /

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UK / ˈstændəd /

A2

adjecitve
Being the accepted normal level of quality
(Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
noun
Official unit of measuring something
Principle of behaving in a moral way

wing

US / wɪŋ /

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UK / wɪŋ /

A2

noun
Part of an animal's body that is used for flying
One of the two parts on the side of a plane, bird
verb
To fly to a place

home

US / həʊm /

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UK / hom /

A1

adjecitve
A sports team's own field or place of play
adverb
Into the correct or intended position
noun
House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
Institution for sick or elderly people
Place where a person or a family lives
Country where a person lives or was born
Region that is native to peoples, plant or animals
verb
To move towards a particular target location

face

US / feɪs /

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UK / fes /

A1

noun
Side or outer surface of something
An expression using mouth, nose, eyes etc.
Front part of the head where eyes, mouth etc. are
Characteristics you show in public
verb
To cover a surface with something like paint
To deal with a problem or responsibilities
To look toward; point in a certain direction

generation

US / ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn /

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UK / ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən /

A2

noun
Act or process of producing or causing something
People born and living at about the same time

amazing

US / ə'meɪzɪŋ /

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UK / ə'meɪzɪŋ /

A2

adjecitve
Surprising in a pleasing way
verb
To cause wonder; to surprise completely

danger

US / ˈdeɪndʒə(r) /

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UK / ˈdendʒɚ /

A1

noun
The possibility of getting hurt, damaged, killed

kill

US / kɪl /

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UK / kɪl /

A1

noun
Animal killed by a person or other animal
verb
To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
To end the life of a person or other living thing
To be very funny
To prevent something from continuing or operating
To do something unimportant to pass time quickly

subject

US / 'sʌbdʒɪkt /

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UK / ˈsʌbdʒekt /

A1

noun
Citizen of an area or country
The person or thing that does the action of a verb
People who take part in experiments or tests
An area of study at school, e.g. math, history
What a book, article etc. is about; theme
verb
To cause to suffer or experience something

water

US / 'wɔ:tə(r) /

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UK / ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ /

A1

noun
Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
Large area such as an ocean or sea
verb
(Of the eyes) to produce tears
(Mouth) to become wet at the thought of nice food
To pour liquids onto a plant to keep it alive

inexperienced

US / ˌɪnɪkˈspɪəriənst /

•

UK / ˌɪnɪkˈspɪriənst /

B1

adjecitve
Lacking knowledge or training

middle

US / 'mɪdl /

•

UK / ˈmidl /

A1

adjecitve
Equal distance from extremes
noun
Place that is halfway between two things

fishing

US / ˈfɪʃɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈfɪʃɪŋ /

A2

noun
The act of catching fish
verb
To go fishing with a net or hook

never

US / 'nevə(r) /

•

UK / ˈnɛvɚ /

A1

adverb
Not ever; not at any time

success

US / sək'ses /

•

UK / səkˈsɛs /

A2

noun
Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
A successful person; one who achieved their aims

correct

US / kə'rekt /

•

UK / kəˈrɛkt /

A2

adjecitve
Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
True or accurate
verb
To fix a problem
To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
To punish in order to improve

franz

US / 'weəwʊlf /

•

UK / ˈwɛrˌwʊlf, ˈwɪr-, ˈwɚ- /

A1

from

US / frəm /

•

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

A1

preposition
Starting at a particular place, time or level

fish

US / fɪʃ /

•

UK / fɪʃ /

A1

noun
Animal that swims and lives in water
verb
To go fishing with a net or hook

national

US / 'næʃnəl /

•

UK / ˈnæʃənəl, ˈnæʃnəl /

A2

adjecitve
Concerning a nation as a whole
noun
A person of a particular country

out

US / aʊt /

•

UK / aʊt /

A1

adverb
No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
Away from home, business, or the usual place
In a direction/movement away from inside or center
noun
Act when a batter cannot continue playing
verb
To tell people a secret

over

US / 'əʊvə(r) /

•

UK / ˈovɚ /

A1

adverb
Finished; no longer happening
Towards the ground/away from a standing position
noun
A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
other
Finished
preposition
Showing the relation when a thing is above another
On or covering something
Above or across something
More than you need
From one side to the other
In the direction of; toward

adolescent

US / ˌædəˈlesnt /

•

UK / ˌædə'lesnt /

B2

adjecitve
Of the period between childhood and adulthood
noun
Teenager developing into an adult

another

US / əˈnʌðə(r) /

•

UK / əˈnʌðɚ /

A1

adjecitve
One more, but not this
determiner
One more added
pronoun
One more (thing)

bird

US / bɜ:d /

•

UK / bɜ:rd /

A1

noun
Animal with feathers that uses wings to fly

prepare

US / prɪˈpeə(r) /

•

UK / prɪˈper /

A1

verb
To make something ready for use

and

US / ənd /

•

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

A1

conjunction
Used to refer to two or more things
Plus; in addition; on top of that
Used to introduce an action that follows another

exhausted

US / ɪgˈzɔ:stɪd /

•

UK / ɪɡˈzɔstɪd /

A2

adjecitve
Very very tired out
verb
To emit gas from the back of a car
To make a person feel very tired or without energy
To entirely use up a resource, possibilities etc.

hope

US / həʊp /

•

UK / hop /

A1

noun
When you wish something will happen; what you wish
verb
To expect and want something to happen

major

US / 'meɪdʒə(r) /

•

UK / ˈmedʒɚ /

A2

adjecitve
Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
Important, serious, or large in scope, size
noun
High-ranking officer in the army
Main subject you study at university
verb
To study a particular subject at university

teen

US / ti:n /

•

UK / tin /

B1

noun
Teenager

variety

US / və'raɪətɪ /

•

UK / vəˈraɪɪti /

A2

noun
Particular type of thing or person

most

US / məʊst /

•

UK / most /

A1

adverb
Very; extremely
Greatest possible degree
pronoun
Nearly all of something

reproduction

US / ˌri:prəˈdʌkʃn /

•

UK / ˌriprəˈdʌkʃən /

B1

noun
Act or process of producing a copy of something
The process of making children

rare

US / reə(r) /

•

UK / rɛr /

A2

adjecitve
(Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
Unusual or out of the ordinary; not common

only

US / ˈəunli /

•

UK / ˈonli /

A1

adverb
Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
Not very important or serious
Just that type of thing, person
Short time ago; not before a certain time
conjunction
Except; but

ten

US / ten /

•

UK / tɛn /

A1

number
10

two

US / tu: /

•

UK / tu /

A1

number
2

any

US / 'enɪ /

•

UK / ˈɛni /

A1

adjecitve
One, or some, no matter which
pronoun
One (thing) of many; some

come

US / kʌm /

•

UK / kʌm /

A1

verb
To arrive at a place
(Of mail) to be delivered
To move toward someone; go with someone
To reach a certain point or state

effort

US / ˈefət /

•

UK / ˈɛfət /

A2

noun
Amount of work used trying to do something

help

US / help /

•

UK / hɛlp /

A1

noun
Something given to enable a person to do something
Assistance given to someone in need
Someone who makes something easier or possible
verb
To act to enable a person to do something; assist
To make something better or less difficult

literally

US / ˈlɪtərəli /

•

UK / ˈlɪtərəli /

B1

adverb
So as to express the exact meaning of something
Used to say something is true, even if unlikely

wave

US / weɪv /

•

UK / wev /

A2

noun
Movement of sound, air or energy
Deep and strong emotion that is suddenly felt
Slightly curved shape in hair
Frequency of movement of objects together
Up and down movement of water in a lake or sea
Signal with your hand to say hello or goodbye
verb
To cause to move side to side or back and forth
To swing back and forth as a result of the wind
To move your hand or arm to say hello or goodbye

conflict

US / 'kɒnflɪkt /

•

UK / ˈkɑnˌflɪkt /

A2

noun
Argument or struggle between two or more parties
verb
To have opposite ideas; to disagree; To not match

flawless

US / 'flɔ:ləs /

•

UK / ˈflɔlɪs /

B1

adjecitve
With no imperfections or errors

disruption

US / dɪs'rʌpʃn /

•

UK / dɪs'rʌpʃn /

B2

noun
When a disturbance stops an activity in progress

far

US / fɑ:(r) /

•

UK / fɑr /

A1

adjecitve
A long way away
Being a long way away
adverb
To a large degree or extent

leave

US / li:v /

•

UK / liv /

A1

noun
Permission to do something
Vacation time; time off work
verb
To go away from; depart
To gift property to someone after you die
To allow something to continue happening
To let something remain unused or available
To let something or someone remain somewhere

continue

US / kən'tɪnju: /

•

UK / kənˈtɪnju /

A1

verb
To do something without stopping, or after pausing
To start doing again after a break, pause, or stop

clock

US / klɒk /

•

UK / klɑ:k /

A1

noun
A device that shows the time
verb
To measure the time something takes

here

US / hɪə(r) /

•

UK / hɪr /

A1

adverb
In this place; at this location, position or time

northwest

US / 'nɔ:θ'west /

•

UK / nɔrθˈwɛst, nɔrˈwɛst /

B1

adjecitve
Being between west and north
Coming from the northwest, e.g. a northwest wind

new

US / nju: /

•

UK / nu, nju /

A1

adjecitve
Not old, recently born, built or made
Being or doing something for the first time
Not felt, seen or known previously
Having been recently bought or obtained

snatch

US / snætʃ /

•

UK / snætʃ /

B2

verb
To take something quickly or eagerly

beautiful

US / 'bju:tɪfl /

•

UK / ˈbjutəfəl /

A1

adjecitve
Having dome something well
Being very attractive or appealing physically

fortunately

US / ˈfɔ:tʃənətli /

•

UK / ˈfɔ:rtʃənətli /

A2

adverb
Through good luck; luckily

campbell

US / ˈkæmbl /

•

UK / ˈkæmbəl /

A1

proper noun
A city in west central California, southwest of San Jose, part of the Silicon Valley research and in

million

US / ˈmɪljən /

•

UK / ˈmɪljən /

A1

number
1,000,000

scott

US / skɔt /

•

UK / skɑt /

A1

other
Award-winning United States film actor

healthy

US / ˈhelθi /

•

UK / ˈhɛlθi /

A1

adjecitve
In good condition physically, or financially; well

past

US / pɑ:st /

•

UK / pæst /

A2

adjecitve
No longer current or new
adverb
So as to go beyond, or further than something
noun
Time that existed before now, e.g. long ago
preposition
After a particular time
At a later point in distance; beyond

exploratory

US / eksˈplɔ:rətɵrɪ /

•

UK / ɪkˈsplɔːrətɔːri /

A2

adjecitve
Examining in order to gain information

always

US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /

•

UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /

A1

adverb
For a very long time
At all times; in every situation
For ever

feather

US / ˈfeðə(r) /

•

UK / ˈfɛðɚ /

B1

noun
One of the many light soft things on a bird's body
verb
To grow feathers
To cover something with feathers
To cut hair so that it lays in layers

many

US / 'menɪ /

•

UK / ˈmɛni /

A1

determiner
Used to refer a large number of things

thousand

US / ˈθaʊznd /

•

UK / ˈθaʊzənd /

A1

number
Number 1,000

will

US / wɪl /

•

UK / wɪl /

A1

noun
Desire or choice of someone
Document saying who gets your money when you die
Strong desire to do something; determination
Desire to do something; strong wish to do
other
Used with verbs to express the future
verb
To leave property to someone after your death
To use mental effort to make something happen
Am (is, are) likely to do
To influence someone to do something
To make something happen by strongly wanting it

warn

US / wɔ:n /

•

UK / wɔrn /

A2

verb
To tell someone about possible danger

crowd

US / kraʊd /

•

UK / kraʊd /

A2

noun
Large group of people together in one place
verb
To force too many things, people into
(Lots of people) to meet together in one place

between

US / bɪˈtwi:n /

•

UK / bɪˈtwin /

A1

preposition
From one person, thing, or place, to another
In the space that separates two objects
Among two or more people who share something

everything

US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /

A1

pronoun
All of the things mentioned

fear

US / fɪə(r) /

•

UK / fɪr /

A1

noun
Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
verb
To be afraid of or nervous about something

otherwise

US / ˈʌðəwaiz /

•

UK / ˈʌðɚˌwaɪz /

A2

adverb
In an additional or different way
Unless; or

plumage

US / ˈplu:mɪdʒ /

•

UK / ˈplumɪdʒ /

B2

noun
Feathers of birds

they

US / ðeɪ /

•

UK / ðe /

A1

pronoun
Two or more people, animals, or things

very

US / 'verɪ /

•

UK / ˈvɛri /

A1

adjecitve
Concerning a large degree or amount
adverb
A lot; much; many
Used to stress or emphasize a noun

mohawk

US / ˈməuhɔ:k /

•

UK / ˈmoˌhɔk /

A1

noun
Member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State

zealand

US / ˈzi:lənd /

•

UK / ˈzilənd /

A1

other
Largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen

design

US / dɪˈzaɪn /

•

UK / dɪˈzaɪn /

A1

noun
The way something is planned, to fulfill a purpose
verb
To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
To think of a plan

death

US / deθ /

•

UK / dɛθ /

A2

noun
When someone dies; the end of life

extravagant

US / ɪkˈstrævəgənt /

•

UK / ɪkˈstrævəɡənt /

B2

adjecitve
Going beyond what is normal or proper
Wasteful, e.g. of money; using a lot of a resource

move

US / mu:v /

•

UK / muv /

A1

noun
Act of moving a playing piece in chess, etc.
An action; doing something
Step taken to achieve a goal
verb
To cause someone to have certain emotions
To cause something to change to a different place
To change where people live or a business operates
To take action to do or achieve something

forage

US / ˈfɒrɪdʒ /

•

UK / ˈfɔ:rɪdʒ /

B2

noun
Plants that animals eat
verb
To wander looking for food as animals do naturally

their

US / ðɛː /

•

UK / ðer /

A1

determiner
Belonging to them

way

US / weɪ /

•

UK / we /

A1

adverb
Used to emphasize the amount of something
noun
Particular aspect of something being thought about
One of various choices that could be made
Particular existing condition or state
(Often long) distance or length of time
How something is done
Route to go to a place
Small street
Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone

both

US / bəuθ /

•

UK / boθ /

A1

determiner
Used to refer to two things at the same time
pronoun
Used to refer to two things at the same time

result

US / rɪ'zʌlt /

•

UK / rɪˈzʌlt /

A2

noun
Something produced through tests or experiments
Final score of a competition, election or game
verb
To be the outcome of other causes and effects

simple

US / 'sɪmpl /

•

UK / ˈsɪmpəl /

A1

adjecitve
Not hard to understand or do; not complex
Having only a few parts; not complex
Being ordinary or normal
Being plain; without a lot added for style

travel

US / ˈtrævl /

•

UK / ˈtrævəl /

A1

noun
Going to other places, esp. distant places
verb
To go to a place that is far away

show

US / ʃəʊ /

•

UK / ʃo /

A1

noun
False display of love, emotion or action
An event for displaying or promoting goods
Play, opera or theater production
Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
verb
To be easily seen or displayed
To display your emotions or feelings
To let someone see something; display
To explain or teach how something is done
To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
To prove something to be true, correct
To reveal or allow something to be seen

discover

US / dɪˈskʌvə(r) /

•

UK / dɪˈskʌvɚ /

A2

verb
To find something new that was not known before

fleet

US / fli:t /

•

UK / flit /

B1

noun
Group of ships under one commander

take

US / teɪk /

•

UK / tek /

A1

noun
Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
verb
To accept something that is offered
To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
To use a camera to make (a photo)
To pick up something and go away with it
To study a subject in school
To attempt to pass (an exam)
To require a certain amount of time, money, space

breed

US / bri:d /

•

UK / brid /

A2

noun
Kind of / sort of
Particular kind of animal, e.g. a Labrador dog
verb
To create situations for a (bad) thing to happen
To produce baby animals of specific kinds
To have (children); bring up or raise children

drop

US / drɒp /

•

UK / drɑp /

A1

noun
Distance between a higher and a lower level
Act of letting something fall (from your hand)
A decrease in quantity or quality; reduction
Tiny amount of liquid, with rounded bottom
verb
To drive someone to a place and then drive away
To let something fall from your hand
To fall or lie down quickly, as when shot
To decide to stop something e.g. a course)
To (cause to) reduce in quantity or quality

its

US / ɪts /

•

UK / ɪts /

A1

adjecitve
Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
determiner
Of something; belonging or related to something
other
Possessive form of “it”

hawaiian

US / hɑ:ˈwaiiən /

•

UK / həˈwɑjən /

A1

adjecitve
A native or resident of Hawaii
other
Of or relating to or characteristic of the state or island of Hawaii or to the people or culture or
The Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii

human

US / 'hju:mən /

•

UK / ˈhjumən /

A1

adjecitve
Concerning or characteristic of people
noun
A person; a man, woman or child

look

US / lʊk /

•

UK / lʊk /

A1

noun
Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
Particular style of dress, clothes, or appearance
The way someone, something appears to be
Act of searching for or examining something
verb
To appear to be; seem

mall

US / mɔ:l /

•

UK / mɔl, mæl /

B2

noun
Large public area often covered with grass
Large shopping center with many individual stores

asset

US / 'æset /

•

UK / ˈæsˌɛt /

A2

noun
Thing that has value to you

about

US / ə'baʊt /

•

UK / əˈbaʊt /

A1

adverb
To be ready to; going to
Nearly; approximately; roughly
Near; next to; close to
In every direction; in the area of
preposition
Concerning or of (a topic)

current

US / 'kʌrənt /

•

UK / ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr- /

A2

adjecitve
Happening or being in the present time
noun
Electricity flowing through wires
Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky

care

US / keə(r) /

•

UK / kɛr /

A1

noun
Treatment you receive for your health or safety
Something that a person worries about
verb
To feel interest, concern, or worry
To look after someone or something

fly

US / flaɪ /

•

UK / flai /

A1

noun
Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
Opening with fold of cloth hiding zipper on pants
verb
To move in the wind, e.g. a flag
To move at a high speed
To travel in a plane, helicopter, balloon etc.
To pilot people or items by plane
To travel through the air using wings

like

US / laɪk /

•

UK / laɪk /

A1

adjecitve
Being equal in status or kind to something else
Similar; the same
adverb
For example
preposition
Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
In a way similar to the way something is done
Such as; for example
verb
To want to
To find something pleasing; to prefer something

people

US / 'pi:pl /

•

UK / ˈpipəl /

A1

noun
Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
Men, Women, Children

that

US / ðæt /

•

UK / ðæt, ðət /

A1

adjecitve
The person or thing being talked about
Used to identify something both the speakers know
adverb
Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
To such a degree
conjunction
Used to connect a noun clause
Used to introduce an adverbial clause
Used to introduce a noun clause
determiner
Used as a noun to refer to something
pronoun
Referring an object far away
Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

prefer

US / prɪˈfɜ:(r) /

•

UK / prɪˈfɚ /

A1

verb
To like something better than something else

what

US / wɒt /

•

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

A1

pronoun
Thing or things that; the same kind as
Used to emphasize something you are about to say
adjecitve
Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
adverb
To a certain degree
determiner
Question words used for asking for information
exclamation
Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
Used to ask people to repeat something they said

photographer

US / fəˈtɒgrəfə(r) /

•

UK / fəˈtɑ:grəfə(r) /

A2

noun
Professional who takes photographs for a living

beneath

US / bɪ'ni:θ /

•

UK / bɪˈniθ /

A2

preposition
Not worthy of you; not good enough for you
Under; In or to a lower position; below

biologist

US / baɪˈɒlədʒɪst /

•

UK / baɪˈɑːlədʒɪst /

A2

noun
A scientist who studies living things

soar

US / sɔ:(r) /

•

UK / sɔr, sor /

B2

verb
(Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
To fly or rise high in the air

ride

US / raɪd /

•

UK / raɪd /

A1

noun
Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
Trip on a bicycle or a horse
verb
To travel in a particular vehicle as a passenger
To sit on and control a horse or vehicle

sink

US / sɪŋk /

•

UK / sɪŋk /

A2

noun
Large bowl in a kitchen or washroom for washing
verb
To push something down into the ground
To dig (a well)
To move down toward a lower point
To decrease in value or amount

each

US / i:tʃ /

•

UK / itʃ /

A1

determiner
Every one of two or more things
pronoun
Per one person or thing

method

US / 'meθəd /

•

UK / ˈmɛθəd /

A2

noun
(Organized and planned) way of doing something

albatross

US / ˈælbətrɒs /

•

UK / ˈælbətrɔ:s /

B2

noun
Large seabird found in the Southern Ocean

get

US / ɡet /

•

UK / ɡɛt /

A1

verb
To become affected by illness or disease
To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
To go somewhere to obtain something
To (cause to) do a particular thing
To obtain, receive or be given something
To currently have
To prepare for use
To understand something being said or read

first

US / fɜ:st /

•

UK / fɚst /

A1

adjecitve
1st; Coming before all others in time or place
noun
Something that has not happened before
Position of the winner of a competition

shoreline

US / ˈʃɔ:laɪn /

•

UK / ˈʃɔ:rlaɪn /

C2

noun
Boundary line between land and water

enough

US / ɪˈnʌf /

•

UK / ɪˈnʌf /

A1

adjecitve
Sufficient to answer the need
adverb
To a satisfactory degree
pronoun
Equal to what is needed; as much as required
Adequate number or amount

find

US / faɪnd /

•

UK / faɪnd /

A1

noun
Object discovered by chance
Things that have been discovered from searching
verb
To become aware of something that is happening
To discover or meet by chance
To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
To learn through study, research, or effort
To discover something by looking for it

mean

US / mi:n /

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UK / min /

A1

adjecitve
Being good at
Nasty; unkind
Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
noun
Average of a set of numbers
verb
To express a particular idea or thought
To intend to do something in particular
To have a particular meaning or value

catch

US / kætʃ /

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UK / kætʃ, kɛtʃ /

A1

noun
Amount of something that has been caught
Trick or something trying to deceive
verb
To stop something flying and hold it
To stop something and not let it go, e.g. animals
To get sick or get a disease from someone else
To find someone to do something, a task
To get stuck on or in something
To be trapped so you can’t escape
To be able to understand what someone is saying

shy

US / ʃaɪ /

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UK / ʃaɪ /

A2

adjecitve
Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
Being less than the full or expected amount
verb
To move away due to nervousness

specie

US / 'spi:ʃi: /

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UK / 'spi:ʃɪ /

B1

noun
Singular of species