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actually + used to add new (often different) information ☊
amaze + To cause wonder; to surprise completely ☊
and + used to refer to two or more things ☊
anything + thing of any kind; used to refer to a thing in questions ☊
anyway + A word people use to change the topic of a conversation ☊
anywhere + in, at or to any place; used in questions, with 'not' ☊
art + A creative skill using the imagination, e.g. painting ☊
as + word that is used to compare two equal things ☊
ashamed + Feeling shame or guilt because you did something wrong ☊
ball + small round object often used in a game or sport ☊
basically + Used before you explain something simply ☊
before + At a time earlier than the present; previously ☊
bird + animal with feathers that uses wings to fly ☊
blow + To move something using air ☊
both + Used to refer to two things at the same time ☊
bottle + container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids ☊
box + A container with (usually) four straight sides and a lid ☊
bread + Baked food made from flour, used in sandwiches, etc. ☊
build + To make, e.g. a house, by putting materials together ☊
bus + A large road vehicle used for carrying many people ☊
but + Used before you say something different, opposite ☊
buyer + A person who buys, e.g. a customer in a store ☊
card + small piece of paper or plastic used as I.D. ☊
carefully + In a manner that involves focus and care ☊
catch + use your hands to stop and hold something flying ☊
clean + Being free from dirt or marks because it was washed ☊
clear + Easy to understand; well-explained; obvious ☊
clearly + In a way that is easy to understand; obviously ☊
closely + nearby; just next to ☊
company + A business that sells things or provides services ☊
continue + To do something without stopping, or after pausing ☊
conversation + when you talk with other people; discussion or chat ☊
could + Used as the past form of can, to indicate possibility ☊
cry + to produce tears and sounds because of pain ☊
cup + small round container used to hold liquids for drinking ☊
cut + To use a knife or scissors to divide or open the surface ☊
dance + To move your body rhythmically to music ☊
dinner + The main meal of the day, usually in the evening in the US ☊
draw + To create an image using pen or pencil and paper ☊
drug + chemical used as a medicine ☊
either + one of two (used when there is a choice of two) ☊
especially + More than usual; extremely ☊
everyday + Used or seen daily; suitable for daily use; ordinary ☊
excitement + When people feel very happy and enthusiastic ☊
farm + Land used for growing crops or raising animals ☊
fear + unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger ☊
fly + To travel through the air using wings ☊
foot + lowest part of the leg we use to stand on ☊
force + To use physical strength or violence to persuade ☊
frighten + To make someone afraid or nervous ☊
funny + Causing laughter; amusing ☊
garden + yard; ground outside your house to grow plants ☊
general + Widespread, normal or usual ☊
generally + Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people ☊
glass + hard transparent material used for making windows ☊
hall + area inside the entrance of a house ☊
highly + more than usual; to a great degree ☊
historic + Belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past ☊
hold + To use hands or arms to carry or keep something ☊
honest + Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy ☊
horse + large animal with 4 legs used for riding ☊
how + (used to explain the way to do something) ☊
however + (used to introduce a counter statement to what has been said) ☊
hurt + To cause pain, damage or injury ☊
issue + important topic discussed, debated or argued over ☊
it + A thing that has been previously mentioned ☊
jump + To push your body into the air with your legs ☊
just + just when, just as exactly at the time of ☊
key + Something you use to open a lock or start a car ☊
kick + hit using the foot ☊
listen + To use your ears to hear and understand things ☊
lock + To use a key/code so others can’t open something ☊
look at + to use your eyes to focus on something ☊
machine + piece of equipment used to do work ☊
main + Most important; most often used ☊
mainly + mostly; usually; being the largest part ☊
major + Important, serious, or large in scope ☊
manage + To run or operate a business by directing others ☊
management + people who are in control of a business or group ☊
manager + person who controls and runs a business or group ☊
many + Used to refer a large number of things ☊
marriage + formal relationship between a husband and a wife ☊
marry + To become the husband or wife of someone ☊
mess + state of confusion and disorderliness ☊
might + used to express that something could happen ☊
mind + part of humans that allows us to think or feel ☊
miss + to be too late to ride on something e.g. train or bus ☊
money + Coins or notes we use to pay for things ☊
mouth + part of the face used for eating and talking ☊
move + to cause something to change to a different place ☊
movement + part of a piece of music ☊
musical + play or movie set to music ☊
musician + person who writes, sings, or plays music, as a job ☊
must + (used to say that something is required or necessary) ☊
newly + Very recently; just done or made ☊
next + immediately after the previous one ☊
noise + Loud sounds that cause discomfort or annoyance ☊
normally + In the manner that is usual or ordinary ☊
nose + part of the face used for breathing and smelling ☊
obviously + in a way that is obvious/easy to see or understand ☊
office + building of set of rooms used to do business or professional activities ☊
oil + thick, black liquid in the ground used as fuel ☊
only + just one; just that amount or thing; not more than ☊
our + Belonging to us ☊
ourselves + Used by a speaker to show that they and one or more people are affected by their action ☊
phone + To talk to someone using a telephone ☊
pick + to decide on a thing from various choices; select ☊
pop + to cause something to open or burst suddenly ☊
pot + deep, round container that is used for cooking ☊
prepare + To make something ready for use ☊
press + To push something against something else ☊
problem + Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble ☊
quick + Using very little time; moving far in little time ☊
quietly + In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss ☊
reasonably + In a fair and just manner ☊
recently + just a while ago; not long ago ☊
remember + To bring a previous image or idea to your mind ☊
rent + To pay money for the use of something ☊
responsible + Having the duty of dealing with something; being the cause or creator of something; behaving in a mature and reasonable manner ☊
say + To use words to tell your message ☊
see + To use your eyes to look at something ☊
send + To cause mail or package to go to another place ☊
sense + To perceive using sight, sound, taste touch or hearing ☊
seriously + In a dangerous or negative manner ☊
servant + person who works in another person's house and usually is responsible for cooking, cleaning and other tasks ☊
server + person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) (court games) the player who serves to start a point (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network; utensil used in serving food or drink ☊
settle + To move to a new environment and become accustomed to it ☊
should + Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable ☊
shout + To speak very loudly because you want to get their attention ☊
silly + Lacking seriousness or foolish ☊
sing + To make musical sounds with your voice ☊
sky + the place where we see clouds above us ☊
smell + To use the nose to sense something ☊
some + Used to refer to an unspecified amount or number ☊
song + Some music with words in verse ☊
speak + To use words to tell information, express thoughts ☊
special + Different from what is usual; better or greater than normal ☊
specialize + To focus on one area of a field or profession ☊
spend + To use money to pay for something ☊
stage + place where actors or musician perform for others ☊
station + place where you can catch a train or a bus ☊
still + (used of an action or condition that is ongoing) ☊
strange + Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected ☊
strong + Having big muscles; physically powerful ☊
study + To focus on learning something usually at school ☊
tape + To stick things together using an adhesive strip ☊
telephone + machine used to talk to someone who is far away ☊
than + Used to compare two things that are not equal ☊
that + used to show which person or thing we are talking about ☊
they + Used to refer to two or more people, animals, or things ☊
those + used to show which people or things we are talking about ☊
throw + To use your arm to make a thing fly through the air ☊
tooth + hard white things in the mouth, used to bite ☊
unclear + Not easy to understand; not obvious ☊
user + person that uses a service or thing, e.g. a website ☊
visit + To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason ☊
waste + To use valuable things ineffectively ☊
we + Used to refer to the speaker and other people together ☊
wheel + circular thing that rolls, used for moving things ☊
when + word you use to ask about the time or day ☊
where + word you use to ask the location of something ☊
whom + Used in formal writing or speech ☊
will + used with verbs to express the future ☊
with + Used to express that people or things are together ☊
without + Used to say you don't have something or it isn't in a place ☊
wonder + Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing ☊
would + modal verb used to indicate possibility, request etc. ☊
yard + outdoor area or garden next to a house ☊
yourself + reflexive form of 'you', used for an emphasis ☊
accident + sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc ☊
adventure + An exciting and often dangerous experience ☊
adviser + Someone giving advice in business, law etc ☊
aid + To provide things useful or needed by others ☊
alarm + sound or light used for a warning or alert ☊
anxious + Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous ☊
argument + A discussion in which you disagree with another’s opinion ☊
arrest + To use the law to catch and keep people who committed crimes ☊
aside + to the side; out of the way; for later use ☊
assistant + person who helps another, usually as a job ☊
atmosphere + the air around us ☊
attention + focus of your thoughts on something ☊
attraction + interesting place people want to visit e.g. museum ☊
available + present and able to be used ☊
average + typical or normal; usual; ordinary ☊
bend + To use force to make an object not straight ☊
benefit + good result or effect, something advantageous ☊
bike + 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals ☊
bin + type of container, usually for trash ☊
bond + To become joined or connected, e.g. using glue ☊
bowl + round container used for holding rice, soup etc ☊
brief + (of period of time) short; using few words ☊
briefly + Happening in a short period of time; using few words ☊
brush + thing used to comb your hair or to clean the floor ☊
button + small round piece material used to fasten clothing ☊
calculate + To find an answer using mathematics ☊
classic + Something popular or famous for a long time ☊
commit + to do something bad, usually a crime ☊
common + typical, normal; not unusual ☊
complicate + To make more difficult to do, understand or use ☊
concentrate + to pay great attention to a task; focus ☊
constant + Happening frequently or without pause ☊
constantly + frequently or without pause ☊
contribution + Helping a cause by giving money, things, services ☊
crash + to damage an object by causing it to hit something ☊
create + to make, cause, or bring into existence ☊
cultural + of a particular society’s customs and beliefs ☊
culture + beliefs and customs of a particular group ☊
customer + Someone who buys goods or services from a business ☊
deny + To refuse to allow or accept something ☊
disappear + To no longer see because it’s not there any more ☊
discuss + To talk about something seriously or in great detail ☊
economic + Having to do with trade, industry, and money ☊
effect + change brought about by a cause; result ☊
effort + amount of work used trying to do something ☊
electric + using electricity ☊
embarrass + to cause someone to feel uncomfortable about something ☊
emotional + causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions ☊
equipment + Tools or materials used to perform a task ☊
establishment + organization, institution or place to do business ☊
evil + Morally bad; causing harm to someone ☊
extremely + In a way that is much more than usual or expected ☊
faithfully + in a trustworthy manner ☊
finance + control of money a person/business has access to ☊
flood + large amount of water covering land that is usually dry ☊
fruit + food that grows on a tree or bush ☊
grin + To show the teeth because you are amused ; smile ☊
habit + usual way of behaving ; something often repeated ☊
harm + To injure, damage, or cause problems due to something you do ☊
hesitate + To stop before doing something because you are unsure what to do ☊
impressive + Causing admiration or respect; big, grand, expensive etc ☊
income + Earned money from work, investments or business ☊
industrial + Concerning industry or people involved in industry ☊
industry + Factories or businesses that make certain products ☊
instruction + information about how to do or use something ☊
instrument + device that is used for creating music ☊
iron + hot heavy metal object used to smoothen clothes ☊
justice + quality of being fair, equal, or just ☊
knife + long piece of metal you use for cutting things ☊
language + words or signs used to communicate messages ☊
loan + To borrow money that must be paid back ☊
medicine + a substance used in treating illness or pain ☊
metal + Usually hard shiny material mined from rock ☊
mirror + thing with a glass surface used to look at yourself ☊
nervous + Having a tendency to become uneasy or anxious ☊
nor + Used to show two things that are both untrue or do not happen ☊
operate + To be working or being used ☊
operation + Functioning; use ☊
ordinary + Normal or usual ☊
partner + someone you have a business or personal relationship with ☊
piano + keyboard instrument used for playing music ☊
plastic + stiff but usually come; what flexible man-made material, usually made using a hydrocarbon-based polymer ☊
plate + flat dish used for eating or serving food ☊
pleasant + Causing a good feeling ☊
pollution + act or result of releasing dirty or dangerous substances into an environment ☊
pool + large container or hole that is filled with water and used for people to swim in ☊
positive + Good or useful in qualities, constructive, confident ☊
practical + relating to what is sensible, real or useful ☊
pregnancy + state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus ☊
produce + To manufacture something using machines ☊
proud + Pleased because of something you have done ☊
provide + To make available; to supply for use ☊
pump + To make water or any other liquid move using a machine ☊
quote + To use someone's exact words in your writing or speech ☊
rare + Not common or usual ☊
rat + Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse ☊
recognize + To remember because you have met it before ☊
reduce + To make something smaller or use less of it ☊
regularly + At the usual time each day, week, or month ☊
reliable + Deserving of your trust, dependable ☊
replace + To use instead of something else ☊
resistance + Refusal to accept something new or different ☊
respect + To think very highly of another person because of what they do ☊
result + To be the outcome of other causes and effects ☊
retire + To stop because you have reached the time ☊
retirement + Concerning people who have stopped working because they have reached a certain age ☊
risk + To take the chance that you may do something dangerous ☊
row + To move a boat using long pieces of wood called oars ☊
ruin + To destroy or spoil something, to make it useless ☊
salt + Natural white crystal used to flavor or preserve food ☊
satisfy + To be happy because you met your expectation ☊
scale + a device that is used to weigh a person or thing ☊
senior + Having higher status or authority than another person ☊
sheet + large piece of fabric or material that is used to cover something, often a bed ☊
shock + sudden bad feeling caused by something unexpected ☊
slide + To move smoothly and easily, usually over a surface ☊
soil + mix of sand and other natural material on the surface of the earth that is used to grow plants ☊
spare + Being extra; available to be used or borrowed ☊
stock + piece of a business, bought in the form of shares ☊
sugar + white sweet substance used to make foods sweeter ☊
supply + To give or sell goods to others for their use ☊
suspect + To doubt or lack trust ☊
swear + To make a serious promise to do something ☊
sweep + To remove something from a surface with a brush ☊
technology + use or knowledge of science in industry, engineering etc ☊
tent + portable cloth shelter used outdoors ☊
ticket + piece of paper that lets you enter or use something ☊
tool + device used to make things, e.g. a hammer or driver ☊
trade + To buy, sell and exchange goods in business ☊
tradition + way of thinking, behaving that used for a long time ☊
trap + device used for catching animals ☊
trial + Concerning or used in a TRIAL ☊
tune + group of musical notes that make a nice sound ☊
typical + normal; usual; expected ☊
typically + in a normal or usual way ☊
vehicle + machine (such as a car) that is used to carry things ☊
weapon + Something that is used for fighting ☊
weird + Odd or unusual ☊
wing + part of an animal's body that is used for flying ☊
abuse + To use in an inappropriate or excessive way ☊
accompany + To do (e.g. travel, play music) with someone ☊
achieve + To succeed in doing something good, usually by working hard ☊
administration + The work of running something, e.g. a business ☊
agency + business that provides some service for others ☊
apologize + To say sorry because of a mistake or injury ☊
assessment + conclusion/opinion formed after due consideration ☊
cancer + Any growth caused by abnormal cell division ☊
catalog + list of items that are available for purchase, usually in the form of a book ☊
ceremony + special social or religious event ☊
cluster + To come together as in a cluster or flock ☊
coin + A small, flat piece of metal used as money ☊
comedy + Light or amusing play or film, usually with a happy ending ☊
competitor + someone taking part in race, business, etc ☊
compose + To come together to form or make something e.g. music ☊
composition + way in which something is put together e.g an essay or piece of music ☊
concert + Musical entertainment given in public by one or more performers ☊
concrete + hard substance used in building made by mixing cement, sand, small stones, and water ☊
consult + To discuss something to make a decision ☊
consume + To eat, drink, buy or use up something ☊
consumer + person who uses goods or services; individual buyer ☊
contemporary + Being of the time being discussed ☊
contrast + to compare; to show clear, obvious differences ☊
controversial + Causing a great deal of argument, discussion, or conflict ☊
corporate + Concerning (usually large) companies ☊
criterion + standard used to make judgments or decisions ☊
critical + being important or serious; vital; dangerous ☊
currency + money system that a country uses ☊
curtain + piece of cloth used to cover a window ☊
custom + What is usual or normal ☊
damn + Used as expletives ☊
data + Facts or information used to calculate or analyze ☊
debate + general public discussion of a topic ☊
decline + To not accept an invitation or offer; refuse ☊
defeat + To be victorious over an enemy/team/disease; beat ☊
device + object, machine, or equipment for a specific use ☊
devote + To decide to use or give something for something else ☊
digital + using electronic signals or computers ☊
disorder + state of confusion or a lack of organization ☊
electronic + Operating by use of electricity; digital ☊
enterprise + Willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan ☊
equivalent + Having equality in value, use or meaning ☊
executive + a senior manager in a business or organization ☊
expenditure + amount of money used during a certain time ☊
experimental + using techniques that are different or untried before ☊
extraordinary + Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable ☊
facility + piece of equipment or buildings with a special use ☊
former + being something previously, but not now ☊
fuel + material used to produce heat or power when burned ☊
function + what something is intended to be used for; purpose ☊
functional + useful; not just for decoration ☊
gallery + place to look at various types of art ☊
grain + seeds of plants used for food ☊
guitar + stringed musical instrument played with the fingers ☊
harbor + area of water protected by land and used by ships ☊
household + Concerning a house ☊
hypothesis + idea that leads to further study or discussion ☊
incident + event, usually unusual or important ☊
index + written or printed (usually alphabetical) list ☊
install + To set up a piece of EQUIPMENT so that it is ready to use ☊
institution + organization created for a particular cause or purpose ☊
intellectual + person who uses the mind intelligently ☊
international + done or relating to several countries, not just your own ☊
invent + To create something useful for the first time ☊
invest + To use resources to build for the future ☊
investor + person who spends money to help business grow ☊
mere + Just enough ☊
motivate + to make someone enthusiastic about doing something ☊
negotiate + To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement ☊
negotiation + a formal discussion to reach an agreement ☊
nevertheless + in spite of what has just been said; nonetheless ☊
obligation + duty that must be performed because of a law, rule, agreement, or promise ☊
offense + criminal act; something that causes hurt ☊
opera + play with music in which all the words are sung ☊
paragraph + section of writing that usually deals with one subject ☊
personality + person_s unique character; the way that a person usually acts ☊
procedure + usual or standard way in which something is done ☊
provision + clause in a legal document ☊
publisher + business that produces books or magazines ☊
reform + To improve society by removing abuse and injustices ☊
refugee + person who has been forced to leave his or her country due to a war or for religious reasons ☊
regulate + To set or adjust the amount, restrict something ☊
reject + To refuse, deny to believe, accept, or consider ☊
resign + To leave a job because you want to ☊
restore + To put or bring back into existence or use, mend ☊
retail + Concerning the business of selling products to the public for personal use ☊
retain + To continue to have or use, keep the quality ☊
revenue + Money that is made by or paid to a business ☊
reward + To give something to someone because of their good work ☊
romantic + Involving, causing, or relating to strong feelings of love between two people ☊
satisfaction + happy feeling because of something that you did ☊
secretary + Employee in an office, usually working for another person, dealing with letters, typing, filing, etc. and making appointments and arrangements ☊
strain + To use too much energy that you hurt yourself ☊
strict + command that must be obeyed ☊
structural + Concerning or caused by structure ☊
technical + of practical use of machines or science in industry ☊
technique + way of doing by using special knowledge or skill ☊
terrorist + radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities ☊
theme + main subject to discuss or describe ☊
tissue + piece of thin, soft paper that is used, in particular, for blowing and cleaning the nose ☊
trail + path, usually through a field or a forest ☊
transportation + act, system, or business of moving people or goods from one place to another ☊
venture + (business) activity that involves taking chances or risks ☊
versus + Used to show that a thing or person is against another thing or person ☊
violence + use of physical force to harm someone ☊
virus + very small living thing that causes disease or sickness and can be spread among people or animals ☊
weigh + to determine the weight of, using scales ☊
zone + area of space used for a particular reason ☊
grammar + rules explaining how words are used in a language ☊
band + group of people who work together e.g. play music ☊
or + Used to link alternatives, to introduce another choice ☊
for + Used to show the purpose, or need of something ☊
fun + amusing and enjoyable ☊
post + To send a letter or package using the post office ☊
rice + white or brown grains from a plant used for food ☊
update + To bring something up to date (usually by adding something) ☊
shine + To be bright because light hits it e.g. the sun ☊
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