A

  • abandon([verb] transitive) : to leave someone who you are responsible for
    • How could she abandon her own child?
  • aboard([preposition]) : on or onto a ship, plane or train
    • They finally went aboard the plane.
  • abort([verb] transitive) : to stop an activity because it would be difficult or dangerous to continue it
    • The rescue mission had to be aborted.
  • absent([adjective]) : not at work, school, a meeting etc, because you are sick or decide not to go
    • students who are regularly absent from school.
  • absolute([adjective]) : complete or total
    • I have absolute confidence in her.
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  • be([auxiliary verb]) : used with a present participle to form the continuous tenses of verbs
    • I can’t be here right now.
  • belief([noun]) :
    • Strong belief in God
    • If you are selling, you have to have genuine belief in the product.
  • bring in([phrasal verb]) : to ask someone to become involved in a discussion or situation
    • The police were brought in to investigate the matter.
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C

  • could([modal verb]) :
    • He couldn’t have gone far
  • confidence([noun] uncountable) : the feeling that you can trust someone or something to be good, work well, or produce good results
    • Public confidence in the government is at an all-time low
  • chaperone([noun]) : an older woman in the past who went out with a young unmarried woman on social occasions and was responsible for her behaviour.
    • I don’t need a chaperone.
  • consist of([phrasal verb]) : to be formed from two or more things or people
    • The buffet consists of several different Indian dishes.
  • comprise([verb]) : to consist of particular parts, groups etc
    • The house comprises two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a living room.
  • come clean(informal) : to finally tell the truth about something you have been hiding.
    • The government should come clean about its plans.
  • clean break() : complete and sudden seperation from a person, organization, or situation
    • Den left the next day, needing to make a clean break with the past.
  • clean sweep() :
    • All the polls had pointed to a clean sweep for the Democrats.
    • Hopes that the French would make a clean sweep at the Games were dashed.
  • convince([verb]) : to make someone feel certain that something is true
    • Are you sure I can’t convince you to stay?
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D

  • dash(verb) : to go or run somewhere very quickly
    • Oilve dashed into the room.
    • Hopes were dashed.
  • decency([noun] uncountable) : polite, honest, and moral behavior and attitudes that show respect for other people
    • a judgement reflecting the decency and good sense of the American people
  • dodge, 1([verb]) : to move quickly to avoid someone or something
  • dodge, 2([verb]) : to deliberately avoid discussing something or doing something
    • You’ve dodged that question really well.
  • dizzy([adjective]) : feeling unable to stand steadily, for example because you are looking down from a high place or you are ill
    • I feel dizzy.
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E

  • empire([noun]) : a group of contries that are all controlled by one ruler or government
    • the Roman empire
  • else(adverb) : besides or in addition to someone or something
    • There is something else I’d like to talk about as well.
    • I don’t know what else I can do.
  • embrace, 2([noun]) : the act of holding someone close to you, especially a sign of love
    • I could offer you a warm embrace.
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F

  • feel([verb]) :
    • Do you still feel hungry?
  • form([verb]) : to estabilish an organization, committe, government etc
    • The winning party will form the government.
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G

  • get([verb]) :
    • She got loads of presents.
    • Doesn’t get to tell me what to do.
  • get away([phrasal verb]) : to leave a place, especially when this is not easy
    • I like to get away from the London as the weekend.
  • govern([verb] intransitive,transitive) : to officially and legally control a country and make all the decisions about taxes, laws, public services etc
    • the leaders who govern the country
  • go away, 1([phrasal verb]) : to leave a place or person
    • Go away and leave me alone.
    • I went away wondering if I’d said the wrong thing.
  • go away, 2([phrasal verb]) : to travel to a place and spend some time there for example for a holiday
    • Are you going away this year?
    • We are going away for the weekend.
    • He is going away to college next year.
    • I am going away on business trip next week.
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H

  • house([noun]) : the building that someone live in, especially one that has more than one level and is intended to be used by one family
    • We met at Alison’s house.
  • home([noun]) : the house, apartment, or place where you live.
    • They have a beautiful home in California.
  • happy([adjective]) : having feelings of pleasure, for example because something good has happened to you or you are satisfied with your life
    • I loved her and thought I could make her happy.
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I

  • itch([verb]) :
    • My pants itch
  • indiscretion([verb]) : an action or remark that shows a lack of good judgment, especially one that is morally unacceptable
    • rumours that the former presient’s sexual indiscretions
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J

  • just, 2(adverb) : nothing more than one thing, amount, and action etc that you are mentioning
    • Let’s just get someone to take you home.
  • just, 3(adverb) : only a short time ago
    • He was just here.
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K

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L

  • love([verb]) : to have a strong feeling of affection for someone, combined with sexual attraction
    • I love you.
  • leave([verb] intransitive, transitive) : to go away from a place or person
    • We can leave any time you want
    • If he left immediately, he’d catch the 7:30 train.
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M

  • make([verb]) :
    • A family of mice had made their nest in the roof.
  • mind([verb]) :
    • Do you mind holding this?
    • Never mind.
  • must([modal verb]) :
    • You must be really close.
  • matter([noun]) : a subject or situation that you have to think about or deal with
    • There are an important matters we need to discuss.
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N

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O

  • opposite, 1([preposition]) :
    • The people sitting opposite us looked very familar.
    • on the wall opposite the door
  • opposite, 2([adjective]) :
    • I thought the medicine make him sleep, but it had the opposite effect.
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P

  • put off, 1(phrasal verb) : to delay doing something or to arrange to do something at a later time or date, especially because there is a problem or you do not want to do it now.
    • The match have been put off until tomorrow because of bad weather.
    • I put off going to the doctor but I wish I hadn’t
  • point([noun] countable) : a singular fact, idea, or opinion that is a part of an argument or discussion.
    • That’s a very interesting point.
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Q

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R

  • run([verb]) : to move very quickly, by moving your legs more quickly than when you walk.
    • I ran down the stairs as fast as I could.
  • raise, 9([verb]) : to look after your children and help them grow
    • Raising a teenager at her age is quite a commitments.
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S

  • say([verb]) : to express an idea, feeling, thought etc using words
    • “Don’t cry,” he said.
  • start([verb]) :
    • We said from the start that we didn’t want anything serious.
  • suspect([verb]) : to think that something is probably true, especially something bad
    • I suspected that there was something wrong with the engine.
  • something([noun]) :
    • Is that something you wanna do?
    • Is that something you want me to do?
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T

  • talk([verb]) :
    • I talked to the kids.
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U

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V

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W

  • work on, 2([phrasal verb]) : to try very hard to improve or achieve something
    • A trainer has been brought in to work on her fitness.
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