abhor	to hate, to abominate	v
assumption	supposition, presupposition	n
act upon	proceed in accordance with what something / somebody says	v
array	splendid attire, clothes	n
accomplished	skilled, expert	adj
allow for	to take something into consideration	v
altercation	confrontation, vehement quarrel	n
alleviate	make pain more bearable (tolerant)	v
answer for	to be held responsible for something	v
acronym	a word formed from the first letter of a group of words	n
acquit	to free / clear somebody from a legal charge, declare innocent	v
aloaf	dis..tant in interest of feeling; reserved	adj
allowance	amount of money given regular for a special reason	n
astray	of the right way into error/ away from the right way	adj
appall	to dismay, to overcome with horror	v
adroit	displaying physical or mental skill / ability
ache	a dull pain	n
adjacent	adjoining, juxtaposed, next	n
adorn	to decorate	v
amend	to rectify something, to make something greater, more intense), better	v
ammunition	projectiles, explosives	n
advocate	to defend by argument, to plead in favor of	v
ascribe	to credit or attribute to a cause or source	v
alibi	somebody/ something proving so wasn't in the area when a crime occured	n
apparel	clothing, outwear, garments	n
aspiration	a strong desire to have or do something	n
auction	public meeting to sell land, buldings, etc, to people who offer the most money for them	n
assemble	to put all parts of something together	v
assailant	somebody who attacks others violenty; phisically or verbally	n
apprenticeship	period of time in which you are an apprentice	n
articulate	expressing oneself clearly and effectively	v
as for	with regard to, with respect to, concerning	adv
amateur	one who engages an art, science or sport for enjoyment	n, adj
austere	stern, severe, strict, unadorned, grim	adj
abruptly	suddenly, in a sudden manner, not prepared	n
abyss	a deep or infinite chasm or gorge	n
acquaint	de acquainted with somebody . to know somebody you've met before	v
attire	dress, clothes	n
astonish	to amaze somebody to a great degree	v
ascent	to climb, the act of mounting upward	v
avail	to be use, advantage, profit, help	v
back out	to fail to keep a promise or one's word
back up	to move backwards, to give support	v
avert	to prevent something unpleasant from happening	v
ball up	to confuse	v
aware	to realize something exists	v
back down	to retreat from a position	v
awry	wrong, askew	adj
ballad	a slow romantic song	n
ban	to forbid something from being used or done	v
bandit	an outlaw, a brigand, a robber, a highwayman	n
banish	to exile, to expel from a country	v
bargain	to buy something cheaply or for less than its usual price	v
barge	a large,flat bottomed freight boat used on island waters	n
barge in	to enter without invitation or permission	v
bark	speak sharply, sound made by dogs	v
barren	sterile	adj
bawl out	to reprimand, to scold	v
be about to	to be at the moment of doing something	v
be better of	to be in a more favorable condition or situation
be bound to	to certain, to be sure to	v
be cut of for	to have the necessary skills or talent for something	v
be in charge of	to manage, to have the responsibility for something	v
be in for	to be about to encounter something unpleasant / find somebody by change	v
be out to	to be at the moment of doing something	v
be up to	to be busy with something mischievous	v
bear	keep in mind a fact / piece of information that could be useful	v
bear down	to put pressure on, to be severe with	v
bear in mind	remember, keep in one's memory	v
bear on	to related to, to have something to do with	v
bear out	to confirm	v
bear up	to resist, to endure	v
beat up	to attack or assault bodily	v
beguile	to delight	v
bend over	bow	v
bequeath	to leave by will, to hand something down by will	v
bewilder	to confuse or puzzle somebody completely	v
bid for	an offer to pay a price for something (at an auction)	v
birch	a tree with smooth bark ( outer covering) and thin branches	n
bleach	to make something white or lighter in color	v
blunder	to make a stupid mistake	v
blunt	not sharp, dull	adj
bold	daring, courageous, liking risks	adj
boo	to express dissatisfaction at a speaker or performer	v
book	to arrange with a hotel / restaurant to go there in the future	v
bough	a large branch	n
bounce	to hit a hard surface	v
bound	a place is out of bounds when you aren't allowed to go	n
braids	three or more interwoven strands	n
brass	a hard yellow metal	n
brazen	shameless	adj
breach	the act of breaking, a rupture	n
breakthrough	discovery, achievement	n
bring about	to cause to happen	v
bring out	reveal	v
bring up	to raise from childhood, to mention a topic	v
brink	an edge at the top of a steep place	n
bruise	a purple mark on your skin because you've fallen, been hit	n
brush up on	to review something to refresh one's memory	v
bouyant	being able to float	v
burst out	to act suddenly	v
bush	wild country not been cleared	n
by and by	in a short time, soon	and
call it a day	to stop working for the rest of the day	v
call off	to cancel	v
carcass	the dead body of an animal	n
carry out	to accomplish, to put something into practice	v
casing	an outer layer of metal, rubber covering, protecting something	n
catch up with	reach the same stage as somebody	v
catchy	easy to remember, that attracts interest	adj
cater for somebody / something	to provide a group of people with what they need	v
cavity	empty space, hole	n
charge for	to ask an amount as a price	v
chat	an informal talk, conversation	n
check in	a place where you report your arrival, at an airport or a hotel	n
check up on	investigate someone's background	v
cheer up	to become or make somebody happy	v
cherish	treat with affection, appreciate	v
chide	to reprimand, to reproach	v
chilly	cold enough to make you feel uncomfortable	adj
choke	to prevent somebody from breathing because of a clocked throat, or because there is not enough air
cider	juice pressed from fruit	n
clip	to cut small amounts of something in order to make it tidier	v
cloak	to deliberately hide facts so people don't see or understand
clothe	to put clothes on your body	v
clumsy	poorly coordinate physically	adj
chore	a boring job you have to do regularly, housework	n
chuckle	to laugh softly in a low tone	v
cluster	group, bunch // collect, gather together	n,v
come up with	find or produce an answer	v
commend	to commit to one's care, recommend, praise	v
commotion	great noise or excitement	n
competence	capable, qualified	n
compile	to collect and reorganize material from different sources	v
collapse	disintegrate, break down	v
come around to	change your opinion so you agree with somebody	v
complicated	to become intricate, difficult or involved	v
conceivable	doable, possibe, practicable, workable	adj
concrete	cement, sand, small stones and water	n
console	to comfort	v
conspicuous	attracting, attention, outstanding	adj
consume	eat or drink, ingest	v
comply with	act in accordance with a command, rule, to obey	v
conceal	to hide	v
contingent	relative, conditional	adj
creep into / over / around	move quietly; avoid attacking attention	n
crave for	to desire something greatly ( pregnant women have cravings)	v
crew	all the people working on a ship, plane, etc	n
counterfeit	make to look exactly like something else, fake	adj
crimson	a deep vivid red	adj
cripple	partially disabled or unable to use limb(s)	adj
crisp	refreshing	n
crumble	to break into small fragments, to disintegrate	v
cryptic	mysterious, ambiguous	adj
customary	something normal because it is the way it is usually done	adj
custumize	to change something to make it more suitable/ special for you	v
cut and dried	predictable, boring	adj
cut down on	reduce in size and amount	v
dangle	hang, swing loosely	v
decoy	person / things used to trick somebody into danger	n
decree	edict, proclamation	n
defective	illogical, inaccurate, having a defect	adj
defer	postpone, put off	v
defy	repudiate, recoil from	v
delusion	false conviction	n
demeanor	conduct, manner, way one behaves	n
demur	raise objections, protest	v
den	a room in somebody's house where they can relax	n
density	number of things / people in a place in relation to its area	n
deny	contradict, negate, opposite to affirm	v
deprive	to take something away, to deny someone something	v
desolate	deserted, abandoned, lonely	adj
despite	in spite of, regardless of	adv
detach	to bring under control	v
detain	to hold in or as in custody	v
detour	an unusual way of doing from one place to another	n
devour	to eat up greedily, ravenously	v
dim	hazy, obscure, blurry	adj
dip	a quick bathe	n
disabled	someone who cannot use a part of their body properly	n
disarrange	to make something untidy	v
disarray	confusion, chaos	n
discard	to throw away, to get rid of something unwanted	v
disclose	expose to view, reveal, make known	v
disfigure	to spoil the appearance of something	v
dismiss	to direct or allow to leave, to discharge from service	v
dispatch	relegate to a destination, send on specific business	v
disperse	to scatter	v
disposal / dispose of	the act of getting rid of something hard to get rid of	n
distinguish	to be aware of a difference between two or more people, to perceive as being different or distinct	v
divert	turn from a particular course or route	v
divulge	reveal	v
dodge	to move aside suddenly, to avoid or evade by doing	v
downgrade	lower the status or salary of someone	v
download	discharge, unload, unpack	v
downplay	minimize significance, depreciate, diminish	v
downsize	reduce size	v
drag	to put something along the ground because it's too heave to carry	v
drain	to make liquid flow away from something	v
dread	to be very afraid	v
drench	filled or covered with water or other liquids	adj
dress up	to wear formal clothes	v
drip	to produce small drops of liquid	v
drought	period of dry weather when there is no rain	n
drown	to die or kill a person or animal by immersion in water	v
drowsy	sleepy	adj
dumb	mute, speechless	adj
dwell	to reside, to live as a resident	v
dwindle	grow short, become gradually smaller, shorter	v
eccentric	strange, out of the ordinary, capricious	adj
eligible	qualified to be chosen	adj
embers	remains of a fire, ashes of pieces of coal	n
enchant	to please, to delight, bewitch	v
end up with	finish doing something, having something	v
endow	to provide with a source of income	v
enhance	to change for better, improve	v
enlist	enroll for a service, register	v
enmity	hostility, hatred	n
escort	to go with someone to protect or guars them	v
estate	large area of land in the country, one large house / one owner	n
eventually	in the end	adv
evict	expel / put out a tenant by legal process	v
evolve	to develop gradually, by evolution	v
excel	surpasss, outdo, be very good at something	v
excerpt	a short piece taken from a book, piece of music, etc	n
extract	to draw out, pull out, withdraw, select	v
extraneous	irrelevant, unnecessary	adj
face up to	to accept a deal with an unpleasant fact / problem	v
fade	to gradually disappear	v
fake	counterfeit, imitate convincingly	v
falsehoods	fraud, lies	n
famine	an acute and general scarcity of food	n
feat	remarkable achievement involving courage/ skill / strength	n
features	parts of something that distinguish it	n
fee	amount of money you pay to a professional for their work	n
feeble	weak, lacking physical or mental strength or health	adj
feel like	to have the desire to do / eat something	v
fickle	inconstant, not firm in disposition or character	adj
first rate	superb	adj
flatter	to be pleased because someone shows you admiration	v
flaw	crack, fault	n
flee	(pt , pp: ,fied) run away from danger	v
flicker	to burn or shine in a weak unsteady way	v
fling	to turn something over from one side to the other	v
flip	to turn something over from one side to other	v
flirt (with somebody)	to behave towards somebody as if one finds them physically attractive, but without any serious intention of having a relationship	v
flounder	to preceed clumsy	v
flow	to move in a stream	v
fold	to bend paper or cloth so one part covers the other	v
footnote	note at the bottom of the page in a book	n
footpath	a narrow path of people to walk along, trail	n
footstep	the sound made when someone walks a single step	n
for good	terminated permanently	adj
forage	food for animals	n
foreman	spokesperson of a jury / a workman in charge	n
former	happening or existing before, but not now	adj
fragrance	sweet, agreeable smell	n
freckle	a harmless small brownish patch on somebody's skin	n
frolic	to play with pranks	v
frosty	extremely cold	adj
futile	useless, vain	adj
gale	strong wind	n
gaping	deep and wide open	n
gauze	dressing made of loosely woven cotton	n
gaze (at)	to look steadily at somebody or something, in surprise or admiration	v
genial	cheerful and friendly	adj
get across	to cause to understand	v
get ahead in	to make progress, to succeed	v
get along	to have a friendly relationship with	v
get around	to avoid to eliminate	v
get away	to escape	v
get away with	to do something wrong being punished/ to escape punishment or detention	v
get by	to manage	v
get cold feet	to be afraid of doing something	v
get down to	to become serious about	v
get even with	to take revenge	v
get in	to enter or board a car	v
get off	to descend from train, a plane, a bus /to send, to mail / to escape injury in an accident / to leave work with permission/ to nearly escape usual punishment	v
get on	to board a bus, a train / to grow old, to age / to mount / to get dressed	v
get on one's nerves	to irritate, to exasperate	v
get on with	to resume what you were doing, continue	v
get out of	free oneself from obligation, avoid doing something	v
get over	get across, recover from an unpleasant experience	v
get over	to overcome something, to recover from	v
get through	to make one's way in a crowd	v
gills	respiratory organ of most aquatic animals	n
gist	the essential point of meaning of something	n
give away	revel a secret, to betray so / to give a present	v
give back	to return	v
give by	to employ, to make use of	v
give into	to surrender, to cede	v
give of	to emit	v
give out	to broadcast, to divulge, to become exhausted	v
give up	to renounce, to abandon, to fail to finish	v
glance at	a quick look	n
glaring	bright, evident	adj
glide	to move smoothly/ quietly as if no effort was being made	v
glimpse	an incomplete short sight of someone /something	n
gloomy	sad	adj
go back on	to fail to keep a promise	v
go in for	to take part in/ be interested in , participate in , engage in	v
go off	to explode, to leave, to terminate	v
go on	to continue	v
go over	to repeat, to examine, to be successful	v
go through	to suffer, experiment hardship	v
go through with	to complete, to finish, to continue	v
go upon	to use a basis	v
goblet	a drink vessel	n
gorge	canyon, gap, valley	n
gossip	rumor, report of an intimate nature	n
gourmet	producing of connected with good food and drink	n
grab	to take something roughly and quickly	v
grant somebody / something	give someone something to have asked for. permission	v
groan	to make a long deep sound because you are in pain, upset	v
grope	to search blindly, uncertainty	v
gulp	to swallow something quickly	v
hack	to cut something into pieces roughly or violently	v
hand in	to submit, to deliver something due	v
hand out	to distribute	v
handy	convenient, useful	adj
hang around	to remain idly	v
hang back	to hesitate	v
hang onto	to cling to, to remain attached	v
hang together	to associate, to join	v
hang up	to replace a telephone receiver on its hook	v
haughty	proud and scornful, showing disdain	adj
haul	to pull, to drag	v
have a go	to have an occasion to try to do something	v
have an ear for	an ability to recognize / appreciate sounds	v
hazard	something that offers danger	n
hazy	obscure, not clear	n
head off	to intercept	v
headline	title of a newspaper report, printed in large letters	n
heal	a wound / broken bone that grows back together or healthily	n
hear from	to learn about	v
hijack	to use violence or threats to take control of a plane	v
hinge	a join device	n
hit on / upon	to come upon something by chance	v
hoax	cheat, trick people into believing something	n
hoist	to raise, lift, or pull up something using ropes	v
hold a grudge	to feel rancor at to	v
hold off	to postpone, to abstain	v
hold out	to resist, to persist	v
hold out for	to continue a dispute or struggle for	v
hold up	to delay, to last, to rob, to survive	v
homey	pleasant, like home	adj
host	to provide the place / what is needed for an organized event	v
hover	to remain floating, fluttering suspended in the air	v
humane	marked by compassion, sympathy, consideration	adj
hurl	to throw with violence, to drive with great force	v
husks	thin outer covering of a seed or fruit	n
husky	strongly built, having or characterized by a rough voice	adj
identical	the same , with no difference	adj
idle	lazy, not busy	adj
ill at ease	uncomfortable, worried in a situation	adj
illegible	unreadable, not decipherable, incomprehensible	adj
imminent	about to occur, impending	adj
in the long run	eventually	adv
inaudible	soundless	adj
indelible	impossible to remove / erase / wash	adj
indigenous	native, aboriginal	adj
indignant	shocked or angry	adj
ineligible	disqualified by law to be elected	adj
infantry	foot soldiers collectively	n
inflate	to fill something with air	v
influx	coming in	n
inmate	resident of prision	n
inmate	resident of prision	n
input	information, contribution	n
inquest	investigation	n
interpret	to explain the meaning of, to make understandable	v
jeopardy	danger of being lost at risk, jeopardize	n
join in with	participate in	v
jostle	to push and shove	v
juggle	to keep three or more objects moving through the air	v
jurisdiction	power / right/ authority to interpret, aply the law	n
keep out of	avoid, stay outside of something	v
keep up with	advance at the same pace as others	v
kin	an individual's relatives	n
knock something off	to be asked to stop doing something = cut it off	v
lack	not having, missing something	v
lag (ged)	to go too slowly	v
lament	to express sorrow for, to mourn loud	v
lapse	a period of time, interval, temporary	n
latch	lock	adj
lay (laid-laid)	to put something/ somebody in a certain position	v
lecture	a talking giving information about a subject to an audience or class	n
leotard	tight-fitting piece of clothing/ for exercise/ dance	n
let off the hook	to liberate, to let go free	v
lie (lay-lain)	to put oneself in flat, resting position	v
lie (lied)	to say something we know is not true	v
limb	arm or leg, a large branch of a tree	n
limp	to walk slowly and with difficulty because one leg is hurt	v
live up to	achieve what is expected of oneself	v
lofty	very high or tall	adj
log	to make an official record of events, facts	v
lonesome	unhappy, not having friends, place away from others	adj
look back on	think about the past	v
look down on	feel superior to	n
look forward to	anticipate with pleasure	v
look up to	admire, regard with respect	v
loyalty	faithfulness, fidelity	n
lull	a short period of quiet	n
lure	something used to attract animals so they can be caught	n
make a stride	to make progress	v
make out	to understand	v
make out with	to progress	v
make up	to invent, to create	v
make up for	compensate for	v
melt	something solid become liquid by the action of heat	n
mend	to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing	v
mild	weather not too cold or wet / pleasantly warm	n
mischief	behavior intended to cause trouble, prank, trick	adj
mist	thin gray cloud of water droplets condensed in the air	n
mock-up	full-size model of something to be made / built	n
moist	slightly wet or damp	adj
mouth-watering	food that looks or smells extremely good	adj
mow	to... special blades	v
muffin	a small round cake for one person	n
mute	unable to speak, silent	adj
myriad	innumerable, vast number	adj
nag	insult, complain to somebody in an irritating way	n
nameless	having no name, not known by name	adj
nap	a brief sleep	n
nasty	disagreeable, unpleasant, causing discomfort	adj
neglect	to not look after somebody or something properly	v
nursery	an infant's bedroom	n
odds	chance in favor of something	n
offensive	attack, causing resentful displeasure	n
offspring	progeny, children/ young of a particular parent	n
on edge	nervous, irritable, anxious	adj
on show	to be shown to the public	v
ore	rock / earth from which metal can be obtained	n
outcome	a consequence , result	n
outfit	the gear/ clothes or equipment for a special purpose	n
outlay	an amount expended	n
outlet	an organization through which products are sold	n
outlook	your general attitude to life and the world	n
outrage	something that strongly offends feelings; malicious	n
outreach	being transcendent	adj
outskirts	the surrounding area of a town, city	n
outspoken	expressing opinions even if not popular to do so	adj
overdue	something that should have happened/ been done time ago	adj
overexposed	exposed for too long, too exposed	adj
overw..	flow over the top / ... strength of force	v
pace	the speed at which you walk or run	n
packet	small container made of paper with things in it	n
paralegal	legal executive	adj
parcel	object wrapped in paper to be sent by mail	n
partition	barrier, division, separation, wall	n
pass over	passive if you pass someone over for a job	v
paw	the foot of an animal that had claws	n
pebble	a small stone	n
peril	great danger of being harmed or killed	n
perilous	dangerous,risky, hazardous	adj
perish	die, be destroyed untimely, spoil, deteriorate	v
peruse	to examine by reading, to scrutinize	v
pew	one of long seats in a church	n
pickpocket	someone who steals things from people's pocket	n
pierce	to make a hole, to perforate	v
pinch	to squeeze between the thumb and forefingers	v
plaudits	expression of approval	n
plead	to ask for something you want very much emotionally	v
pleat	to make a lot of flat narrow folds in a piece of cloth	v
pledge	firm promise/ agreement made publicly or officially	n
plough	tool for breaking up, turning over, cutting soil	n
plump	chubby, fat	adj
point out	to indicate	v
pond	a small body of water	n
ponder	to consider carefully	n
pose	raise a question, as for a portrait / picture	v
potable	not poisonous	adj
potent	powerful, having authority or influence	adj
pour	to rain heavily without stopping	v
precedent	going before time, antecedent, that precedes	adj
precipitate	cause to happen quickly or abruptly, to accelerate	v
presumption	pomposity, pretension	n
prevalent	widely accepted, widespread	adj
prick	punch, puncture, perforate	n
profess	to lay claim to, pretend to, affirm, declare openly	v
promote	raise to a higher position	v
prompt	being ready and quick to act, punctual	adj
prone	susceptible, likely to be affected	adj
prostrate	stretched out with face on the ground, flat	adj
pull together	collaborate	v
pursue	keep doing / trying to achieve something over and over	v
put across	to communicate effectively	v
put away	to put something in the place where it is usually kept	v
put down	criticize so, front / pay part of something, to write	v
put off	to postpone, to delay	v
put out	to extinguish a fire	v
put through	connect someone with someone else on the phone	v
put up with	tolerate	v
quaint	charming, attractive in an old fashion way	adj
query	question asked to get information	n
quibble	find fault, object	v
rare	not found or seen very often, scarce; not cooked	adj
rate	the speed at which something happens over a periodof time	n
ratio	proportion	n
rattle	to make a serie of clattering, knocking sounds	v
rattled	used, angry	adj
rebate	amount of money paid back to you if you've paid too much tax, rent, etc	n
reckless	worthless, lack of thought about danger	adj
reclaim	to officially ask for something to be given back to you	v
recollect	to be able to remember something	v
reliable	dependable, to be trustworthy	adj
remnant	vestige of something	n
repeal	abolish, revoke formally and officially	v
resent	to feel / show displeasure or indignation at	v
restriction	limiting / controlling freedom of somebody / something	n
resumption	act of beginning again	n
revert to	to go back to a state	v
revive	to come / bring somebody back to life	v
rid / get rid of	throw away something your don't want or use	v
rip	to cut, to tear apart	v
ripples	undulations	n
rivulet	a small stream of water	n
rotten	affected by rot or decay / unpleasant, unfortunate	adj
rove	to wander over / through, ramble, roam	v
rubble	a mass of stone or bricks from a destroyed building	n
ruffles	strips of pleated fabric used for decoration	n
run across	to encounter, find by chance	v
run out off	have none left	v
run up against somebody / something	to deal with unexpected problems	v
sag (ged)	flabby, droop hanging downward	adj
sage	judicious, prudent, wise	adj
sample	a part of something examined to find out something about the whole	n
saucer	a small shallow dish for holding a cup	n
savor	to enjoy with appreciation	v
scald	to burn with boiling liquid	v
scan	to read fast to find some information, fast movement	v
scanty	small, barely sufficient	adj
scatter	disperse, break up	v
scent	a pleasant smell that something has	n
scoff at	mock, jeer, scorn, disdain	v
scope for	the opportunity to do or develop something	n
scorch	to burn slightly	v
scratch	a cut on a surface	n
scruple	point of conscience / honor	n
scurrilous	vulgar	adj
secluded	private / quiet place a long way from others, private	adj
see off	say good bye	v
semblance	outward, appearance, likeness, image	n
send away for	write to ask for	v
sentry	a sentinel	n
sequel	book / film / play that continues a story	n
serene	quiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful	adj
set aside	to separate and reserve something, specially money, for a special purpose	v
sham	fraud, charade	n
shatter	to break up into pieces, spread, scatter	v
shift	a change in the way people think about something	n
shimmer	to shine softly with a wavering, flickering light	v
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shiver	tremor, shudder cause by fear, cold or illness	n
show off	to display, to behave ostentatiously	v
show up	to come, to arrive	v
shrewd	clever, possesing intelligence	adj
shriek	cry loudly	v
shrivel	to become less intense	v
shrug	to raise one's shoulders in indifference	v
shun	to avoid somebody / something intentionally	v
side step	to step aside, evade	v
signs	that by anything is shown, something that indicates a fact	n
site	the place where a structure was or is	n
sketch	a simple rough drawing	n
slender	long and thin	adj
slice	to cut meat, etc, into thin flat pieces	v
slide	to move smoothly over a surface while touching it	v
slip	a small mistake / to lose stability	n , v
slippers	light low shoes	n
smash	to break (something) into pieces suddenly, noisily, and violently to shatter	v
smear	to overspread with something sticky, oily	v
soar	ascend suddenly above the usual level, fly / glide high	v
spark off	to be the cause of trouble or violence	v
spill	liquids that flow over the edge or a container	n
stack	to pile up large quantify of something	v
stage	raised floor in a theater or which plays are performed	n
stale	old and not fresh	adj
stammer	speech problems with a lot of pauses / repeate sounds	n
stare at	to gaze fixedly and intently	v
startle	to surprise provoking so to jump in fright	v
step down	to leave a top position, to resign	v
step on	to treat severely with discipline	v
stick to	adhere to, obey	v
stir up	to cause anger, to create trouble	v
stoical	unaffected by pleasure or pain, impassive	adj
story	a narration of an event, an anecdote, fable	n
strait	a narrow body of water that joins other two but larger	n
stray	to deviate from a straight, proper course	v
strew	to disseminate	v
stride across , into , down	to walk quickly with long steps	v
strike	realize something is important, surprising, bad	v
strive	to try very hard	v
stroll along, across, around	to walk somewhere in a relaxed way	v
stumble	to walk unsteadily, as if intoxicated	v
stun	surprise / upset someone so they don't react immediately	v
stunt	an unusual, spectacular feat	n
sturdy	strong, well-made, not easily broken	adj
subdue	to conquer and subjugate	v
submit	to obey someone when you have no choice about it	v
subside	decline, descend	v
subsidize	pay part of the cost of something so the buyer pays less	v
sullen	angry, gloomy	adj
summit	an important, official meeting	n
summon	order someone to come to a meeting, a court of law	v
suspend	to cause to stop temporarily	v
swallow	make food / drink go down you throat	v
swamp	soft, wet, land	adj
sway	move from one side to the other, to influence someone	v
swell	become larger than normal because of illness or injury	v
swerve	to turn aside from a straight line or course	v
sword	a hand held a weapon with a long, sharp blade	n
take a shine to	to come to like spontaneously	v
take after	resemble s in appearance / character, to look like	v
take down	to write down, to put down	v
take for	to consider somebodyas something	v
take hold off	to grasp, to grip with hands	v
take in	to understand	v
take over	assume the control or management of something	v
take something for granted	to consider something as true, real; to anticipate correctly	v
take up	deal with/ to enter a profession, business, sport	v
taken back	surprised, disconcerted, startled	adj
tangible	real, concrete, possible	adj
tap	to strike lightly	v
tear	a hole in a piece of cloth, paper / to break something	n , v
tease	to torment, to disturb, to irritate	v
teeter	to walk / move unsteadily, to be in a bad position	v
think over	to consider carefully before deciding	v
thrifty	sparing, using economy an good management	adj
timely	opportune, well timed	adj
tiny	extremely small	adj
toll	tax paid for the use of a road / bridge / sound of a bell	n
toll - free	telephone number and don't pay for the call	n
toll - free	telephone number and don't pay for the call	n
torrent	flood, a rushing stream	n
tow	to put a vehicle along using a rope / chain	v
trail	... forest	n
trait	a distinguished quality, characteristic	n
transition	period of change	n
transmit	to send or cause to go from one person or place to another, to transfer	v
treacherous	dangerous, having a false appearance of safety	adj
trivial	lacking importance, significance, or value	adj
trying	something that strains one's power of endurance, something annoying	n
tuition	teaching in a small groups / money pay for lessons	n
tumble	to fall suddenly	v
turn off	lo leave	v
twig	a small branch	v
twine	strong string	n
ultimate	better / bigger / worse than other objects the same kind	adj
undertake	to take upon oneself as a task , duty	v
uneasily	anxiously, restlessly	adv
upend	turn over, knock over	v
upgrade	move up to a higher grade, promote	v
uplift	exalt	v
upset	to disturb / disorder the functions / course of something	v
upstage	supass	v
vanish	to remove disappear, cease to exist	v
venerable	old, deserving to be treated with respect	adj
veto (ed)	to forbid / to refuse consent to something	v
vie	to compete eagerly ( passionately) with somebody for something, to contend	v
vow	a serious promise	n
wade	to walk through shallow waters, a river	v
wag	to shake up and down or move from side to side	v
wait on	to serve in a store or restaurant	v
walk in on	catch / surprise someone	v
walk out on	leave / desert someone	v
warble	to sing / whistle with melodic tones	v
ward off	avert, prevent something from harming somebody	v
wardrobe	total collection of clothes	n
warn somebody about something	caution, prevent somebody / something about something bad / dangerous, give advice about danger	v
weary	tired	adj
weave	to make cloth by passing threads under and over	v
weird	strange or unusual	adj
whimper	to make low crying sounds, to speak in this wau	v
whims	caprice, extravagant impulse	n
whirlpool	current of water spinning around / pulling things into	n
whisper	speak / say something quietly, using breath	v
wince	to draw back	v
wine	strong string, to entertain lavishly	n , v
withdraw	to extract, draw out, pull out	v
witty	amusing , clever	adj
work out	to exercise, to develop / devise a plan	v
wound	injury / cut / hole in your skin by a knife, a bullet, etc	n
wrangle	to quarrel (dispute) noisily or angrily, to bicker, to argue	v
write off for	order goods by mail	v
writhe	contort, twist and turn in pain	v
yearning	a persistent desire	v

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