amuse /əˈmjuːz/
(v)
Example: My funny drawings amused the kids.
(v)
Example: My funny drawings amused the kids.
analyse /ˈænəlaɪz/
(v)
Example: He tried to analyse his feelings.
(v)
Example: He tried to analyse his feelings.
annoy /əˈnɔɪ/
(v)
Example: It annoys me to see him getting ahead of me.
(v)
Example: It annoys me to see him getting ahead of me.
attract /əˈtrækt/
(v)
Example: What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour.
(v)
Example: What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour.
author /ˈɔːθə(r)/
(n)
Example: best-selling author Paul Theroux
(n)
Example: best-selling author Paul Theroux
avoid /əˈvɔɪd/
(v)
Example: They narrowly avoided defeat.
(v)
Example: They narrowly avoided defeat.
blade /bleɪd/
(n)
Example: a packet of razor blades
(n)
Example: a packet of razor blades
boyfriend /ˈbɔɪfrend/
(n)
Example: He's not my boyfriend - we're just good friends!
(n)
Example: He's not my boyfriend - we're just good friends!
congratulation /kənˌɡrætʃəˈleɪʃn/
(n)
Example: to offer/send your congratulations to somebody
(n)
Example: to offer/send your congratulations to somebody
divorced /dɪˈvɔːst/
(adj)
Example: Are they going to get divorced?
(adj)
Example: Are they going to get divorced?
educated /ˈedʒukeɪtɪd/
(adj)
Example: He's a Princeton-educated Texan.
(adj)
Example: He's a Princeton-educated Texan.
eighteen /ˌeɪˈtiːn/
(adj)
Example: You are allowed to vote at eighteen (= when you are 18 years old)
(adj)
Example: You are allowed to vote at eighteen (= when you are 18 years old)
enquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪəri/
(n)
Example: to hold/order an enquiry into the affair
(n)
Example: to hold/order an enquiry into the affair
entry /ˈentri/
(n)
Example: She made her entry to the sound of thunderous applause.
(n)
Example: She made her entry to the sound of thunderous applause.
flight /flaɪt/
(n)
Example: a hot-air balloon flight
(n)
Example: a hot-air balloon flight