English words - A

happening or existing in the past but not now.

former

the first of two people, things, or groups that have just been talked about.

former

of an earlier time.

former

not knowing about something.

unaware

Exorbitant prices or costs are much too high.

exorbitant

a statement in which you say that something is not true, or the act of making a statement like this.

denial

(an act of) declaring that something is not true.

denial

(an act of) refusing someone something.

denial

never changing your ideas, plans, etc. even when you should.

stubborn

the science of the action of forces on objects.

mechanics

the art of building machines.

mechanics

the ways in which something works or is applied.

mechanics

to make lame or disabled.

cripple

to make less strong, less efficient etc.

cripple

(offensive, old-fashioned) a lame or disabled person.

cripple

to live in a place or in a particular way.

dwell

to think or speak about something for a long time.

dwell on

(formal) a house, flat/apartment etc

dwelling

in a way that is too strong or violent to be controlled.

uncontrollably

to remember clearly an experience that happened in the past.

relieve

a very young cat.

kitten

having or producing a comfortably high temperature, although not hot.

warm

Warm clothes and covers are made of a material that keeps you warm.

warm

friendly and loving.

warm

(especially in children's games) almost guessing a correct answer or discovering a hidden object.

warmer

to (cause to) become warm (= less cold).

warm

to make something hotter.

warm up

to exercise or practice in order to prepare for something that takes a lot of effort.

warm up

to start to like someone. (Elisa sbj)

warm to Elisa

If you warm to an idea, you start to become interested in or enthusiastic about it (take the pizza)

warm to take the pizza

If an event warms up, it starts to become more interesting, enjoyable, or exciting.

warm up

to prepare yourself for a physical activity by doing some gentle exercises and stretches.

warm up

a small tube with a rubber container at one end that is filled with air and allows liquid to be given out in separate drops.

dropper

to stop something.

cease

synonym: without stopping

without cease

to swell up, or to make someone or something swollen.

bloat

a severe defeat of someone or something.

licking

to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces. Say: "Tu distruggi le tue cose"

you shatter your things

to end or severely damage something. Say: "Le moto distrussero il silenzio"

the motorbikes shattered The Silence

to remove hair from the body, especially a man's face, by cutting it close to the skin with a razor, so that the skin feels smooth.

shave

the act of shaving, especially a man's face.

shave

to move backwards and forwards or up and down in quick, short movements, or to make something or someone do this.

Shake

If you are shaking, your body makes quick short movements, or you feel as if it is doing so, because you are frightened or nervous.

Shake

If you are shaking, your body makes quick short movements, or you feel as if it is doing so, because you are frightened or nervous.

Shake

If your voice shakes, it makes you sound nervous or frightened.

Shake

If your voice shakes, it makes you sound nervous or frightened.

Shake

to hold someone's hand and move it up and down, especially when you meet them for the first time or when you make an agreement with them. (his)

shake his hands

to hold someone's hand and move it up and down, especially when you meet them for the first time or when you make an agreement with them. (him).

Shake him by the hand

If two people shake hands, they greet each other or say goodbye by briefly joining hands and moving them slightly up and down. (he -> victims)

he shaking hands with the victims

If two people shake (hands) on something, they make an agreement by briefly joining hands and moving them slightly up and down. (present continuous-> it)

we are shaking hands on it

to move your head from side to side, in order to express disagreement, sadness, or that you do not want or believe something. (She)

she shakes her head

to hold your hand up in the air with your fingers and thumb bent, and move it forcefully backwards and forwards, to show that you are angry.

shake your fist

to cause to feel upset and worried. (He - past simple - the picture)

she was shaken by the picture

to make something less certain, firm, or strong.

shake

to get rid of or escape from something.

shake

an act of shaking something.

shake

a flat piece of wood split (= cut with a tool such as an axe) from a block, and then fixed in rows to make a roof or wall covering.

shake

If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a particular thing.

busy

A busy place is full of activity or people.

busy

In a busy period, you have a lot of things to do.

busy

If a phone line is busy, someone is using it.

busy

having too much decoration or too many colours.

busy

to make the time pass by doing something.

busy

to shake slightly, usually because you are cold, frightened, or very emotional.

tremble

a slight shake.

tremble

to take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally.

smuggle

the activity of travelling or going camping while carrying your clothes and other things that you need in a backpack.

backpacking

a long walk, especially in the countryside.

hike

to increase the amount or cost of something, especially suddenly or by a large amount.

hike

to improve or increase something.

boost

the act of boosting something.

boost

complete or not divided. (->World)

whole world

as a single object and not in pieces. (a piece)

a whole piece

completely. (different program)

a whole different program

a complete thing.(it be all)

it's the whole

all of something. (sugar)

the whole of sugar

without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by.

despite

If you do something despite yourself, you do it although you do not want to or although you know you should not.

despite yourself

always or very often.

perpetually

used to express anger or to emphasize what you are saying in a slightly rude way.

bloody

covered with or full of blood.

bloody

extremely violent and involving a lot of blood and injuries.

bloody

to make something bloody.

bloody

a feeling of worry and anxiety.

nervousness

not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided.

vague

not clear in shape, or not clearly seen.

vague

A vague person is not able to think clearly, or gives an impression of not thinking clearly in order to hide their real thoughts.

vague

not clear in shape, or not clearly seen.

vaguely

a lurking feeling exists, although it may not be very strong, and will not go away.

lurking

a lurking person or animal is waiting where he, she, or it cannot be seen, usually waiting to attack or do something bad.

lurking

to wait or move in a secret way so that you cannot be seen, especially because you are about to attack someone or do something wrong.

lurk

(of an unpleasant feeling or quality) to exist although it is not always noticeable.

lurk

to spend time in a chat room or on a social media website and read what other people have posted (= written or added) without posting anything yourself.

lurk

Someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or believed because he, she, or it works or behaves well in the way you expect.

reliable

Someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or believed because he, she, or it works or behaves well in the way you expect. (--> noun).

reliability

Someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or believed because he, she, or it works or behaves well in the way you expect. (--> adverb)

reliably

reliable information or data is accurate or able to be trusted.

reliable

a machine, piece of equipment, or system that is reliable always works well without breaking down.

reliable

a reliable person is someone that you can trust to work hard and do what they say they will do.

reliable

to make the effort to do something.

bother

If you can't be bothered doing/to do something, you are too lazy or tired to do it. (think that)

I can't be bothered thinking about that

to make someone feel worried or upset.

bother

to annoy or cause problems for someone. (should no your girlfriend)

you shouldn't bother your girlfriend

trouble or problems. (the)

the bother

an annoying person or situation. (you want this one)

do you want to be a bother

used to express anger.

bother

a type of popular music with a strong rhythm in which the words are spoken, not sung.

rap

a statement accusing someone of a crime, or the punishment that someone is given for a crime.

rap

a judgment or a reaction.

rap

a sudden short noise, especially one made by hitting a hard surface.

rap

to hit or say something suddenly and forcefully.

rap

to criticize someone, especially officially.

rap

to perform rap.

rap

to look carefully or with difficulty.

peer

a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group.

peer

in the UK, a person who has a high social position and any of a range of titles, including baron, earl, and duke, or a life peer.

peer

a company in the same industry as other companies.

peer

a person of a similar age, position, abilities, etc. as others in a group.

peer

in a careful and well-considered way that avoids risk.

cautiously

feeling that there are some reasons to hope for a good result, even if you do not expect complete success or improvement.

cautiously optimistic

for a short time.

briefly

using few words or without giving a lot of details.

briefly

to stick out in a round shape.

bulge

a curved shape sticking out from the surface of something.

bulge

a sudden increase that soon returns to the usual level.

bulge

prepared and arranged in a way that is likely to produce a particular effect, usually an advantage, rather than any other.

weighted

thin plastic in a long, narrow strip with a magnetic covering that allows sounds or sounds and pictures to be recorded and played again, especially one on which sound is recorded.

tape

a long, narrow strip of material that is sometimes sticky on one side.

tape

a tape stretched across the finishing line of a race that the winner breaks as they finish.

the finish tape

to record something on tape.

tape

to use strips of sticky material, especially to fix two things together or to fasten a parcel.

tape

a narrow, very long strip of plastic with a magnetic covering for storing information, pictures, or sounds.

tape

a narrow, very long strip of material that is sticky on one side and can be used to fix things together.

tape

a light, usually thin, soft plastic, often used for making bags or for keeping things dry or fresh.

polyethylene

a brand name for a copy of a document or other piece of paper with writing or printing on it, made by a machine that uses a photographic process, or the machine or process itself.

Xerox

to make a copy of a document using a Xerox or other copying machine.

Xerox

to make a copy of a document by using a Xerox machine.

Xerox

in a way that is suitable or right for the situation.

accordingly

a part of the inside of a building that is separated from other parts by walls, floor, and ceiling.

room

a bedroom.

room

used as a combining form in the names of particular rooms.

room

a set of rented rooms, especially in a college or university.

rooms

the amount of space that someone or something needs.

room

opportunity for doing something.

room

to rent a room from someone, or share a rented room with someone.

room

a part of the inside of a building that is separated from other parts by walls, floor, and ceiling.

room

used to say that something is not good enough and could be made better.

room for improvement

rooms that you rent in a building.

rooms

to rent a room from someone, or share a rented room with someone.

room

writing with a pen or pencil.

handwriting

the particular way in which someone forms letters with a pen or pencil.

handwriting

enthusiastically, energetically, and often loudly.

heartily

completely or very much.

heartily

Used to say something about a person, thing, or state, to show a permanent or temporary quality, state, job, etc.

Be

Used to show the position of a person or thing in space or time

Be

used to show what something is made of

Be

Used to say that someone should or must do something

Be

used to show that something will happen in the future

Be

used in conditional sentences to say what might happen

Be

used to say what can happen

Be

to exist or live

Be

used with the present participle of other verbs to describe actions that are or were still continuing

Be

used with the past participle of other verbs to form the passive

Be

past simple of be (Third person)

was

past simple of be (First single person)

were

to defeat or do better than

beat

to be better or more enjoyable than another activity or experience

beat

To beat something that is going to happen is to take action before the thing happens

beat

to hit repeatedly

beat

to mix something repeatedly using a utensil such as a spoon or whisk

beat

to (cause to) make a regular movement or sound

beat

extremely tired

beat

a regular movement or sound, especially that made by your heart

beat

in music, a regular emphasis, or a place in the music where such an emphasis is expected

beat

an area for which someone, such as a police officer, has responsibility as part of their job

beat

used to mean "visited" or "travelled"

Been

used as the past participle of "go" when the action referred to is finished

Been

used to mean "arrived"

Been

past participle of be

Been

past simple of beat

beat

past participle of beat

Beaten

to start to be

become

to cause someone to look attractive, or to be suitable for someone

become

past simple of become

became

past participle of become

become

to start to happen or exist

begin

to start to do something

begin

to start speaking

begin

to have something as the first part

begin

past simple of begin

began

past participle of begin

begun

to (cause to) curve

Bend

to move your body or part of your body so that it is not straight

bend

in a position in which the knee of one leg is touching the floor

On Bended Knee

a curved part of something

Bend

in football, the curve in which a ball moves when it has been kicked in a particular way

bend

a serious medical condition that divers (= people who swim underwater) get when they come up to the surface of the water too quickly

the bends

past simple of bend

bent

curved and not straight or flat

bent

(especially of a person in a position of authority) dishones

bent

a natural skill

bent

dishonest

bent

past participle of bend

bent

to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a horse race, in the hope of winning more money

bet

If you say you bet (someone) that something is true or will happen, you mean you are certain that it is true or will happen

bet

an amount of money that you risk on the result of an event or a competition, such as a horse race

bet

a guess or opinion

bet

to risk money on something that may happen in the future

bet

to risk money on something that may happen in the future: (sth) on sth (much money -> this person)

I'm going to Bet a lot of money on this person

to risk money on something that may happen in the future: That (My mother -> go to shop yesterday)

I bet that my mother went shopping yesterday

to risk money on something that may happen in the future: against sth (I not -> grow of Mike)

I don't bet against Mike's growth

used to say that you feel certain that something is true or will happen.

Bet

an act of risking money on something that may happen in the future "A lot of people made? on housing and lost"

A lot of people made a bet on housing and lost

an act of risking money on something that may happen in the future "He borrowed heavily to start the business, and? has paid off"

He borrowed heavily to start the business, and the bet has paid off