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There has been a disturbing increase in the
disturbing
12 122 2 adj djÈst\ÐbjK worrying or upsetting crime rate recently.
happening without being planned or Buy an insurance policy that covers accidental
accidental
12 122 2 adj ÌæksYÈdentl intended damage.
if a situation is uncontrollable, nothing
uncontrollable can be done to control it or stop it You should ignore what is uncontrollable and
12 122 2 adj ÌŒnkYnÈtrYŠlYbYl getting worse focus on what you are able to control.
when you understand something that I was shocked by the realization of what I had
realisation
12 122 2 noun ÌrjYlajÈzejƒYn you had not understood before done.
to cause a reaction or feeling, especially
12 122 2 provoked verb prYÈvYŠk a sudden one The proposal provoked widespread criticism.
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The lizards are classed as an endangered
endangered
12 122 3 adj jnÈdejnd’Yd being in danger species.
noun
hard of hearing
12 122 4 phrase ÌhaÐd Yv ÈhjYrjK unable to hear very well I'm afraid she's becoming hard of hearing.
something that is unheard of is so
unheard of unusual that it has not happened or Travel for pleasure was almost unheard of until
12 122 4 adj ÌŒnÈh\Ðd Yv been known before the 19th century.
to accidentally hear what other people
overheard are saying, when they do not know that She overheard the management discussing pay
12 122 4 verb ÌYŠvYÈhjY you have heard rises.
a period of time when a group of
workers deliberately stop working
strike
because of a disagreement about pay, The government will bring in the army to help
12 122 4 noun strajk working conditions etc during the firemen's strike.
if you can t hear yourself think, you are
can't hear myself
verb unable to think because the
think
12 122 4 phrase hjY environment you are in is so noisy Just shut up, Tom. I can t hear myself think.
if you won t hear of something you
won t hear of verb refuse to agree with a suggestion or I said we should go back, but Dennis won't hear
12 122 4 phrase hjY proposal of it.
a small object which fits into or behind
hearing aid your ear to make sounds louder, worn My grandmother wears a hearing aid, but never
12 122 4 noun ÈhjYrjK ejd by people who cannot hear well turns it on.
The child s incessant talking started to irritate
incessant
12 123 2 adj jnÈsesYnt continuing without stopping her.
humming
12 123 2 verb hŒm to make a low continuous sound Machines hummed on the factory floor.
the state of being pleasantly calm, quiet She enjoyed the tranquillity of the Tuscan
tranquillity
12 123 2 noun træKÈkwjlYti and peaceful countryside.
perky
12 123 2 adj Èp\Ðki confident, happy, and active Emma was always perky and happy.
to stop a fire from burning by pouring The fireman doused the fire with powerful
doused
12 123 2 verb daŠs water on it hoses.
used to emphasize the great size of
immensity something, especially something that It's impossible to contemplate the immensity of
12 123 2 noun jÈmensYti cannot be measured outer space.
to make someone feel slightly nervous,
unsettles
12 123 2 verb ŒnÈsetl worried, or upset The sudden changes unsettled Judy.
to walk very slowly and noisily, without With sore legs and aching chest, he shuffled
12 123 2 shuffles verb ȃŒfYl lifting your feet off the ground over to the bathroom.
a soundproof wall, room etc is one that They locked their prisoner in a soundproof
soundproof
12 123 2 adj ÈsaŠndpruÐf sound cannot pass through or into room.
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The councillors met in the council chamber
chamber
12 123 2 noun ÈtƒejmbY a room used for a special purpose every month.
to move very fast with a soft rushing He felt helpless as the cars whooshed by either
whooshing
12 123 2 verb wŠƒ sound side of him as he lay in the road.
if water gurgles, it flows along gently We could hear the stream gurgling down in the
12 123 2 gurgling verb a\ÐaYl with a pleasant low sound valley.
to move around within a system, or to Swimming helps to get the blood circulating
circulating
12 123 2 verb Ès\ÐkjYlejt make something do this through the muscles.
a very wide road in the US, built for fast They took off down the freeway without a care
freeway
12 123 2 noun ÈfriÐwej travel in the world.
to make something become less sharp
dulls
12 123 2 verb dŒl or clear Her fear and anxiety dulled her mind.
secluded
12 123 2 adj sjÈkluÐdYd very private and quiet We sunbathed on a small secluded beach.
expansive
12 123 2 adj jkÈspænsjv very friendly and willing to talk a lot Hauser was in an expansive mood.
As an ecologist he's fascinated by the rainforest
ecologist
12 123 2 noun jÈkRlYd’Yst a scientist who studies ecology and its inhabitants.
a very small green plant that grows in a
moss thick soft furry mass on wet soil, trees, The wall was totally covered in bright green
12 123 2 noun mRs or rocks moss.
The squirrel leapt from bough to bough as it
bough
12 123 2 noun baŠ a main branch on a tree moved through the forest.
precision
12 123 2 noun prjÈsj’Yn the quality of being very exact or correct The work was carried out with military precision.
The lion let out a deafening roar which nearly
deafening
12 123 2 adj ÈdefYnjK very loud knocked me over.
The huge amplification used in modern concerts
amplification the quality of making sound louder, has contributed to a lot of people having
12 123 2 noun ÌæmplYfYÈkejƒYn especially musical sound problems with their hearing.
the part of a theatre where people sit We gathered in an auditorium and watched a
auditorium
12 123 2 noun ÌTÐdYÈtTÐriYm when watching a play, concert etc DVD.
if something, especially water, patters, it
pattering makes quiet sounds as it keeps hitting a We could hear the rain pattering on the window
12 123 2 verb ÈpætY surface lightly and quickly panes.
a piece of music written for a Christian
requiem ceremony in which prayers are said for He has written a modern requiem which is
12 123 2 noun ÈrekwiYm someone who has died amazing.
a lot of noise or angry protest about The house was in an uproar, with babies crying
uproar
12 123 2 noun ÈŒp-rTÐ something and people shouting.
It infuriated him that Beth was with another
infuriated
12 123 2 verb jnÈfjŠYriejt to make someone extremely angry man.
dismayed
12 123 2 adj djsÈmejd worried, disappointed, and upset when Ruth was dismayed to see how thin he had
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something unpleasant happens grown.
Her boots were muddy and her hair was
12 124 1 drip verb drjp to let liquid fall in drops dripping.
to break with a sudden sharp noise, or
12 124 1 snap verb snæp to make something do this A twig snapped under my feet.
to make a short sound like a small
12 124 1 pop verb pRp explosion, or to make something do this The wood sizzled and popped in the fire.
if something such as a door, wooden
floor, old bed, or stair creaks, it makes a
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