1300-1400 Flashcards

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2 ask someone to fight or run against you because you want to see who will be I he winner: The hoys ________the girls to a race.

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2 ask someone to fight or run against you because you want to see who will be I he winner: The hoys challenged the girls to a race.

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3 ask someone to do some-lliing because you want to see if he is brave enough to do it: Ben ________Trank to jump into the deep water.

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3 ask someone to do some-lliing because you want to see if he is brave enough to do it: Ben challenged Trank to jump into the deep water.

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________adj. best in a sport, game, etc.; very good.

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champion1 /’tfaempian/ adj. best in a sport, game, etc.; very good.

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________n. 1 someone who sneaks or fights for other people or I flings.

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champion2 n. 1 someone who sneaks or fights for other people or I flings.

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2 someone who wins a race, game, or sport: an athletics ________.

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2 someone who wins a race, game, or sport: an athletics champion.

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________________ n. competition for first place in a sport, game, etc.: a swimming ________.

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championship /’tjaempianfip/ n. competition for first place in a sport, game, etc.: a swimming championship.

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________n. 1 (no pi.) happening that is not planned: Harry telephoned by ________and found I was not at home.

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chance /tfa:ns/ n. 1 (no pi.) happening that is not planned: Harry telephoned by chance and found I was not at home.

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2 {pi. ________) hope; opportunity: Gordon has no ________of winning the race because he has hurt his leg.

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2 {pi. chances) hope; opportunity: Gordon has no chance of winning the race because he has hurt his leg.

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________ of be likely to get or do something: Arthur ________ of passing the exam,

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stand a good chance of be likely to get or do something: Arthur stands a good chance of passing the exam,

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________, do something without knowing if it will end well: Don ________ when he picked up the dog, but it didn’t bite him.

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take a chance, do something without knowing if it will end well: Don took a chance when he picked up the dog, but it didn’t bite him.

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________ n. when a difference comes: a ________in the weather,

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change1 /tjeind3/ n. when a difference comes: a change in the weather,

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________, because you want something new or different: We normally go to Spain for our holiday but this year’we’re going to Italy ________.

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for a change, because you want something new or different: We normally go to Spain for our holiday but this year’we’re going to Italy for a change.

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________ n. (no pi.) money that you give back when someone has paid you too much: I gave 50p but the jam cost

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change2 n. (no pi.) money that you give back when someone has paid you too much: I gave 50p but the jam cost

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________ v. 1 become different: In autumn the leaves ________from green to yellow.

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change3 v. 1 become different: In autumn the leaves change from green to yellow.

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2 make something different: Slicila has ________the colour of her hair.

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2 make something different: Slicila has changed the colour of her hair.

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3 take or put one thing in place of another: Tony ________his books at the library.

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3 take or put one thing in place of another: Tony changed his books at the library.

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4 put on different clothes: I must ________before I go to the party,

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4 put on different clothes: I must change before I go to the party,

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________ buses, trains, etc., get off one bus, etc., and on to another,

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change buses, trains, etc., get off one bus, etc., and on to another,

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________a pound, etc., lake one pound and give back lOOp, etc.

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change a pound, etc., lake one pound and give back lOOp, etc.

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________ n. 1 narrow way where water can go: They made a ________to take the water off the camp site.

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channel /’tjaenl/ n. 1 narrow way where water can go: They made a channel to take the water off the camp site.

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2 narrow passage of sea, etc.: the English channel .

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2 narrow passage of sea, etc.: the English channel

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________ n. (no pi.) when things happen wildly and with no control; when there is no order: The strong wind left the garden in ________,

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chaos /’keios/ n. (no pi.) when things happen wildly and with no control; when there is no order: The strong wind left the garden in chaos,

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________n. man; boy.

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chap /tjsep/ n. man; boy.

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________ n. room or small church where Christians go to pray and worship.

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chapel /’tjaepl/ n. room or small church where Christians go to pray and worship.

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________ n. part of a book: We start a book at ________I.

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chapter /’tjaept3(r)/ n. part of a book: We start a book at chapter I.

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________ n. 1 (no pi.) your nature; what sort of person you are: a gentle ________.

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character /’kaeraktafr)/ n. 1 (no pi.) your nature; what sort of person you are: a gentle character.

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2 (pi. ________) someone in a book, play, etc.: Dr. Watson is a ________in the Sherlock Holmes stories.

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2 (pi. characters) someone in a book, play, etc.: Dr. Watson is a character in the Sherlock Holmes stories.

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________ n. 1 words that a policeman says when he catches someone who has done wrong,

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charge1 /tja:d3/ n. 1 words that a policeman says when he catches someone who has done wrong,

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________against someone, say that someone has done wrong: The police brought a ________against the thief.

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ring a charge against someone, say that someone has done wrong: The police brought a charge against the thief.

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2 sudden attack by soldiers, animals, etc.

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charge 2 sudden attack by soldiers, animals, etc.

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3 payment asked for something: There is a ________of £20 for the use of the hall.

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3 payment asked for something: There is a charge of £20 for the use of the hall.

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________ take care of, and have power over, people or things: The captain is ________ the ship.

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be in charge of take charge of, take care of, and have power over, people or things: The captain is in charge of the ship.

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________ v. 1 say in a law court, etc. that someone has done wrong: They ________him with murder.

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charge2 v. 1 say in a law court, etc. that someone has done wrong: They charged him with murder.

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2 rush forward and attack someone or something: The angry elephants ________the men.

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2 rush forward and attack someone or something: The angry elephants charged the men.

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3 ask a price for something: The shopkeeper ________too much for this coffee.

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3 ask a price for something: The shopkeeper charged too much for this coffee.

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4 put power into something: to ________a battery.

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4 put power into something: to charge a battery.

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________n. 1 (no pi.) help or money for people who are poor or in trouble

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charity /’tfaerati/ n. 1 (no pi.) help or money for people who are poor or in trouble

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2 (pi. ________) group of people who give help, money, food, etc. to others: The Red Cross is a ________.

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2 (pi. charities) group of people who give help, money, food, etc. to others: The Red Cross is a charity.

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________ n. 1 (no pi.) being very pleasing, lovely, etc.: Linda has great ________.

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charm1 /tfa:m/ n. 1 (no pi.) being very pleasing, lovely, etc.: Linda has great charm.

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2 (pi. ________) something that is very pleasing, etc.: Linda’s happy smile is one of her ________.

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2 (pi. charms) something that is very pleasing, etc.: Linda’s happy smile is one of her charms.

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________v. please someone very much: Linda’s smile ________everyone.

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charm2 v. please someone very much: Linda’s smile charmed everyone.

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________adj. very pleasing; very lovely.

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charming /’tjcrmirj/ adj. very pleasing; very lovely.

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________ n. big drawing or map to give information.

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chart /tfa:t/ n. big drawing or map to give information.

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________ v. run after someone: The police ________the thief,

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chase /tfeis/ v. run after someone: The police chased the thief,

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________n.: a long ________.

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chase n.: a long chase.

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________ v. talk in a friendly way. ________n.: Let’s have a ________.

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chat /tjaet/ v. (pres. part, chatting, past part. & past tense chatted /’tjaetid/) talk in a friendly way. chat n.: Let’s have a chat.

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________ n. (no pi.) sound of people talking quickly, ________

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chatter /’tjaeta(r)/ n. (no pi.) sound of people talking quickly, chatter

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________v. ________n. someone who talks a lot.

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chatter v. chatterbox n. someone who talks a lot.

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________ n. someone whose job is to drive another person’s car

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chauffeur / Jaof3(r)/ n. someone whose job is to drive another person’s car

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________ adj. low in price; not costing a lot of money: Food is ________ in the market.

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cheap /tji:p/ adj. low in price; not costing a lot of money: Food is cheap in the market.

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________n. someone who is not honest, ________ v. do something that is not honest: He ________in the exam when he copied his friend’s work

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cheat /tfi:t/ n. someone who is not honest, cheat v. do something that is not honest: He cheated in the exam when he copied his friend’s work

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________ n. looking to see if something is right, good, etc.: The police are making a ________on all cars to see that their brakes work,

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check1 /tjek/ n. looking to see if something is right, good, etc.: The police are making a check on all cars to see that their brakes work,

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________v.: I must ________that your answers are correct,

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check v.: I must check that your answers are correct,

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check up on, find out if something is correct, right, or if a person is telling the truth, etc.

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check up on, find out if something is correct, right, or if a person is telling the truth, etc.

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________n. pattern made of crossed lines or squares,

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check2 n. pattern made of crossed lines or squares,

56
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________ adj.: Robert is wearing his ________suit.

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checked /tfekt/ adj.: Robert is wearing his checked suit.

57
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________n. place in a shop where you pay

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checkout /’tjekaut/ n. place in a shop where you pay

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________ n. part of the face below the eye and to the side of the nose.

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cheek /tji:k/ n. part of the face below the eye and to the side of the nose.

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________ adj. too bold; not polite,________adv.

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cheeky /’tfkki/ adj. too bold; not polite,cheekily adv.

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________v. 1 shout to show that you are pleased with someone: The crowd ________as the Queen drove past.

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cheer /tjia(r)/ v. 1 shout to show that you are pleased with someone: The crowd cheered as the Queen drove past.

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2 make someone happy, ________, become happy; make someone happy: When I’m feeling sad my mother tells me funny stories to ________.

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2 make someone happy, cheer up, become happy; make someone happy: When I’m feeling sad my mother tells me funny stories to cheer me up.

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three ________, the call ‘hip, hip, hooray!’: Let’s give three ________for our football team!

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three cheers, the call ‘hip, hip, hooray!’: Let’s give three cheers for our football team!

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________ adj. happy; making you happy, ________adv.

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cheerful /’tjiafi/ adj. happy; making you happy, cheerfully adv.

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________n. food made from milk,

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cheese /tfi:z/ n. food made from milk,

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________ n. cook; chief cook in a hotel, etc.

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chef /Jef/ n. cook; chief cook in a hotel, etc.

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________ n. solid or liquid substance used in chemistry, ________adj.

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chemical /’kemikl/ n. solid or liquid substance used in chemistry, chemical adj.

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________n. 1 someone who studies chemistry.

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chemist /’kemist/ n. 1 someone who studies chemistry.

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2 someone who makes and sells medicines.

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chemist 2 someone who makes and sells medicines.

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________ n. (no pi.) study of gases, liquids, and solids to understand how they are made and what they do.

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chemistry /’kemistri/ n. (no pi.) study of gases, liquids, and solids to understand how they are made and what they do.

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________n. special piece of paper that you write on, telling a bank to pay money to someone for you.

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cheque /tjek/ n. special piece of paper that you write on, telling a bank to pay money to someone for you.

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________ n. (pi. ________) small, round, red fruit.

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cherry /’tferi/ n. (pi. cherries) small, round, red fruit.

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________ n. (no pi.) game that two people play, with little figures on a board.

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chess /tjes/ n. (no pi.) game that two people play, with little figures on a board.

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________ n. front part of the body between the shoulders and above the waist.

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chest1 /tfest/ n. front part of the body between the shoulders and above the waist.

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________n. big, strong, wooden box with a lid, for keeping things,

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chest2 n. big, strong, wooden box with a lid, for keeping things,

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________ n. big, wooden box with drawers, for keeping things,

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chest of drawers n. big, wooden box with drawers, for keeping things,

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________n. shiny, brown nut that you can eat.

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chestnut /’tjesnAt/ n. shiny, brown nut that you can eat.

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________ v. crush and grind food into little bits in your mouth: Dogs like to ________bones.

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chew /tju:/ v. crush and grind food into little bits in your mouth: Dogs like to chew bones.

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________n. (no pi.) sweet gum that people ________but do not swallow.

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chewing-gum /’tfuarj gAm/ n. (no pi.) sweet gum that people chew but do not swallow.

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________ n. baby hen or fowl,

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chick /tfik/ n. baby hen or fowl,

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________ n. young hen; farm bird that lays eggs and that we eat.

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chicken /’tfikin/ n. young hen; farm bird that lays eggs and that we eat.

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________ adj. most important: Glasgow is one of the ________cities of Scotland.

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chief1 /tfi:f/ adj. most important: Glasgow is one of the chief cities of Scotland.

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________n. leader or ruler; head of a group of people

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chief2, chieftain /’tfi:ftan/ n. leader or ruler; head of a group of people

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________adv. mostly; mainly; Bread is made ________of flour.

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chiefly /’tfi:fli/ adv. mostly; mainly; Bread is made chiefly of flour.

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________n. (pi. children) young boy or girl.

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child /tfaild/ n. (pi. children) young boy or girl.

85
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________ n. (no pi.) time when you are a child: I had a happy ________.

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childhood /’tfaildhod/ n. (no pi.) time when you are a child: I had a happy childhood.

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________adj. like a young boy or girl; only for young boys and girls: Now that Charlotte is 15, she thinks dolls are ________.

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childish /’tjaildij/ adj. like a young boy or girl; only for young boys and girls: Now that Charlotte is 15, she thinks dolls are childish.

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________ adj. that has been made cool: ________drinks are nice on a hot day.

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chilled /tjild/ adj. that has been made cool: Chilled drinks are nice on a hot day.

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________adj. cold.

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chilly /’tjili/ adj. cold.

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________ v. make a sound like bells: On Sundays we can hear the church hells ________,

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chime /tfaim/ v. make a sound like bells: On Sundays we can hear the church hells chime,

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________ n. sort of big pipe that takes smoke from a fireplace out of a building.

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chime n. chimney /’tfimni/ n. sort of big pipe that takes smoke from a fireplace out of a building.

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________n. sort of ape.

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chimpanzee /.tjimpaen’zi:/ n. sort of ape.

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________n. part of your face below your mouth.

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chin /tjin/ n. part of your face below your mouth.

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________ n. (no pi.) 1 special kind of white earth for cups, plates, etc.

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china /’tfaina/ n. (no pi.) 1 special kind of white earth for cups, plates, etc.

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2 cups, plates, etc. of ________, ________adj.: ________plates.

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2 cups, plates, etc. of china, china adj.: china plates.

95
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________ n. small piece of wood, stone, etc., cut from a bigger piece, ________v

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chip1 /tjip/ n. small piece of wood, stone, etc., cut from a bigger piece, chip v

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cut or break a small piece off something: / ________the plate when I dropped it.

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chip cut or break a small piece off something: / chipped the plate when I dropped it.

97
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________ n. small piece of hot, fried potato

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chip2 n. small piece of hot, fried potato

98
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________ n. short, sharp sound made by birds, insects, etc.

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chirp /tj3:p/ n. short, sharp sound made by birds, insects, etc.

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________ n. 1 (no pi.) sweet food made from cocoa: I like ________. 2 (pi. ________) piece of ________: Have a ________, ________adj.: a ________cake

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chocolate /’tfokbt/ n. 1 (no pi.) sweet food made from cocoa: I like chocolate. 2 (pi. chocolates) piece of chocolate: Have a chocolate, chocolate adj.: a chocolate cake

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________ n. 1 (no pi.) taking the thing you want;

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choice /tfois/ n. 1 (no pi.) taking the thing you want;