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a deck of cards

A complete set of playing cards.

diamonds, clubs, spades, hearts, aces

The four suits and the aces in a deck of cards.

a bloke

An informal word for a man.

outrageous

Very shocking, unfair or unacceptable.

depth (n)

The distance from the top to the bottom of something.

adj.: deep

Going far down or inwards.

verb: to deepen

To make something deeper.

a fine

Money you must pay as a punishment.

to be offended

To feel upset because someone was rude to you.

to offend sb

To make someone feel upset by being rude.

to whisper

To speak very quietly.

to be worth sth

To have enough value or usefulness.

not to be worth sth

To have too little value or usefulness.

to tune out

To stop listening or paying attention.

to be embarrassed

To feel ashamed or uncomfortable.

a brick

A hard block used for building walls.

don't bother

Don't make the effort; it's not necessary.

to be worked up

To be very upset, angry or worried.

to insult sb

To say or do something rude to someone.

to be at your wit's end

To be so worried that you don't know what to do.

to go numb

To lose the ability to feel something.

argumentative

Often wanting to argue with others.

n.: argument

A disagreement between people.

v.: argue

To disagree with someone.

root word + suffix

argument + -ative

amiable

Friendly and pleasant.

immature

Not behaving in a mature way.

root word (immature)

mature

prefix (immature)

im- (means “not”)

n: immaturity

The state of not being mature.

prospect

The possibility of something happening in the future.

sprawled

Lying or sitting with arms and legs spread out.

a stocking

A thin piece of clothing that covers the foot and leg.

to counter

To respond by saying or doing something against an argument.

to seethe

To be extremely angry.

to figure out

To find the answer to something.

meanwhile

During the same time.

to assume

To believe something is true without being sure.

n: assumption

Something you believe without proof.

mandatory

Required by a rule or law.

to stumble

To trip or walk unsteadily.

to approach

To come nearer to someone or something.

n: approach

A way of dealing with something.

to pity sb

To feel sorry for someone.

unutterably

Extremely; impossible to describe in words.

root word (unutterably)

utter

prefix (unutterably)

un- = not

suffix (unutterably)

-ably

to vanish

To disappear suddenly.

humiliation

The feeling of being ashamed or embarrassed.

v: humiliate

To make someone feel ashamed.

decent (adj.)

Good enough or acceptable.

to admit

To agree that something is true.

to chase

To run after someone to catch them.

to give advice

To tell someone what you think they should do. Advice is uncountable.

priority

Something that is more important than other things.

the headlines

The most important news titles in newspapers.

to disperse

To go away in different directions.

to attempt

To try to do something.

n: attempt

An effort to do something.

particularly

Especially, more than usual.

to glue

To stick things together using glue.

outstanding

Extremely good or impressive.

to take stock of sth

To think carefully about a situation or your life.

to achieve

To succeed in doing or getting something.

adj: achievable

Possible to achieve.

n: achievement

Something successfully completed.

to convince sb

To make someone believe or agree with you.

birth certificate

An official document showing when and where someone was born.

to appear to be

To seem to be something.

appropriate

Suitable or right for a particular situation.

deceit

Dishonest behaviour intended to trick someone.

synonyms (deceit)

deception, dishonesty, trickery, fraud

apprenticeship

A period of learning a job by working and training.

employment

The state of having a job.

employer

A person or company that gives someone a job.

employee

A person who works for a company or another person.

on account of

Because of something.

to lengthen

To make something longer.

n: length

How long something is.

adj: long

Having a great length.

warmth

The quality of being warm; heat.

to develop

To grow or begin to have something.

to swear

To use offensive or rude words.

a habit

Something you do regularly, often without thinking.

weak

Not strong; having little strength.

to leave

To go away from a place or person.

Past tense: left

The past form of leave.

Past participle: left

Used with have or had.

to refuse

To say that you will not do or accept something.

destiny

What is supposed to happen to someone in the future.

to advise

To tell someone what you think they should do.

n: advice

A suggestion about what someone should do.

adj: advisable

Recommended or sensible to do.

to throw

To send something through the air with your hand.

Past tense: threw

The past form of throw.

Past participle: thrown

Used with have or had.

guilt

The feeling of being responsible for something wrong.

to discard

To get rid of something because you do not want it anymore.

unfortunately

Sadly, used when something bad happens.