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/'feɪsbʊk/

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/'feɪsbʊk/

noun - a popular social networking website created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg

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/'strɪŋ/

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/'strɪŋ/

verb - to hang something on strings, ropes, cables etc., especially between two things or in a line (such as decorations etc.)

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/'slɪŋk/

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/'slɪŋk/

verb - to move without attracting attention

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/'smaɪt/

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/'smaɪt/

verb, literary - to hit very hard, especially as a punishment from God

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/'hju:/

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/'hju:/

verb - to shape something by cutting it with an axe or another sharp tool

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/ˌkʌm'daʊn/

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/ˌkʌm'daʊn/

verb - to get down, to fall, to climb down

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/ˌhɪə jə'gəʊ/

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/ˌhɪr jə'goʊ/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we're handing something to somebody

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/ˌhɪə wi'gəʊ/

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/ˌhɪr wi'goʊ/

phrase - a phrase we use when something is about to happen

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/ˌkætʃ'ɒn/

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/ˌkætʃ'ɑ:n/

verb - to begin to understand

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/sə'veɪ/

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/sər'veɪ/

verb - to make an observation by asking a lot of people the same question or questions

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/kən'test/

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/kən'test/

verb - to take part in a contest

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/kən'flɪkt/

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/kən'flɪkt/

verb - to be in conflict

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/dɪs'kaʊnt/

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/dɪs'kaʊnt/

verb - to reduce the price of something

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/ˌpɔ:'θɪŋ/

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/ˌpʊr'θɪŋ/

noun - someone who we feel sorry for

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/'tæp/

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/'tæp/

verb - to listen to someone's telephone conversation by putting a special device into the phone