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/'bʌmpi/

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/'bʌmpi/

adjective - rough, not easy

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/'waɪf tʊˌbi:/

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/'waɪf tʊˌbi:/

noun - the person who is about to become someone's wife

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/'hʌzbənd tʊˌbi:/

AmE

/'hʌzbənd tʊˌbi:/

noun - the person who is about to become someone's husband

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/ə'lɪmpɪk/

AmE

/ə'lɪmpɪk/

adjective - connected with the Olympic games

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/pəʊ'etɪk/

AmE

/poʊ'etɪk/

adjective - connected with poetry, resembling poetry, used in poetry

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/pə'sweɪʒn/

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/pər'sweʒn/

noun - a personal belief or set of beliefs

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/pə'sweɪʒn/

AmE

/pər'sweʒn/

noun - the act of persuading someone

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/'lɑ:stli/

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/'læstli/

adverb - finally, the last item being

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/'eɪwɒl/

AmE

/'eɪwɒl/

phrase - short for 'absent without official leave'

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/ˌlɒk'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌlɑ:k'aʊt/

verb - to shut the door and then be unable to enter because you don't have the key

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/ˌlɒk'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌlɑ:k'aʊt/

verb - to prevent someone from coming in by locking the door

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/ˌəʊvə'sli:p/

AmE

/ˌoʊvər'sli:p/

verb - to sleep longer than you wanted

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/ˌmɪs'leɪ/

AmE

/ˌmɪs'leɪ/

verb - to put something somewhere and be unable to find it again

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/ˌri:'bɜ:θ/

AmE

/ˌri'bɜ:rθ/

noun - renewed life, growth, prosperity, popularity etc.

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/'treɪt/

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/'treɪt/

noun - a distinctive quality or a characteristic feature of your personality