Vocabulary directory

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tooth

hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

breed

to breed

cartoon

elephant

basket

adjust

to adjust; to revise; to reorganize

blanket

blanket; quilt

bucket

flame

graduation

assess

to assess

continent

continent; mainland

drain

flow off gradually

ethical

morally right or relating to accepted standards of conduct

freely

without restriction or control

inn

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

motorcycle

(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle; (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle (abbr. for 摩托車|摩托车[mo2 tuo1 che1])

nationwide

throughout an entire country

obligation

duty; obligation (CL:項|项[xiang4])

outlook

a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

rainbow

sunny

sunny day

rope

cord; string; rope

martial

all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)

accommodation

demonstration

doll

rag doll; doll

cheer

to make someone happier or give encouragement

grocery

food and household items bought from a shop

independently

without help or control from others

laundry

laundry (commercial establishment); laundry

observe

to observe; to watch; to survey

password

password; PIN

lamp

a device that produces light

detect

to test; to detect

retire

(of military personnel or athletes) to retire

rabbit

tide

dip

to put something briefly into a liquid

judging

the process of evaluating entries or performances

passport

someday

at an unspecified time in the future

stack

a neat pile of things placed on top of one another

withdraw

to withdraw

airline

shallow

shallow water

flavor

the distinctive taste or smell of food or drink

dried

not still wet

sketch

a sketch

collar

collar; shirt collar

soda

soda pop; carbonated soft drink

spite

a desire to hurt or annoy; in spite of means despite

sunset

transform

to change completely in form or appearance

cloth

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

container

an object used to hold or store things

harvest

to harvest

differ

to differ

pork

burnt

damaged or destroyed by fire or heat

ladder

ladder; stepladder

mineral

mineral water; mineral spring

paragraph

one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

trunk

tree trunk

dictionary

dimension

the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

helmet

lamb

warn

to warn of; to warn

bounce

to spring back after hitting a surface

extract

to extract

ordering

the act of requesting food, goods, or services

tire

tire; pneumatic tire

visitor

a person who visits a place; also used before a noun for visitors

wipe

to wipe clean

wheat

musician

arrange

to arrange

slice

a thin, flat piece cut from something

puppy

pup; puppy

clerk

sales clerk; sales associate; retail salesperson

cottage

lottery

lottery ticket

pause

interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

banana

dash

a short, fast race

flour

outlet

dock

wharf; dock; quay; pier

propose

to propose

cluster

a grouping of a number of similar things

expectation

belief about (or mental picture of) the future

probe

detector; probe; to probe; to survey

sore

painful or uncomfortable, especially when touched or used

bean

bicycle

bicycle; bike

organize

to arrange things systematically

colleague

colleague; co-worker