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THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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3335 entries have no recorded CEFR level and are included in All.

9688 words & expressions

Build a Better Mousetrap and the World Will Beat a Path to Your Door

proverb

If you invent or produce a truly superior product, consumers will actively seek you out even without aggressive promotion.

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Build a following

phrase

to gradually attract, develop, and grow a loyal group of admirers, readers, or social media followers

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build a relationship

phrase B1

to develop a good personal or business connection over time

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build in

phrasal verb C1

To include something as a permanent or integral feature of a habit, plan, or system; to make something an integral or permanent part of a plan or structure

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Build into

phrasal verb

To incorporate something as a permanent or integral part of a system, plan, or treaty

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build on

phrasal verb B2

to use existing success or strengths as a foundation for further progress; to use an existing achievement, idea, or success as a base for further development

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build stamina

phrase

to develop greater physical endurance, energy, and capacity to sustain prolonged effort without tiring

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build up

phrasal verb

To accumulate or increase gradually over a period of time

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Build upon

phrasal verb

To use existing achievements, agreements, or progress as a base for further development

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building

word A1

a permanent structure with walls and a roof A structure with a roof and walls, such as a house, school, or office.; A structure with a roof and walls, such as a house, school, or office.

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building manager

phrase B1

a person responsible for the maintenance, security, and administration of a building

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bulb

word A2

a glass globe containing a filament producing light; or an underground stem a rounded glass part of an electric lamp that produces light when lit; also an underground storage organ in some plants

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Bulk out

phrasal verb

To make a document, text, or treaty longer or more substantial by adding extra details or clauses

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Bulk up

phrasal verb

To make something larger, stronger, or more formidable, especially armed forces or diplomatic presence

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Bull in a China Shop

idiom

A person who behaves in a reckless, clumsy, or tactless manner in a sensitive situation

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bullet

word B1

A metal projectile fired from a firearm or gun.

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bump into

phrasal verb

To meet someone unexpectedly without prior arrangement

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Bump off

phrasal verb

To assassinate or deliberately eliminate someone

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Bump up

phrasal verb

To suddenly increase or raise an amount, level, quota, or rate

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bunch

word B1

a number of things of the same kind fastened or growing together

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Bunch up

phrasal verb

To form a tight, compact group or move very close together

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Bundle off

phrasal verb

To send someone away hastily or summarily, often for safety or expulsion

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Bundle up

phrasal verb

To dress warmly in multiple layers of clothing against the cold

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Bunk off

phrasal verb

To deliberately avoid attending work, school, or an official session without permission

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Buoy up

phrasal verb

To keep someone cheerful, confident, or hopeful during difficult times; to support economically

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burden

word B1

a heavy responsibility, worry, or load; to make someone carry that load a heavy load, especially one that is difficult to carry; a heavy load, especially one that is difficult to carry

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bureaucracy

word B2

a system of government or management characterized by complex rules, procedures, and red tape

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burgeon

word C2

To begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.

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burgeoning

word C1

Beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing.

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burger

word A1

a cooked patty of minced meat or vegetables in a sliced round bun

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Burgers and Dogs

idiom

Informal, casual cookout food (hamburgers and hot dogs), symbolic of relaxed camaraderie

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burial site

word B2

An area of ground or a designated place where bodies are buried.

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burn

word A2

to damage something with fire or heat; also an injury from heat to be on fire; to damage with fire or heat to destroy or damage by fire; to be on fire; to damage with fire or heat to destroy or damage by fire

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Burn Bridges

idiom

To permanently destroy relationships or connections, making reconciliation or return impossible

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burn down

phrasal verb

To destroy or be destroyed completely by fire

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Burn off

phrasal verb

To disappear or clear away due to heat or sunlight; to eliminate through heat or physical exertion

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Burn off calories

phrasal verb

to expend or eliminate energy stored from food through vigorous physical activity

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burn out

phrasal verb

to become completely exhausted, physically and mentally, through prolonged overwork and severe stress

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Burn the candle at both ends

idiom

to exhaust oneself by working or studying late into the night and waking early; To exhaust oneself by working excessively hard early in the morning and late into the night

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Burn the midnight oil

phrase

to study or work late into the night; to stay up late at night working diligently or studying intensely; To work or study late into the night with great dedication

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