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…and feels-like temperature of 3°C.

The outskirts /ˈaʊtskɜːts/ noun

[ GEOGRAPHY ] the outer area of a city, town, or village.

There are plans to build a new stadium on the outskirts of Liverpool.

bored /bɔːd/ adjective

Feeling tired and unhappy because something is not interesting or because you have nothing to do

I'm bored with doing homework.

We were bored stiff (= extremely bored) in her lessons.

Boredom /ˈbɔːdəm/ noun [ U ]

When you are bored

I nearly died of boredom.

trial /traɪəl/

Guinea pig /ˈgɪniˌpɪg/ noun [C] ANIMAL a small animal with fur and no tail that people sometimes keep as a pet

body /ˈbɒdi/

average /ˈævərɪdʒ/

level /ˈlevəl/

laugh /lɑːf/

A burst of laughter

supposed /səˈpəʊzd/

recyclable /ˌriːˈsaɪkləbl/

pile /paɪl/

hepatitis /ˌhepəˈtaɪtɪs/

dirty /ˈdɜːti/

crammed /kræmd/ adjective

completely full of people or things

crammed commuter trains

The room was crammed with boxes.

cramped /kræmpt/ adjective

A cramped room, building, etc is unpleasant because it is not big enough.

ˈ Fire ˌ engine noun [ C ]

A vehicle for carrying firefighters and equipment for stopping large fires

Word partners for fire

put out / start a fire • a fire breaks out / burns / rages • be on fire • catch fire

harvest  /ˈhɑːvɪst/ verb [ I , T ]

[ FARMING ] to cut and collect crops when they are ready.

Ripe /raɪp/ adjective

[FOOD] developed enough and ready to be eaten.

Ripe bananas

I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

In England I got used to carrying my umbrella with me everywhere.

I’m used to driving long distances to work.

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I ∅ used to eat almost no vegetables as a child.

suit /suːt/