Tuesday, April 07, 2015

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keen /kiːn/ adjective
1 INTERESTED very interested or enthusiastic
a keen golfer/photographer
He's very keen on travelling.

pretty 1 /ˈprɪti/ adverb informal
1 quite, but not extremely
The traffic was pretty bad.
I'm pretty sure they'll accept.
2 pretty much/well
almost
We've pretty much finished here.

settle for sth phrasal verb
to accept something, especially something that is not exactly what you want
He wants a full refund and he won't settle for anything less.

accustomed /əˈkʌstəmd/ adjective
accustomed to sth/doing sth
If you are accustomed to something, you have experienced it often enough for it to seem normal to you.
I've worked nights for years now so I've grown accustomed to it.
She isn't accustomed to dealing with so much media attention.

careless /ˈkeələs/ adjective
not giving enough attention to what you are doing
It was very careless of you to forget your passport.
He was fined £250 for careless driving .
carelessly adverb
carelessness noun [ U ]

fond /fɒnd/ adjective
1 be fond of sb/sth
to like someone or something
to be fond of animals/music
[ + doing sth ] He's not very fond of dancing.

engrossed /ɪnˈgrəʊst/ adjective
giving all your attention to something
He was so engrossed in what he was doing that he didn't hear the bell.

/ˈsiːnəri//ɪnˈʃʊərəns/

reliant /rɪˈlaɪənt/ adjective
be reliant on sb/sth
to depend on someone or something
I don't want to be reliant on anybody.
See also: self-reliant

saccharin /ˈsækərɪn/ noun [ U ]
[ FOOD ] a sweet, chemical substance that is used in food instead of sugar

cut down (sth) phrasal verb
to eat or drink less of something, or to reduce the amount or number of something
My doctor says I should cut down on cigarettes.


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