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seriously /ˈsɪəriəsli/ adverb

1 SERIOUS WAY in a serious way

seriously injured

Smoking can seriously damage your health.

2 NOT A JOKE used to show that what you are going to say is not a joke

Seriously though, you mustn't say that.

3 take sb/sth seriously

to believe that someone or something is important and that you should pay attention to them

The police have to take any terrorist threat seriously.

mildly /ˈmaɪldli/ adverb

1 slightly

I find his films mildly amusing.

2 to put it mildly

something you say when an opinion is not expressed as strongly as it should be

The building is unsafe, to put it mildly.

vague /veɪg/ adjective

vaguely adverb

I vaguely remember (= slightly remember) meeting her.

vagueness noun [ U ]

/ˈveɪɡli/

/ˈpeɪtntli $ ˈpæ-/ patently

/ˈdedli/

/ˌʌnəkˈseptəbəl◂/

conscience /ˈkɒnʃ ə ns/ noun

1 [ C , U ] the part of you that makes you feel guilty when you have behaved badly

a guilty conscience

My conscience is clear (= I do not feel guilty) because I've done nothing wrong.

2 be on your conscience

If something is on your conscience, it is making you feel guilty.

I don't want to have someone's death on my conscience.

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/ˈmʌni/

/ˈmɪnɪt/

/ˈsɜːfɪs $ ˈsɜːr-/

/tʃɑːmd $ tʃɑːrmd/

sprout /spraʊt/ verb 

1 [intransitive, transitive] if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout, they start to grow, producing shoots, buds, or leaves

/sɔːtˈɑːftə/

/ˌpɜːsəˈvɪəd $ ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪrd/

/kənˈtempərəri/

/drɔːn $ drɒːn/

/ɪnˈtriːɡ/

Synthetic phonics

Bait

Wait

Faith

Ban

Fan

Pan

can

Die

Pass away

Kick the bucket

Push up daisies

vineyard /ˈvɪnjəd/ noun [ C ]

[ FARMING ] an area of land where someone grows grapes (= small, green or purple fruit) for making wine

Winery

Wine cellar

Energetically efficient

Deconstructionism or deconstructive

You scared the hell out of me. You scared the crap out of me. You scared the dickens out of me. You scared the devil out of me. You scared me out of my wits.You scared the pants off (of) me.

get on somebody’s nerves

informal if someone gets on your nerves, they annoy you, especially by doing something all the time

 She’s always moaning. It really gets on my nerves.

mad /mæd/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective (comparative madder, superlative maddest) 

1 ANGRY [not before noun] informal especially American English angry

mad at

 Are you still mad at me?

 We get mad at each other sometimes, like any family.

mad about

 There’s no need to get mad about it!

 You make me so mad!

mad withBritish English British English

 His wife will be really mad with him.

go mad British English (=become very angry)

 Look at this mess! Mum will go mad!

hopping mad (=very angry)

(as) mad as hell (=a rude way of saying very angry)

► see thesaurus at angry

2 CRAZY especially British English crazy or very silly

 He can’t possibly get that finished in time. He must be mad!

 I’d go mad (=start to feel crazy) if I was stuck at home all day.

 He’s been driving me mad!

 You’ve agreed to marry him! Are you mad?

 Surely no one would be mad enough to fly in this weather?

 My friends all think I’m stark raving mad (=completely crazy).

 It’s enough to send you barking mad (=completely crazy).

as mad as a hatter/March hare (=completely crazy)

be banging your head against a brick wall

to do, say, or ask for something repeatedly but to be unable to change a situation

I keep asking her not to park there, but it's like banging my head against a brick wall.

ATM /ˌeɪ tiː ˈem/ noun [countable] 

(automated teller machine) a machine outside a bank that you use to get money from your account SYN cashpoint

How do you say…? (pronunciation)

What do you call…? (vocabulary)

Leaf blowers

wobble /ˈwɒbl/ verb [ I , T ]

If something wobbles or you make something wobble, it moves from side to side, often because it is not on a flat surface.

The ladder started to wobble.

Stop wobbling the table.

wobbly adjective

likely to wobble

a wobbly chair

Phubbing: snubbing (ignoring) someone in favour of your mobile phone.

We’ve all done it: when a conversation gets boring, the urge to check out an interesting person’s twitter/ Facebook/ Youtube/ Pinterest/whatever feed can be overwhelming.

I went out for a date with Johnny and he didn't stop phubbing me the whole time, it was so rude, I ended up leaving early!

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width /wɪtθ/ noun

Word partners for width

the width of sth • [1 metre/5 feet, etc] in width • the full width of sth

lousy /ˈlaʊzi/ adjective informal

very bad

lousy food/service

I felt lousy when I woke up this morning.

BANG MY HEAD Lyrics

I was bound, was tired

Hadn't seen a light so long

Thought I lost my fight

Couldn't find my way back home

And I felt the light stepping out of me

I was bound, and tired

Waiting for daylight (Daylight daylight, and I)

Bang my head against the wall

Though I felt light headed, now I know I will not fall

I will rise above it all

Found what I was searching for

Though I felt light headed

I should have failed, and nailed the floor

Instead I rose above it all

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Bang my head against the wall

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Instead I rose above it all

(Bang my head against the wall)

When you think you're giving up, just know

You might think you're dying but you won't

And you feel the life stepping out of you

But when you think of giving up, don't (Oh)

Bang your head against the wall

You may feel light headed, but you won't crawl, no, you won't fall

You will rise above it all

You'll find what you're searching for

And you may feel light headed

You think you're gonna hit the floor

Instead you rise above it all

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Bang your head against the wall

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Instead you rise above it all

(Bang my head against the wall)

I have broken wings

I keep trying, keep trying

No I won't give up

Oh I'm flying, oh I'm flying

Bang my head against the wall

Though I feel light headed, now I know I will not fall

I will rise above it all

Found what I was searching for

Though I felt light headed,

I should have failed, and nailed the floor

Instead I rose above it all

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Bang my head against the wall

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Bang my head against the wall (Ooh)

Bang my head against the wall (Ooh)

Instead I rise above it all

snog /snɒɡ $ snɑːɡ/ verb (snogged, snogging) [intransitive, transitive] 

British English informal if two people snog, they kiss each other, especially for a long time

 I saw them snogging in the corner.

To have some snog action.

be a good/quick/easy etc lay

informal to be a good, quick etc person to have sex with

to have a lay