lump /lʌmp/ ●●○ noun
[countable]
Strain the
custard to remove lumps.
lump of
Melt a lump of
butter in your frying-pan.
You should
never ignore a breast lump.
armpit
ˈsugar cube noun [countable]
a
sugar Gump
p.
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gen‧re /ˈʒɒnrə $ ˈʒɑːnrə/
give somebody the creeps
if a person or place gives you the creeps, they make
you feel nervous and a little frightened, especially because they are strange
That house gives me the creeps.
thriller /ˈθrɪlə $ -ər/ ●●○
noun [countable]
a book or film that tells an exciting story about
murder or crime
all sorts (of something) (=a lot of different types of things)
The new catacomb (story)
take the first/a wrong etc turn (=go along the first etc road)
wom‧an‧izer (also womaniser British
English) /ˈwʊmənaɪzə $ -ər/
noun [countable] a man who has sexual relationships
with many different women – used to show disapproval → man-eater
revenge is a dish best served
cold
be of French/Russian/Italian etc
extraction
to be from a French, Russian, etc, family even
though you were not born in that country
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