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awkward
ôkwərd
 어색한 이상한 

genuinely

ˈjenyo͞oənlē

 진지하게

treat

 to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way

swear

UK  /sweər/ US  /swer/

swore | sworn

to use rude language about sex, the body, etc.

trooperUK  /ˈtruː.pər/ US  /ˈtruː.pɚ/a soldier who belongs to the lowest rank in the part of an army that fights in strong military vehicles or on horses

tease

UK  /tiːz/ US  /tiːz/

to laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset that person.

to hold your hair away from your head and brush it towards your head with a comb, in order to make it look thicker.

someone who enjoys causing sexual excitement and interest in people she or he does not intend to have sex with

mugger

UK  /ˈmʌɡ.ər/ US  /ˈmʌɡ.ɚ/

a person who attacks people in order to steal their money

moped

UK  /ˈməʊ.ped/ US  /ˈmoʊ.ped/

a small motorcycle with pedals (= parts that you press with your feet to move forward) that can be used when starting it or travelling up a hill

twat

UK  /twæt/ US  /twæt/

offensive

offensive for the vagina

a stupid or unpleasant person

confiscate

UK  /ˈkɒn.fɪ.skeɪt/ US  /ˈkɑːn.fə.skeɪt/

to take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment and often for a limited period, after which it is returned to the owner:

overdose

UK  /ˈəʊ.və.dəʊs/ US  /ˈoʊ.vɚ.doʊs/

too much of a drug taken or given at one time, either intentionally or by accident:

(humorous) too much of something:

Cuddly

UK  /ˈkʌd.əl.i/ US  /ˈkʌd.əl.i/

liking to cuddle, or making you want to cuddle:

of the kind that you want to put your arms around:

flab

UK  /flæb/ US  /flæb/

soft, loose flesh on someone's body:

lap up something

/læp/

to buy, listen to, or do something very enthusiastically:

slurp

UK  /slɜːp/ US  /slɝːp/

to drink a liquid noisily as a result of sucking air into the mouth at the same time as the liquid

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nosy ( nosey ) 

us[ˈnoʊzi]  uk [ˈnəʊzi] 

 too interested in other people's private lives

scruffy

UK  /ˈskrʌf.i/ US  /ˈskrʌf.i/

untidy and looking a little dirty

irritate

UK  /ˈɪr.ɪ.teɪt/ US  /ˈɪr.ə.teɪt/

to make someone angry or annoyed:

choke

UK  /tʃəʊk/ US  /tʃoʊk/

If you choke, or if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat:

desperate

UK  /ˈdes.pər.ət/ US  /ˈdes.pɚ.ət/

very serious or bad:

very great or extreme:

altruism

UK  /ˈæl.tru.ɪ.zəm/ US  /ˈæl.tru.ɪ.zəm/

willingness to do things that bring advantages to others, even if it results in disadvantage for yourse o things that bring advantages to others, even if it results in disadvantage for yourself:

She's not known for her altruism. lf:

She's not known for her altruism.

memorabilia

UK  /ˌmem.ər.əˈbɪl.i.ə/ US  /ˌmem.ər.əˈbɪl.i.ə/

 objects that are collected because they are connected with a person or event that is thought to be very interesting: