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ner•vous /
nv
s; NAmE
nrv
s/ adj.
1 ~ (about / of sth) anxious about sth or afraid of sth:
2 easily worried or frightened

kit•ten /
kItn/ noun a young cat

creaky /
kri
ki/ adj.
1 making creaks
2 old and not in good condition

ob•scure•ly adv.: (= for reasons that were difficult to understand).

verb [vn] to make it difficult to see, hear or understand sth

rocking chair noun - a chair with two curved pieces of wood under it that make it move backwards and forwards

stock /st
k; NAmE st

k/ noun, verb, adj.

money that is lent to a government at a fixed rate of interest; an official document that gives details of this

laxa•tive /
l
ks
tIv/ noun a medicine, food or drink that makes sb empty their bowels easily

bev•er•age /
bev
rId
/ noun (formal) any type of drink except water:

im•per•cept•ible /
Imp

sept
bl/ adj. very small and therefore unable to be seen or felt;
perceptible

trade /treId/ noun
1 the activity of buying and selling or of exchanging goods or services between people or countries

2 a particular type of business

suf•fi•cient /s

fI
nt/ adj. ~ (to do sth)| ~ (for sth/sb) enough for a particular purpose; as much as you need

in•dif•fer•ent /In
dIfr
nt/ adj.
[not usually before noun] ~ (to sb/sth) having or showing no interest in sb/sth

in•dif•fer•ent•ly

ap•pre•hen•sive adj. ~ (about / of sth)| ~ (that ... ) worried or frightened that sth unpleasant may happen

ap•pre•hen•sive•ly adv.

in•dif•fer•ence noun [U, sing.] ~ (to sb/sth) a lack of interest, feeling or reaction towards sb/sth

con•fi•den•tial /
k
nfI
den
l; NAmE
k

n/ adj.
1 meant to be kept secret and not told to or shared with other people

2 (of a way of speaking) showing that what you are saying is private or secret

po•tion /
p


n; NAmE
po

n/ noun (literary) a drink of medicine or poison; a liquid with magic powers

ob•lige /

blaId
/ verb - to force sb to do sth, by law, because it is a duty

spir•it•ual /
spIrIt
u
l/ adj. connected with the human spirit, rather than the body or physical things, connected with religion

boun•ti•ful /
ba
ntIfl/ adj. (formal or literary)
1 in large quantities; large
2 giving generously

sole adj. 1 only; single: the sole surviving member of the family/ 2 belonging to one person or group; not shared

noun: the bottom surface of the foot; the bottom part of a shoe or sock, not including the heel

rap•ture noun (formal) a feeling of extreme pleasure and happiness
delight

draught /dr

ft/ noun - a flow of cool air in a room or other confined space

soli•tude noun - the state of being alone, especially when you find this pleasant
privacy

gay /
eI/ adj. (gayer, gayest) (old-fashioned) happy and full of fun

giddy /

Idi/ adj. (with sth) so happy and excited that you cannot behave normally

fer•vent adj. having or showing very strong and sincere feelings about sth /fer•vent•ly adv.

in•dulge /In
d
ld
/ verb ~ in sth| ~ yourself (with sth) to allow yourself to have or do sth that you like, especially sth that is considered bad for you

drawer - a part of a piece of furniture such as a desk, used for keeping things in. It is shaped like a box and has a handle on the front for pulling it out

phial /
faI
l/ a small glass container, for medicine