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Intermediate+
2023
account
beat
bill
bit
blister
blow
burst
campaign
charge
cheese
clog
coach
craft
crank
crop
deal
deed
dip
ditch
drive
drop
even
fan
fine
freeze
fresh
fringe
gender
grease
gross
handle
hop
horn
huddle
jam
just
lodge
mash
mess
mock
perk
pound
roughly
rout
scrap
shake
sheer
slam
slug
smear
smooth
sneak
spill
stag
stock
strike
stroke
survey
swing
tack
tame
trade
trim
wave
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awkward
banter
bark
beam
bear
bench
binge
blast
blend
blind
blue
blunt
blur
bob
bold
bother
bounce
bow
brass
breach
brittle
brush
buckle
budge
bust
can
cater
chap
cheapskate
cheek
cheer
chew
chill
chip
chop
commit
con
cope
counter
cozy
crack
creepy
crook
crunch
crust
cup
curse
dig
dike
dish
dodge
drag
drift
drill
duck
due
duff
dull
dump
eve
fancy
fence
fiddle
file
fish
fit
flag
flake
flare
flip
foil
fond
fool
former
freak
fudge
funny
gag
gear
ginger
gobble
grace
grate
grind
grip
ground
grown-up
gut
gutter
hack
hail
handy
hang
harvest
head
hog
hook
hover
hunk
hustle
issue
jar
jerk
kick
knack
labor (US), labour (UK)
lame
lap
lean
litter
load
lot
lush
match
mate
meanwhile
milk
mint
mismatch
mole
mug
munch
nag
nail
narrow
neat
nevertheless
nick
nip
nod
numb
odd
pant
patch
peer
petty
pinch
pit
pitch
pluck
plummet
prompt
propose
pump
pun
punch
push
queer
quiver
quiz
rack
rat
rate
rear
reckon
relish
render
rocket
rough
rule
rumble
sack
sake
scan
scheme
scoop
screw
scrub
seize
seldom
serve
shade
shag
shuffle
skim
skip
slack
slate
slick
slum
slumber
sly
snap
snatch
somehow
sour
space
spark
spell
spike
spin
spoil
spot
spur
state
still
sting
stir
stocking
stuff
suit
swipe
tackle
tap
tear
tease
thin
tick
tinder
toast
toss
tote
treat
troll
trunk
tuck
tweak
twist
utter
vault
vent
void
wait
wake
waste
water
wear
weary
whip
whisk
whole
wholeheartedly
wicked
wide
will
wing
wire
wit
wonder
worth
wrap
yield
zip
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bask
billow
blaze
blink
bloat
blob
bloom
boast
boil
boom
boomer
bowl
branch
brew
brim
bristle
broil
brood
bulge
bump
bundle
burn
cake
cast
chime
chin
chuck
chuff
chump
chunk
clam
clasp
cleave
cleft
click
cling
cloak
clobber
clout
cock
cram
crawl
crest
crutch
cuff
damp
damper
dangle
dart
dawn
dazzle
deploy
don
draw
drip
drown
dumb
dunk
dust
egg
falter
feeble
fetch
filth
fink
flack
flap
flesh
flop
flounder
flurry
flutter
foray
forfeit
foster
fracture
frisk
froth
gall
gasp
ghastly
gild
glare
glaze
glee
glint
glitch
gloom
goad
goof
graft
grim
grub
gull
gully
gulp
gush
gust
guy
guzzle
heave
hiss
hob
hoist
hood
hound
hull
humbug
hunch
ill
jest
jolly
jowl
juggle
kindle
lair
lantern
league
lease
leer
light
limp
loom
lounge
lunge
lust
manner
mince
mitt
muck
mull
nimble
pat
peak
peel
peep
pith
plank
plow (US), plough (UK)
plug
ply
pop
pout
prance
preen
prone
prune
rag
rage
raid
rake
ramble
rap
rattle
reap
reel
resolution
rev
ridge
rift
rim
rip
ripe
roost
sag
scatter
scout
shaggy
shatter
shell
shift
shot
shrink
sick
skid
skitter
slant
slap
slash
slat
sleek
sling
slit
slope
sloth
slump
snag
snub
sole
sore
soul
span
split
spree
spruce
squall
squash
squeal
squib
stake
stalk
stall
stark
steep
stem
stern
stew
stilt
stow
strain
strand
strap
streak
stream
stride
stripe
strut
stud
stun
sturdy
suck
sulk
swag
swagger
swallow
sway
sweep
swindle
taper
throttle
till
tip
toil
trench
trill
trough
tug
twig
twinkle
ward
whirl
whomp
whop
wick
wield
wipe
wisp
woe
worm
wriggle
wry
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appeal
ash
bait
bank
bare
batter
beacon
bend
bind
blade
bland
bleak
blunder
body
bog
bolt
bond
boost
boot
botch
brand
buck
bucket
bud
bulk
bull
bully
bush
buzz
calf
camp
cap
clash
clip
clod
clutch
coarse
coast
coaster
cop
crab
crap
creek
creep
cross
dash
daze
deck
dent
dim
din
dope
draft
drape
dribble
droop
dub
dwell
fair
fast
feed
fin
flay
flick
flock
flow
flush
folk
foot
fork
frame
frill
frost
gain
gauge
gimmick
grant
green
gripe
ham
harbor
hash
hassle
hatch
haul
heat
hedge
heel
hike
hint
hitch
hollow
hoot
hub
hump
hurl
hut
itch
jet
jive
kink
lag
lash
lift
linger
lock
lure
marble
mighty
mild
mop
mount
mud
nap
nibble
noodle
notch
nut
ooze
pad
pass
pawn
peck
peg
picket
piss
plea
pledge
plot
pot
prey
prick
prime
privilege
prop
puff
pursue
ram
rave
reek
rib
rig
roast
rock
rod
scale
scarf
scramble
seep
shallow
shanty
shear
shed
shine
sit
skirt
slay
slide
slip
slot
snip
snoop
sock
sop
spear
spite
spout
stale
steal
steer
stitch
stooge
stout
stray
strip
stump
stunt
surge
swear
swell
swift
tag
tender
thread
thrust
tie
tight
tilt
tinker
toll
toot
tow
train
trap
tune
twine
vice
wag
warp
weave
whizz, whiz
whoop
wonky
word
wreck
yak
2019
bluff
fuss
pill
stuffing
2018
heap
wink
2017
bat
kit
pan
pin
punt
spit
tumble
2016
beckon
cane
dare
embrace
leak
lobby
loop
poll
sort
squat
2015
merry
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ale
alike
bald
begin
chase
cork
cough
couple
craft
craving
deer
delight
disturb
dive
dizzy
drool
eager
equal
erase
fizzy
gap
glitter
goal
grunt
hangover
haunt
hay
horse
inch
jaw
knob
lucky
maniac
mighty
neighbor, neighbour
nest
overwhelm
pave
pepper
pigeon
posh
purpose
realize
restless
rid
schedule
scrape
season
shadow
shuttle
slippery
soothe
speaker
spice
sprinkle
square
stage
storm
straw
thirst
thunder
tickle
toward
weapon
worse
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above
abroad
accurate
ache
actually
advantage
aim
almost
although
apply
approach
aside
award
beat
belly
bet
betray
beware
beyond
bill
blame
blend
bliss
booty
box
braid
breed
brief
broad
broth
bypass
care
caress
casual
caution
cease
cheat
cheer
choke
clever
clue
clumsy
coat
complain
concern
contempt
content
cover
crowd
cuddle
degree
delay
deliver
deny
desk
despicable
dessert
dimple
dry
ease
edge
either
enchantment
fact
fade
faint
fair
fairy
faith
fake
fare
fashion
fasten
fate
fault
feather
field
fist
flat
flatter
flea
fluff
fog
font
footprint
foreign
forgive
former
fur
gamble
gang
gather
giggle
glance
glide
glossy
glow
gold
gossip
grape
grave
grief
grind
groan
gross
guilt
harm
harsh
hasty
heal
heel
holy
host
huge
hunt
indeed
ink
itch
jar
job
join
jug
jumble
keen
lack
launch
law
layer
less
lid
loan
loathe
loose
meal
melt
merry
mess
mingle
mist
moan
moist
naive
narrow
nasty
neither
nugget
nut
oath
offspring
pain
pastry
path
peace
pester
poor
pour
praise
profit
punish
purse
pursuit
puzzle
quit
random
raw
reach
regret
reject
release
resemble
resume
review
rich
ring
rise
roar
rub
rubber
sail
sale
sauce
saucer
scorn
scratch
shame
shape
sharp
shelter
shock
shy
simmer
sin
since
skill
slight
slim
smash
soft
source
spare
spoon
sprain
spread
stab
staff
stance
steam
step
stove
stretch
struggle
subject
subtle
success
sudden
task
template
theme
thorn
threat
throat
tool
tough
trace
truce
twilight
update
upon
upset
venture
vow
wander
warn
wasp
wax
weak
web
whisker
whisper
whistle
wild
wise
witch
wonder
work
worry
wound
wrinkle
wrist
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able
across
affair
again
agree
allow
anyway
avoid
away
back
belong
bite
bless
both
brave
bright
busy
cake
call
can
career
carol
catch
charge
cheap
check
clear
come
comfortable
common
contact
cost
countdown
course
crash
crush
dark
deal
dear
definitely
depend
different
discover
down
each
early
else
empty
enough
environment
even
every
except
excited
expect
fail
fear
feel
file
fill
fine
follow
forget
free
friendly
from
funny
general
gift
glad
great
grow
guide
half
heavy
hide
high
honest
hope
how
hurry
hurt
ignore
include
inside
instead
joke
key
kind
know
last
lazy
leave
let
lie
light
lock
look
lot
loud
main
make
match
matter
mind
mistake
must
native
naughty
near
need
notice
odd
off
once
opposite
other
own
pair
park
pass
perhaps
piece
pity
play
power
press
pretty
promise
proper
proud
pull
quick
quite
race
raise
rather
record
refuse
regard
relax
remember
reply
rest
return
right
rude
rush
same
save
say
seem
set
shake
share
show
silly
sink
skip
smart
smell
smoke
sound
spell
spend
stay
stick
straight
strange
support
sure
sweet
switch
take
taste
tell
that
thick
though
throw
tip
town
travel
trick
trouble
trust
understand
usual
view
warm
waste
watch
welcome
while
will
wish
worth
wrong
yet
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spooky
tail
2019
block
well
2018
amaze
burden
forth
leisure
miracle
party
shield
tale
2017
defeat
just
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