Advise Sb
//ədˈvaɪz//
tell sb the best thing to do (SYN give sb advice)
Vocabulary
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Affect
//əˈfekt//
to have an influence on someone or sth
Afford Sth
//əˈfɔːd//
you have enough money to pay for sth
After A While
//ˌɑːftər ə ˈwaɪl//
after a period of time
Against The Law
//əˌgenst ðə ˈlɔː//
againstthe rules of a country (SYN illegal)
Aggression
//əˈgreʃn//
spoken or physical behaviour that is threatening or involves harm to someone or something
Aggressive
//əˈgresɪv//
likely to fight or argue
Aid
//eɪd//
money, food, etc. that is sent to a country or to people to help them
Aim
//eɪm//
a thing you want to be able to do in the future (SYN goal)
Album
//ˈælbəm//
a book with plain pages, used for collecting together and protecting stamps, photographs, etc
Alive
//əˈlaɪv//
being live
Allergic
//əˈlɜːdʒɪk//
to have allergy to sth
Allergy
//ˈælədʒi//
a medical condition that makes you ill when you thouch, eat, or breathe sth that doesn't normally make other people ill
Ally
//ˈælaɪ//
a country that agrees to support another country
Aloud
//əˈlaʊd//
speak so that people can hear you (SYN out loud)
Alphabet
//ˈælfəbet//
a set of letters arranged in a fixed order using a writing a language
Alphabetical
//ˌælfəˈbetɪkl//
listed in the samp way as the asphabet
Alternative
//ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv//
one of two or more things that you can choose between
Amateur Photographer
//ˌæmətə fəˈtɒgrəfə ͬ//
sb who does photograpy as a hobby and not do it as his job
Amazed
//əˈmeɪzd//
very surprised (SYN astonished)