Bucks (Amr. Eng.)
A dollar of money
Vocabulary
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Bug
an infectious illness
Bump Into Sb
meet sb by chance
Buoyant
confident, successful, and staying at a high level. SYN healthy
Burst Into Flames
suddenly began burning strongly
Bury Your Head In The Sand
pretend a difficult situation doesn't exist
Butt Bridge
Lie flat on the floor and pull up your butt
Butt In
interrupt (a converation)
Buttocks
backside, either of the two round fleshy parts of the human body that form the bottom
Buzz
continuous low sound. as bees
Buzzing About
moving around
By Any Chance
used to add politeness to a question; do you happen to ....?
By Common Consent
with everyone's agreement
By Mutual Consent
with the agreement of both parties involved
Calculate Sth
use numbers to find a total number, amount, or distance. work sth out
Call Off
cancel
Camcorder
a video camera that can be carried around
Can'T Help But
Used to talk about something that you can't control. e.g. I can;t help but wonder/notice/overhear
Canteen
a place where food is served in a company or school
Capital Punishment
punishment by death