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Actions & Events — Lesson 28

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clap
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clap

klæp
a sudden very loud noise
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clash
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clash

klæʃ
a loud resonant repeating noise
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clatter
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clatter

ˈklætər
a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
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clutch
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clutch

klʌtʃ
the act of grasping
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collision
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collision

kəˈlɪʒən
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
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commute
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commute

kəˈmjuːt
a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work
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compromise
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compromise

ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz
a middle way between two extremes
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cooking
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cooking

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
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cooling
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cooling

the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
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crunch
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crunch

krʌntʃ
the sound of something crunching
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decrease
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decrease

dɪˈkriːs
a change downward
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defence
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defence

dɪˈfens
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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