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(18 words)
keep at sth
to continue to do or work on something:
keep sth back
to not tell someone everything you know about a situation or an event that has happened:
keep sth from sb
to not tell someone about something:
keep sth to yourself
to keep something secret:
kick (sth) off
If you kick off a discussion or an activity, you start it:
kick
noun
[ C ] a strong feeling of excitement and pleasure:
be kicking yourself/could have kicked yourself
used to say that you are very annoyed with yourself because you have done something stupid or missed a chance:
kidney
noun
[ C ] either of a pair of small organs in the body that take away waste matter from the blood to produce urine:
kill
verb
[ T ] to stop or destroy a relationship, activity, or experience:
not take kindly to sth
to not like something:
kingdom
one of the groups that natural things can be divided into, depending on their type:
knot
noun [ C ]
a join made by tying together the ends of a piece or pieces of string, rope, cloth, etc.:
tie the knot
informal
to get married:
know best
to be the most suitable person to have responsibility and make important decisions:
know better (than to do sth)
to be wise or moral enough not to do something:
know your stuff
informal
to have good practical skills and knowledge in a particular activity or subject
knowingly
adverb
in a way that shows you know about something:
If you do something knowingly, you do it knowing what will be its likely effect:
knuckle
noun [ C ]
one of the joints in the hand where your fingers bend, especially where your fingers join on to the main part of your hand