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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