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badminton 70 /'beedmuinton/ birth certificate 83 break in(to) 17, 81
bag 94 /beeg/ /b3:0 sa'tifikat/ break one’s arm 55
baggage reclaim 86 /'beegid/ bit 94 /bit/ break the ice 20
bake 59 /berk/ bite your nails 42 /bait/ break the law 20, 80
balcony 49 /'belkani/ bitter 59 /'bita/ break up 47
banana 58 /ba'na:no/ blame (sb. for) 29 /blerm/ breathe 42 /bri:d/
band 73 /beend/ bland 59 /bland/ breathing 54 /'bri:d1n/
bandage 55 /‘beendid/ bleed 55 /bli:d/ breeze 38 /bri:z/
barely 32 /‘beali/ bless you 26 /bles ju:/ bricklayer 64 /'brikleta/
barrister 80 /‘beeristo/ block of flats 49 /blok/ bridge 61 /br1d3/
baseball 70 /'betsbo:I/ bloke 99 /blauk/ briefcase 6, 66 /'bri:fkeis/
basket 94 /'barskit/ blond(e) 43 /blond/ bright (clever) 44, 99 /brait/
basketball 70 /‘ba:skitbo:l/ blood test 55 /blad test/ bring 22 /brin/
bat 70 /beet/ blouse 56 /blauz/ Britain 41 /‘britan/
bathroom 50, 98 /'ba:@rum/ blow your nose 42 British 41 /'britif/
batteries 52 /batori:z/ board (black/white) 6, 100 broad shoulders 43 /bro:d/
BBC 100 /bi: bi: s1:/ /bo:d/ broadsheet 74 /‘broidfi:t/
be back 76 board (v) 86 /ba:d/ broker 64 /'brauka/
be down 67 board games 69 brother-in-law 11, 46
be in power 82 board pen 6 bruise (n, v) 55 /bru:z/
be unable to 99 boarding card 86 /'bo:din brush one’s teeth 48, 51
be up 67 ka:d/ BSc 79 /bi: as sit/
be/get delayed / held up 23 boil 59 /bail/ build 43 /bild/
beach /bi:t{/ ~ umbrella 89 boiling 30, 38 /'boilin/ bullet/knife wound 55
bear 40 /beo/ bon appetit 26 /bon zpati/ bunch (of flowers) 94 /bant{/
beard 43 /biod/ book (v) 59, 72, 87 /buk/ bureaucracy 83
beat 71 /bi:t/ bookcase 50 /‘bukke1s/ /bjua'rokrasi/
beautiful 43 /'bju:tifol/ boots 56 /burts/ bureaucrat 83
because (of) 36 /bi'kpz/ born (be born) 47 /bo:n/ "bjuaraukret/
bed & breakfast 87 borrow 6, 53 /‘bprau/ burglar 81 /'bs:gla/ ~ alarm
bedroom S50 /'bedrum/ both 35 /bau0/ 81
bedside table 51 /'bedsard/ bother 48 /'bvdo/ burglary 81 /'ba:glari/
bee 40 /bi:/ bottle 94 /'bptal/ burgle 81 /'bs:gal/
beef 58 /bixf/ bottom 42 /‘botam/ burn 52 /bs:n/
before (+ -ing) 33 /bi'fo:/ boutique 57 /bur'tirk/ bus station/stop 62
behind 31 /bi'hamd/ bowl 94 /baul/ business studies 79
beige 93 /be13/ box 94 /bpks/ butcher 57 /'bot{a/
belongs to 14, 49 /b1'lnnz box office 11 butterfly 40 /'batofla1/
tu:/ boxing 70 /'boksin/ button 56 /'baton/
below 31 /bi'lau/ boyfriend 47 /‘borfrend/ by (e.g. Dickens, Spielberg,
belt 56 /belt/ brackets 1, 4 /‘breekits/ etc.) 15
bend (n, v) 42, 61 /bend/ brake (n, v) 10, 61 /bretk/ by accident 15
besides 33 /br'saidz/ branch (e.g. of a tree) 39 by car/train/bus/plane 15
best friend 46 /bra:nd{/ by chance 15
between 31 /br'twi:n/ brand-new 12 /bre'nju:/ by hand 15
beware of 96 /br'wea av/ Brazil 41 /bra'zil/ by mistake 15
bicycle 62 /'barsikal/ Brazilian 41 /bra'zilian/ by myself 15, 48 /bar/
bid 74 /bid/ break (n) 78 /breik/ by 90
bike 100 /baik/ break a record 20
bill 59, 87 /bil/ break down 17, 61 cab (US) 98 /kzeb/
billion 91 /'bilron/ break even 67 cabbage 58 /'kzebids/

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