@ PHRASES as keen as mustard = very keen keep noun e VERB + KEEP earn It’s time you did a job to earn your keep.. row the top row of keys e VERB + KEY hit, hold down, press, touch Hold d
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karate noun
e ADJ full-contact
e VERB + KARATE do
e KARATE + NOUN stance | jacket, suit | blow, chop,
kick, punch | bout, competition, tournament | training
| champion, expert | instructor
e PHRASES a black, etc belt in karate She’s a black belt
in karate © She’s got a brown belt in karate
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keen adj
e VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | remain
e ADV awfully, desperately, especially, extremely, frightfully, mad (informal), more than, particularly, real-
ly, terribly, very He’s mad keen on football © She’s a very keen gardener | not at all, not overly, not too The banks were not at all keen to lend to somebody who actually
seemed to need money | fairly, pretty, quite, rather | al-
ways She was always keen to hear the local gossip | obvi- ously | naturally, understandably She was naturally keen to make a good impression
@ PREP for They were desperately keen for information
on Sally’s quite keen on the idea
@ PHRASES as keen as mustard (= very keen)
keep noun
e VERB + KEEP earn It’s time you did a job to earn your keep
keep verb
e ADV well Milk and cream should keep quite well in a fridge
kerb noun
© ADJ dropped Dropped kerbs make wheelchair access
easier
e VERB + KERB draw away from, pull away/out from The car pulled away from the kerb | draw up at/to, pull in/over to | step off He stepped off the kerb without look- ing and was hit by a cyclist | clip, hit | mount The car mounted the kerb and knocked over a pedestrian
e PREP at the~ I parked at the kerb and waited on the~
They stood on the kerb waiting to cross the road
kettle noun
e ADJ electric
e VERB + KETTLE fill | plug in | have on Get yourself
in, Pat, [ve got the kettle on | put on, switch on I'll just put the kettle on | boil
e KETTLE + VERB boil She made herself a sandwich while she waited for the kettle to boil | sing, whistle The kettle started to sing | switch itself off
key noun
1 for a door
e ADJ master, skeleton | duplicate, spare | car, desk, front door, house, ignition, etc
@ QUANT bunch, set a large bunch of keys © a set of car keys
e VERB + KEY turn She turned the key in the lock | in- sert, putin | remove, take out | use She must have used
a key to get in
e@ KEY + VERB open, unlock You need a key to open the
garage | lock | turn They heard a key turn in the back door lock
e PREP with a/the~ You have to close it with the key |
~to the key to the front door
e PHRASES get a key cut I'll get another key cut so that you can have one
20n a computer
e ADJ Alt, arrow, backspace, control, delete, escape, function, return, shift, etc | shortcut FJ is the shortcut key for calling up help
e QUANT row the top row of keys
e VERB + KEY hit, hold down, press, touch Hold down the Alt key while pressing the arrow keys | release
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3 explanation of symbols, etc
e KEY + VERB tell sb sth The key tells you what all the symbols mean
e PREP in a/the~ You can find the symbols in the key
at the bottom of the page | ~ to the key to the signs and symbols
4 decisive factor
e VERB + KEY have, hold First-time voters could hold
the key to the election result
e PREP ~to Language is the key to understanding those around you
5in music
e ADJ major, minor | high, low
e VERB + KEY change
e KEY + VERB change The key changes from C major to
A minor:
e KEY + NOUN change | signature There are sharps in the key signature of D major
e PREP in a/the~ What key’s it in? © Can we try it ina lower key? | ~of the key of G major
two
keyboard noun
1 set of keys on a computer, etc
e ADJ British, Cyrillic, etc | qwerty | computer, PC, typewriter
e VERB + KEYBOARD lock The program locks the key- board until a password is given
e KEYBOARD + NOUN operator e@ PREP on the~ Using the mouse is quicker than typing it
on the keyboard
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2 set of keys on a piano, etc
e ADJ piano
e KEYBOARD + NOUN instrument
3 electrical musical instrument
e ADJ electric, electronic
e PREP at the~ Ed Duke was at the keyboard on (a/the)~
He played the song on his keyboard ~ The recording fea- tures Herbie Hancock on keyboard
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kick noun
1 act of kicking
e ADJ good, hard, hefty, painful | corner, free, goal, overhead, penalty, spot (all in football) | high an ener- getic performer using dance routines and high kicks
e VERB + KICK give sb/sth Give the door a good kick if it
won’t open | get, receive He had received a painful kick
on the knee
@ PREP ~atakick at goal~by/from a kick from Maynard
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in the last minute of the game ~in a kick in the stomach
~ona kick on the ankle ~to a kick to the ribs
2 feeling of great pleasure/excitement
e ADJ real
e VERB + KICK get He gets a real kick out of mending
something so that it can be used again | give sb It gave
the youngsters a kick to see their own play on television
e PREP for~s They don’t really want the things they
steal They just do it for kicks
kick verb
1 hit sb/sth with your foot
e ADV hard, savagely, vigorously Don’t kick the ball too
hard | deliberately | repeatedly Foster admitted punch-
ing and kicking the man repeatedly | around The boys
were kicking a ball around in the yard
e PREP against She could feel the baby kicking against
her stomach wall © (figurative) Young people often kick
against convention at She kicked at the loose pebbles by
the roadside in They threw him to the ground and kicked
him hard in the stomach on She kicked me on the knee
e PHRASES kick a door down/open/shut Suddenly the
Sar door was kicked open kick sb to death
2 move your feet in the air
e ADV frantically, wildly He rolled over in the sand, kick-
ing wildly
e PREP outat The horse kicked out at the yapping dog
e PHRASES drag sb kicking and screaming The police
had to drag her kicking and screaming out of the house
kick your legs/your legs kick The little boy was now lying
on his back kicking his legs in the air: © I was carried up-
stairs, arms waving and legs kicking
kid noun
e ADJ little, young | big, older The older kids had les-
sons in the afternoon as well | cute, good, lovely, nice |
poor J feel desperately sorry for the poor kid | rich a spoilt
little rich kid | local a gang of local kids | street street
kids who rely on their ingenuity to keep alive | school
(also schoolkid)
e QUANT bunch, couple They’re just a bunch of kids
e VERB + KID have We both wanted to have kids |
bring up [ve tried to bring my kids up to respect other
people | look after, take care of
e PHRASES just/only a kid He’s only a kid You can’t ex-
pect him to understand what's going on like a kid She was
crying like a kid
kill noun
e ADJ easy, quick
e VERB + KILL make The lion made a quick kill | be in
at I didn’t even get to see the fox, let alone be in at the kill |
close in for, move in for The hunters moved in for the kill
e@ PREP at the~ The meat is divided up among all those
present at the kill for the ~ The animal crouched down,
getting ready for the kill
kill verb
e ADV outright He has fought more than fifty bulls, kill-
ing three outright | almost, nearly | instantly | acci-
dentally | unlawfully
e VERB + KILL wantto | be prepared to They are quite
prepared to kill to achieve their ends | threaten to | be
going to, intend to (figurative) Mum’s going to kill me
when she finds out | plot to plotting to kill the dictator |
try to | help (to) | make sb Jt must have been really awful
to make her kill herself
e PHRASES admit/deny killing sb, be accused of killing
sb, be charged with killing sb, be killed in sth soldiers
killed in battle be tragically killed Their daughter was
tragically killed in a road accident
killer noun
e ADJ big, major Overdoses were the single biggest killer
“among the city’s young | real I don’t care what they ask
me if it helps them find the real killer | alleged | convict-
ed | notorious | brutal, vicious | crazed, psychopath-
ic | mass, serial | contract, hired | child, wife, etc a convicted child killer | giant (figurative) Salford Juniors proved to be the giant killers in last week’s semi-finals (=
by beating a much better team)
e VERB + KILLER hunt, track down | catch, find
e KILLER + VERB strike The killer has struck again
e KILLER + NOUN bug, disease, virus Heart attacks have become Britain’s No 1 killer disease | instinct (fig- urative) He plays well but still lacks the killer instinct | blow (figurative) Owen delivered the killer blow soon after
half-time
killing noun
1 killing sb deliberately
e ADJ brutal, cold-blooded the cold-blooded killing of a defenceless woman | deliberate | indiscriminate, ran- dom | mass, serial This was the fourth mass killing in Australia in four years | contract, gangland, political, revenge, sectarian a brutal revenge killing | mercy Should the law allow mercy killing? | unlawful (law) a verdict of unlawful killing
e VERB + KILLING be responsible for, carry out | order The Mafia ordered the killing | prevent, stop 1í ¡s difficult to prevent such killings | confess to | deny The sentenced man had denied the killings
e KILLING + VERB happen, occur, take place
e PHRASES amotive for the killing No motive for the kill- ing has yet been established
2 making a lot of money quickly
e VERB + KILLING make Jnvestors are set to make a kill- ing from the sell-off
kilo, kilogram, kilometre
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kin noun
e ADJ close, intimate, near Marriage between close kin
is prohibited | extended Ties with extended kin vary from family to family | distant | female, male
e KIN + NOUN group, network | relationships
e PREP between~
e PHRASES next of kin One of the drivers was fatally injured; his next of kin has been informed
kind noun
e ADJ different, same She does the same kind of work as
me | all, another, any, some, various You need some kind of cover over it to protect it from the rain © We stock various kinds of lawnmower | each, every | certain, particular, special Certain kinds of food are unsuitable for small children | best, worst | right, wrong Be sure to eat enough of the right kind of food | funny, odd, strange e@ PREP in~ The regions differ in size, but not in kind of a~ You’re making progress of a kind (= some progress, but not very much, or not of the best type) o They’re two of a kind (= very like each other)—both workaholics! of ~ books of every kind © music of different kinds of its~ The new school was the first of its kind | ~ of a special kind of oil
e PHRASES a/the kind of thing Do you know the kind of thing Imean? © They sell all kinds of things a kind of way
I missed him, in a funny kind of way nothing/something
of that/the kind ‘J was terrible! ‘You were nothing of the kind! © ‘He's resigning.’ ‘['d suspected something of the kind.’
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kind adj
e VERBS be She was endlessly kind and sympathetic
e ADV especially, extremely, most, particularly, really, very | quite | endlessly
© PREP of Jt really was most kind of you to help to My boss has been extremely kind to me
kindness noun
e ADJ great | loving | simple | natural | unexpected
This unexpected kindness touched her deeply | human
e VERB + KINDNESS show sb, treat sb with They had shown him great kindness o They treated us with kind- ness and courtesy | meet with, receive We met with much kindness and help | appreciate J really appreciate your kindness | repay I tried to think of a way to repay his kindness | not forget
e PREP out of~ J went with her out of kindness | ~to/to- wards I'll never forget your kindness to me
e PHRASES an act of kindness Show your appreciation
by little acts of kindness kindness itself She has always been kindness itself to me
king noun
1 male ruler
e ADJ rightful | anointed, crowned | uncrowned (fig- urative) He became the uncrowned king of the East End, scoring 28 goals in his first season | deposed, exiled
e VERB + KING become | crown (sb), make sb, pro- claim sb He was crowned king at the age of fifteen © The new king was crowned immediately | depose, put aside
e KING + VERB reign, rule, rule (over) sb/sth The kings
of Sicily also ruled over the southern part of Italy | abdi- cate the king’s decision to abdicate
e PREP under a/the ~~ Life under the new king was very different | ~ of the King of Spain
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kingdom noun
e ADJ independent
e VERB + KINGDOM rule
e PREP in a/the~ Jt was one of the richest towns in the kingdom throughout a/the ~ changes that were taking place throughout the kingdom | ~ of He ruled the ancient kingdom of Kaffa
kip noun
e VERB + KIP catch, get, have Try to catch some kip while you can | need
e PHRASES an hour’s, a night’s, etc kip J was feeling much better after a good night’s kip
kiss noun
e ADJ brief, quick, swift | lingering, long | gentle,
light, soft | big, smacking | hard | sloppy | affection-
ate, loving, tender, warm | ardent, hungry, passionate
| brotherly, chaste, friendly, innocent, sisterly | fare- well, goodbye, goodnight
e VERB + KISS give sb He gave his daughter a gentle kiss on the forehead | drop, plant, press She planted a big kiss on his cheek | steal The children hid behind the bike shed to steal a kiss | return She returned his kiss with passion | deepen | blow (sb) As the train drew away he blew her a kiss
e KISS + VERB deepen His kiss deepened and became hungrier
e PREP with a~ | ~on He greeted her with a kiss on the
cheek
e PHRASES give sb the kiss of life A policeman pulled the man out of the river and gave him the kiss of life hugs
and kisses We were greeted with hugs and kisses the kiss
of death That TV commercial was the kiss of death to his career as a serious actor
kiss verb
e ADV gently, lightly | lovingly, softly, tenderly |
deeply, fiercely, firmly, hard, hungrily, passionately,
soundly, violently | briefly, quickly | lingeringly, long
He kissed her long and hard on the mouth
e VERB + KISS bend to, stoop to He bent to kiss her
again | try to | letsb
e PREP on She let him kiss her lightly on the cheek
e PHRASES kiss and cuddle The love-struck pair have been spotted kissing and cuddling at parties kiss sb full
on the lips/mouth, kiss sb goodbye/goodnight, kiss goodbye to sth (figurative) Well, you can kiss goodbye to your chances of promotion
kit noun
1set of clothes/equipment
e ADJ combat, football, sports | first-aid, repair, sew- ing, shaving, survival, test, tool Check the acidity of the soil with a test kit
e PREP in a/the~ There should be a needle and thread in the sewing kit
2 set of parts
e ADJ construction
e VERB + KIT make up Have you made up the kit yet?
e KIT + VERB comprise sth, contain sth, include sth The kit contains everything you need to make six candles
e PREP from a~ They built the garage from a kit | ~for
a kit for making candles
e PHRASES inkit form The doll’s house comes in kit form
kitchen noun
e ADJ clean, spotless | dirty, grubby | big, cavern-
ous, huge, roomy, spacious, vast | small, tiny | fully-
equipped, fully-fitted, well-equipped | ultra-modern | fitted | stone-flagged, tiled | communal, shared | do- mestic, professional | mobile | kosher
e KITCHEN + NOUN area | cabinet, chair, counter,
cupboard, drawers, dresser, fitments, fittings, sink, sur- face, table, unit, worktop | equipment, gadgets, imple- ments, knife, scales, scissors, utensils | foil, paper, roll, towels | hatch We handed our trays through the kit- chen hatch as we left | fire, range, stove | facilities All our chalets have kitchen facilities | waste | maid, por- ter, staff | garden (= for growing food for the kitchen)
e PREP ina/the~
kite noun
e ADJ stunt John wants to fly his new stunt kite
e VERB + KITE fly
e KITE + NOUN flying the joys of kite flying
knack noun
e ADJ happy | uncanny | unhappy He had the un-
happy knack of making enemies in the party
e VERB + KNACK have | acquire, develop, get Once you get the knack, it’s easy | lose I don’t cook much these days and I think Imay have lost the knack
e PREP ~fora woman with a knack for handling horses
~ of He has the knack of scoring goals just when they are most needed ~ to Making omelettes isn’t difficult, but there’s a knack to it
knead verb
e ADV gently, lightly She gently kneaded the muscles in
his back | well Add the water and knead the mixture well
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knee noun
e ADJ bony | bare | bent | drawn-up J rested my chin
on my drawn-up knees | arthritic, bad, dodgy, injured,
stiff, troublesome, twisted
e VERB + KNEE bend | straighten | draw up | hug He
hugged his knees to keep warm | drop (down) on, drop
to, fall on/to, go down on, sink to He went down on his
knees and begged for forgiveness | sit on She sat on her
father’s knee (= lap) while he read her a story | sprain,
twist | graze, skin | slap He slapped his knee as he rocked
with laughter | pat He patted her knee reassuringly
e KNEE + VERB buckle, give way Suddenly her knees
buckled and she fell to the floor | knock, shake, tremble
e KNEE + NOUN injury, problem, trouble | operation,
surgery | joint, ligament | socks | pad
e PREP above the~, across your~s She had a blanket
draped across her knees at sb’s~ The children had learnt
these stories at their mother’s knee below the ~ His leg
was missing below the knee between your~s Jf you hear
the crash-landing warning, put your head between your
knees in your~ He’s snapped a ligament in his knee on
one~ J went down on one knee to plug in the vacuum clean-
er on your~ I balanced the pile of books on my knees © He
was on his knees, searching for the missing spring to
your~s The blow knocked him to his knees
e PHRASES bring sth to its knees (figurative) The fuel
shortage brought the country to its knees within weeks on
bended knee (figurative) She would ask for a rise, but
would not beg for one on bended knee
knickers zoun
e ADJ French
e@ QUANT pair
e VERB + KNICKERS pull down/up
e PHRASES braand knickers
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knife noun
1 tool for cutting
e ADJ blunt, sharp | long | bone, bone-handled, sil-
ver, steel | bread, butcher’s, carving, craft, fish, flick,
hunting, kitchen, palette, pocket, sheath, Stanley™,
surgeon’s, table
e QUANT seta set of kitchen knives
e VERB + KNIFE pick up She picked up her knife and
fork and started to eat | lay down, put down | use Use a
sharp knife to cut away the spare pastry | sharpen | hold
e KNIFE + VERB cut That knife doesn’t cut very well—it
needs sharpening | clatter
e KNIFE + NOUN blade, handle
e@ PREP with a/the ~ The lines can be cut with a craft
knife
e@ PHRASES the blade of a knife, the handle of a knife, a
knife and fork
2 used as a weapon
e ADJ long, sharp
e VERB + KNIFE be armed with, carry, have She car-
ries a knife in her bag now | brandish, wield | draw
(out), produce, pull (out), take out He suddenly pulled a
knifeon me | come at sb with, stab sb with, threaten sb
with She stabbed him in the back with a 12-inch knife |
plunge, push, put, stick He plunged the knife deep into her
heart | sharpen, whet
e KNIFE + VERB cut | clatter As he fell, the knife clat-
tered to the floor
e KNIFE + NOUN attack a frenzied knife attack |
© PREP with a/the~
© PHRASES the blade of a knife, the hilt of a knife hold a
knife against/at/to sb’s throat, a knife in sb’s heart (fig-
urative) Each word he uttered was a knife in her heart put
a knife to sb’s throat She put the knife to his throat to Srighten him into silence
knight noun
1in the Middle Ages
e ADJ medieval | chivalrous, noble | armoured | mounted
e PHRASES a knight errant tales of medieval knights errant, wandering in search of chivalrous adventures a
knight in armour, a knight in shining armour (figurative,
humorous) She’s still waiting for a knight in shining
armour to come and rescue her
2 man given an honour by the king/queen
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knighthood noun
e ADJ honorary
e VERB + KNIGHTHOOD get, receive | refuse | award
sb, bestow on sb, confer on sb, give sb, offer sb, reward
sb with He was rewarded with a knighthood for his ser- vices to the government
knitting noun
e ADJ hand, machine | plain, purl
e QUANT piece Sew the two pieces of knitting together | row I had to undo several rows of knitting
e VERB + KNITTING do Shesat doing her knitting while she watched television | undo
e KNITTING + NOUN machine, needle | wool, yarn | pattern
knob noun
e ADJ door | control, volume Adjust the control knobs
by pressing lightly
e VERB + KNOB adjust, fiddle with, touch, turn, twid- dle [ve tried twiddling the knobs, but nothing seems to happen
e KNOB + VERB adjust sth, control sth
e PREP ~on the knobs on the radio
knock noun
1 firm sharp sound
e ADJ loud, sharp | gentle, light | determined | timid
e VERB + KNOCK hear | answer She hurried to answer the knock at the door
@ PHRASES a knock at/on the door There was a loud knock at the door
2 sharp blow from sth
e ADJ hard, nasty, severe (figurative) the hard knocks of life | minor
e VERB + KNOCK get, have, take You’ve had a nasty knock on the head © (figurative) Their pride took quite a knock when they lost 5-0 | give sb/sth
e PREP ~on
knock verb
1 hit/bump
e ADV accidentally I accidentally knocked the vase off the table | about, aside, over Her boyfriend had been knocking her about © Mind you don’t knock that glass over
@ PREP against The stick knocked against the wall off
He had knocked one of the pictures off the wail on I knocked my head on one of the beams
e@ PHRASES knock sb/sth flying He was knocked flying
as two policemen came crashing through the door knock
sb off their feet The explosion knocked him off his feet knock sb out/senseless/unconscious The blow knocked him unconscious knock sb to the ground
2 bang on a door
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e ADV loudly | softly | politely, timidly
e@ PREP at Someone knocked loudly at the door on She knocked timidly on the study door and entered
e PHRASES without knocking Dobson walked straight into her office without knocking
knot noun
e ADJ loose, tight | granny, reef, slip, etc
e VERB + KNOT do, tie Tie a knot in the rope | undo,
untie | loosen, tighten knot verb
e ADV securely, tightly | loosely | neatly | badly, clum-
sily | together J knotted the ropes together securely
e PREP around/round She knotted the scarf loosely around her neck
Know verb
1 have information about sth
e ADV for certain, full well, perfectly well, very well 7 don’t know for certain, but I think she lives in the next vil- lage © You know very well what I'm talking about! | hon- estly not I honestly don’t know what they mean to do
e VERB + KNOW let sb Please let me know (= tell me) if there’s anything Ican do to help
e@ PREP about He knows a lot about early music of Idon’t know of anyone who might be interested in the job
e PHRASES be widely known It is widely known that CFCs can damage the ozone layer know a lot, nothing, very little, etc
2 realize
e ADV exactly, precisely J know exactly how you feel | instinctively He knew instinctively where he would find her
3 be familiar with sb/sth
e ADV well J don’t know John very well | hardly But I hardly know the woman!
e VERB + KNOW get to She’s very nice when you get to know her
e PHRASES be known to sb This man is known to the po- lice (= as a criminal) be widely known
5 be known as have a particular name
e ADV colloquially, commonly, popularly | affection- ately, familiarly | collectively parts of the body known collectively as the sensory system | variously The drug is variously known as crack or freebase | locally | former-
ly Xinjiang was formerly known as eastern Turkestan
e@ PREP to He was known as Bonzo to his friends
know-how noun
e ADJ practical, technical
e VERB + KNOW-HOW have | acquire, get
e@ PREP ~about to acquire a little know-how about the job
~for He doesn’t have the technical know-how for this kind
of job ~in know-how in various high-tech fields
knowledge noun
e ADJ considerable, great, vast | complete, compre-
hensive, sound, thorough | deep, detailed, intimate, profound She has an intimate knowledge of the Asian market | broad, encyclopedic, extensive, wide | unrivalled | expert, specialist | inside He managed to find contacts who had inside knowledge of the organiza-
tion | local | direct, first-hand | up-to-date | limited,
rudimentary, superficial J have a limited knowledge of French | general J don’t like quizzes because my general knowledge is so poor | factual | practical | working He has a good working knowledge of the subject | profes- sional | academic, linguistic, medical, scientific, tech- nical, etc | common /t’s common knowledge that he’s left his wife | public | full She had acted with her parents’ full knowledge and consent | previous, prior
e VERB + KNOWLEDGE acquire, gain | have | demon-
strate, flaunt, parade, show (off) | test | apply The job gave her the chance to apply the knowledge she had ac- quired at university | share The barman was happy to
share his knowledge of wine with us | spread The volun-
teers’ task is to spread knowledge of how to prevent the dis- ease | broaden, extend, improve, increase | deny He denied all knowledge of what had happened
e PREP in the~ They put the car on the market in the full knowledge that it had design faults to sb’s ~ He’s never worked here to my knowledge with sb’s ~~ The letter was sent with the full knowledge of the head of department without sb’s ~ She borrowed my car without my know- ledge | ~of a wide knowledge of antiques
e PHRASES agapin your knowledge / did some research
to fill in the gaps in my knowledge to the best of your knowledge She still lives in San Francisco to the best of
my knowledge
knowledgeable adj
e VERBS be, seem, sound Her lawyer seemed very know- ledgeable and experienced | become
e ADV extremely, highly, very | quite, reasonably
® PREP about He’s quite knowledgeable about the theatre
knuckle noun
© ADJ bony | bleeding, bloodied, bruised, grazed, swollen
e VERB + KNUCKLE crack He rubbed his hands to- gether, cracking his knuckles as he tried to control his anger | bruise, graze, scrape, skin
e KNUCKLE + NOUN bone
e PHRASES rap sb on/over the knuckles (figurative) The Assistant Manager was rapped over the knuckles for criticizing the company in the press
Korean noun
> Note at LANGUAGE
kosher adj
1 suitable to be eaten by religious Jews
e VERBS be
e ADV strictly All their food is strictly kosher
2 correct/honest
@ VERBS be, seem Jt all seems kosher enough
e ADV strictly | enough
kudos noun
e ADJ considerable | personal
e VERB + KUDOS acquire, gain | lose | bring Employ- ees enjoy the kudos that the job brings as much as the fi- nancial rewards
e@ KUDOS + VERB be attached to sth There was consid- erable kudos attached to being on the advisory board