100 Most Important British English Nouns - British English Pronunciation Training

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- Hello everyone.
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And welcome back to English with Lucy.
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Today, I have a pronunciation and vocabulary lesson for you.
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I am going to teach you how to pronounce
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the 100 most commonly used most important words
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in the English language.
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I've already made a video that is quite similar to this,
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many years ago,
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and the majority of those words were function words.
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But today I'm focusing on nouns.
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These are the 100 most commonly used nouns,
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according to the British National Corpus.
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So they've looked at the frequency of nouns
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in a large collection of documents,
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and these are formal documents.
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So this is perfect for academic English
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and business English as well.
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I'm going to show you how to pronounce
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each of the 100 words.
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I'm going to show you the written IPA transcription as well.
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The definition will be on screen
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because you asked for that last time
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and I'll give you a quick example of the word in use.
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It's important to note that with the definitions
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I have chosen the most common definition.
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So many words have multiple definitions.
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This video is going to be perfect for your pronunciation
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and your vocabulary,
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but if you want to improve your vocabulary,
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pronunciation, and listening skills even further,
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then I highly recommend the special method
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of combining reading books,
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with listening to their audiobook versions on Audible.
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It's a very simple but effective method.
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Let me explain.
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Take a book that you have already read in English
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or a book that you would like to read in English
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and read that book whilst listening
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to the audiobook version on Audible.
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Reading alone will not help you with your pronunciation
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because English is not a strictly phonetic language.
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The way a word is written in English
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may not give you any indication as to how that word
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should be pronounced in English.
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But if you listen to a word, as you are reading it,
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your brain will start making connections.
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And the next time you see that word
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you'll know exactly how it's meant to sound,
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how you're meant to pronounce it.
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And the next time you hear that word
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you'll know exactly how it should be spelled or written.
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It's such an effective method.
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And the best part is, you can get one free audiobook.
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That's the 30-day free trial on Audible.
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All you've got to do is
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click on the link in the description box and sign up.
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Right. Let's get started with the 100 words.
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Number one, time.
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Time.
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You need to hurry as we don't have much time.
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Two, way.
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Way.
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She prefers to do things the easy way.
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Three, year.
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Year.
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I was born in the year 1994.
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Four, work.
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Work.
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I'm currently looking for work.
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Five, government.
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Government.
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The government has let us down.
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Six, day.
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Day.
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I'll see you in a couple of days.
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Seven, man.
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Man.
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He's a very good-looking man.
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Eight, world.
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World.
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English is spoken all over the world.
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Nine, life.
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Life.
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You mustn't forget to enjoy your life.
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10, part.
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Part.
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Which part are you struggling to understand?
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11, house.
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House.
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We are renting a house in the countryside.
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12, course.
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Course.
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You should consider taking an IT course.
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13, case.
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Case.
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In most cases, the increases have been small.
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14, system.
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System.
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The healthcare system needs more funding.
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15, place.
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Place.
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You should keep your money in a safe place.
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16, end.
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End.
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I'll see you at the end of the week.
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17, group.
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Group.
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A group of us are going out for dinner.
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18, company.
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Company.
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I work for a very big company.
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19, party.
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Party.
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You should come to the office party.
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20, information.
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Information.
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Let me know if you need any more information.
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21, school.
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School.
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I moved to the area for the great schools.
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22, fact.
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Fact.
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I know for a fact that she missed the meeting.
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23, money.
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Money.
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I would like my money back.
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24, point.
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Point.
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I understand your point, but I don't agree with it.
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25, example.
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Example.
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Let me give you an example.
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26, state.
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State.
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The state rejected the proposed legislation.
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27, business.
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Business.
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We need to change the way we run our business.
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28, night.
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Night.
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I'm finding it hard to relax at night.
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29, area.
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Area.
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I wasn't happy living in that area.
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30, water.
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Water.
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We should all drink more water.
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31, thing.
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Thing.
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Please could you pass me that thing over there?
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32, family.
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Family.
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The whole family is going on holiday.
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33, head.
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Head.
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My head has been aching all day.
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34, hand.
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Hand.
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Your hands look really cold.
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35, order.
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Order.
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I've listed the names in alphabetical order.
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36, side.
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Side.
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I have friends on the other side of the world.
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37, home.
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Home.
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I'm going to sleep when I get home.
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38, development.
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Development.
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This is a normal stage of development.
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39, week.
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Week.
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Next week is going to be very busy.
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40, power.
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Power.
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She has the power to change things.
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41, country.
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Country.
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I would like to visit some new countries next year.
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42, council.
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Council.
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We have sent the development plans to the council.
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43, use.
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Use.
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The use of recreational drugs is prohibited.
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44, service.
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Service.
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They are thinking of reducing the bus service.
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45, room.
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Room.
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There isn't enough room for another employee.
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46, market.
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Market.
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I'll go to the market to buy some bread.
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47, problem.
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Problem.
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We've had many problems with the new receptionist.
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48, court.
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Court.
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If you're not careful, you'll end up in court.
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49, lot.
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Lot.
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I have bought a lot of clothes recently.
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50, war.
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War.
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They are worried about the threat of a war.
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51, police.
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Police.
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If you don't leave, I'll call the police.
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52, interest.
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Interest.
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The article generated a lot of interest.
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53, car.
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Car.
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I travelled to the venue by car.
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54, law.
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Law.
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You clearly broke the law.
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55, road.
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Road.
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Take the first road on the left.
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56, form.
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Form.
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There are many forms of transport available.
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Face.
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Her face showed that she wasn't happy.
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58, education.
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Education.
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I finished my formal education in 2016.
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59, policy.
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Policy.
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The new policy should make our processes easier.
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60, research.
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Research.
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I've done some research into the perfect office layout.
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61, sort.
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Sort.
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What sort of music do you like?
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62, office.
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Office.
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I need to reorganise my office.
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63, body.
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Body.
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After a long shift, my whole body hurts.
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64, person.
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Person.
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She's the perfect person for the job.
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65, health.
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Health.
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You seem to be in excellent health.
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66, mother.
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Mother.
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Our boss has just become a mother.
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67, question.
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Question.
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The presentation left me with many questions.
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68, period.
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Period.
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I worked in retail for a short period.
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69, name.
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Name.
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Do you remember the name of the restaurant?
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70, book.
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Book.
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His shelves were completely filled with books.
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71, level.
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Level.
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The terrace is on the top level of the building.
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72, child.
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Child.
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When I was a child, I loved playing outside.
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73, control.
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Control.
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The company policies are no longer in our control.
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74, society.
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Society.
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The programme will benefit society as a whole.
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75, minister.
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Minister.
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The minister outlined the new measures.
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76, view.
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View.
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We hold opposing views on the matter.
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77, door.
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Door.
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Please close the door behind you.
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78, line.
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Line.
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Please sign on the dotted line.
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79, community.
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Community.
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The local community supported the plans.
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80, south.
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South.
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The warmer weather came in from the south.
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81, city.
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City.
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It's impossible to park in the city centre.
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82, God.
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God.
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Do you believe in God?
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83, father.
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Father.
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My colleague is a father of five.
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84, centre.
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Centre.
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My desk is in the centre of the office.
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85, effect.
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Effect.
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The change in management had many positive effects.
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86, staff.
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Staff.
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Unfortunately the company doesn't look after the staff.
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87, position.
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Position.
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The wall panels were drilled into position.
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88, kind.
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Kind.
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I enjoy all kinds of dancing.
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89, job.
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Job.
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My search for a job has not been successful.
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90, woman.
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Woman.
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A woman decided to complain to the authorities.
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91, action.
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Action.
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We immediately took action against the misconduct.
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92, management.
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Management.
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Next week I am away on a management training course.
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93, act.
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Act.
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She performed a great act of heroism.
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94, process.
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Process.
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The hiring process was tough but effective.
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95, north.
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North.
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The cold winds came in from the north.
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96, age.
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Age.
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When I was your age, I wasn't so mature.
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97, evidence.
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Evidence.
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This is clear evidence of a security breach.
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98, idea.
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Idea.
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It would be a good idea to call them.
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99, west.
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West.
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I live to the west of the cathedral.
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100, sense.
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Sense.
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I have a terrible sense of direction.
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Right.
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There we have it.
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There are your 100 most commonly used nouns
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in British English.
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Let me know if you liked this video.
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Just comment down below to recommend it.
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