dancer [ˈdæns]

cupboard noun [ˈkʌbɚd]

• a piece of furniture used for storage that has doors and contains shelves
• a small room with shelves where you keep cups, dishes, or food
• a small room where things are stored : closet

connection noun [kəˈnɛkʃən]

• something that joins or connects two or more things
• the act of connecting two or more things or the state of being connected
• a situation in which two or more things have the same cause, origin, goal, etc.

complex adjective [kɑmˈplɛks]

• having parts that connect or go together in complicated ways
• not easy to understand or explain : not simple
• consisting of a main clause and one or more additional clauses

comparison noun [kəmˈperəsən]

• the act of looking at things to see how they are similar or different
• the act of suggesting that two or more things are similar or in the same category

comment noun [ˈkɑːˌmɛnt]

• a spoken or written statement that expresses an opinion about someone or something
• a written note that explains or discusses the meaning of something (such as a piece of writing)
• spoken or written discussion about something (such as an event in the news)

comedy noun [ˈkɑːmədi]

• a play, movie, television program, novel, etc., that is meant to make people laugh
• things that are done and said to make an audience laugh : comic entertainment —often used before another noun
• the funny or amusing part of something : humor

combine verb [kəmˈbaɪn]

• to cause (two or more things) to be together or to work together —often + with
• to mix (two or more things) together to form a single thing
• to come together and form a single thing or group

colony noun [ˈkɑːləni]

• an area that is controlled by or belongs to a country and is usually far away from it
• a group of people sent by a country to live in such a colony
• a group of plants or animals living or growing in one place

cloudy adjective [ˈklaʊdi]

• having many clouds in the sky : covered with clouds
• not clean or clear

civil adjective [ˈsɪvəl]

• of or relating to the people who live in a country
• of or relating to the regular business of the people in a city, town, state, etc. : not connected to the military or to a religion
• polite but not friendly : only as polite as a person needs to be in order to not be rude

suggestion noun [səˈʤɛstʃən]

• an idea about what someone should do or how someone should behave
• something that is said in an indirect way
• an action, quality, appearance, etc., that seems to indicate the presence or existence of something —usually singular

apparition noun [ˌæpəˈrɪʃən]

• a ghost or spirit of a dead person

model noun [ˈmɑːdl̟]

• a usually small copy of something
• a particular type or version of a product (such as a car or computer)
• a set of ideas and numbers that describe the past, present, or future state of something (such as an economy or a business)

thunderstruck adjective [ˈθʌndɚˌstrʌk]

• feeling sudden and great surprise or shock

odd adjective [ˈɑːd]

• strange or unusual : different from what is normal or expected
• happening in a way that is not planned or regular
• of different kinds or types

raft noun [ˈræft]

• a flat structure that is used for floating or sailing on water
• a plastic or rubber boat that you have to fill with air in order to use

shipwreck noun [ˈʃɪpˌrɛk]

• the destruction or sinking of a ship at sea
• a ruined or destroyed ship —sometimes used figuratively

necktie noun [ˈnɛkˌtaɪ]

• a long piece of cloth that is worn by men around the neck and under a collar and that is tied in front with a knot at the top —called also tie

improve verb [ɪmˈpruːv]

• to make (something) better
• to become better