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baby (n) bathtub (n) between (prep & adv)

babysit (v) battery (n) beyond (prep & adv)
babysitter (n) battle (n) bicycle (n)
back (adv, adj & n) bay (n) big (adj)
background (n) be (av & v) bike (n)
backpack (n) beach (n) bill (n)
backpacker(n) bean (n) • electricity bill
backpacking (n) bear(n) bin (n)
backwards (adv) beard (n) biography (n)
bad (adj) beat (v) biology (n)
badly (adv) beautiful (adj) bird (n)
badminton (n) beauty (n) birth (n)
bag (n) because (conj) birthday (n)
baggage (n) because of (prep phr) biscuit (n)
bake (v) become (v) bit (n)
baker (n) bed (n) bite (v)
balcony (n) bedroom (n) bitter (adj)
bald (adj) bee (n) black (adj & n)
ball (n) beef (n) blackboard (n)
ballet (n) before (prep,adv & conj) blame (v)
balloon (n) begin (v) blank (adj)
banana (n) beginner (n) • a blank piece of paper
band (n) beginning (n) blanket (n)
bandage (n) behave (v) bleed (v)
bank (n) behaviour (n) blind (adj)
bank account (n) behind (prep & adv) block (n)
banking (n) believe (v) • Shall we walk round the
bar (n) bell(n) block?
barbecue (n & v) belong (v) blog (n)
baseball (n) below (adv & prep) blogger (n)
base on (phr v) belt (n) beneath (prep) blond(e) (adj)
basic (adj) benefit (n) blood (n)
basin (n) be over (phr v) blouse (n)
basket (n) • The game is over- you're too blow (v)
basketball (n) late! blue (adj & n)
bat (n) beside (adv & prep) board (n & v)
bath (n & v) besides (prep) board game (n)
bathing suit (n) best (adj & adv) boarding pass (n)
bathroom (n) better (adj & adv) boat (n)

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body (n) boy (n) brush (n & v)
boil (v) boyfriend (n) bucket (n)
boiled (adj) bracelet (n) bug (n)
bold (adj) brain (n) build (v)
bomb (n & v) brake (n & v) building (n)
bone (n) branch (n) bulb (n)
book (n & v) brand new (adj) • light bulb
bookcase (n) brave (adj) bull (n)
booking (n) bread (n) bunch (n)
• I have a booking for the break (n & v) • a bunch of flowers
19th. break down (phr v) • a great bunch of friends
booking office (n) • The car has broken down. burger (n)
bookshelf (n) breakfast (n) burn (v)
bookshop (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: break in (phr v) burning (adj)
bookstore) • Someone broke in and stole bury (v)
bookstore (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: the computer. bus (n)
bookshop) break up (phr v) business (n)
boot (n) • When does school break businessman (n)
• a pair of boots up? businesswoman (n)
• the boot of the car (Am Eng: • The pop group has broken bus station (n)
trunk) up. bus stop (n)
border (n) breath (n) busy (adj)
bored (adj) breathe (v) but (conj & prep)
boring (adj) breeze (n) butcher (n)
born (adj) bride (n) butter (n)
borrow (v) bridge (n) butterfly (n)
boss (n) brief (adj) button (n)
both (pron & det) bright (adj) buy (v)
bother (v) brilliant (adj) buyer (n)
• Sorry to bother you, can you bring (v) by (prep)
tell me the time? bring up (phr v) by accident (prep phr)
• My job's hard but that • She was brought up in bye (exclam)
doesn't bother me. London. by hand (prep phr)
• 'Sorry I'm late, I'll do it now.' broad (adj) by mistake (prep phr)
'Don't bother!' broccoli (n) by name (prep phr)
bottle (n) brochure (n)
bottom (adj & n) broken (adj)
bowl (n) brother (n)
box (n) brown (adj & n)

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