​(usually of men) fashionable and confident

a situation that makes problems; often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice

a slight disorder of the brain that causes difficulty in reading and spelling, but does not affect intelligence

a medical condition in which there is severe loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel inside a person’s body

the act or quality of being generous with money; money that you give to people who have less than you

an artificial material that looks and feels like leather

the words that are sung or spoken in an opera or a musical play

an officer of middle rank in the army, navy, or air force

relating to the sea or the countries that surround it; typical of this area

a period of 1 000 years, especially as calculated before or after the birth of Christ

to think, talk or write about a happy time in your past

not changing in your attitudes or aims

a woman’s shoe with a very high narrow heel; the heel on such a shoe

an exercise machine that has a moving surface that you can walk or run on while remaining in the same place