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fully-fitted-furniture room
2. applicant –a person who makes a formal application for university
3. basement –the below ground level of building
4. blind date-a social engagement with person one has not previously met
5. building society-a financial organization which pays interest on investments by its
members
6. civil marriage-a marriage contract without religious ceremony
7. curriculum-a course of study in a college or university
8. cutlery-knives, forks and spoons used for eating or serving food
9. extravagant –exceeding or elaborate
10. finals-a series of examination at the end of a degree course
11. freshman-student who began studying in university
12. full-time student-the students whose enrolled in a university for full time status.
Generally, this means a minimum of 12 credit hours taken during a single post-
secondary school's term.
13. Fussy-not be vary concentrate about smth
14. have a good command of smth.-
15. househusband-a man who stays at home and cleans the house, takes care of
the children
16. housewarming party- a party that you give when you move into a new house
17. humility- the quality of not being proud because you
are aware of your bad qualities
18. in-laws- a parent of your husband or wife or a member of his or her family
19. keep the family-
20. labour-saving devices- Things that doesn't need lots of work on. Like washing
machines, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners and so on.
21. let a flat- rent out an apartment
22. listless- having no energy and enthusiasm and unwilling to do
anything needing effort
23. live on one's parents-when teenager don’t for living and take money to his parents
24. maid of honour- the most important bridesmaid at a marriage ceremony
25. major in smth.- the most important subject that
a college or university student is studying
26. marriage of convenience - a legally accepted relationship between two people in
which they livetogether, or the official ceremony
27. mortgage- an agreement that allows you to borrow money from
a bank or similarorganization, especially in order to buy a house, or
the amount of money itself
28. narrow-minded- not willing to accept ideas or ways of behaving that are different
from yourown
29. naughty- an adult who has behaved badly or an adult's bad action
30. old hand at smth.
31. open-handed-generous
32. pensive- thinking in a quiet way, often with a serious expression on your face
33. post-graduate student- a student who has already received one degree and
is studying at a university for a more advanced degree
34. propose- to offer or suggest a possible plan or action for other people to consider
35. real estate agency- a business that arranges the selling, renting,
ormanagement of homes, land, and buildings for their owners
36. run the house- the head of family
37. scholarship- an amount of money given by a school, college, university, or
otherorganization to pay for the studies of a person with great ability but
little money
38. scrooge- someone who spends as little money as possible and is notgenerous
39. semi-detached house- A house that is semi-detached is one that is joined to
another similar house on only one side
40. sensitive- easily influenced, changed, or damaged, especially by
a physical activity oreffect
41. shrewd- having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of
a situation,resulting in an advantage
42. sibling-sisters or brothers
43. stepfather- the man who is married to someone's mother but who is
not their real father
44. studio- one large room for sleeping and living in, abathroom and sometimes
a separate kitchen
45. synopsis-notes
46. take a degree-
47. terraced house- a house that is joined to the houses on either side of it
byshared walls
48. tutor- a teacher who teaches a child outside of school