attract

divorce

end up

get / got / gotten along

get along

inquire about

neglect to

put up with

tolerate

all at once

once in a while

along with…

alongside (of)

complete with something

consequently

eager

general

in addition

incomplete

specific
specific

tolerant

divorce

female

grandchild/children

granddaughter

grandson

in-law

knowledge

male

relationship

sand

sex

spouse

tolerance

ex-
Brother-in-law 1-the brother of your wife/husband 2-your sist
Sister-in-law 1-the sister of your wife/husband 2-your brother’s w
Father-in-law the father of your husband or wife
Mother-in-law the mother of your husband or wife
Daughter-in-law your son’s wife
Son-in-law your daughter’s husband
verb: to make someone like something or feel interested in it
Summer attracts visitors to the countryside.
A high salary attracts many workers.
verb: to end a marriage, to separate two ideas
The woman divorced her husband.
verb: to finish up
Their marriage ended up in divorce.
verb: to be happy with someone, to have a friendly relationship with somebody
It’s impossible to get along with disagreeable people.
John got along with his wife.
verb: to be happy in something
The Captain got along well in his new job.
verb: to ask for information about something
The student inquired about the date of the quiz.
verb: to pay too little attention to something
He neglected to close the door.
verb: to accept an unpleasant situation or someone without complaining
The teacher put up with the students’ tardiness. He never got mad.
verb: to put up with or to stand
The teacher tolerated the students’ tardiness.
adverb: many things at the same time
The books fell off the desk all at once.
adverb: sometimes
Ahmed goes to Al-Khobar once in a while.
prepositional phrase: together with someone or something else
The children went to Riyadh along with their parents.
He is smoking along with 3students.
preposition: next to the side of something
He drove his car alongside of mine.
prepositional phrase: including, having particular equipment
The house comes complete with swimming pool and sauna.
He ate a hamburger complete with lettuce, onion, and tomato.
adverb: as a result of, therefore
He liked BMWs. Consequently, he bought one.
adjective: wanting to do something very much, or waiting with excitement for something to happen
Once my son was five years old, I became eager to have another baby. He’s eager to play football on Sunday.
adjective: not specific
I have a general dislike of flowers.
prepositional phrase: besides, also
In addition to the car, they have a truck.
adjective: not finished
This report is incomplete.

adjective: not general; something that is know

The specific flower I like is the rose.
adjective: allowing people to do ,say or believe what they want
The police are not tolerant of speeders. They give them tickets.
noun: the legal ending of a marriage
Why did she get a divorce?
He wants to divorce her. He’s getting a divorce.
noun: a woman or a girl
The front of the restaurant is for males, the back is for females.
noun: the child/children of one’s child/children
The old man was very lucky, he had twenty-five grandchildren.
noun: the daughter of one’s child
The old man had fifteen granddaughters and ten grandsons.
noun: the son of one’s child
The old man had fifteen granddaughters and ten grandsons.
noun: the relatives of one’s spouse; husband and/or wife
My wife’s mother is my mother-in-law.
noun: the things you know about (information)
I have no knowledge of mathematics.
noun: men or boys
The restaurant is male-only. Females must wait outside.
noun: connection to someone
Abdullah: What’s your relationship to the colonel?
Fritz: I work for him.
noun: very small, loose dirt or rocks in the desert
There is a lot of sand in the desert and on the beach.
noun: gender, male or female
The male sex is in charge of business and the female sex is in charge of the home.
noun: husband or wife; marriage partner
A woman should stay with either her spouse or her brothers.
noun: the ability to tolerate something; not getting angry about things or people that are different from you.
The teacher has no tolerance for students coming late.
prefix: in the past
Sue and I got a divorce. She’s my ex-wife now.
2-your sister’s husband
2-your brother’s wife
 3-the husband of your wife’s sister
3-the wife of the brother of your wife
arrange

assist

bite / bit / bitten

could have

couldn’t have

drop off

drown

get / got / gotten through

get / got / gotten through

insist on + gerund

keep / kept / kept away

kill

misplace

prevent
run across
ran/run
stay away (from)

use up

absolutely

according to
according to

at least

convinced

convincing

entire

fatal

few

in place of

little

otherwise

preventable

trim

assistance

bite

fuel

(in) order

(the) rest

telegram

vitamin
verb: to make it possible, to organize or make plans
The company will arrange for a taxi to meet you at the airport
I need to arrange my schedule for next week.
verb: to help someone to do something
The teacher assisted the student with the lesson.
verb: to use your teeth to cut into something
The dog bit her and made her hand bleed.
verb: possible; maybe
Ali could have bought a new car.
verb: not possible
I couldn’t have gone to the BX yesterday. I was in Riyadh.
verb: to drop off to sleep or to take someone by car to a place and leave them there
The bus driver dropped off to sleep.
Just drop me off here, I can walk the rest of the way
verb: to die from being under water for too long
He fell in the lake and drowned.
verb: to finish something; to complete something
The students got through with their homework at 10p.m
verb: to succeed in contacting someone on the phone
He called me three times before he got through to me.
verb: to demand that something should happen
They insisted that everyone should come to the party
My friend insisted on driving me home.
verb: to stay away or make someone stay away
Always keep away from the lions. They’re dangerous.
verb: to cause someone’s death, to murder
The accident killed two people.
verb: to put in the wrong place and lose = mislay
I misplaced my watch and I can’t find it.
verb: to stop something from happening or stop somebody from doing something
He prevented the criminal from running away.
verb: to meet by accident
I ran across my boss at the BX last week.
verb: to avoid, to not go near
You should stay away from that bad restaurant.
verb: to use all of something
She’s used up all the hot water.
I used up all my money when I bought the car.
adverb: 100% sure; definitely
Pele is absolutely the best soccer player of all time.
preposition: as shown by something or stated by someone
They both played the game according to the rules.
According to the General, all soldiers should be in
shape.
adverb: not less than, at the minimum; the smallest amount
He works out at least two times a week.

adjective: 100% sure of something = satisfied

I’m convinced that Mercedes is the best car.
adjective: believable
The reason he gave me for not doing his homework is not convincing.
adjective: whole; 100% of something
He ate the entire pizza.
adjective: deadly, causing death
It was a fatal car accident. Two people died.
adjective: a small number
There are few books on his desk.
preposition: instead of
Mohammed worked in place of Mustafa this week.
Adjective: not much
He ate little rice for dinner last night.
adverb: if not
He should take him medicine. Otherwise, he’ll die.
adjective: possible to be stopped or avoided
It was a preventable injury. He should have worn his seat belt.
adjective: in good physical condition(a person in an attractive healthy way)
He’s very trim. He exercises every day.
noun: help or support
Can I be of any assistance?
noun: the act of cutting something with your teeth
I took a big bite of the pizza.
noun: a substance such as coal, petrol, gas, or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy
Gasoline is the fuel I use in my car. I use JP-8 in my F-15
noun: arrangement in a specific sequence
The soldiers lined up in order by height.
He arranged the chairs in order.
noun: the remaining, the others
Two students failed the test. The rest passed.
noun: a typed message sent by wire (not e mail) – old style
I received a telegram from my father today.
noun: compounds in food that we need to grow and be healthy
Oranges have a lot of Vitamin C in them.
accomplish

account for

achieve

adjust to

communicate

congratulate

develop

guide

object to

obtain

succeed
assume
responsibility
make sense

confident

educational

once

routine
sensible

someday

successful

sufficient

attendance

capability

confidence

guidance

method

mission

routine

self-confidence

skill

success

technique

-able /-ible

quite a few
quite a + noun
quite a + adj. + noun
verb: to succeed in doing something, especially after trying very hard
The student accomplished his goal. He passed the test.
If we clean our class together, we’ll accomplish in an hour.
verb: to give a good explanation of why something has happened
I can’t account for his bad test score.
Could you account for being late?
verb: to get a good result, especially by working hard
The students achieved very good exam results.
verb: to become familiar with a new situation
The students have to adjust to living in the barracks.
We have to adjust to new conditions.
verb: to exchange information with other people
He communicated the good news to his friend by e mail.
They communicate their knowledge to others.
verb: to tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved something, or because something good has happened to
them I’ll congratulate my students on their graduation.
I congratulated my students on their exam results.
verb: to grow bigger, stronger; to become stronger or more advanced in skill or ability
Mousa is exercising to develop his muscles.
The students are here to develop their speaking skills.
verb: to influence someone's behavior or ideas
The teenagers need adults to guide them
verb: to say that you oppose something
The students objected to taking the quiz today.
verb: to get, to receive
I obtained my English certificate from Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX.
verb: to do what you tried or wanted to do
He succeeded in fixing the car. It works fine now.
verb: to start to have control, responsibility, to start in a particular job
The new Commander assumed responsibility for the base.
verb: to seem reasonable, easy to understand
It makes sense that the senior man is the leader.
adjective: sure that something is true or that something will happen in the way you want or expect
I’m confident that you’ll succeed.
adjective: relating to education
The academy courses are very educational.
conjunction: from the time when something happens
Once summer begins, the weather will be hot.
adjective: done as part of a regular activity; done all the time; normal
The third period is our routine lab period.
adjective: makes good sense, reasonable
She’s a sensible person.
adverb: at an unknown time in the future
I’m going to visit Australia someday.
adjective: having the result or effect that you intended
He’s a successful student. He graduated.
adjective: enough , as much as is needed for a particular purpose
I have sufficient food for the week at my house.
noun: when someone goes to a meeting, class, etc.
Consistent school attendance is very important for learning.
noun: the ability to do something, especially something difficult
This car has the capability of going 200 K/PH.

noun: feeling that you can trust something or someone to be good

The Captain has confidence that the sergeant can do the job.
noun: help and advice that is given to one about their work, education or personal life
The problem was difficult and he asked his father for guidance.
noun: a way to accomplish something , a system for doing something
E-mail is a new method of communicating.
noun: a job, assignment or duty
The mission of an English student is to learn English well.
noun: regular activities; normal; something done all the time
My daily routine includes exercise and study.
noun: believe in yourself
He thinks he’ll get 100 on the ECL. He has a lot of self-confidence.
noun: ability
His English skill has grown since he began to study.
noun: when you achieve what you want or intend
His business was a success. He made a lot of money.
noun: method, way of doing something
He had a good technique for solving math problems.
suffixes: mainly added to verbs to show somebody CAN do something
My car was damaged in the accident but my mechanic said it was fixable.
expression: a fairly large number
Quite a few students are going to Riyadh this week.
adjective: very
We have quite a short time.
He is quite a good soccer player.
annoy

disappoint

drop out of

hand in

lack

put aside

regret

rush

start out (on)

stay up

take / took / taken off

turn in

volunteer

waste

annoyed

annoying

as well as

disappointed

disappointing

guilty

helpful
helpful

helpless

lazy

lenient

strict

stupid

attention

helmet

lack (of)

regret

volunteer

in a rush

learn one’s lesson

lose one’s temper

pay attention to
verb: to make someone feel angry and unhappy about something
He couldn’t study because his friends were annoying him.
She annoyed him with her stupid questions.
verb: to make someone feel unhappy because something they hoped for didn’t happen
He failed the test. He disappointed his teacher.
verb: to stop doing something
My father is very angry because I dropped out of school.
phrasal verb: to give something to someone in authority
The students handed in their homework during 1st period.
verb: to not have enough of something
He couldn’t do his homework because he lacked paper and pen.
verb: to stop doing something and start doing something else
He put aside his Army career and started a business.
verb: to feel sorry about something you’ve done & wish you had not done
I regret that I didn’t study for the test. I failed.
verb: to do something too quickly
He rushed to finish his homework. He wanted to watch TV.
verb: to begin
They started out on their trip to Riyadh this morning.
verb: to not go to bed
He stayed up late so he could finish studying for the quiz.
verb: to not go to work; to leave
I’m going to take off tomorrow and go to Riyadh.
I’m going to take tomorrow off and go to Riyadh.
verb: to hand in, to give something to someone
You didn’t turn in your homework, so you get a zero.
verb: to offer to do something without expecting money
My friend volunteered to drive me to Hafer Al Batin.
verb: to use more money, time, energy, etc., than is useful or sensible
Turn off the lights when you leave. Don’t waste electricity.
adjective: slightly angry
I was late getting home today. My wife was very annoyed.
adjective: making you feel slightly angry
It’s very annoying when students use their phones in class.
conjunction: in addition to
He has a car as well as a truck.
adjective: unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen
I’m disappointed that John failed the test. He’s the best student.
adjective: not as good as you hoped or expected
My father thinks that my test score is very disappointing.
adjective: feeling very ashamed and sad because you have done something wrong
He feels guilty because he was late for school.
adjective: giving or ready to give help
When I painted the house, my son was very helpful. We did it together.
adjective: unable to help one’s self
He was helpless to fix the car. He had to call a mechanic.
adjective: doesn’t want to work or use energy
He failed the test. He’s not stupid, but he’s lazy.

adjective: opposite of strict , easy

It’s OK to use your cell phone in class. The teacher is lenient.
adjective: demands that rules be obeyed
He’s a very strict teacher. If you break a rule, he punishes you.
adjective: not intelligent, not smart, dumb
He’s not stupid. He got 100% on the Book Quiz.
noun: focused thoughts; to be careful about what is going on around you
My attention wasn’t on the road. I caused an accident.
noun: something to wear on your head to protect from injury
He put on his helmet and rode his motorcycle to the PX.
noun: when there is not enough of something or none of it
despite his lack of experience, he got the job.
He failed the test because of his lack of interest in English.
noun: sadness that you feel about something
I have one regret. I didn’t study hard enough for the test.
(n) sb who is willing to offer help
There are two volunteers to clean the office.
expression: wants to do something fast, to hurry, to do something fast
He’s very hungry. He’s in a rush to get to the cafeteria.
Expression: to get a better understanding of life through a bad experience
After his cash was stolen, he began to carry travelers’ checks. He learned his lesson about carrying cash.
verb: to become very angry
He lost his temper and hit that man.
Expression: to watch or listen closely to something or someone interesting
When I’m driving, I must pay attention to the road.