Upper Intermediate wordlist: English

Lesson English Word Example sentence

No.

A 9A Academy Awards My favourite actor was nominated for an Oscar at the Academy
Awards.

A 8C accents They've both got strong American accents.

A 7C accessible The resort is easily accessible by road, rail and air.

A 3C accounts I've got two bank accounts.

A 12C accurate Your description of her is not accurate.

A 11C accuse It wasn't my fault. "Don't worry, I'm not accusing you."

A 3B acquit She was acquitted of all the charges against her.

A 7C activist He's been a trade union/party activist for many years.

A 4A actual We estimated about 300 visitors, but the actual number was
higher.

A 8A ad I think that ad for oven chips is really great.

A 12B adaptation Keira Knightley starred in the film adaptation of 'Pride and
Prejudice'.

A 5A addictive Tobacco is highly addictive.

A 5B admission Admission prices can be found on the website or in the brochure.

A 5A admit He admitted his mistake.

A 7A adore She has one son and she adores him.

A 5B advancements There were many technological advancements in the last century.

A 5C aftershave You smell nice - what aftershave do you use?

A 5C age range The target age range of this product is 18-25 year olds.

A 9B agencies She's so gorgeous, model agencies keep contacting her.

A 11D aim I aim to be a millionaire by the time I'm 35.

A 4A air base We went to the air base to see the military planes taking off.

A 4C air holes Plastic bags have air holes to keep small children safe.

A 5D airlines With some airlines you can fly very cheaply.

A 4B alchemist An alchemist could change lead into gold.

A 12B aliens In the story, aliens landed on Earth in a spaceship.

A 9A alloy Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.

A 10A alter He had to alter his trousers because they were too long.

A 3A alternative an alternative to coffee

A 4B amnesia In his later life he suffered periods of amnesia.

A 10C among The decision caused a lot of anger among women.

A 1A amusement She looked at him with amusement.

A 5C ancient He knows a lot about the ancient Egyptians.

A 4C announce They announced the death of their mother in the local paper.

A 7C anti-nuclear She's part of the anti-nuclear movement.

A 4D anti-virus You must install anti-virus software to protect your computer.

A 4C apart They look the same apart from their hair colour.

A 8D apologise I always apologise when I've done something wrong.

A 6A appear Try to appear calm in an interview even if you're scared

underneath.

A 9C applaud Listen to the audience applaud - the noise is fantastic!

A 10A appliances Household appliances need to be serviced regularly.

A 3C apply By the time I saw the job advertised it was too late to apply.

A 9C appreciate Don’t buy him expensive wines - he doesn't appreciate them.

A 12B approach We could just see the train approaching in the distance.

A 6A appropriate Wear appropriate footwear for walking in the country.

A 11B approve We waited months for the council to approve our house extension.

A 4C April Fool Be careful - on April 1st this year you might be an April Fool!

A 4C April Fool's day Big companies play tricks on the public on April Fool's Day.

A 5B arrangements They'd made all the arrangements for the party.

A 3B arrest He was arrested when customs officers found drugs in his bag.

A 3A arson A cinema was burnt out in London - police suspect arson.

A 7A aspects Aspects of verbs show their meanings in relation to time.

A 9A assassination There was an assassination attempt on the king.

A 6C assume I assumed you knew him because you went to the same school.
A 5A assure He assured me everything would be alright in the end.

A 12C astrology Astrology predicts our behaviour by the moon, planets and stars.

A 9A attempt She made a half-hearted attempt to join in their conversation.

A 4B autobiography He wrote his autobiography after he was released from prison.

A 9C await He's anxiously awaiting his test results.

A 9A award Carlos was awarded first prize in the essay competition.

A 9A award Justin Timberlake won an award at the ceremony.

A 2B aware I wasn't even aware that he was ill.

B 8A background The background music in the bar creates a relaxed atmosphere.

B 9C backing If I go ahead with the plan, can I count on your backing?

B 6B bad-tempered She's very bad-tempered in the mornings!

B 1D ballroom dancing One of our favourite pastimes is ballroom dancing.

B 6C ban The authorities banned the film several countries.

B 11B bankrupt He went bankrupt after only a year in business.

B 12C batteries This alarm clock takes two medium-sized batteries.

B 5A bears I'm scared of bears.

B 5A bee An angry bee flew into the garden and stung her.

B 1D beginners This class is for beginners only.

B 1C beings A nuclear war would kill millions of living beings.

B 9C beloved Her beloved father died last year.

B 4B best-sellers J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' books are best-sellers.

B 4D bet I bet you were tired after all that work.

B 4C beware Beware of offers that seem too good to be true.

B 9A big-budget Titanic' is a big-budget film - it cost a lot to film it.

B 6B big-headed She's so big-headed!

B 1A bilingual She works as a bilingual secretary for an insurance company.

B 4B biography He wrote a biography of Winston Churchill.

B 5B Biome A Biome is a recreation of one of the world's climate zones.

B 3A blackmail Mistakes and lies could be used against you as blackmail.

B 11C blame Don't blame me if you miss the bus!

B 7C blog Some people keep an online diary called a blog.

B 4B bloody He was punched in the face and now he has a bloody nose.

B 2C body clock According to my body clock, I work better in the evenings.

B 10A boiler Our boiler is broken so we've got no heating or hot water.

B 9A Bollywood Bollywood films always have lots of music and dancing.

B 7B boom The leisure industry is booming.

B 5C botanical You must visit the botanical gardens, they are beautiful.

B 5C botanist If you're interested in studying plants you should be a botanist.

B 6B bound You're bound to forget people's names occasionally.

B 2A brackets Biographical information is included in brackets.

B 5B brand Do you like my bike? It's brand new.

B 10B breadwinner Men are often expected to be the breadwinner in a family.

B 12C break the ice Let's have wine at the reception to break the ice.

B 10C breakdown Our relationship suffered a breakdown in communication.

B 5B breathtaking The view from the top of the mountain is breathtaking.

B 5C breed Terriers are bred for their fighting instincts.

B 3A bribery The organization was rife with bribery and corruption.

B 6C British Secret Service It would be very exciting to work for the British Secret Service.

B 4C broadcast Radio Caroline used to broadcast from a boat in the North Sea.

B 4B browse I was browsing through fashion magazines to find a new hairstyle.

B 11D budget The firm has drawn up a budget for the coming financial year.

B 12A bugs He's been bugging me all morning.

B 5C bulbs What time of year should you plant tulip bulbs?

B 12B bulletin There is an hourly news bulletin on the radio.

B 3C burgle I got back from work and found that my home had been burgled.

B 4B bury His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill.

B 5B bush Let's plant a rose bush by the bench.

C 7C calculate We calculate the cost of damage caused by storms as £5 million.

C 1C calculator Please could I borrow your calculator to work this out?

C 1C calculus In maths today we did calculus.

C 5B calendar Write your events in the calendar so you don't miss anything.

C 8A call centres She works in one of those massive call centres.

C 8B campaign Sales are up - the adversiting campaign has been successful.

C 7C campaigner He is a serious animal rights campaigner.

C 1B campus There's accommodation for about five hundred students on

campus.

C 10B capable She's capable of much more than you think.

C 7B capitalism I don't agree with capitalism.

C 7B capitalist We live in a capitalist economy here.

C 1C case I'll bring an umbrella with me, just in case it rains.

C 9A cast After the final performance, the director threw a party for the cast.

C 9C catalogue Many plants become extinct before they've even been catalogued.

C 5C celebrities Did you see any celebrities in the club?

C 9A ceremony We each had two guests at our graduation ceremony.

C 6B certainty Joan will win', he said with absolute certainty.

C 9B chairs I bought a dining table with six matching chairs.

C 2D challenge Children often challenge their parents' authority.

C 4B chaos Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads.

C 3B charge She was charged with murder and sent to prison.

C 8A chase The police car was going so fast, it must have been chasing
someone.

C 7C chatroom I met him in an online chatroom.

C 1C cheat Anyone caught cheating will be disqualified from the exam.

C 12A chill out This evening I'm going to chill out, eat chocolate and watch films.

C 2A chocolate chip cookies Let's bake some chocolate chip cookies.

C 12A chuck out I'm going to tidy up my room and chuck out anything that's broken.

C 12B citizens British citizens living abroad are protected by the British Embassy.

C 5B citrus fruit Which citrus fruit do you prefer - lime, lemon or orange?

C 7C claim The company claims it is not responsible for the polluted river.

C 3A clamp I dashed into the shop, but my car got clamped after two minutes!

C 5D clarify Could you clarify that please? I don't understand it completely.

C 4B classic Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' is a classic of English

literature.

C 4B clauses Clauses are small groups of words.

C 5A claws Our cat likes to sharpen her claws on the legs of the dining table.

C 6C code breakers Code breakers have tried hard, but they can't crack this code.

C 5A collectable Comics from the sixties are highly collectable.

C 12A colloquial Sometimes I get told off for using words that are too colloquial.
C 2C combine None of us has much money so let's combine what we've got.

C 4C comedians A lot of stand-up comedians aren't actually very funny.

C 5A comment My mum always comments on what I'm wearing.

C 3B commit He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit.

C 6C communicate We can communicate instantly with people all over the world.

C 1A communicative He was in a bad mood at breakfast and wasn't very

communicative.

C 7C community He's well-known in the local community.

C 6A commuters The train was packed with commuters.

C 4A compete She has competed in the London Marathon twice.

C 2B complain Lots of people have complained about the noise.

C 7C complex He understands all about complex molecules.

C 3C comprehensive We offer comprehensive training in all aspects of the business.

C 8C compulsory Swimming was compulsory at my school.

C 6C computer-generated All these images are computer-generated.

C 6C conceal The listening device was concealed in a pen.

C 4C conclusion I found the conclusion of the film rather irritating.

C 6A conduct The bar has strict rules about bad conduct.

C 5C confetti Did anyone throw confetti at your wedding?

C 9A confirm Six people have confirmed that they will be attending.

C 5B conservation Wildlife conservation projects are very important.

C 4B consider He is currently considered to be the best British athlete.

C 5A considerably He's considerably fatter than he was when I knew him.

C 5D consume Our high living standards mean we consume more oil than we
should.

C 9C consumerism Being obsessed with consumerism and owning things is

unhealthy.

C 1B contract In spoken English, 'do not' often contracts to 'don't'.

C 1B contractions Contractions like 'can't' and 'won't' are often used in speech.

C 10C contradict If we're both going to lie, stick to the story and don't contradict me!

C 4C contrast I like the contrast of the white trousers with the black jacket.

C 5D controversial Politicians have to address many controversial issues.

C 6D convenient Our local shop has very convenient opening hours.

C 4C convert Could we convert the small bedroom into a second bathroom?

C 2C conviction It's my personal conviction that rapists should be locked up

forever.

C 2C convince He managed to convince the jury of his innocence.

C 7C corporation She didn't want to work for a big corporation.

C 11C correspondence Any further correspondence should be sent to my new address.

C 9C counselling When I was depressed I went for counselling.

C 6C countless There are countless arguments against this ridiculous proposal.

C 4B coup There was a military coup and many people were killed.
C 6C courier I want to have this package delivered by motorcycle courier.

C 3C credit card statement My latest credit card statement just came through - how
depressing.

C 3C credit rating If you don't pay your bill, your credit rating will be bad.

C 4A crew The lifeboat crew are all very highly trained.

C 3A criminals They are dangerous criminals and they deserve to be locked up.

C 6A cringe Sometimes my mum makes me cringe with embarrassment.

C 12B crisis When my little sister got pregnant it was a family crisis.

C 9B critic One critic said she is leading the party to disaster.

C 2C critical She's very critical - nothing is ever good enough.

C 2C criticise Don't criticise others, you're not perfect yourself.

C 2C criticism The designs for the new mosque attracted widespread criticism.

C 9B critics Her critics say she is leading the party to disaster.

C 5A crocodile I saw a crocodile in that swamp.

C 9C crush The package had been badly crushed in the post.

C 6C cryptology In cryptology hidden codes are used to send messages.

C 1C cuffs What have you been doing? The cuffs of your shirt are filthy!

C 5C cultivate Most of the land there is too poor to cultivate.

C 8A current account I have a current account and a savings account.

C 2B customs When you go to a new country you have to get used to their
customs.
C 10C cutbacks The closures of those factories are the company's biggest
cutbacks.

C 7C cyberspace You can find the answer to almost any question in cyberspace.

D 12B damages He was awarded £5,000 damages for allegations made by the
paper.

D 5D damaging Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the environment.

D 6B dare I dare say she'll make friends very quickly at her new school.

D 3C databases We can check that in the databases in the head office.

D 2B daylight The colours look much better in daylight.

D 8A debt He managed to get out of debt in two years.

D 6C decipher Can you decipher the writing on this envelope?

D 2C decisive You need to be more decisive.

D 7C decorate They decorated the wedding car with ribbons and flowers.

D 12A deductions What deductions can we make about the killer from this photo?

D 10B defend How can we defend our homeland if we don't have an army?

D 5C define Sometimes it is difficult to think of a way to define words.

D 4B defining We need defining relative clauses to make writing easier to follow.

D 7A delayed She said there were lots of delayed trains because of bad weather.

D 12B deliberately I'm sure he says these things deliberately to annoy me.

D 2C delivery Waitrose have a delivery service so you don't have to go out

shopping.

D 2C demands The demands of nursing are too great for a lot of people.
D 11C deny He denies all responsibility for the rumours which are circulating.

D 5B dependence She needs to reduce her dependence on just one person.

D 10C depending Sometimes I go out on my bike, depending on whether it's raining.

D 5A depends Whether or not we go to Spain for our holiday depends on the

cost.

D 6B describe Could you describe your attacker?

D 6A deserve After all that hard work, you deserve a holiday.

D 10C desperate They are desperate for help.

D 9C destruction We are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests.

D 5A destructive The destructive power of nuclear weapons is a worrying thought.

D 3C detailed A witness gave a detailed description of the man.

D 7A detest I detest any kind of cruelty.

D 6C develop His job is to develop more and more complicated computers.

D 2A dietary advice Healthy eating magazine has lots of useful tips and dietary advice.

D 2C differ The twins look alike, but they differ in temperament.

D 4C dig up It's very noisy when the workmen come to dig up the street.

D 8C dilemma The President is in a dilemma about how to tackle the crisis.

D 9B directors Some directors say actors are very hard to work with.

D 7C discipline She must have a lot of self-discipline to keep trying like that.

D 7A discounts I get discounts on all the products because I work here.

D 6C distribution We must achieve a more equitable distribution of wealth.

D 6D disturb Please don't disturb Georgina - she's trying to do her homework.

D 10B division The equal division of labour between workers is very important.

D 10A DIY My dad's hopeless, so mum has to do most of the DIY in our
house.

D 6B doubt I doubt if I can finish the work on time.

D 10C downsize It might be a good idea to downsize your company.

D 1C dozens Dozens of people must have been injured in the explosion.

D 9B dramas She's been in several television dramas.

D 10C drawbacks One of the drawbacks of living with someone is sharing a

bathroom.

D 2C dread He's dreading his driving test - he's sure he's going to fail.

D 4C drill Drill three holes in the wall for the screws.

D 4C drip Water dripped down the wall.

D 10A dry-cleaned I need to get my best coat dry-cleaned.

D 9A dubbed I'd rather watch a film with subtitles than a dubbed film.

D 3A due What time is the next bus due?

D 10A duvet Her pillowcases match her duvet cover.

D 4D dying for a drink Blimey that sounds like hard work, you must be dying for a drink.

E 9C eagerly Finally, the manager made the eagerly awaited announcement.

E 5A eagle We saw a golden eagle flying over the cliffs.

E 2A eating habits I have some naughty eating habits, for example I snack too much.

E 5D ecological The destruction of the rain forests is an ecological disaster.

E 7B economic The office closed - the rent was so high it just wasn't economic.

E 2B educational The experience was inspiring and certainly educational.

E 5D effect The radiation leak had a disastrous effect on the environment.

E 2C efficiently She runs the business very efficiently.

E 1C effort If we could all make an effort to keep this office tidier it would help.

E 1A electronic E-mail is an abbreviation of electronic mail.

E 6A embarrassment She blushed with embarrassment.

E 12B emerge She emerged from the sea, blue with cold.

E 5C emperor The emperor proudly surveyed his empire.

E 9B emphasis We put as much emphasis on preventing disease as on curing it.

E 8C encounter I had a rather alarming encounter with a wild pig.

E 1C encourage We were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school.

E 6C encyclopaedia If you want to find out more, look it up in the encyclopaedia.

E 6A engage He's a private person, and doesn't engage in conversation very

often.

E 7C engineers Engineers worked on ideas for this bridge for ten years.

E 1A enthusiasm The best thing about teaching young children is their enthusiasm.

E 7A envy I envy her ability to talk to people she's never met before.
E 9C equally You looked equally nice in both dresses.

E 1C equations In the equation 3x - 3 = 15, x = 6.

E 5C equivalent She does the equivalent job in the new company but for more
money.

E 9C erode Wind and rain have eroded the statues into lumps of stone.

E 2C essential Government support is essential if the project is to succeed.

E 5D ethical That's not an ethical way of life.

E 8C etiquette Etiquette dictates that men should not sit while women are
standing.

E 4A eventually She was ill for ages, but it was still a shock when she eventually
died.

E 4B everyday life Oh never mind, it's all part of everyday life.

E 4D exaggerate The threat of attack has been greatly exaggerated.

E 1C exam hall Once you are inside the exam hall you must not speak to anyone.

E 6A exchange I was so cross with him, we only exchanged a few words all
evening.

E 11A executive She's a senior executive, having worked her way up the company.

E 7B exhilarated At the end of the race I was exhilarated.

E 3A exist I don't think ghosts exist.

E 12C existence Many people question the existence of God.

E 11B expand The air in the balloon will expand when it is heated.

E 1C experiences Tell me your experiences of working with kids.

E 11B export French cheeses are exported to many different countries.

E 6A expressions He uses a lot of unusual expressions.

E 6C extract I've only read a short extract, now I want to read the whole book.

E 5C extract The doctors had to extract an enormous splinter from the wound.

E 7C ex-vice president The ex-vice president doesn't have any influence anymore.

F 2B facilities What are the shopping facilities like in Sheffield?

F 1A factor This is an important factor that will affect my decision.

F 4A fall The snow had been falling steadily all day.

F 2B familiar There were one or two familiar faces .

F 8C fare Train fares are going up again.

F 9B far-fetched She didn't enjoy the book because the story was a bit far-fetched.

F 5D fast-food You shouldn't eat so much fast-food - it's not as healthy.

F 9B fast-moving The plot was very exciting and fast-moving.

F 12C fate We want to decide our own fate.

F 5C feast What a feast! she said, surveying all the dishes on the table.

F 5A feathers My mum has a collection of peacock feathers.

F 2A feel sick If you eat too much you might feel sick afterwards.

F 1B fees University is expensive - there are fees and then general living
costs.

F 12C fellow She introduced me to some of her fellow students.

F 10B feminine Some say that sensitive men are in touch with their feminine sides.
F 4B fiction The book is a work of fiction and not an historical account.

F 12B fictitious He dismissed recent rumours about his private life as fictitious.

F 7B figure Can you read this figure? Is it a three or an eight?

F 3D filing system She needs a better filing system to get all the files organised.

F 7C film previews We sometimes get invited to film previews because of Barry's job.

F 12B flee The threat of war caused people to flee their homes.

F 4B flick through I like to flick through books in the shop before I buy them.

F 1D fluency One of the requirements of the job is fluency in two African

languages.

F 8B focus group She's in a focus group to discuss local environmental issues.

F 2C fond She was very fond of horses.

F 5D footprint There's a strange footprint in the mud near our front door.

F 2D force I really have to force myself to be pleasant to him.

F 1A forms Verb forms are the different parts of a verb, like 'stand' and
'standing'.

F 4D fortune She inherited a fortune from her grandmother.

F 12C fortune-telling I'm not interested in fortune-telling - we don't need to know the
future.

F 7C forum She uses a forum to talk to like-minded people all over the world.

F 5C fossil I found the fossil of a little sea creature inside a rock.

F 5C fragrance My gran particularly likes the delicate fragrance of roses.

F 11A freelance Most of the journalists I know are freelance.

F 10C freshly-prepared It's far healthier and nicer to eat freshly-prepared food.

F 5A fully-grown You can tell our puppy's not fully-grown because his paws look
big.

F 7C function The function of the veins is to carry blood to the heart.

F 6C fundamental Fundamental changes are necessary to improve the situation.

F 4C funniest He's the funniest comedian I've seen on TV.

F 5A fur She stroked the rabbit's soft fur.

F 1D further education She teaches at a college of further education.

G 9C galleries Do you like going to art galleries?

G 1C GCSEs My son got 7 As and 3 Bs in his GCSEs.

G 4B generations Amazingly, there were four generations present at our reunion.

G 4C genetically engineered Some products are genetically engineered to grow bigger.

G 4B genre What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy?

G 1B geography She studied geography as one of her A-levels.

G 12C ghost-hunters Ghost-hunters must be mad - what a waste of time!

G 12C ghost-hunting I think ghost-hunting sounds very exciting.

G 7B goods Hurry - 25% discount on all electrical goods until next week!

G 6A gossip Stop gossiping and get on with some work.

G 12B governor My dad once met the governor of Texas.

G 1C grade Ian wanted to be an actor but he didn't make the grade.

G 1C graduate My boss is a Cambridge graduate - she went to Queen's College.

G 1B graduate Lorna graduated from the University of London.

G 3A graffiti The subway walls are covered in graffiti.

G 4D grapevine I heard a rumour on the grapevine that you're leaving soon.

G 1C graph This graph shows how crime is related to unemployment.

G 2C greatly I greatly regret not having told the truth.

G 5B greenhouse Ruth grows a lot of tomatoes in her greenhouse.

G 9B gripping It it one of the most gripping films I've ever seen.

G 8C guidelines Read the guidelines on appropriate levels of pay for manual

workers.

G 9C guilt He suffered such feelings of guilt over leaving his children.

H 7C handful She invited loads of friends, but only a handful of them turned up.

H 9C handle I thought he handled the situation very well.

H 7D hang up Don't hang up without saying goodbye.

H 4B hard backs I tend not to buy hard backs because they are more expensive.

H 6C hard-boiled Do you prefer scrambled or hard-boiled eggs?

H 10C hard-earned I just spent all my hard-earned cash on a necklace for my wife.

H 4C harvest The potato harvest is one of the busiest times of the year.

H 12A hassle I can't face the hassle of moving house again.

H 12C haunt A ghostly lady is said to haunt the stairway looking for her children.
H 12C haunted I've always wanted to stay in a haunted house.

H 12C head off I'm heading off to Greece for two weeks of relaxation!

H 6C heat A large house like this must be expensive to heat.

H 5B hedge A privet hedge separates our lawn from the road.

H 5B herb Basil is a great herb to add to a tomato salad.

H 10B heroine The heroine was played by Julia Roberts.

H 4B hide She used to hide her diary under her pillow.

H 10C high-powered Her dad has a high-powered job as an attorney.

H 1A Hindi Hindi is one of the official languages of India.

H 1A Hinglish We made up 'Hinglish' to describe a mixture of Hindi and English.

H 2B historical Many important historical documents were destroyed.

H 4C hoax The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.

H 12C horoscopes Most of my friends read their horoscopes every week.

H 12B hostages The gunmen are holding six hostages inside the bank.

H 10A household Their mum employs someone to do the household jobs.

H 10C housewives Some people underestimate just how much work housewives
have.

H 10D humour He's got a great sense of humour .

H 5A hunt Some animals hunt at night.

H 7B huts We stayed in mountain huts along the trail.

I 3C identity theft My mum felt paranoid after she'd been the victim of identity theft.

I 2B ignore She can be really irritating but I try to ignore her.

I 1A immersion She gets lots of library books and learns by total immersion.

I 11B import We import a large number of cars from Japan.

I 2B impress When I was a child I was very impressed with all her toys.

I 3B incidents It's very serious if two incidents like that occur on the same day.

I 12C individual Each individual table is finished by hand.

I 5D inevitable The accident was the inevitable consequence of carelessness.

I 7B inflation That's calculated taking high levels of inflation into account.

I 7C influence Helen's a bad/good influence on him.

I 6C ingenious What an ingenious idea!

I 5C ingredients The list of ingredients included 250g of almonds.

I 6C ink Could you bring me a new bottle of ink, please?

I 3C inquiries I've been making inquiries about the cost of a round-the-world

ticket.

I 4A insecticide We decided to stop using chemical-based insecticide on our crops.

I 1C insides I love this denim jacket because the insides of the sleeves are
pink.

I 3C insist Greg still insists that he did nothing wrong.

I 4D install The plumber is coming tomorrow to install the new washing

machine.

I 5C instance There has been one instance of violence at the school.

I 7C instant messaging I keep in touch with my friends with instant messaging programs.

I 8C insult First he drank all my wine and then he insulted all my friends.

I 6A intense When she looked at me I felt intense hatred.

I 6C intercept A shipment of drugs from abroad was intercepted in Dover.

I 11B interior designer He hired an interior designer to do his sitting room.

I 6D interrupt She was trying to explain but he kept interrupting her.

I 12B invade Concentrations of troops near the border will invade in a few days.

I 12B invaders The foreign invaders were finally defeated by allied forces.

I 12B invasion They were planning to mount an invasion of the north of the
country.

I 1A invent The first safety razor was invented by King C. Gillette in 1903.

I 8A invest The institute will invest 5 million in the project.

I 12C investigates My dad's a policeman - he investigates reports of street crime.

I 7B investment I hope this piano will turn out to be a good investment.

I 7B investor An investor offered to acquire the company's shares for $13 each.

I 8B invigilate Miss Jekyll will be invigilating your chemistry exam today.

I 3C involve The second accident involved two cars and a lorry.

I 4B isolated Was it strange to grow up in such an isolated village?

I 7B issues There are ethical and personal issues to consider here.

I 9C items Somehow we've got to dispose of all these items.

J 10B jealous He had always been very jealous of his brother's good looks.

J 5A jewels She was wearing a large gold necklace set with jewels.

J 3B judge (n) Her dad used to be a British high-court judge.

J 6D junior Alison is a junior colleague of mine.

J 8A junk mail We get so much junk mail, I just throw it out.

J 3B jury The jury deliberated for many hours over the case.

J 5D justifiable Her actions were quite justifiable in the circumstances.

K 5A keepers We have three zoo keepers, because there are a lot of animals.

K 3B kill She was sentenced to life in prison, because she killed her
husband.

K 4A knock out My boyfriend punched a guy in the pub and knocked him out.

K 5A koi Koi carp are a type of fish.

L 2A labels Remember to put some address labels on the suitcases.

L 10B labour The car parts are not expensive, it's the labour that costs the
money.

L 6B laid-back I've never seen her worried or anxious - she's so laid-back.

L 7D landline If you can't get through on my mobile, try the landline.

L 4B landowner She is a wealthy landowner.

L 11D launch The scheme was launched a year ago.

L 5B lawn Will you mow the lawn at the weekend?

L 3C lawyer-client meeting We'll set up a lawyer-client meeting for you as soon as possible.
L 5A lay Turtles drag themselves onto the beach to lay eggs in the sand.

L 4B lead Are these pipes made of lead?

L 5C lead The brochure led me to believe that the price included home
delivery.

L 6C lead up to We were very busy in the weeks leading up to the demonstration.

L 11D leaflet Demonstrators handed out a leaflet to everyone.

L 10A leak Water was leaking from the pipe.

L 5B leaves It would be great if you could sweep the leaves up from the drive.

L 4C left-handed Are you left-handed?

L 12B lengthy We'll tell you as soon as we can - it's a lengthy decision process.

L 5A leopard I was really disappointed not to see a leopard running.

L 6B level-headed I'm sure she'll understand, she's generally very level-headed.

L 10C liberation I taught them about the liberation of France from Nazi occupation.

L 9A librarian The librarian told me off because my books were overdue.

L 5B lifestyles Some people have such unhealthy lifestyles.

L 1C light bulb That light bulb is broken, I'll have to change it.

L 2C links There are direct links between diet and heart disease.

L 5A lions We saw a pride of lions from the safari geep.

L 2C lists I find that making lists is a good way to get organised.

L 4B literary Literary critics' opinions on this book are divided.

L 5D locally The shopkeeper said all his fruit and vegetables are grown locally.

L 10A lock I heard someone turn a key in the lock.

L 7C login You need a username and a password to login to my email.

L 11D logo They will need to design an attractive logo for the product.

L 12A loo I'll just go to the loo before we leave.

L 1C look back on She'll look back on this night as one of the best nights at college.

L 3A loot During the riot shops were looted and cars damaged or set on fire.

L 11B loss She's worried because the firm made a big loss this year.

L 5D low-cost The 1990s saw a huge increase in the number of low-cost airlines.

M 9C madness She felt as if she were sliding into madness.

M 4B magazines She has written articles for several women's magazines.

M 4B magical Diamonds were once thought to have magical powers.

M 10C manage Did you manage to get any bread?

M 5B mankind Mankind has always been obsessed by power.

M 6B manners He needs to be taught some manners.

M 7B manufacture He works for a company that manufactures car parts.

M 12B Martian He was dressed up as some kind of Martian from outer space.

M 1B Master's She's got a Master's degree in Music.

M 10B mates We've been mates since our school days.

M 6C mathematician She's always been a great mathematician.

M 3C meanwhile Carl starts college in June. Meanwhile, he's away in Europe.

M 3A medical insurance My company provides complete medical insurance for my family.

M 5C members Lots of family members will be there at the party.

M 9B memorable The lead actress gave a truly memorable performance.

M 1C memories It's one of my favourite childhood memories.

M 1C mental note I've made a mental note, I'll write it down later.

M 2C mentally Can you work it out mentally or do you need some paper?

M 5C mention I'll mention your ideas to Jane.

M 12A mess up This is very important, you can't afford to mess up.

M 4A messages If people phone when I'm not there, they leave messages.

M 12B meteorite If Earth was ever hit by a meteorite it would be such a disaster.

M 6C methods Travelling by train is still one of the safest methods of transport.

M 4C mild You probably won't need a coat, it's very mild today.

M 5B miss I missed the start of the exam because my bus was late.

M 7C misuse She was accused of misusing company funds.

M 1A mix There was an odd mix of people at Patrick's party.

M 9C mixed reaction My idea got a mixed reaction at the meeting.

M 2A mom I miss my mom and dad a lot.

M 8B money-making When I was little, washing cars was my money-making scheme.

M 5D moral It's her moral obligation to tell the police what she knows.

M 8B mortgage They took out a £40,000 mortgage to buy the house.

M 5A mosquito My friend was bitten by a mosquito, I hope she doesn't have

malaria.

M 4C motor-racing My husband loves watching motor-racing, but it's too noisy for me.

M 3A mug He was mugged in broad daylight.

M 12B muggers She said she'd seen a group of muggers steal an old woman's
bag.

M 2C multi tasking Mums are good at multi tasking because there's so much to do!

M 9A mysteriously Perhaps, and perhaps not, she said mysteriously.

M 6A mystify I was mystified by her decision.

N 10A nails I had my nails done in town last week.

N 4A narrative Narrative verb forms are used for relating events and actions.

N 6B narrow-minded Don't be so narrow-minded.

N 1A native She returned to live and work in her native Japan.

N 5A nest My daughter was so excited when she found a bird's nest.

N 10B neutral The neutral form of air steward or stewardess is flight attendant.

N 4C nevertheless I knew a lot about it already, but her talk was good nevertheless.

N 9A nominate He was nominated as the Green Party's candidate in the election.

N 4B non-essential This non-essential information is purely to decorate the plain facts.

N 4B non-fiction I don't like reading non-fiction - it's not as magical.

N 1A non-native Wow, you can't tell she's a non-native speaker from her accent.

N 7C non-scientific This will be done using a non-scientific approach.

N 4B novelist My favourite novelist is Tracy Chevalier.

N 4B novels If I had the time, I'd sit on the sofa and read novels all day.

N 2A nutrition Good nutrition is essential in order to make a quick recovery.

N 4C nylon stocking Oh no, there's a huge hole in my nylon stocking.

O 6A obey The soldiers refused to obey orders.

O 8C obligatory The medical examination before you start work is obligatory.

O 8C observe Scientists aim to observe and describe the world, not to control it.

O 3C occur Violence of some sort seems to occur in every society.

O 6A offence I didn't mean to cause offence - I was just stating my opinion.

O 8C offended I think she was a bit offended that she hadn't been invited to the
party.

O 3D OK Do you want some help? "No, it's OK, thanks."

O 9C one-off Will you be doing more talks in the future or was that just a one-
off?

O 6B open-minded Doctors these days are more open-minded about alternative

medicine.

O 6D open-plan I think open-plan offices are much friendlier places to work.

O 5B orchard She loves visiting her nan because there's a cherry orchard
nearby.

O 11D ordinary-looking He was just an ordinary-looking, nice kind of person.

O 2C origin It's a book about the origin of the universe.

O 9A Oscars I'm staying up late tonight to watch the Oscars on TV.

O 2C others She's the best person to do the job, but there are others that
could.

O 2C otherwise I'd better write it down, otherwise I'll forget it.

O 12B outcry The release from prison of two terrorists provoked a public outcry.

O 5B outdoor There's an outdoor swimming pool in the next village.

O 1A outnumber In our office, the women outnumber the men 3 to 1.

O 6B outsider Outsiders have a glamorized idea of what it is like to work for the
BBC.

O 12C outstretched He ran up to her, his arms outstretched.

O 7C overestimate The benefits of nuclear technology are grossly overestimated.

O 1C overheated The building is overheated, no wonder we're all so sleepy.

O 9B overrated In my opinion, she's a hugely overrated singer.

O 7B ownership Do you have any proof of ownership of this car?

P 2B pace He takes everything at a slow pace.

P 5C packaging All our packaging is biodegradable.

P 12B panic I'm having a panic because I can't find my purse.

P 7A paperback I just want to sit down with a paperback and a nice cup of tea.

P 4B paperbacks You can get paperbacks and hardbacks in that shop.

P 11C paperwork There's such a lot of paperwork to do when you move house.
P 9A parcel It's nearly my brithday so I wasn't surprised when this parcel
arrived.

P 3A parking space We couldn't find a parking space so I had to just drop Tom off.

P 5A parrot The pirate with a parrot on his shoulder makes me laugh.

P 11C partners My husband and son are business partners as well as family.

P 7A passengers Our new van seats seven passengers.

P 1C patterns Look at the information and observe the patterns within it.

P 7D pay-as-you-go I use a pay-as-you-go mobile phone.

P 2B pedestrian A pedestrian sheltered from the rain in a doorway.

P 7A people-watch Everyone secretly loves people-watching.

P 2A percentages Express the percentages 50% and 75% in alternative formats.

P 2C perfection In his quest for physical perfection, he spends hours in the gym.

P 9B performances There will be two performances of Arthur Miller's play, 'The

Crucible'.

P 5C perfumer Being a perfumer would be a great job.

P 3B perhaps He hasn't written to me recently - perhaps he's lost my address.

P 1A periods Her work means that she spends long periods away from home.

P 1C personally Personally, I think the show is going to be a great success.

P 1C persuade If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her.

P 5B petals They had rose petals as confetti at their wedding.

P 1B PhD Dr. Rowland got a PhD in Physics from Harvard University.

P 6C philosopher Plato was a Greek philosopher.

P 4C phone up Louise phoned up earlier to ask how you were.

P 1A phrases I know a few phrases in Russian.

P 1A pick up My Spanish is terrible. "Don't worry, you'll soon pick it up".

P 12C pinch of salt You've got to take everything he says with a pinch of salt.

P 9B pirate I dressed up as a pirate for the party.

P 5D planets How many planets are there in our Solar System?

P 12B playwright Shakespeare was a playwright.

P 2A pleasures Icec-ream with chocolate sauce is one of the greatest pleasures in

life.

P 10A plug We need another two-pin plug to replace this broken one.

P 7C podcast I subscribed to a podcast.

P 5A poison Four members of the family had been poisoned, but not fatally.

P 1A policy We need a common foreign and security policy.

P 4B politics Joe is very active in left-wing politics.

P 5B pollen Janet is allergic to pollen.

P 12A pop into Luke popped into the office this morning to pick up those files.

P 7B populated This is a very highly populated area.

P 6C porous This is porous soil with good drainage.

P 8C porter There aren't any porters, so let's find a trolley for the luggage.
P 8B pose We all posed for our photographs next to the Statue of Liberty.

P 5D position What's the company's position on recycling?

P 9C possessions It makes sense to look after your possessions.

P 12A post I'd been away for a few days so I had a lot of post waiting for me.

P 7C postgraduate He's a postgraduate researcher in the Chemistry department.

P 9A postpone They decided to postpone their holiday until next year.

P 1D pottery I just love these big, earthenware pottery dishes.

P 9C pour in After his first big break, job offers poured in.

P 4C practical jokes I love practical jokes, like sticking cups and saucers together.

P 2C precious Time is precious - don't waste it!

P 8C precise The bunker's precise location is a closely guarded secret.

P 4C predict We still can't accurately predict the occurrence of earthquakes.

P 9B predictable Comets appear at predictable times.

P 2C preferably Water the plants twice a week, preferably in the morning.

P 11A presentation The speaker gave an interesting presentation on urban transport.

P 10B previous The previous owner of the house had built an extension on the
back.

P 6C principle The whole system is based on the same principle.

P 2C priorities What are your main priorities for next week?

P 2C prioritise It's important to prioritise, or you'll just waste time.

P 1A prized That bookcase is my parents' most prized possession.

P 2C procrastinate I know I must do it at some point - I'm just procrastinating.

P 7B production Coke is used in the production of steel.

P 7B products They do a range of skin-care products.

P 10A professionally Next time we'll get the decorating done professionally .

P 11B profit She makes a big profit from selling her left-over material.

P 7C pro-hunting He's a pro-hunting activist, because he thinks foxes are pests.

P 6B promote If I'm not promoted within two years, I'm going to change jobs.

P 3D prompts He managed to do it all by himself, with no prompts from his

parents.

P 12C proof Do they have any proof that it was Hampson who stole the goods?

P 4A propose He got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend.

P 3A provided Provided everything's alright here, I'll leave in half an hour.

P 3A providing I'm going to Sheila's tonight, providing that's OK with you.

P 9C psychiatrist I think he might be mentally ill, he needs to see a psychiatrist.

P 9A publicity He attracted bad publicity with his speech about unmarried

mothers.

P 3B punishment He thinks the death penalty is too severe a punishment for any
crime.

P 8C pursue The car was pursued by helicopters.

P 6D pushed for time I'm a bit pushed for time at the moment, could we do it later?

P 2C put in effort Jack always puts so much effort in to everything he does.

P 4B Pyramids Did you see the Pyramids while you were in Egypt?

Q 1C qualifications You'll never get a good job if you don't have any qualifications.

Q 4B qualities He has a lot of good qualities, but being organised isn't one of
them.

Q 6A queue Are you in the queue for tickets?

Q 6A queue-jumper That guy's such a queue-jumper, he went straight to the front.

Q 10B quote The article quoted a lot of his speech.

R 4C Rag week Last year one million pounds was raised for charity during Rag
week.

R 5B rainforests Bill and Cathy had always to go to a tropical rainforest.

R 10C raise I'll raise these issues with the directors at the next meeting.

R 7B rapid The 1990s were a period of rapid change.

R 1A reach The temperature is expected to reach 30 degrees today.

R 11D react She slapped him and called him names, but he didn't react.

R 3C reactions What were your colleagues' reactions when you told them?

R 2C realism His decision not to expand shows his down-to-earth realism.

R 2C realistic Let's be realistic - I just can't afford to pay that much money.

R 6C reappear Ten minutes later she reappeared with the paint.

R 6C rearrange The new sofa was bigger, so they had to rearrange all the
furniture.

R 1A reasonably She is reasonably pretty, but nothing amazing.

R 11D recap Finally, the teacher recapped the main points of the lesson.
R 6C receiver The intended receiver of the message was Steph.

R 12C recharge Plug the batteries in to recharge, they'll be done in three hours.

R 2C recognisable Wow, he's changed so much he's barely recognisable!

R 2C recognition When he went home, the town had changed beyond all
recognition.

R 1A recommend I can recommend the chicken in mushroom sauce - it's delicious.

R 2C reconsider He begged her to reconsider but she would not.

R 5B recreate They plan to recreate a typical English village in Japan.

R 10A redecorate We're redecorating the kitchen.

R 7C redefine We need to redefine this, in terms of the customer.

R 10A redesign The kitchen is being redesigned to make better use of the space.

R 4B reduced Reduced clauses have some words missing but they still make
sense.

R 7C redundancy There is a large amount of redundancy in normal speech.

R 11A redundant To keep the company alive, half the workforce is being made
redundant.

R 5C refer In the lectures, he often refers back to points he's made

previously.

R 7B reflect on We were just reflecting on Jamie's recent progress.

R 1D register I registered the car in my name.

R 1C regret Is there anything you've done in your life that you regret?

R 6C reign What happened during the reign of Henry VIII?

R 4B related People always ask if they're related, because they look so alike.
R 4C relatively This is relatively quick - sometimes it takes much longer.

R 12B release Cars release lots of damaging fumes.

R 10C relevant Education should be relevant to the child's needs.

R 2C rely I'll do my best, but don't rely on me being there early.

R 9A remakes Do you prefer the remakes of 'King Kong' to the original?

R 6C remove The men came to remove the rubbish from the backyard.

R 5D renewable energy Fossil fuels are running out, we need to consider renewable
energy.

R 5A replace The factory replaced most of its workers with robots.

R 12C require Please telephone this number if you require any further
information.

R 7A respect I deeply respect David for what he has achieved.

R 8D respond To every question, he responded "I don't know."

R 2C responsibly When he saw the crash, Joe acted responsibly and called the
police.

R 3B retell They made her retell the incident so they could write it down.

R 4B reviews In Engligh class today we learnt how to write book reviews.

R 7C revolutionise This technology has revolutionised our lives.

R 9A reward The company rewarded him with a grand farewell party .

R 8B rip off I think the guy selling those hats ripped us off.

R 7B rise Inflation is rising at 2.1% a month.

R 6A risk In this business, the rewards could be high if you take a risk.
R 3B robbers The robbers shot a policeman before making their getaway.

R 8B role What is his role in this project?

R 5C Roman There's a display of Roman statues and pottery at the museum.

R 5B roots You have to get the roots of the weeds, or they grow back.

R 5C roses Dad bought Mum a massive bunch of roses on her birthday.

R 4C rotate Rotate the handle by 180 degrees to open the door.

R 8C rule of thumb As a general rule of thumb, you can drive 2 mph over the speed
limit.

R 4A run over Cars are dangerous darling - you nearly got run over then.

R 2B rush hour During the rush hour the roads are incredibly busy.

R 1A rusty My Italian is a bit rusty these days.

S 9C sacks The corn was stored in large sacks.

S 3C safeguard The union safeguards the interests of all its members.

S 7A safely We all arrived safely.

S 4A sailor He's a great sailor and enters lots of competitions.

S 10C salaries Some people think men should get higher salaries than women.

S 11D sample I got a free sample of shampoo from a woman in the supermarket.

S 6A sarcastically Thanks so much for your help, Tim said sarcastically.

S 10B saucepans I need get some new saucepans, these ones are so old.

S 6C scalp I've got an itchy scalp - do you have any special shampoo?
S 8B scans She's had three scans, but they can't work out what's wrong.

S 4D scared stiff Laura was scared stiff when she heard footsteps behind her.

S 5C scent I just love the scent of honeysuckle.

S 12C sceptic People say it can cure colds, but I'm a bit of a sceptic.

S 8B schemes Our local council has initiated lots of recycling schemes.

S 1B scholarship Our daughter was recently awarded a scholarship at a university.

S 6C scrunch up My first attempt was awful, so I scrunched it up and threw it away.

S 1C scuba diving We all went scuba diving when we were on holiday.

S 9C sculpture Tom's very proud of the sculpture he made.

S 7C search engine Google is a very popular search engine.

S 12A sec Just give me a sec, I need to finish this first.

S 6A section My uncle always reads the sports section of the newspaper first.

S 3A security guard The security guard kept looking at me as if I was being suspicious.

S 5B seeds Sow the seeds about 3 cm deep.

S 6B self-centred Robert is a self-centred, ambitious and bigoted man.

S 6B self-conscious He looked uncomfortable, like a self-conscious adolescent at a

party.

S 8D self-critical Give yourself a break, you're very self-critical.

S 7C self-reliant Lone parents have to be self-reliant, resilient and inventive.

S 10B self-respecting No self-respecting government would sanction such atrocities.

S 1B seminar I attended practically every lecture and seminar when I was a
student.

S 12B senses Sight, hearing, taste and smell are all senses.

S 9B sentimental It's a very sentimental book, but I really enjoyed it.

S 9A sequels Sometimes I find sequels can be ever so disappointing.

S 10A service I'm taking the car in to have it serviced this afternoon.

S 8B session When is your next session with the counsellor?

S 6C shave John has to shave twice a day.

S 6C shell The shell of a Brazil nut is very hard.

S 10A shelves My parents put some new shelves up in the bathroom.

S 4B shepherd boy The shepherd boy took the sheep up the mountain.

S 4A shocking The news came as a shocking blow.

S 3A shoplifting He was charged with shoplifting.

S 3C shout There's no need to shout, I can hear perfectly well.

S 5A silk She was wearing a beautiful silk dress.

S 7B skyscrapers Skyscrapers are often ugly, but they use space efficiently.

S 12C sleep like a log I'm so tired, I'm sure I'll sleep like a log tonight.

S 11D slogan We need an advertising slogan to help sell our product.

S 11D slogans When you watch a lot of daytime TV, you learn all the slogans.

S 9B slow-moving The film's plot was slow-moving, but I enjoyed it because of the
acting.
S 3A smuggle She was caught smuggling 26 kilos of heroin into the country.

S 5A snakes He's terrified of snakes.

S 5C soak Most dried beans need to be soaked before they're cooked.

S 9A solid The house is built on solid rock.

S 4B solitude He leads a life of solitude, but he says he isn't lonely.

S 6C sophisticated She was slim, svelte and sophisticated.

S 9A soundtrack The best thing about the film is its soundtrack.

S 5C source The gas lamp can be used as a source of heat and light.

S 5D soya This sauce is made with soya protein instead of meat.

S 7B space-age This space-age technology may help to find cures for diseases.

S 9C span Tennis has a history spanning several centuries.

S 5A specially-built This is a specially-built cage - the tigers can't get out.

S 5B species Mountain gorillas are an endangered species.

S 12B specific The virus attacks specific cells in the brain.

S 4D speechless The news left us speechless.

S 10C spell How do you spell 'receive'? "R E C E I V E".

S 5C spellings Hear' and 'here' sound the same but have different spellings.

S 2C spiders My dad doesn't mind spiders, but I'm scared of them.

S 4B spirits The spirits of previous owners seemed to haunt the building.

S 12C spooky It was a spooky coincidence.

S 5A spots Some types of large cats have spots.

S 6A stare Don't stare at people like that, it's rude.

S 9A stars I always like to see what the stars say in the newspaper.

S 4D starve Let's get some dinner, I'm absolutely starving!

S 6A state Our warranty clearly states the limits of our liability.

S 9A statue My husband's very proud of the statue we bought for our garden.

S 10C stay-at-home There's nothing wrong with being a stay-at-home mum.

S 6C steganography Steganography is an old-fashioned way of coding messages.

S 5A stick with I'll stick with this for now, I'm happy with the way things are.

S 5A sting Do all types of bee sting?

S 4C stocking I think she tends to wear tights rather than stockings.

S 6C stomach He was punched in the stomach.

S 1C stories My son makes me tell stories about when he was a baby.

S 6C straightforward Just follow the signs to Bradford - it's a very straightforward route.

S 6A strangers My mother always warned me not to talk to strangers.

S 10C stresses The meaning of a sentence often depends on where the stresses
fall.

S 6C strip There was a narrow strip of land between the two parts of the lake.

S 5A stripes The zebra is a wild African horse with black and white stripes.
S 9A structures Examine the grammatical structures of these sentences.

S 1B student loan Most students get a student loan so they can pay for their course.

S 9A subtitled We went to see a subtitled French film.

S 1A succeed She tried to pass her driving test for six years and finally
succeeded.

S 12C sufficient This recipe should be sufficient for five people.

S 9D suggestions I don't know what to wear tonight - have you got any suggestions?

S 7A suit You should wear more red - it suits you.

S 11D summarise Dr. Brown ended the lecture by summarising his main points
again.

S 4B supernatural Ghosts and evil spirits are supernatural.

S 7B superpower Since the disintegration of the USSR, the superpower is the USA.

S 5A supply The gas supply was cut off so we couldn't use the oven.

S 3C supportive Children with supportive parents do better at school than those

without.

S 3A suppose Suppose we miss the train - what will we do then?

S 4A surprising He gave a rather surprising answer.

S 7C surveys Surveys found that 58% of people didn't know where their heart is.

S 5A survival rate The survival rate of newborns is much higher nowadays.

S 5D sustainable We need to find a sustainable fuel to replace petrol, which is

running out.

S 6C swallow My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I swallow.

S 2C swiss cheese I love swiss cheese, especially the kinds with holes in.
S 12A switch off Please remember to switch off your mobile before the concert
starts.

S 5C symbolise This ring symbolises the eternity of my love for you.

S 6C symbols A heart shape is one of the symbols of love.

T 1B tag You'll often find a question tag at the end of a sentence, won't
you?

T 1D tags Question tags often appear at the end of sentences, don't they?

T 5A tail The dog wagged its tail excitedly.

T 6A take for granted You should never take your parents for granted.

T 6A take sides I think it's best not to take sides when you see a couple arguing.

T 4B tale He told us a fascinating tale about his time in India.

T 2C task We usually ask interviewees to do a simple task on the computer.

T 2A taste I think garlic tastes lovely.

T 12C telepathy He must have used telepathy to read my mind.

T 8D temper She has a real temper.

T 5B temperate These plants need to grow in a temperate climate.

T 2B temperatures Temperatures here during the winter can be dangerously cold.

T 3A terrorism Governments must cooperate to fight international terrorism.

T 12B terrorists Several terrorists have been killed by their own bombs.

T 1D thai cookery I bought my dad a thai cookery book and left it in the kitchen.

T 11C theme The theme of loss runs through most of his novels.
T 1C thermodynamics James seems to have problems understanding thermodynamics.

T 5C thieves My nan is constantly paranoid that thieves will break into her
house.

T 3C threatening Police have to deal with a lot of threatening behaviour.

T 4B throw out This is all faded and cracked, let's throw it out.

T 2B tick Tick each item on the list as you complete it.

T 6D tied up Ellen's clearly a bit tied up at the moment, let's go back in an hour.

T 5A tigers Tigers are members of the cat family.

T 2C time limit We've set a time limit of ten minutes for each child's turn.

T 10C time-consuming Producing a dictionary is a very time-consuming job.

T 1D timetable Do you have a train timetable that I could borrow?

T 5C tomb The guide showed them an Egyptian Mummy in a tomb.

T 4D ton What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton!

T 2D topics Our discussion covered topics such as acid rain and the ozone
layer.

T 2B tortilla Can I eat the last tortilla?

T 5B tours They do guided tours round the cathedral.

T 5C traders The traders on the market are all very friendly.

T 2B traffic lights The police pulled him over for failing to stop at the traffic lights.

T 11A trainee She's still a trainee - there's a lot to learn.

T 4B translate We were asked to translate a list of sentences.

T 4B treasure Stories about pirates often include a search for buried treasure.

T 8B treat My parents treated us all the same when we were kids.

T 12A trendy She's always wearing trendy clothes and lots of jewellery.

T 6A tricky Those bird models are quite tricky to make, aren't they?

T 12B troops United Nations troops are deployed only in a peacekeeping role.

T 5B tropics As a botanist, she spent several years researching in the tropics.

T 5C truly These are the first truly democratic elections in the country's
history.

T 5B trunk An enormous tree trunk had been blown down across the road.

T 5C tulip I have to say the tulip is one of my favourite flowers.

T 4A turn out I thought I was late but it turns out I was actually early.

T 8D turn up Ian's not very reliable, he usually turns up late.

T 1B tutorial Have you had your first tutorial with Dr. Stephan yet?

T 5B twigs We collected dry twigs to start the fire.

T 1A types There were so many types of bread that I didn't know which to buy.

T 10B tyre I've got a flat tyre .

U 12C UFOs Lots of people claim to have seen UFOs but I'm sceptical.

U 9C unacceptable The unions have described the latest pay offer as unacceptable.

U 2C unattainable I think that's an unattainable ideal - aim lower.

U 10C unbelievably He works unbelievably hard.

U 6A uncover The investigation uncovered evidence of illegal trade.

U 9B underrated Fennel is an underrated vegetable - few people realize how tasty it

is.

U 7C undervalued The refuse collection service is undervalued.

U 2C unexpected Well, fancy seeing you here! This really is an unexpected

pleasure!

U 5B unique Genetic codes are unique except in the case of identical twins.

U 2A unrealistic The sales forecasts are unrealistic, considering current sales.

U 10D upset It still upsets him when he thinks about the accident.

U 4A urban legend I don't believe it - sounds like an urban legend to me.

U 2C urgent He's got to sign that paper - will you tell him it's urgent?

U 10B usage Look it up in the guide to common English usage.

V 5C valleys There are some beautiful valleys between the hills.

V 5C valuable These antiques are extremely valuable.

V 5C valued Kirsty is a highly valued member of staff.

V 3A vandalism This part of the city is beset by prostitution and vandalism.

V 9A vanish The child vanished while on her way home from school.

V 5B variety I had to use a variety of cleaning products to remove the stain.

V 8D vase I'll put these flowers in that vase over there.

V 3B versions They both gave their versions of the incident to the security guard.

V 4C viewers Millions of viewers will be glued to their sets for this match.
V 5B vine Grapes are grown on a vine.

V 6C vinegar Wine vinegar and olive oil together make a great salad dressing.

V 12B v-shaped The v-shaped dips were very pronounced.

W 11C wages The smaller shops pay very low wages.

W 5C wax She watched the wax as it dripped down the side of the candle.

W 4A websites Most companies have websites where you can find out more.

W 4D weigh A satellite which weighs 15 tonnes was successfully placed in

orbit.

W 12C werewolves She doesn't believe that werewolves exist.

W 5A whale Emily said they went on a boat trip and saw a whale.

W 8B whatever Whatever the weather, we're going for a walk in the morning.

W 4C whereas He must be about sixty, whereas his wife looks about thirty.

W 4C whistle He whistled as he worked.

W 12A whoever Whoever uprooted that tree ought to be ashamed of themselves.

W 10B widow Her husband died, leaving her a widow.

W 10B widower He's been a widower for nearly twenty years.

W 7C Wi-Fi That internet café has Wi-Fi.

W 5A wings The delicacy of a butterfly's wings is amazing.

W 3A winning number I almost died of shock when I saw we had the winning number.

W 3B witness Police are appealing for a witness to the accident to come forward.
W 6D wonder You should phone home, your mum'll be wondering where you
are.

W 5B workshops She really enjoys going to drama workshops.

Y 4A yacht They went on a luxury yacht to celebrate their anniversary.

Z 5B zones Many people live in earthquake zones.

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 Upper Intermediate wordlist: English
Lesson English Word Example sentence
No.

1A amusement She looked at him with amusement.

1A bilingual She works as a bilingual secretary for an insurance company.

1A communicative He was in a bad mood at breakfast and wasn't very

communicative.

1A electronic E-mail is an abbreviation of electronic mail.

1A enthusiasm The best thing about teaching young children is their enthusiasm.

1A factor This is an important factor that will affect my decision.

1A forms Verb forms are the different parts of a verb, like 'stand' and
'standing'.

1A Hindi Hindi is one of the official languages of India.

1A Hinglish We made up 'Hinglish' to describe a mixture of Hindi and English.

1A immersion She gets lots of library books and learns by total immersion.

1A invent The first safety razor was invented by King C. Gillette in 1903.

1A mix There was an odd mix of people at Patrick's party.

1A native She returned to live and work in her native Japan.

1A non-native Wow, you can't tell she's a non-native speaker from her accent.
1A outnumber In our office, the women outnumber the men 3 to 1.

1A periods Her work means that she spends long periods away from home.

1A phrases I know a few phrases in Russian.

1A pick up My Spanish is terrible. "Don't worry, you'll soon pick it up".

1A policy We need a common foreign and security policy.

1A prized That bookcase is my parents' most prized possession.

1A reach The temperature is expected to reach 30 degrees today.

1A reasonably She is reasonably pretty, but nothing amazing.

1A recommend I can recommend the chicken in mushroom sauce - it's delicious.

1A rusty My Italian is a bit rusty these days.

1A succeed She tried to pass her driving test for six years and finally
succeeded.

1A types There were so many types of bread that I didn't know which to buy.

1B campus There's accommodation for about five hundred students on

campus.

1B contract In spoken English, 'do not' often contracts to 'don't'.

1B contractions Contractions like 'can't' and 'won't' are often used in speech.

1B fees University is expensive - there are fees and then general living
costs.

1B geography She studied geography as one of her A-levels.

1B graduate Lorna graduated from the University of London.

1B Master's She's got a Master's degree in Music.

1B PhD Dr. Rowland got a PhD in Physics from Harvard University.

1B scholarship Our daughter was recently awarded a scholarship at a university.

1B seminar I attended practically every lecture and seminar when I was a

student.

1B student loan Most students get a student loan so they can pay for their course.

1B tag You'll often find a question tag at the end of a sentence, won't you?

1B tutorial Have you had your first tutorial with Dr. Stephan yet?

1C beings A nuclear war would kill millions of living beings.

1C calculator Please could I borrow your calculator to work this out?

1C calculus In maths today we did calculus.

1C case I'll bring an umbrella with me, just in case it rains.

1C cheat Anyone caught cheating will be disqualified from the exam.

1C cuffs What have you been doing? The cuffs of your shirt are filthy!

1C dozens Dozens of people must have been injured in the explosion.

1C effort If we could all make an effort to keep this office tidier it would help.

1C encourage We were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school.

1C equations In the equation 3x - 3 = 15, x = 6.

1C exam hall Once you are inside the exam hall you must not speak to anyone.
1C experiences Tell me your experiences of working with kids.

1C GCSEs My son got 7 As and 3 Bs in his GCSEs.

1C grade Ian wanted to be an actor but he didn't make the grade.

1C graduate My boss is a Cambridge graduate - she went to Queen's College.

1C graph This graph shows how crime is related to unemployment.

1C insides I love this denim jacket because the insides of the sleeves are
pink.

1C light bulb That light bulb is broken, I'll have to change it.

1C look back on She'll look back on this night as one of the best nights at college.

1C memories It's one of my favourite childhood memories.

1C mental note I've made a mental note, I'll write it down later.

1C overheated The building is overheated, no wonder we're all so sleepy.

1C patterns Look at the information and observe the patterns within it.

1C personally Personally, I think the show is going to be a great success.

1C persuade If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her.

1C qualifications You'll never get a good job if you don't have any qualifications.

1C regret Is there anything you've done in your life that you regret?

1C scuba diving We all went scuba diving when we were on holiday.

1C stories My son makes me tell stories about when he was a baby.

1C thermodynamics James seems to have problems understanding thermodynamics.

1D ballroom dancing One of our favourite pastimes is ballroom dancing.

1D beginners This class is for beginners only.

1D fluency One of the requirements of the job is fluency in two African

languages.

1D further education She teaches at a college of further education.

1D pottery I just love these big, earthenware pottery dishes.

1D register I registered the car in my name.

1D tags Question tags often appear at the end of sentences, don't they?

1D thai cookery I bought my dad a thai cookery book and left it in the kitchen.

1D timetable Do you have a train timetable that I could borrow?

2A brackets Biographical information is included in brackets.

2A chocolate chip cookies Let's bake some chocolate chip cookies.

2A dietary advice Healthy eating magazine has lots of useful tips and dietary advice.

2A eating habits I have some naughty eating habits, for example I snack too much.

2A feel sick If you eat too much you might feel sick afterwards.

2A labels Remember to put some address labels on the suitcases.

2A mom I miss my mom and dad a lot.

2A nutrition Good nutrition is essential in order to make a quick recovery.

2A percentages Express the percentages 50% and 75% in alternative formats.

2A pleasures Icec-ream with chocolate sauce is one of the greatest pleasures in

life.

2A taste I think garlic tastes lovely.

2A unrealistic The sales forecasts are unrealistic, considering current sales.

2B aware I wasn't even aware that he was ill.

2B complain Lots of people have complained about the noise.

2B customs When you go to a new country you have to get used to their
customs.

2B daylight The colours look much better in daylight.

2B educational The experience was inspiring and certainly educational.

2B facilities What are the shopping facilities like in Sheffield?

2B familiar There were one or two familiar faces .

2B historical Many important historical documents were destroyed.

2B ignore She can be really irritating but I try to ignore her.

2B impress When I was a child I was very impressed with all her toys.

2B pace He takes everything at a slow pace.

2B pedestrian A pedestrian sheltered from the rain in a doorway.

2B rush hour During the rush hour the roads are incredibly busy.

2B temperatures Temperatures here during the winter can be dangerously cold.

2B tick Tick each item on the list as you complete it.

2B tortilla Can I eat the last tortilla?

2B traffic lights The police pulled him over for failing to stop at the traffic lights.

2C body clock According to my body clock, I work better in the evenings.

2C combine None of us has much money so let's combine what we've got.

2C conviction It's my personal conviction that rapists should be locked up forever.

2C convince He managed to convince the jury of his innocence.

2C critical She's very critical - nothing is ever good enough.

2C criticise Don't criticise others, you're not perfect yourself.

2C criticism The designs for the new mosque attracted widespread criticism.

2C decisive You need to be more decisive.

2C delivery Waitrose have a delivery service so you don't have to go out

shopping.

2C demands The demands of nursing are too great for a lot of people.

2C differ The twins look alike, but they differ in temperament.

2C dread He's dreading his driving test - he's sure he's going to fail.

2C efficiently She runs the business very efficiently.

2C essential Government support is essential if the project is to succeed.

2C fond She was very fond of horses.

2C greatly I greatly regret not having told the truth.

2C links There are direct links between diet and heart disease.

2C lists I find that making lists is a good way to get organised.

2C mentally Can you work it out mentally or do you need some paper?

2C multi tasking Mums are good at multi tasking because there's so much to do!

2C origin It's a book about the origin of the universe.

2C others She's the best person to do the job, but there are others that could.

2C otherwise I'd better write it down, otherwise I'll forget it.

2C perfection In his quest for physical perfection, he spends hours in the gym.

2C precious Time is precious - don't waste it!

2C preferably Water the plants twice a week, preferably in the morning.

2C priorities What are your main priorities for next week?

2C prioritise It's important to prioritise, or you'll just waste time.

2C procrastinate I know I must do it at some point - I'm just procrastinating.

2C put in effort Jack always puts so much effort in to everything he does.

2C realism His decision not to expand shows his down-to-earth realism.

2C realistic Let's be realistic - I just can't afford to pay that much money.

2C recognisable Wow, he's changed so much he's barely recognisable!

2C recognition When he went home, the town had changed beyond all
recognition.

2C reconsider He begged her to reconsider but she would not.

2C rely I'll do my best, but don't rely on me being there early.

2C responsibly When he saw the crash, Joe acted responsibly and called the
police.

2C spiders My dad doesn't mind spiders, but I'm scared of them.

2C swiss cheese I love swiss cheese, especially the kinds with holes in.

2C task We usually ask interviewees to do a simple task on the computer.

2C time limit We've set a time limit of ten minutes for each child's turn.

2C unattainable I think that's an unattainable ideal - aim lower.

2C unexpected Well, fancy seeing you here! This really is an unexpected pleasure!

2C urgent He's got to sign that paper - will you tell him it's urgent?

2D challenge Children often challenge their parents' authority.

2D force I really have to force myself to be pleasant to him.

2D topics Our discussion covered topics such as acid rain and the ozone
layer.

3A alternative an alternative to coffee

3A arson A cinema was burnt out in London - police suspect arson.

3A blackmail Mistakes and lies could be used against you as blackmail.

3A bribery The organization was rife with bribery and corruption.

3A clamp I dashed into the shop, but my car got clamped after two minutes!

3A criminals They are dangerous criminals and they deserve to be locked up.

3A due What time is the next bus due?

3A exist I don't think ghosts exist.

3A graffiti The subway walls are covered in graffiti.

3A loot During the riot shops were looted and cars damaged or set on fire.

3A medical insurance My company provides complete medical insurance for my family.

3A mug He was mugged in broad daylight.

3A parking space We couldn't find a parking space so I had to just drop Tom off.

3A provided Provided everything's alright here, I'll leave in half an hour.

3A providing I'm going to Sheila's tonight, providing that's OK with you.

3A security guard The security guard kept looking at me as if I was being suspicious.

3A shoplifting He was charged with shoplifting.

3A smuggle She was caught smuggling 26 kilos of heroin into the country.

3A suppose Suppose we miss the train - what will we do then?

3A terrorism Governments must cooperate to fight international terrorism.

3A vandalism This part of the city is beset by prostitution and vandalism.

3A winning number I almost died of shock when I saw we had the winning number.
3B acquit She was acquitted of all the charges against her.

3B arrest He was arrested when customs officers found drugs in his bag.

3B charge She was charged with murder and sent to prison.

3B commit He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit.

3B incidents It's very serious if two incidents like that occur on the same day.

3B judge (n) Her dad used to be a British high-court judge.

3B jury The jury deliberated for many hours over the case.

3B kill She was sentenced to life in prison, because she killed her
husband.

3B perhaps He hasn't written to me recently - perhaps he's lost my address.

3B punishment He thinks the death penalty is too severe a punishment for any
crime.

3B retell They made her retell the incident so they could write it down.

3B robbers The robbers shot a policeman before making their getaway.

3B versions They both gave their versions of the incident to the security guard.

3B witness Police are appealing for a witness to the accident to come forward.

3C accounts I've got two bank accounts.

3C apply By the time I saw the job advertised it was too late to apply.

3C burgle I got back from work and found that my home had been burgled.

3C comprehensive We offer comprehensive training in all aspects of the business.

3C credit card statement My latest credit card statement just came through - how
depressing.

3C credit rating If you don't pay your bill, your credit rating will be bad.

3C databases We can check that in the databases in the head office.

3C detailed A witness gave a detailed description of the man.

3C identity theft My mum felt paranoid after she'd been the victim of identity theft.

3C inquiries I've been making inquiries about the cost of a round-the-world

ticket.

3C insist Greg still insists that he did nothing wrong.

3C involve The second accident involved two cars and a lorry.

3C lawyer-client meeting We'll set up a lawyer-client meeting for you as soon as possible.

3C meanwhile Carl starts college in June. Meanwhile, he's away in Europe.

3C occur Violence of some sort seems to occur in every society.

3C reactions What were your colleagues' reactions when you told them?

3C safeguard The union safeguards the interests of all its members.

3C shout There's no need to shout, I can hear perfectly well.

3C supportive Children with supportive parents do better at school than those

without.

3C threatening Police have to deal with a lot of threatening behaviour.

3D filing system She needs a better filing system to get all the files organised.

3D OK Do you want some help? "No, it's OK, thanks."

3D prompts He managed to do it all by himself, with no prompts from his
parents.

4A actual We estimated about 300 visitors, but the actual number was
higher.

4A air base We went to the air base to see the military planes taking off.

4A compete She has competed in the London Marathon twice.

4A crew The lifeboat crew are all very highly trained.

4A eventually She was ill for ages, but it was still a shock when she eventually
died.

4A fall The snow had been falling steadily all day.

4A insecticide We decided to stop using chemical-based insecticide on our crops.

4A knock out My boyfriend punched a guy in the pub and knocked him out.

4A messages If people phone when I'm not there, they leave messages.

4A narrative Narrative verb forms are used for relating events and actions.

4A propose He got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend.

4A run over Cars are dangerous darling - you nearly got run over then.

4A sailor He's a great sailor and enters lots of competitions.

4A shocking The news came as a shocking blow.

4A surprising He gave a rather surprising answer.

4A turn out I thought I was late but it turns out I was actually early.

4A urban legend I don't believe it - sounds like an urban legend to me.

4A websites Most companies have websites where you can find out more.

4A yacht They went on a luxury yacht to celebrate their anniversary.

4B alchemist An alchemist could change lead into gold.

4B amnesia In his later life he suffered periods of amnesia.

4B autobiography He wrote his autobiography after he was released from prison.

4B best-sellers J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' books are best-sellers.

4B biography He wrote a biography of Winston Churchill.

4B bloody He was punched in the face and now he has a bloody nose.

4B browse I was browsing through fashion magazines to find a new hairstyle.

4B bury His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill.

4B chaos Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads.

4B classic Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' is a classic of English

literature.

4B clauses Clauses are small groups of words.

4B consider He is currently considered to be the best British athlete.

4B coup There was a military coup and many people were killed.

4B defining We need defining relative clauses to make writing easier to follow.

4B everyday life Oh never mind, it's all part of everyday life.

4B fiction The book is a work of fiction and not an historical account.

4B flick through I like to flick through books in the shop before I buy them.

4B generations Amazingly, there were four generations present at our reunion.

4B genre What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy?

4B hard backs I tend not to buy hard backs because they are more expensive.

4B hide She used to hide her diary under her pillow.

4B isolated Was it strange to grow up in such an isolated village?

4B landowner She is a wealthy landowner.

4B lead Are these pipes made of lead?

4B literary Literary critics' opinions on this book are divided.

4B magazines She has written articles for several women's magazines.

4B magical Diamonds were once thought to have magical powers.

4B non-essential This non-essential information is purely to decorate the plain facts.

4B non-fiction I don't like reading non-fiction - it's not as magical.

4B novelist My favourite novelist is Tracy Chevalier.

4B novels If I had the time, I'd sit on the sofa and read novels all day.

4B paperbacks You can get paperbacks and hardbacks in that shop.

4B politics Joe is very active in left-wing politics.

4B Pyramids Did you see the Pyramids while you were in Egypt?
4B qualities He has a lot of good qualities, but being organised isn't one of
them.

4B reduced Reduced clauses have some words missing but they still make
sense.

4B related People always ask if they're related, because they look so alike.

4B reviews In Engligh class today we learnt how to write book reviews.

4B shepherd boy The shepherd boy took the sheep up the mountain.

4B solitude He leads a life of solitude, but he says he isn't lonely.

4B spirits The spirits of previous owners seemed to haunt the building.

4B supernatural Ghosts and evil spirits are supernatural.

4B tale He told us a fascinating tale about his time in India.

4B throw out This is all faded and cracked, let's throw it out.

4B translate We were asked to translate a list of sentences.

4B treasure Stories about pirates often include a search for buried treasure.

4C air holes Plastic bags have air holes to keep small children safe.

4C announce They announced the death of their mother in the local paper.

4C apart They look the same apart from their hair colour.

4C April Fool Be careful - on April 1st this year you might be an April Fool!

4C April Fool's day Big companies play tricks on the public on April Fool's Day.

4C beware Beware of offers that seem too good to be true.

4C broadcast Radio Caroline used to broadcast from a boat in the North Sea.

4C comedians A lot of stand-up comedians aren't actually very funny.

4C conclusion I found the conclusion of the film rather irritating.

4C contrast I like the contrast of the white trousers with the black jacket.

4C convert Could we convert the small bedroom into a second bathroom?

4C dig up It's very noisy when the workmen come to dig up the street.

4C drill Drill three holes in the wall for the screws.

4C drip Water dripped down the wall.

4C funniest He's the funniest comedian I've seen on TV.

4C genetically engineered Some products are genetically engineered to grow bigger.

4C harvest The potato harvest is one of the busiest times of the year.

4C hoax The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.

4C left-handed Are you left-handed?

4C mild You probably won't need a coat, it's very mild today.

4C motor-racing My husband loves watching motor-racing, but it's too noisy for me.

4C nevertheless I knew a lot about it already, but her talk was good nevertheless.

4C nylon stocking Oh no, there's a huge hole in my nylon stocking.

4C phone up Louise phoned up earlier to ask how you were.

4C practical jokes I love practical jokes, like sticking cups and saucers together.

4C predict We still can't accurately predict the occurrence of earthquakes.

4C Rag week Last year one million pounds was raised for charity during Rag
week.

4C relatively This is relatively quick - sometimes it takes much longer.

4C rotate Rotate the handle by 180 degrees to open the door.

4C stocking I think she tends to wear tights rather than stockings.

4C viewers Millions of viewers will be glued to their sets for this match.

4C whereas He must be about sixty, whereas his wife looks about thirty.

4C whistle He whistled as he worked.

4D anti-virus You must install anti-virus software to protect your computer.

4D bet I bet you were tired after all that work.

4D dying for a drink Blimey that sounds like hard work, you must be dying for a drink.

4D exaggerate The threat of attack has been greatly exaggerated.

4D fortune She inherited a fortune from her grandmother.

4D grapevine I heard a rumour on the grapevine that you're leaving soon.

4D install The plumber is coming tomorrow to install the new washing

machine.

4D scared stiff Laura was scared stiff when she heard footsteps behind her.

4D speechless The news left us speechless.

4D starve Let's get some dinner, I'm absolutely starving!

4D ton What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton!

4D weigh A satellite which weighs 15 tonnes was successfully placed in orbit.

5A addictive Tobacco is highly addictive.

5A admit He admitted his mistake.

5A assure He assured me everything would be alright in the end.

5A bears I'm scared of bears.

5A bee An angry bee flew into the garden and stung her.

5A claws Our cat likes to sharpen her claws on the legs of the dining table.

5A collectable Comics from the sixties are highly collectable.

5A comment My mum always comments on what I'm wearing.

5A considerably He's considerably fatter than he was when I knew him.

5A crocodile I saw a crocodile in that swamp.

5A depends Whether or not we go to Spain for our holiday depends on the cost.

5A destructive The destructive power of nuclear weapons is a worrying thought.

5A eagle We saw a golden eagle flying over the cliffs.

5A feathers My mum has a collection of peacock feathers.

5A fully-grown You can tell our puppy's not fully-grown because his paws look big.
5A fur She stroked the rabbit's soft fur.

5A hunt Some animals hunt at night.

5A jewels She was wearing a large gold necklace set with jewels.

5A keepers We have three zoo keepers, because there are a lot of animals.

5A koi Koi carp are a type of fish.

5A lay Turtles drag themselves onto the beach to lay eggs in the sand.

5A leopard I was really disappointed not to see a leopard running.

5A lions We saw a pride of lions from the safari geep.

5A mosquito My friend was bitten by a mosquito, I hope she doesn't have

malaria.

5A nest My daughter was so excited when she found a bird's nest.

5A parrot The pirate with a parrot on his shoulder makes me laugh.

5A poison Four members of the family had been poisoned, but not fatally.

5A replace The factory replaced most of its workers with robots.

5A silk She was wearing a beautiful silk dress.

5A snakes He's terrified of snakes.

5A specially-built This is a specially-built cage - the tigers can't get out.

5A spots Some types of large cats have spots.

5A stick with I'll stick with this for now, I'm happy with the way things are.
5A sting Do all types of bee sting?

5A stripes The zebra is a wild African horse with black and white stripes.

5A supply The gas supply was cut off so we couldn't use the oven.

5A survival rate The survival rate of newborns is much higher nowadays.

5A tail The dog wagged its tail excitedly.

5A tigers Tigers are members of the cat family.

5A whale Emily said they went on a boat trip and saw a whale.

5A wings The delicacy of a butterfly's wings is amazing.

5B admission Admission prices can be found on the website or in the brochure.

5B advancements There were many technological advancements in the last century.

5B arrangements They'd made all the arrangements for the party.

5B Biome A Biome is a recreation of one of the world's climate zones.

5B brand Do you like my bike? It's brand new.

5B breathtaking The view from the top of the mountain is breathtaking.

5B bush Let's plant a rose bush by the bench.

5B calendar Write your events in the calendar so you don't miss anything.

5B citrus fruit Which citrus fruit do you prefer - lime, lemon or orange?

5B conservation Wildlife conservation projects are very important.

5B dependence She needs to reduce her dependence on just one person.

5B greenhouse Ruth grows a lot of tomatoes in her greenhouse.

5B hedge A privet hedge separates our lawn from the road.

5B herb Basil is a great herb to add to a tomato salad.

5B lawn Will you mow the lawn at the weekend?

5B leaves It would be great if you could sweep the leaves up from the drive.

5B lifestyles Some people have such unhealthy lifestyles.

5B mankind Mankind has always been obsessed by power.

5B miss I missed the start of the exam because my bus was late.

5B orchard She loves visiting her nan because there's a cherry orchard
nearby.

5B outdoor There's an outdoor swimming pool in the next village.

5B petals They had rose petals as confetti at their wedding.

5B pollen Janet is allergic to pollen.

5B rainforests Bill and Cathy had always to go to a tropical rainforest.

5B recreate They plan to recreate a typical English village in Japan.

5B roots You have to get the roots of the weeds, or they grow back.

5B seeds Sow the seeds about 3 cm deep.

5B species Mountain gorillas are an endangered species.

5B temperate These plants need to grow in a temperate climate.

5B tours They do guided tours round the cathedral.

5B tropics As a botanist, she spent several years researching in the tropics.

5B trunk An enormous tree trunk had been blown down across the road.

5B twigs We collected dry twigs to start the fire.

5B unique Genetic codes are unique except in the case of identical twins.

5B variety I had to use a variety of cleaning products to remove the stain.

5B vine Grapes are grown on a vine.

5B workshops She really enjoys going to drama workshops.

5B zones Many people live in earthquake zones.

5C aftershave You smell nice - what aftershave do you use?

5C age range The target age range of this product is 18-25 year olds.

5C ancient He knows a lot about the ancient Egyptians.

5C botanical You must visit the botanical gardens, they are beautiful.

5C botanist If you're interested in studying plants you should be a botanist.

5C breed Terriers are bred for their fighting instincts.

5C bulbs What time of year should you plant tulip bulbs?

5C celebrities Did you see any celebrities in the club?

5C confetti Did anyone throw confetti at your wedding?

5C cultivate Most of the land there is too poor to cultivate.

5C define Sometimes it is difficult to think of a way to define words.

5C emperor The emperor proudly surveyed his empire.

5C equivalent She does the equivalent job in the new company but for more
money.

5C extract The doctors had to extract an enormous splinter from the wound.

5C feast What a feast! she said, surveying all the dishes on the table.

5C fossil I found the fossil of a little sea creature inside a rock.

5C fragrance My gran particularly likes the delicate fragrance of roses.

5C ingredients The list of ingredients included 250g of almonds.

5C instance There has been one instance of violence at the school.

5C lead The brochure led me to believe that the price included home
delivery.

5C members Lots of family members will be there at the party.

5C mention I'll mention your ideas to Jane.

5C packaging All our packaging is biodegradable.

5C perfumer Being a perfumer would be a great job.

5C refer In the lectures, he often refers back to points he's made previously.

5C Roman There's a display of Roman statues and pottery at the museum.

5C roses Dad bought Mum a massive bunch of roses on her birthday.

5C scent I just love the scent of honeysuckle.

5C soak Most dried beans need to be soaked before they're cooked.

5C source The gas lamp can be used as a source of heat and light.

5C spellings Hear' and 'here' sound the same but have different spellings.

5C symbolise This ring symbolises the eternity of my love for you.

5C thieves My nan is constantly paranoid that thieves will break into her
house.

5C tomb The guide showed them an Egyptian Mummy in a tomb.

5C traders The traders on the market are all very friendly.

5C truly These are the first truly democratic elections in the country's
history.

5C tulip I have to say the tulip is one of my favourite flowers.

5C valleys There are some beautiful valleys between the hills.

5C valuable These antiques are extremely valuable.

5C valued Kirsty is a highly valued member of staff.

5C wax She watched the wax as it dripped down the side of the candle.

5D airlines With some airlines you can fly very cheaply.

5D clarify Could you clarify that please? I don't understand it completely.

5D consume Our high living standards mean we consume more oil than we
should.
5D controversial Politicians have to address many controversial issues.

5D damaging Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the environment.

5D ecological The destruction of the rain forests is an ecological disaster.

5D effect The radiation leak had a disastrous effect on the environment.

5D ethical That's not an ethical way of life.

5D fast-food You shouldn't eat so much fast-food - it's not as healthy.

5D footprint There's a strange footprint in the mud near our front door.

5D inevitable The accident was the inevitable consequence of carelessness.

5D justifiable Her actions were quite justifiable in the circumstances.

5D locally The shopkeeper said all his fruit and vegetables are grown locally.

5D low-cost The 1990s saw a huge increase in the number of low-cost airlines.

5D moral It's her moral obligation to tell the police what she knows.

5D planets How many planets are there in our Solar System?

5D position What's the company's position on recycling?

5D renewable energy Fossil fuels are running out, we need to consider renewable
energy.

5D soya This sauce is made with soya protein instead of meat.

5D sustainable We need to find a sustainable fuel to replace petrol, which is

running out.

6A appear Try to appear calm in an interview even if you're scared

underneath.
6A appropriate Wear appropriate footwear for walking in the country.

6A commuters The train was packed with commuters.

6A conduct The bar has strict rules about bad conduct.

6A cringe Sometimes my mum makes me cringe with embarrassment.

6A deserve After all that hard work, you deserve a holiday.

6A embarrassment She blushed with embarrassment.

6A engage He's a private person, and doesn't engage in conversation very

often.

6A exchange I was so cross with him, we only exchanged a few words all
evening.

6A expressions He uses a lot of unusual expressions.

6A gossip Stop gossiping and get on with some work.

6A intense When she looked at me I felt intense hatred.

6A mystify I was mystified by her decision.

6A obey The soldiers refused to obey orders.

6A offence I didn't mean to cause offence - I was just stating my opinion.

6A queue Are you in the queue for tickets?

6A queue-jumper That guy's such a queue-jumper, he went straight to the front.

6A risk In this business, the rewards could be high if you take a risk.

6A sarcastically Thanks so much for your help, Tim said sarcastically.

6A section My uncle always reads the sports section of the newspaper first.

6A stare Don't stare at people like that, it's rude.

6A state Our warranty clearly states the limits of our liability.

6A strangers My mother always warned me not to talk to strangers.

6A take for granted You should never take your parents for granted.

6A take sides I think it's best not to take sides when you see a couple arguing.

6A tricky Those bird models are quite tricky to make, aren't they?

6A uncover The investigation uncovered evidence of illegal trade.

6B bad-tempered She's very bad-tempered in the mornings!

6B big-headed She's so big-headed!

6B bound You're bound to forget people's names occasionally.

6B certainty Joan will win', he said with absolute certainty.

6B dare I dare say she'll make friends very quickly at her new school.

6B describe Could you describe your attacker?

6B doubt I doubt if I can finish the work on time.

6B laid-back I've never seen her worried or anxious - she's so laid-back.

6B level-headed I'm sure she'll understand, she's generally very level-headed.

6B manners He needs to be taught some manners.

6B narrow-minded Don't be so narrow-minded.

6B open-minded Doctors these days are more open-minded about alternative

medicine.

6B outsider Outsiders have a glamorized idea of what it is like to work for the
BBC.

6B promote If I'm not promoted within two years, I'm going to change jobs.

6B self-centred Robert is a self-centred, ambitious and bigoted man.

6B self-conscious He looked uncomfortable, like a self-conscious adolescent at a

party.

6C assume I assumed you knew him because you went to the same school.

6C ban The authorities banned the film several countries.

6C British Secret Service It would be very exciting to work for the British Secret Service.

6C code breakers Code breakers have tried hard, but they can't crack this code.

6C communicate We can communicate instantly with people all over the world.

6C computer-generated All these images are computer-generated.

6C conceal The listening device was concealed in a pen.

6C countless There are countless arguments against this ridiculous proposal.

6C courier I want to have this package delivered by motorcycle courier.

6C cryptology In cryptology hidden codes are used to send messages.

6C decipher Can you decipher the writing on this envelope?

6C develop His job is to develop more and more complicated computers.

6C distribution We must achieve a more equitable distribution of wealth.

6C encyclopaedia If you want to find out more, look it up in the encyclopaedia.

6C extract I've only read a short extract, now I want to read the whole book.

6C fundamental Fundamental changes are necessary to improve the situation.

6C hard-boiled Do you prefer scrambled or hard-boiled eggs?

6C heat A large house like this must be expensive to heat.

6C ingenious What an ingenious idea!

6C ink Could you bring me a new bottle of ink, please?

6C intercept A shipment of drugs from abroad was intercepted in Dover.

6C lead up to We were very busy in the weeks leading up to the demonstration.

6C mathematician She's always been a great mathematician.

6C methods Travelling by train is still one of the safest methods of transport.

6C philosopher Plato was a Greek philosopher.

6C porous This is porous soil with good drainage.

6C principle The whole system is based on the same principle.

6C reappear Ten minutes later she reappeared with the paint.

6C rearrange The new sofa was bigger, so they had to rearrange all the furniture.

6C receiver The intended receiver of the message was Steph.

6C reign What happened during the reign of Henry VIII?

6C remove The men came to remove the rubbish from the backyard.

6C scalp I've got an itchy scalp - do you have any special shampoo?

6C scrunch up My first attempt was awful, so I scrunched it up and threw it away.

6C shave John has to shave twice a day.

6C shell The shell of a Brazil nut is very hard.

6C sophisticated She was slim, svelte and sophisticated.

6C steganography Steganography is an old-fashioned way of coding messages.

6C stomach He was punched in the stomach.

6C straightforward Just follow the signs to Bradford - it's a very straightforward route.

6C strip There was a narrow strip of land between the two parts of the lake.

6C swallow My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I swallow.

6C symbols A heart shape is one of the symbols of love.

6C vinegar Wine vinegar and olive oil together make a great salad dressing.

6D convenient Our local shop has very convenient opening hours.

6D disturb Please don't disturb Georgina - she's trying to do her homework.

6D interrupt She was trying to explain but he kept interrupting her.

6D junior Alison is a junior colleague of mine.

6D open-plan I think open-plan offices are much friendlier places to work.

6D pushed for time I'm a bit pushed for time at the moment, could we do it later?

6D tied up Ellen's clearly a bit tied up at the moment, let's go back in an hour.

6D wonder You should phone home, your mum'll be wondering where you are.

7A adore She has one son and she adores him.

7A aspects Aspects of verbs show their meanings in relation to time.

7A delayed She said there were lots of delayed trains because of bad weather.

7A detest I detest any kind of cruelty.

7A discounts I get discounts on all the products because I work here.

7A envy I envy her ability to talk to people she's never met before.

7A paperback I just want to sit down with a paperback and a nice cup of tea.

7A passengers Our new van seats seven passengers.

7A people-watch Everyone secretly loves people-watching.

7A respect I deeply respect David for what he has achieved.

7A safely We all arrived safely.

7A suit You should wear more red - it suits you.

7B boom The leisure industry is booming.

7B capitalism I don't agree with capitalism.

7B capitalist We live in a capitalist economy here.

7B economic The office closed - the rent was so high it just wasn't economic.

7B exhilarated At the end of the race I was exhilarated.

7B figure Can you read this figure? Is it a three or an eight?

7B goods Hurry - 25% discount on all electrical goods until next week!

7B huts We stayed in mountain huts along the trail.

7B inflation That's calculated taking high levels of inflation into account.

7B investment I hope this piano will turn out to be a good investment.

7B investor An investor offered to acquire the company's shares for $13 each.

7B issues There are ethical and personal issues to consider here.

7B manufacture He works for a company that manufactures car parts.

7B ownership Do you have any proof of ownership of this car?

7B populated This is a very highly populated area.

7B production Coke is used in the production of steel.

7B products They do a range of skin-care products.

7B rapid The 1990s were a period of rapid change.

7B reflect on We were just reflecting on Jamie's recent progress.

7B rise Inflation is rising at 2.1% a month.

7B skyscrapers Skyscrapers are often ugly, but they use space efficiently.

7B space-age This space-age technology may help to find cures for diseases.

7B superpower Since the disintegration of the USSR, the superpower is the USA.

7C accessible The resort is easily accessible by road, rail and air.

7C activist He's been a trade union/party activist for many years.

7C anti-nuclear She's part of the anti-nuclear movement.

7C blog Some people keep an online diary called a blog.

7C calculate We calculate the cost of damage caused by storms as £5 million.

7C campaigner He is a serious animal rights campaigner.

7C chatroom I met him in an online chatroom.

7C claim The company claims it is not responsible for the polluted river.

7C community He's well-known in the local community.

7C complex He understands all about complex molecules.

7C corporation She didn't want to work for a big corporation.

7C cyberspace You can find the answer to almost any question in cyberspace.

7C decorate They decorated the wedding car with ribbons and flowers.

7C discipline She must have a lot of self-discipline to keep trying like that.

7C engineers Engineers worked on ideas for this bridge for ten years.
7C ex-vice president The ex-vice president doesn't have any influence anymore.

7C film previews We sometimes get invited to film previews because of Barry's job.

7C forum She uses a forum to talk to like-minded people all over the world.

7C function The function of the veins is to carry blood to the heart.

7C handful She invited loads of friends, but only a handful of them turned up.

7C influence Helen's a bad/good influence on him.

7C instant messaging I keep in touch with my friends with instant messaging programs.

7C login You need a username and a password to login to my email.

7C misuse She was accused of misusing company funds.

7C non-scientific This will be done using a non-scientific approach.

7C overestimate The benefits of nuclear technology are grossly overestimated.

7C podcast I subscribed to a podcast.

7C postgraduate He's a postgraduate researcher in the Chemistry department.

7C pro-hunting He's a pro-hunting activist, because he thinks foxes are pests.

7C redefine We need to redefine this, in terms of the customer.

7C redundancy There is a large amount of redundancy in normal speech.

7C revolutionise This technology has revolutionised our lives.

7C search engine Google is a very popular search engine.

7C self-reliant Lone parents have to be self-reliant, resilient and inventive.

7C surveys Surveys found that 58% of people didn't know where their heart is.

7C undervalued The refuse collection service is undervalued.

7C Wi-Fi That internet café has Wi-Fi.

7D hang up Don't hang up without saying goodbye.

7D landline If you can't get through on my mobile, try the landline.

7D pay-as-you-go I use a pay-as-you-go mobile phone.

8A ad I think that ad for oven chips is really great.

8A background The background music in the bar creates a relaxed atmosphere.

8A call centres She works in one of those massive call centres.

8A chase The police car was going so fast, it must have been chasing
someone.

8A current account I have a current account and a savings account.

8A debt He managed to get out of debt in two years.

8A invest The institute will invest 5 million in the project.

8A junk mail We get so much junk mail, I just throw it out.

8B campaign Sales are up - the adversiting campaign has been successful.

8B focus group She's in a focus group to discuss local environmental issues.

8B invigilate Miss Jekyll will be invigilating your chemistry exam today.

8B money-making When I was little, washing cars was my money-making scheme.

8B mortgage They took out a £40,000 mortgage to buy the house.

8B pose We all posed for our photographs next to the Statue of Liberty.

8B rip off I think the guy selling those hats ripped us off.

8B role What is his role in this project?

8B scans She's had three scans, but they can't work out what's wrong.

8B schemes Our local council has initiated lots of recycling schemes.

8B session When is your next session with the counsellor?

8B treat My parents treated us all the same when we were kids.

8B whatever Whatever the weather, we're going for a walk in the morning.

8C accents They've both got strong American accents.

8C compulsory Swimming was compulsory at my school.

8C dilemma The President is in a dilemma about how to tackle the crisis.

8C encounter I had a rather alarming encounter with a wild pig.

8C etiquette Etiquette dictates that men should not sit while women are
standing.

8C fare Train fares are going up again.

8C guidelines Read the guidelines on appropriate levels of pay for manual

workers.

8C insult First he drank all my wine and then he insulted all my friends.
8C obligatory The medical examination before you start work is obligatory.

8C observe Scientists aim to observe and describe the world, not to control it.

8C offended I think she was a bit offended that she hadn't been invited to the
party.

8C porter There aren't any porters, so let's find a trolley for the luggage.

8C precise The bunker's precise location is a closely guarded secret.

8C pursue The car was pursued by helicopters.

8C rule of thumb As a general rule of thumb, you can drive 2 mph over the speed
limit.

8D apologise I always apologise when I've done something wrong.

8D respond To every question, he responded "I don't know."

8D self-critical Give yourself a break, you're very self-critical.

8D temper She has a real temper.

8D turn up Ian's not very reliable, he usually turns up late.

8D vase I'll put these flowers in that vase over there.

9A Academy Awards My favourite actor was nominated for an Oscar at the Academy
Awards.

9A alloy Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.

9A assassination There was an assassination attempt on the king.

9A attempt She made a half-hearted attempt to join in their conversation.

9A award Carlos was awarded first prize in the essay competition.

9A award Justin Timberlake won an award at the ceremony.

9A big-budget Titanic' is a big-budget film - it cost a lot to film it.

9A Bollywood Bollywood films always have lots of music and dancing.

9A cast After the final performance, the director threw a party for the cast.

9A ceremony We each had two guests at our graduation ceremony.

9A confirm Six people have confirmed that they will be attending.

9A dubbed I'd rather watch a film with subtitles than a dubbed film.

9A librarian The librarian told me off because my books were overdue.

9A mysteriously Perhaps, and perhaps not, she said mysteriously.

9A nominate He was nominated as the Green Party's candidate in the election.

9A Oscars I'm staying up late tonight to watch the Oscars on TV.

9A parcel It's nearly my brithday so I wasn't surprised when this parcel

arrived.

9A postpone They decided to postpone their holiday until next year.

9A publicity He attracted bad publicity with his speech about unmarried

mothers.

9A remakes Do you prefer the remakes of 'King Kong' to the original?

9A reward The company rewarded him with a grand farewell party .

9A sequels Sometimes I find sequels can be ever so disappointing.

9A solid The house is built on solid rock.

9A soundtrack The best thing about the film is its soundtrack.

9A stars I always like to see what the stars say in the newspaper.

9A statue My husband's very proud of the statue we bought for our garden.

9A structures Examine the grammatical structures of these sentences.

9A subtitled We went to see a subtitled French film.

9A vanish The child vanished while on her way home from school.

9B agencies She's so gorgeous, model agencies keep contacting her.

9B chairs I bought a dining table with six matching chairs.

9B critic One critic said she is leading the party to disaster.

9B critics Her critics say she is leading the party to disaster.

9B directors Some directors say actors are very hard to work with.

9B dramas She's been in several television dramas.

9B emphasis We put as much emphasis on preventing disease as on curing it.

9B far-fetched She didn't enjoy the book because the story was a bit far-fetched.

9B fast-moving The plot was very exciting and fast-moving.

9B gripping It it one of the most gripping films I've ever seen.

9B memorable The lead actress gave a truly memorable performance.

9B overrated In my opinion, she's a hugely overrated singer.

9B performances There will be two performances of Arthur Miller's play, 'The
Crucible'.

9B pirate I dressed up as a pirate for the party.

9B predictable Comets appear at predictable times.

9B sentimental It's a very sentimental book, but I really enjoyed it.

9B slow-moving The film's plot was slow-moving, but I enjoyed it because of the
acting.

9B underrated Fennel is an underrated vegetable - few people realize how tasty it

is.

9C applaud Listen to the audience applaud - the noise is fantastic!

9C appreciate Don’t buy him expensive wines - he doesn't appreciate them.

9C await He's anxiously awaiting his test results.

9C backing If I go ahead with the plan, can I count on your backing?

9C beloved Her beloved father died last year.

9C catalogue Many plants become extinct before they've even been catalogued.

9C consumerism Being obsessed with consumerism and owning things is unhealthy.

9C counselling When I was depressed I went for counselling.

9C crush The package had been badly crushed in the post.

9C destruction We are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests.

9C eagerly Finally, the manager made the eagerly awaited announcement.

9C equally You looked equally nice in both dresses.

9C erode Wind and rain have eroded the statues into lumps of stone.

9C galleries Do you like going to art galleries?

9C guilt He suffered such feelings of guilt over leaving his children.

9C handle I thought he handled the situation very well.

9C items Somehow we've got to dispose of all these items.

9C madness She felt as if she were sliding into madness.

9C mixed reaction My idea got a mixed reaction at the meeting.

9C one-off Will you be doing more talks in the future or was that just a one-
off?

9C possessions It makes sense to look after your possessions.

9C pour in After his first big break, job offers poured in.

9C psychiatrist I think he might be mentally ill, he needs to see a psychiatrist.

9C sacks The corn was stored in large sacks.

9C sculpture Tom's very proud of the sculpture he made.

9C span Tennis has a history spanning several centuries.

9C unacceptable The unions have described the latest pay offer as unacceptable.

9D suggestions I don't know what to wear tonight - have you got any suggestions?

10A alter He had to alter his trousers because they were too long.

10A appliances Household appliances need to be serviced regularly.

10A boiler Our boiler is broken so we've got no heating or hot water.

10A DIY My dad's hopeless, so mum has to do most of the DIY in our
house.

10A dry-cleaned I need to get my best coat dry-cleaned.

10A duvet Her pillowcases match her duvet cover.

10A household Their mum employs someone to do the household jobs.

10A leak Water was leaking from the pipe.

10A lock I heard someone turn a key in the lock.

10A nails I had my nails done in town last week.

10A plug We need another two-pin plug to replace this broken one.

10A professionally Next time we'll get the decorating done professionally .

10A redecorate We're redecorating the kitchen.

10A redesign The kitchen is being redesigned to make better use of the space.

10A service I'm taking the car in to have it serviced this afternoon.

10A shelves My parents put some new shelves up in the bathroom.

10B breadwinner Men are often expected to be the breadwinner in a family.

10B capable She's capable of much more than you think.

10B defend How can we defend our homeland if we don't have an army?

10B division The equal division of labour between workers is very important.
10B feminine Some say that sensitive men are in touch with their feminine sides.

10B heroine The heroine was played by Julia Roberts.

10B jealous He had always been very jealous of his brother's good looks.

10B labour The car parts are not expensive, it's the labour that costs the
money.

10B mates We've been mates since our school days.

10B neutral The neutral form of air steward or stewardess is flight attendant.

10B previous The previous owner of the house had built an extension on the
back.

10B quote The article quoted a lot of his speech.

10B saucepans I need get some new saucepans, these ones are so old.

10B self-respecting No self-respecting government would sanction such atrocities.

10B tyre I've got a flat tyre .

10B usage Look it up in the guide to common English usage.

10B widow Her husband died, leaving her a widow.

10B widower He's been a widower for nearly twenty years.

10C among The decision caused a lot of anger among women.

10C breakdown Our relationship suffered a breakdown in communication.

10C contradict If we're both going to lie, stick to the story and don't contradict me!

10C cutbacks The closures of those factories are the company's biggest
cutbacks.
10C depending Sometimes I go out on my bike, depending on whether it's raining.

10C desperate They are desperate for help.

10C downsize It might be a good idea to downsize your company.

10C drawbacks One of the drawbacks of living with someone is sharing a

bathroom.

10C freshly-prepared It's far healthier and nicer to eat freshly-prepared food.

10C hard-earned I just spent all my hard-earned cash on a necklace for my wife.

10C high-powered Her dad has a high-powered job as an attorney.

10C housewives Some people underestimate just how much work housewives
have.

10C liberation I taught them about the liberation of France from Nazi occupation.

10C manage Did you manage to get any bread?

10C raise I'll raise these issues with the directors at the next meeting.

10C relevant Education should be relevant to the child's needs.

10C salaries Some people think men should get higher salaries than women.

10C spell How do you spell 'receive'? "R E C E I V E".

10C stay-at-home There's nothing wrong with being a stay-at-home mum.

10C stresses The meaning of a sentence often depends on where the stresses
fall.

10C time-consuming Producing a dictionary is a very time-consuming job.

10C unbelievably He works unbelievably hard.

10D humour He's got a great sense of humour .

10D upset It still upsets him when he thinks about the accident.

11A executive She's a senior executive, having worked her way up the company.

11A freelance Most of the journalists I know are freelance.

11A presentation The speaker gave an interesting presentation on urban transport.

11A redundant To keep the company alive, half the workforce is being made
redundant.

11A trainee She's still a trainee - there's a lot to learn.

11B approve We waited months for the council to approve our house extension.

11B bankrupt He went bankrupt after only a year in business.

11B expand The air in the balloon will expand when it is heated.

11B export French cheeses are exported to many different countries.

11B import We import a large number of cars from Japan.

11B interior designer He hired an interior designer to do his sitting room.

11B loss She's worried because the firm made a big loss this year.

11B profit She makes a big profit from selling her left-over material.

11C accuse It wasn't my fault. "Don't worry, I'm not accusing you."

11C blame Don't blame me if you miss the bus!

11C correspondence Any further correspondence should be sent to my new address.

11C deny He denies all responsibility for the rumours which are circulating.

11C paperwork There's such a lot of paperwork to do when you move house.

11C partners My husband and son are business partners as well as family.

11C theme The theme of loss runs through most of his novels.

11C wages The smaller shops pay very low wages.

11D aim I aim to be a millionaire by the time I'm 35.

11D budget The firm has drawn up a budget for the coming financial year.

11D launch The scheme was launched a year ago.

11D leaflet Demonstrators handed out a leaflet to everyone.

11D logo They will need to design an attractive logo for the product.

11D ordinary-looking He was just an ordinary-looking, nice kind of person.

11D react She slapped him and called him names, but he didn't react.

11D recap Finally, the teacher recapped the main points of the lesson.

11D sample I got a free sample of shampoo from a woman in the supermarket.

11D slogan We need an advertising slogan to help sell our product.

11D slogans When you watch a lot of daytime TV, you learn all the slogans.

11D summarise Dr. Brown ended the lecture by summarising his main points again.

12A bugs He's been bugging me all morning.

12A chill out This evening I'm going to chill out, eat chocolate and watch films.

12A chuck out I'm going to tidy up my room and chuck out anything that's broken.

12A colloquial Sometimes I get told off for using words that are too colloquial.

12A deductions What deductions can we make about the killer from this photo?

12A hassle I can't face the hassle of moving house again.

12A loo I'll just go to the loo before we leave.

12A mess up This is very important, you can't afford to mess up.

12A pop into Luke popped into the office this morning to pick up those files.

12A post I'd been away for a few days so I had a lot of post waiting for me.

12A sec Just give me a sec, I need to finish this first.

12A switch off Please remember to switch off your mobile before the concert
starts.

12A trendy She's always wearing trendy clothes and lots of jewellery.

12A whoever Whoever uprooted that tree ought to be ashamed of themselves.

12B adaptation Keira Knightley starred in the film adaptation of 'Pride and
Prejudice'.

12B aliens In the story, aliens landed on Earth in a spaceship.

12B approach We could just see the train approaching in the distance.

12B bulletin There is an hourly news bulletin on the radio.

12B citizens British citizens living abroad are protected by the British Embassy.
12B crisis When my little sister got pregnant it was a family crisis.

12B damages He was awarded £5,000 damages for allegations made by the
paper.

12B deliberately I'm sure he says these things deliberately to annoy me.

12B emerge She emerged from the sea, blue with cold.

12B fictitious He dismissed recent rumours about his private life as fictitious.

12B flee The threat of war caused people to flee their homes.

12B governor My dad once met the governor of Texas.

12B hostages The gunmen are holding six hostages inside the bank.

12B invade Concentrations of troops near the border will invade in a few days.

12B invaders The foreign invaders were finally defeated by allied forces.

12B invasion They were planning to mount an invasion of the north of the
country.

12B lengthy We'll tell you as soon as we can - it's a lengthy decision process.

12B Martian He was dressed up as some kind of Martian from outer space.

12B meteorite If Earth was ever hit by a meteorite it would be such a disaster.

12B muggers She said she'd seen a group of muggers steal an old woman's bag.

12B outcry The release from prison of two terrorists provoked a public outcry.

12B panic I'm having a panic because I can't find my purse.

12B playwright Shakespeare was a playwright.

12B release Cars release lots of damaging fumes.

12B senses Sight, hearing, taste and smell are all senses.

12B specific The virus attacks specific cells in the brain.

12B terrorists Several terrorists have been killed by their own bombs.

12B troops United Nations troops are deployed only in a peacekeeping role.

12B v-shaped The v-shaped dips were very pronounced.

12C accurate Your description of her is not accurate.

12C astrology Astrology predicts our behaviour by the moon, planets and stars.

12C batteries This alarm clock takes two medium-sized batteries.

12C break the ice Let's have wine at the reception to break the ice.

12C existence Many people question the existence of God.

12C fate We want to decide our own fate.

12C fellow She introduced me to some of her fellow students.

12C fortune-telling I'm not interested in fortune-telling - we don't need to know the
future.

12C ghost-hunters Ghost-hunters must be mad - what a waste of time!

12C ghost-hunting I think ghost-hunting sounds very exciting.

12C haunt A ghostly lady is said to haunt the stairway looking for her children.

12C haunted I've always wanted to stay in a haunted house.

 12C head off I'm heading off to Greece for two weeks of relaxation!

12C horoscopes Most of my friends read their horoscopes every week.

12C individual Each individual table is finished by hand.

12C investigates My dad's a policeman - he investigates reports of street crime.

12C outstretched He ran up to her, his arms outstretched.

12C pinch of salt You've got to take everything he says with a pinch of salt.

12C proof Do they have any proof that it was Hampson who stole the goods?

12C recharge Plug the batteries in to recharge, they'll be done in three hours.

12C require Please telephone this number if you require any further
information.

12C sceptic People say it can cure colds, but I'm a bit of a sceptic.

12C sleep like a log I'm so tired, I'm sure I'll sleep like a log tonight.

12C spooky It was a spooky coincidence.

12C sufficient This recipe should be sufficient for five people.

12C telepathy He must have used telepathy to read my mind.

12C UFOs Lots of people claim to have seen UFOs but I'm sceptical.

12C werewolves She doesn't believe that werewolves exist.

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