Vocabulary in Use Advanced (Extracted)

Index
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4x4 /fɔbafɔ/ 27 aforementioned /əfɔmentʃənd/ 101 anaesthetist /ənisθətst/ 51
abhor /əbhɔ/ 14 age-conscious 87 analogue /nəlɒ/ 56
abhorrence /əbhɒrəns/ 14 age-related 87 analogy /ənlədi/ 68
abhorrent /əbhɒrənt/ 14 aggregate (n.) /rət/ 71 ancestor /nsestə/ 28
abject poverty 45 aggregate (v.) /ret/ 71 angle bracket /ŋəl brkt/ 81
-able /əbəl/ 87 agony aunt /əni ɑnt/ 47 Anglo-Saxon /ŋləυsksən/ 89
absolute poverty 40 agony column /əni kɒləm/ 47 animal (rescue) shelter 32
absolutely /bsəlutli/ 78 agree to differ 78 animal rights activist 32
abstruse /bstrus/ 69 ahead of its time 22 animal welfare 23
academic journal 1 AI /ea/ 56 annual bonus 6
accede /əksid/ 72 AIDS /edz/ 85 annul /ənl/ 43
accelerate /əkseləret/ 66 ailing /elŋ/ 45, 53 annulment /ənlmənt/ 43
access (v.) /kses/ 48 air views 50 -ant /ənt/ 87
access online 1 airline /eəlan/ 26 anthology /nθɒlədi/ 22
accessory /əksesəri/ 17 airtime /eətam/ 50 anticipate /ntspet/ 76
Accidents will happen! 70 akin /əkn/ 68 anti-corruption squad 35
acclaimed /əklemd/ 22 alarm /əlɑm/ 14 antipathy /ntpəθi/ 14
accommodating /əkɒmədetŋ/ 34 alarmed /əlɑmd/ 14 anti-social /ntisəυʃəl/ 5
accord /əkɔd/ 74 alarming /əlɑmŋ/ 14 anti-virus software 48
account for 80 alcoholic /lkəhɒlk/ 16 anxious /ŋkʃəs/ 70
ache /ek/ 52 alibi /lba/ 74 apology /əpɒlədi/ 74
aches and pains 52 all the ingredients of 23 appalling /əpɔlŋ/ 92
achieve economic growth 45 all the rage 17 apparent /əprənt/ 70
acknowledge /əknɒld/ 1, 101 all your born days 60 appeal /əpil/ 43
acquaintance /əkwentəns/ 12 allegation /leʃən/ 41, 43 appease /əpiz/ 13
acquiesce /kwies/ 72 allege /əled/ 43 append /əpend/ 79
acquit /əkwt/ 74 allergic /əldk/ 23, 53 applause /əplɔz/ 20, 29
acquittal /əkwtl/ 74 allergy /lədi/ 23 appliance /əplaəns/ 58
acronym /krənm/ 85 alleviate debt 45 applicant /plkənt/ 87
acupuncturist /kjυpŋktʃərst/ 51 all-inclusive holiday 26 approachable /əprəυtʃəbəl/ 10
acute /əkjut/ 51 allocate funds 45 approval /əpruvəl/ 78
AD /edi/ 85 all-out /ɔlaυt/ 44 approve of 78
addictive /ədktv/ 48 allowance /əlaυəns/ 35 approximately /əprɒksmətli/ 83
additive /dətv/ 23 allude /əlud/ 80 APR /epiɑ/ 46
additive-free 87 ally /la/ 12 arbitrary /ɑbtrəri/ 79
address /ədres/ 80 aloof /əluf/ 10 arch rival 12
adhere /ədhə/ 36 alternative medicine /ɔltnətv medsən/ archaeologist /ɑkiɒlədst/ 39
adherence /ədhərəns/ 36 51 archive /ɑkav/ 50
adherent /ədhərənt/ 36 altruistic /ltrustk/ 8 arduous /ɑduəs/ 69
adjoining /ədɔnŋ/ 101 amateur /mətə/ 16 arid /rd/ 28
administration /ədmnstreʃən/ 7 amber /mbə/ 65, 89 armistice /ɑmsts/ 74
admit /ədmt/ 70 ambiguous /mbjuəs/ 79 armour /ɑmə/ 39
adoption leave 6 ambition /mbʃən/ 70 aromatherapist /ərəυməθerəpst/ 51
adoration /dəreʃən/ 11 amble /mbəl/ 61 article /ɑtkl/ 1
adoring /ədɔrŋ/ 11 ambush (n. and v.) /mbυʃ/ 44 articulate (adj.) /ɑtkjələt/ 38
adverse /dvs/ 53 amend /əmend/ 43 artificial /ɑtfʃəl/ 99
advocate /dvəket/ 79 amendment /əmendmənt/ 43 artificial intelligence /ɑtfʃəl
affection /əfekʃən/ 11 amiability /emiəbləti/ 11 nteldəns/ 56
affectionate /əfekʃənət/ 11 amiable /emiəbəl/ 11 as quiet as a mouse 63
affinity
/əfnəti/ 7, 68 ample /mpl/ 59 as thick as thieves 11
affluence /fluəns/ 40 an item 19 as things are 82
affluent /fluənt/ 40 anaesthesia /nəsθiziə/ 51 ASAP /eesepi/ 85
English Vocabulary in Use Advanced 277

ashes /ʃz/ 15 banned goods 35 bet your life 76
aspiration /spəreʃən/ 70 bar /bɑ/ 72 better off 2
assemble /əsembəl/ 55 bargains galore /bɑgnz gəlɔ/ 49 beyond the scope of 80
assent /əsent/ 72 based on 67 bi-centenary /basentinəri/ 37
assert /əst/ 80 basis /bess/ 67 bicker /bkə/ 84
assess /əses/ 1 battery farming 23 bid /bd/ 7
assessment of risk 7 battle /btl/ 44 bidder /bdə/ 7
assignment /əsanmənt/ 1 BC /bisi/ 85 bill
/bl/ 41
association /əsəυʃieʃən/ 96 BCE /bisii/ 85 billboard /blbɔd/ 49
asterisk /stərsk/ 81 be a law unto oneself 43 bio- /baəυ/ 88
asthma /sθmə/ 53 be at death’s door 15 biodata /baəυdetə/ 85
astute /əstjut/ 8 be down in the dumps 94 biodiversity /baəυdavsəti/ 33
asylum /əsaləm/ 35, 97 be down in the mouth 94 biomass /baəυms/ 58
asylum-seeker 35 be fed up with 73 biopic /baəυpk/ 85
at a rate of knots 60 be forced to conclude 80 biotechnology /baəυteknɒlədi/ 56
at short notice 60 be in accord with 78 bird sanctuary 32
at stake 76 be in your element 94 a bit (of a) 83
at your earliest convenience 101 be into 16 a bit of 82
ATM /etiem/ 46 be looking up 94 bite your nails 9
atmospheric /tməsferk/ 37 be made for 94 bitter rival 12
attachment /əttʃmənt/ 48 be most unsatisfactory 73 black /blk/ 65
attain /əten/ 101 be not at all satisfied about something 73 black as thunder 65
attempt /ətempt/ 97 be on bad terms 12 black cat 96
attire /ətaə/ 17 be on cloud nine 94 black future 65
attribute (to) /ətrbjut/ 36 be on the ball 93 black mark /blk mɑk/ 65
auburn /ɔbən/ 65 be on top of the world 94 black market /blk mɑkt/ 65
auction /ɔkʃən/ 7 be on your last legs 15 black sheep of the family 65
audition /ɔdʃən/ 20 be over the moon 94 black-tie /blk ta/ 19
authorise /ɔθəraz/ 72 be proactive 19 black-and-white 21
authoritative /ɔθɒrtətv/ 79 be sick of 73 blip /blp/ 71
auto- /ɔtəυ/ 88 be somebody’s guest 24 bliss /bls/ 13
availability /əveləbləti/ 34 be the toast of 75 blissful /blsfəl/ 13
averse /əvs/ 14 be up and running 94 blissfully /blsfəli/ 13
aversion /əvʃən/ 14 beam /bim/ 62 blissfully happy 13
avoid /əvɔd/ 90 bedridden /bedrdən/ 87 blissfully ignorant 13
avoidable /əvɔdəbəl/ 87 bedsit /bedst/ 85 blissfully unaware 13
award /əwɔd/ 20 bedtime reading 22 block capitals /blɒk kptlz/ 81
award custody to 43 beep your horn 25 bloke /bləυk/ 97
awe-inspiring /ɔnspaərŋ/ 27 behind closed doors 30 blood sport /bld spɔt/ 32
back copy /bk kɒpi/ 50 behind someone’s back 12 blow hot and cold 93
back door 30 beige /be/ 65 blowy /bləυi/ 29
back on your feet 52 bend the law 43 blue /blu/ 65
back up 98 bend the rules 43 blue-collar worker 65
back-handed /bkhndd/ 75 benefit /benft/ 6 Bluetooth™ 56
backlog /bklɒ/ 34 benefits package 3 bluey green 65
backward steps 61 bequeath /bkwið/ 15 blurb /blb/ 22
bad language /bd lŋwd/ 76 bequest /bkwest/ 15 BMI 54
baggy /bi/ 17 bereaved /brivd/ 15 boast /bəυst/ 27
bags of 82 berth /bθ/ 26 body language 4
bald /bɔld/ 25 besiege /bsid/ 44, 100 boiling /bɔlŋ/ 29
ballpark figure 71 besotted (with) /bsɒtd/ 11 bold /bəυld/ 81
ban /bn/ 25 bestow /bstəυ/ 101 bolt (v.) /bəυlt/ 66
banned /bnd/ 35 bet /bet/ 76 bomb /bɒm/ 20
278 English Vocabulary in Use Advanced

bond /bɒnd/ 11 brusque /brusk/ 8, 24 carry the scars of 53
bonus /bəυnəs/ 6, 46 brutal suppression 44 cart /kɑt/ 98
boo /bu/ 20 bud /bd/ 31 carte blanche /kɑ(r)t blantʃ/ 72
booklet /bυklət/ 47 budding /bdŋ/ 31 cast light on 93
bookmark /bυkmɑk/ 48 budget airline 26 cast-iron /kɑst aən/ 74
boost the economy 45 build (something/someone) up 30 casual acquaintance 12
boost your confidence 4 bulk up 9 catch on 17, 95
borrow /bɒrəυ/ 46 bullet point /bυlt pɔnt/ 81 categorise /ktəəraz/ 80
borrowing /bɒrəυŋ/ 89 bullying /bυliŋ/ 2 cause /kɔz/ 67
bosom buddies 11 bump into 70 cavalry /kvəlri/ 39
bosom friends 11 bumpy relationship 12 CCTV /sisitivi/ 35
bosom pals 11 bunged up 52 CE /sii/ 85
bounce /baυns/ 46, 48 burdensome /bdənsəm/ 64 cease /sis/ 101
bound to 70 bureaucratic /bjυərəυkrtk/ 101 ceasefire /sisfaə/ 44, 74
boundary /baυndəri/ 59 burial /beriəl/ 15 ceiling /silŋ/ 30
bowel /baυəl/ 53 burn calories 54 celebrate /seləbret/ 37
the box /bɒks/ 97 bursary /bsəri/ 2 celebration /seləbreʃən/ 37
bracket /brkt/ 81 bury yourself in your books 1 celebratory /seləbretəri/ 37
branch /brɑntʃ/ 31 the bush /bυʃ/ 27 cement /sment/ 30
branch of a shop 31 business class /bzns klɑs/ 26 centenary /sentinəri/ 37
branch out 31 business partner 12 cereal /səriəl/ 28
branch out into new directions 31 bustling /bslŋ/ 59 ceremonial /serməυniəl/ 37
brand loyalty /brnd lɔəlti/ 7 butter up 84 ceremony /serməni/ 37
breadline /bredlan/ 40 by a factor of 71 cessation /seseʃən/ 101
break /brek/ 50 by the back door 30 cf.
/sief/ 85
break a pledge 76 cabin /kbn/ 26 chain brackets 81
break a promise 76 caesarean (section) /szeəriən/ 15 chalet /ʃle/ 26
break a resolution 76 calcium-rich 87 challenge /tʃlnd/ 92
break a vow 76 call off 95 challenging /tʃlndŋ/ 3, 5, 21
break down 12 calming /kɑmŋ/ 16 the chances are 70
break out 90 calorie-conscious 24 change trains 26
breakout /brekaυt/ 90 campaign /kmpen/ 36, 44, 93 chapter heading 81
breathalyser /breθəlazə/ 25, 88 camping /kmpŋ/ 26 character /krəktə/ 38, 81
breathe new life into 18 can’t hear yourself think 63 charge to (a credit card) 46
breathtaking /breθtekŋ/ 22 can’t put (book) down 22 chariot /tʃriət/ 39
breezy /brizi/ 29 cancel debt 45 charter flight 26
bribery /brabəri/ 35 cancellation fee 26 chase /tʃes/ 61
briefing /brifŋ/ 41 capital (adj.) /kptl/ 91 chat (away) /tʃt/ 84
bright /brat/ 93 capital (n.) /kptl/ 91 chat room /tʃt rum/ 48
bring /brŋ/ 80 capital asset 7 chatty /tʃti/ 8, 81
bring a bottle 24 capitals /kptlz/ 81 chauvinistic /ʃəυvnstk/ 8
bring about 67 carbon (dioxide) emissions 33 check out a website 92
brisk /brsk/ 54 carbon footprint /kɑbən fυtprnt/ 58 chestnut /tʃesnt/ 65
broad summary 92 cardiologist /kɑdiɒlədst/ 51 chic /ʃik/ 17
broadcast journalism 50 cardiovascular /kɑdiəυvskjələ/ 54 child labour 55
brochure /brəυʃə/ 47 career (n.) /kərə/ 6 chilling /tʃlŋ/ 22
broke /brəυk/ 46 career (v.) /kərə/ 66 chilly /tʃli/ 29
broken home 12 career-minded 87 chiropractor /kaərəυprktə/ 51
Bronze Age /brɒnz ed/ 39 career prospects 3 chocaholic /tʃɒkəhɒlk/ 16
browse /braυz/ 34, 48 carnivore /kɑnvɔ/ 32 cholesterol /kəlestərɒl/ 54
bruise /bruz/ 52 carriage /krd/ 26 cholesterol-rich 54
brunch /brntʃ/ 88 carry out 3 chore /tʃɔ/ 16, 69
brush up on 95 carry out research 1 chronic /krɒnk/ 51

chronicle /krɒnkl/ 22 cold /kəυld/ 29 computer jargon 38
chuck it down 29 cold-blooded /kəυldbldd/ 32 con- /kɒn/ 86
circulation /skjəleʃən/ 47 cold calling /kəυldkɔlŋ/ 7 conceited /kənsitd/ 10
cite /sat/ 80 cold-hearted /kəυldhɑtd/ 93 conceive /kənsiv/ 15, 79
citizen journalism 50 collaboration /kəlbəreʃən/ 5 concept /kɒnsept/ 89
civil disobedience 36 colleague /kɒli/ 12 conception /kənsepʃən/ 15
civil war /svəl wɔ/ 44 college /kɒld/ 98 concession /kənseʃən/ 78
civilian casualties 44 collocation /kɒləυkeʃən/ 92 conciliate /kənsliet/ 13
claim asylum 35 colourful /kləfəl/ 21 concur /kənk/ 78
claimant /klemənt/ 87 column inches 50 condition /kəndʃən/ 51, 53
clammy /klmi/ 29 com- /kɒm/ 86 condolence /kəndəυləns/ 15, 86
clamp /klmp/ 25 come across 95 condone /kəndəυn/ 72
clamp down 72 come and go as you please 26 conduct (n.) /kɒndkt/ 41
clarifiable /klrfaəbəl/ 101 come down with 52 confess /kənfes/ 70
clarification /klrfkeʃən/ 101 come off 95 conflict resolution 44
clarify /klrfa/ 101 come out of recession 45 conform /kənfɔm/ 78
clash (n.) /klʃ/ 44 come over 95 congeal /kəndil/ 86
class /klɑs/ 40 come under 95 congealed /kəndild/ 64
class-conscious /klɑskɒntʃəs/ 87 come under the hammer 7 congested /kəndestd/ 59
classical origin 89 come up 95 congestion 25
classified ad /klsfad d/ 47 come up against 95 congestion charge 25
classifieds /klsfadz/ 47 come up against a brick wall 30 coniferous /kəυnfərəs/ 28
cleaner /klinə/ 99 commemorate /kəmeməret/ 37 connotation /kɒnəυteʃən/ 96
clear customs 35 commence /kəmens/ 101 conquer /kɒŋkə/ 42
cleavage /klivd/ 17 commencement /kəmensmənt/ 101 conquest /kɒŋkwest/ 39
clench your fist 9 commiserate /kəmzəret/ 86 conscience /kɒnʃəns/ 77
click on a website 92 commit perjury 43 conscientious /kɒnʃienʃəs/ 10
climate /klamət/ 29 committee /kəmti/ 41 -conscious /kɒnʃəs/ 87
climate change sceptic 33 committee stage 41 consequence /kɒnskwəns/ 89
climate of change 29 communication skills 3 conservative /kənsvətv/ 71
climate of distrust 29 community-led 87 considerate /kənsdərət/ 11
climatic change 33 compact /kəmpkt/ 59 consideration /kənsdəreʃən/ 11
clingy /klŋi/ 17 comparable /kɒmpərəbəl/ 68 consist /kənsst/ 80
clinic /klnk/ 51 comparative /kəmprətv/ 68 constituency /kənsttʃuənsi/ 41
clique /klik/ 19 compelling /kəmpelŋ/ 22 constituent /kənsttʃuənt/ 41
cliquey /kliki/ 19 competitive salary 3 constitute /kɒnsttʃut/ 42
clog /klɒ/ 54 complain /kəmplen/ 73 constitution /kɒnsttʃuʃən/ 41
cloning /kləυnŋ/ 57 complaint /kəmplent/ 73 consume /kənsjum/ 58
close /kləυs/ 29 complement /kɒmplment/ 79, 90 consumption /kənsmpʃən/ 58, 97
close doors 30 complementary medicine contact details 48
close the door on 30 /kɒmplmentəri medsən/ 51 contactless 46
closed-circuit television /kləυzdskt complete loyalty 12 contaminate /kəntmnet/ 33, 86
telvən/ 35 complete wind-up 84 contestant /kəntestənt/ 87
clothing /kləυðŋ/ 97 complex /kɒmpleks/ 69 context /kɒntekst/ 38, 40
cloud /klaυd/ 100 compliment /kɒmplment/ 75, 90 continually /kəntnjuəli/ 90
cloud your judgement 29 component /kəmpəυnənt/ 55 continuing education 2
clumsy /klmzi/ 21 composition /kɒmpəzʃən/ 1 continuously /kəntnjuəsli/ 90
coal mine /kəυl man/ 58 comprehensive /kɒmprhensv/ 2, 79 contradict /kɒntrədkt/ 79
coal-fired /kəυl faəd/ 58 comprise /kəmpraz/ 80 contravene /kɒntrəvin/ 43
coffin /kɒfn/ 15 compromise /kɒmprəmaz/ 78 contravention /kɒntrəventʃən/ 43
coherent /kəυhərənt/ 79 compulsive reading 22 controversy /kɒntrəvsi/ 78
coin (v.) /kɔn/ 38, 87 compulsory /kəmplsəri/ 70 convenience food /kənviniəns fud/ 23
coincide /kəυnsad/ 78 compulsory redundancy 6 conventional /kənventʃənəl/ 55

converse /kɒnvs/ 79, 86, 97 crime-ridden 87 debt /det/ 45
conversion /kənvʃən/ 36 crimson /krmzən/ 65 debt burden 45
convert (to) (n.) /kɒnvt/ 36 criteria /kratəriə/ 4 debt relief 45
convert (v.) /kənvt/ 36 critical /krtkl/ 12 debtor country 45
conviction /kənvkʃən/ 43 cross /krɒs/ 41 debtor nation 45
convoluted /kɒnvəlutd/ 69 cross departmental boundary 41 deceased /dsist/ 15, 101
cook up a story 23 cross your legs 9 deciduous /dsdjuəs/ 28
cooker /kυkə/ 98 crossing /krɒsŋ/ 26 decisive steps 61
cookie /kυki/ 48 crosswalk /krɒswɔk/ 98 deduce /ddus/ 79
copy /kɒpi/ 50 crowd /kraυd/ 19 deem /dim/ 21
copy and paste 81 crucial /kruʃəl/ 79 deep poverty 45
copy out 81 cruise /kruz/ 26 deeply critical 12
coral /kɒrəl/ 65 crush /krʃ/ 100 deeply rooted 31
coronation /kɒrəneʃən/ 39 Cubist /kjubst/ 21 defamation of character 50
correlation /kɒrəleʃən/ 71 cufflink /kflŋk/ 17 deforestation /difɒrsteʃən/ 33
correspond /kɒrspɒnd/ 68 cultural /kltʃərəl/ 29 defuse /difjuz/ 13
corruption /kərpʃən/ 35 culture vulture /kltʃə vltʃə/ 16 dejected /ddektd/ 14
cost-cutting exercise 55 cumbersome /kmbəsəm/ 64 delegate /delet/ 42
costly /kɒstli/ 87 cunning /knŋ/ 8 delicate /delkət/ 42
cot
/kɒt/ 89 curly brackets 81 delighted /dlatd/ 70
couch potato /kaυtʃ pətetəυ/ 16 current /krənt/ 29 deliver /dlvə/ 15
could hear a pin drop 63 curriculum /kərkjələm/ 2 delivery /dlvəri/ 15
council estate /kaυnsəl stet/ 18 curriculum reform 2 deluge /deljud/ 29
council housing /kaυnsəl haυzŋ/ 18 custody /kstədi/ 43 deluxe /dlks/ 26
count the calories 24 customary /kstəməri/ 42 dementia /dmenʃə/ 15
countenance /kaυntənəns/ 72 customer-facing 3 demographic projections 33
counterpart /kaυntəpɑt/ 5 customs declaration form 35 demolish /dmɒlʃ/ 101
course /kɔs/ 98 cut and paste /kt ənd pest/ 81 demonstrate /demənstret/ 79
courteous /ktiəs/ 24, 62 cuts and bruises 52 demotivated /diməυtvetd/ 6
courtesy /ktəsi/ 62 cutting-edge /ktŋ ed/ 55 denial /dnaəl/ 40
cover (n.) /kvə/ 20 cyber- /sabə/ 88 denote /dnəυt/ 79
cover (v.) /kvə/ 46, 47 cybercrime /sabəkram/ 35 depict /dpkt/ 21
cover/covering letter 3 cyberterrorism /sabəterərzəm/ 35 deplete /dplit/ 33
coverage /kvərd/ 47, 50 cyberwarfare /sabəwɔfeə/ 35 depleting resources 33
covet /kvt/ 13 dabbler /dblə/ 16 deposit /dpɒzt/ 58
cowboy /kaυbɔ/ 96 damage /dmd/ 33 depress /dpres/ 2
cowboy builder 96 damn someone with faint praise 75 depressed /dprest/ 92
crackdown /krkdaυn/ 100 damp /dmp/ 90 deprivation /deprveʃən/ 40
cram /krm/ 1, 59 danger /dendə/ 100 deprived /dpravd/ 40
cramped /krmpt/ 59 dart (v.) /dɑt/ 66 derive (from) /drav/ 36
crash /krʃ/ 63 dash (n.) /dʃ/ 83 dermatologist /dmətɒlədst/ 51
crave /krev/ 13 dash (v.) /dʃ/ 66 descend (from) /dsend/ 28
crawl /krɔl/ 66, 75 dauber /dɔbə/ 21 descendant /dsendənt/ 28
crawler /krɔlə/ 75 dawdle /dɔdəl/ 66 designer (label) clothes 17
crazed /krezd/ 100 dawn /dɔn/ 39 designer baby 57
creak /krik/ 63 day shift 5 desire /dzaə/ 70
credible /kredəbəl/ 36 dazzling /dzlŋ/ 21 desktop /desktɒp/ 56
credit card fraud 46 de- /di/ 88 destiny /destni/ 57
creek /krik/ 98 dead-end /dedend/ 5 destitute /desttʃut/ 40
creep /krip/ 66 deadline /dedlan/ 1, 5, 50 destitution /desttʃuʃən/ 40
cremation /krmeʃən/ 15 deafening /defnŋ/ 63 detect /dtekt/ 35
crematorium /kremətɔriəm/ 15 deal with 80 detector dogs 35
crime-related 87 debit card /debt kɑd/ 46 determined /dtmnd/ 70

determined effort 45 disrespect /dsrspekt/ 12 down to 41
devaluation /divljueʃən/ 45 disrespectful /dsrspektfəl/ 12 download /daυnləυd/ 48
devalue /divlju/ 45 disruption /dsrpʃən/ 25 downpour /daυnpɔ/ 29
devastated /devəstetd/ 14 dissent /dsent/ 78 downside /daυnsad/ 69
develop /dveləp/ 12 dissertation /dsəteʃən/ 1 down-to-earth /daυntuθ/ 8
developed 28 dissimilar /dssmlə/ 68 dozens of 82
developing 28 distant /dstənt/ 12, 87 draft (n. and v.) /drɑft/ 81
development grant 45 distasteful /dstestfəl/ 92 drastic /drstk/ 71
deviate from the norm 71, 79 distinct /dstŋkt/ 68 drastic measures 57
diabetes /daəbitiz/ 54 distinctive /dstŋktv/ 68 draw a veil over 17
diabetic /daəbetk/ 54 distinguish /dstŋwʃ/ 68 dreary /drəri/ 21
diagnose /daənəυz/ 53 distort /dstɔt/ 79 dress code /dres kəυd/ 17
diamond /daəmənd/ 96 distraction /dstrkʃən/ 2 dress-down day 17
diamond brackets 81 distraught /dstrɔt/ 14 dressed up 17
dietary requirements 24 distress /dstres/ 14 drill (n.) /drl/ 91
differentiate /dfərentʃiet/ 68 distressed /dstrest/ 14 drink-driving /drŋkdravŋ/ 25
difficulty /dfkəlti/ 69 distressing /dstresŋ/ 14 drop out 1
diffident /dfdənt/ 10 distrustful /dstrstfəl/ 8 drought /draυt/ 28
dig up 31 diverge /davd/ 68 drug-driving 25
digital /ddtl/ 56 divergent /davdənt/ 68 drug squad 35
digital technology 56 diverse /davs/ 68 drum your fingers 9
dignity /dnəti/ 40 diversify /davsfa/ 68 dull ache 52
dilemma /dlemə/ 69 divert /davt/ 25 dumpster /dmpstə/ 98
diligent /dldənt/ 8 division /dvən/ 78 duration /dυəreʃən/ 53, 60
dilute /dalut/ 64 dizzy /dzi/ 52 dwell on 95
dim /dm/ 93 do honours 98 dynamic /danmk/ 6
dinner party /dnə pɑti/ 24 do lunch 19 dynasty /dnəsti/ 39
diphthong /dfθɒŋ/ 38 do out 90 e- /i/ 86
diplomacy /dpləυməsi/ 44 do research 1 e.g. /idi/ 85
direct debit /drekt debt/ 46 do some revision 1 eager /iə/ 70
direct train 26 do something about something 73 earnest /nst/ 21
discerning /dsnŋ/ 27 do your homework 4 earth /θ/ 98
discord /dskɔd/ 12, 78 docile /dəυsal/ 32 ease debt 45
discount /dskaυnt/ 49 docudrama /dɒkjudrɑmə/ 88 e-book /ibυk/ 48
discourteous /dsktiəs/ 62 doddery /dɒdəri/ 15 e-cigarette 86
discrepancy /dskrepənsi/ 71 dodo /dəυdəυ/ 32 eco- /ikəυ/ 86
discrete /dskrit/ 68 dog’s life 18, 96 eco-city 86
discretion /dskreʃən/ 78 dogged /dɒd/ 8 eco-friendly 86
discriminate /dskrmnet/ 43 dogmatic /dɒmtk/ 8 ecological balance 33
discrimination /dskrmneʃən/ 43 dolled up 17 e-commerce /ikɒms/ 48, 86
disdainful /dsdenfəl/ 10 dollop /dɒləp/ 83 economic /ikənɒmk/ 29
disease-resistant 56 domesticated /dəmestketd/ 32 economic growth 45
disgusting /dsstŋ/ 92 don’t bet on it 76 economy class /ikɒnəmi klɑs/ 26
dishonest /dsɒnst/ 12 the done thing 62 ecotourism /ikəυtυərzəm/ 27
disjointed /dsdɔntd/ 20 done up to the nines 17 eco-warrior 86
disloyal /dslɔəl/ 12 doodle /dudəl/ 81 ecstatic /ksttk/ 13
disloyalty /dslɔəlti/ 12 doomsday scenario 57 ed./eds. 85
dismal /dzməl/ 92 door /dɔ/ 30 editorial /edtɔriəl/ 47
disorder /dsɔdə/ 53 double /dbəl/ 81 eerie /əri/ 63
disorientation /dsɔriənteʃən/ 53 double-dip /dbəldp/ 45 effusive /fjusv/ 10
disparate /dspərət/ 68 double-edged /dbəledd/ 75 eject /idekt/ 86
dispatch /dsptʃ/ 34 dove /dv/ 96 e-learning /i lnŋ/ 48
disposable /dspəυzəbəl/ 87 down /daυn/ 14, 48 electric /ilektrk/ 65

electronic transfer 46 ethnic /eθnk/ 44 faithful /feθfəl/ 11
elementary /elmentəri/ 98 ethnic cleansing /eθnk klenzŋ/ 44 faithfulness /feθfəlnəs/ 11
elitism /ilitzəm/ 2 etiquette /etket/ 62 fall /fɔl/ 37
eloquent /eləkwənt/ 38 EU /iju/ 85 fall head over heels in love 11
embargo /mbɑəυ/ 45 evacuate /vkjuet/ 101 fall into place 94
embezzle /mbezəl/ 43 evade /ved/ 90 false /fɔls/ 92
embezzlement /mbezəlmənt/ 43 evergreen /evərin/ 28 false friend /fɔls frend/ 89
embezzler /mbezlə/ 43 evocative /vɒkətv/ 21, 22 family doctor /fməli dɒktə/ 51
embrace /mbres/ 80 exaggerate /zdəret/ 84 family feud 12
embryo /embriəυ/ 15 exaggeration /zdəreʃən/ 84 family ties 11
emerald /emərəld/ 65 exceed /ksid/ 35, 53 fanatic /fəntk/ 36
emerge from recession 45 exceed the speed limit 35 fanatical /fəntkl/ 36
emigrant /emrənt/ 28 excel /ksel/ 2 fanaticism /fəntszəm/ 36
emit /imt/ 86 exchange /kstʃend/ 19 fancy dress /fnsi dres/ 19
empire /empaə/ 39 exchange vows 76 FAQ /efekju/ 34, 85
empirical /mprkl/ 79 excitable /ksatəbəl/ 10 far-fetched /fɑfetʃt/ 20
employ /mplɔ/ 97 exclusive /ksklusv/ 50 fast /fɑst/ 92
-en /ən/ 87 excrement /ekskrəmənt/ 53 fast-moving 6
encore /ɒŋkɔ/ 20 excuse /kskjus/ 74 fast-paced 3
encouraging sign 45 exercise discretion 78 fatality /fətləti/ 15
encyclopedia /nsakləpidiə/ 22 exert pressure on 33 fatuous /ftjuəs/ 92
end up 90 exhaust emissions 25 faucet /fɔst/ 98
endangered species 33 exhausted /zɔstd/ 92 fault-finding 73
endeavour /ndevə/ 97, 101 exonerate /zɒnəret/ 74 feast /fist/ 37
endorse /ndɔs/ 72 exotic /zɒtk/ 26 feasting /fistŋ/ 37
endowment /ndaυmənt/ 2 expecting /kspektŋ/ 15 feature /fitʃə/ 47
energy /enədi/ 58 expenditure /kspendtʃə/ 71 features /fitʃəz/ 37
energy-efficient 58 expertise /eksptiz/ 41 feedback /fidbk/ 1
enforce /nfɔs/ 35 expire /kspaə/ 46 feel blue 65
engaging /nedŋ/ 22 expiry date 46 feel on top of the world 13
enigmatic /enmtk/ 22 explanation /ekspləneʃən/ 74 feel strongly 92
enough is enough 73 explorer /ksplɔrə/ 39 female /fimel/ 99
enrich /nrtʃ/ 89 expound /kspaυnd/ 80 feminine /femnn/ 99
entry regulations 35 exquisite /kskwzt/ 21 ferry /feri/ 26
environmental audit 41 extensive /kstensv/ 59 fertilisation /ftlazeʃən/ 15
envisage /nvzd/ 57 extinct /kstŋkt/ 32 fertilise /ftlaz/ 15
epitomise /ptəmaz/ 80 extol the benefits of something 75 fertility drugs 15
eponymous /pɒnməs/ 22 extol the virtues of something 75 festival /festvəl/ 37
equality of opportunity 2 extras /ekstrəz/ 26 festive /festv/ 37
equate /kwet/ 68 extraterrestrial being 57 festivity /festvəti/ 37
eradicate /rdket/ 36 extravagant /kstrvəənt/ 8 feud /fjud/ 12
eradicate poverty 45 extreme poverty 40 fever /fivə/ 53
e-reader /i ridə/ 56, 86 extrovert /ekstrəvt/ 10 fever pitch /fivə ptʃ/ 53
ergonomically designed 49, 56 exultant /zltənt/ 13 feverish /fivərʃ/ 52
ergonomics /ənɒmks/ 56 eyeglasses /alɑsz/ 97 fibre /fabə/ 54
err on the side of caution 71 fabric /fbrk/ 17 fibre-rich 87
erratic /rtk/ 71 facial recognition technology 35 fickle /fkl/ 14
escalate /eskəlet/ 44 facilitate /fəsltet/ 101 field /fild/ 3
escape the crowds 27 facilitating /fəsltetŋ/ 101 fierce /fəs/ 32
essay /ese/ 1 facilitation /fəslteʃən/ 101 fig. /fg/ 85
essential /sentʃəl/ 70 fade /fed/ 31 fight off 52
establish /stblʃ/ 42 fair (adj. and n.) /feə/ 91 fight on your hands 44
et al. 85 fair trade /feə tred/ 23 file-sharing 48

fill the post 4 for another thing 82 gather /ðə/ 82
filter out 48 for donkey’s years 60 GDP /didipi/ 71
finals /fanəlz/ 1 for good 60 gear /ə/ 97
financial /fanntʃəl/ 29 for keeps 60 gene therapy /din θerəpi/ 57
financial reward 6 for one thing 82 general practitioner /denərəl
find fault 73 for sure 70 prktʃənə/ 51
find yourself in accord with 78 forefront /fɔfrnt/ 28 generalisation /denərəlazeʃən/ 84
finite /fanat/ 58 foresee /fɔsi/ 57 generalise /denərəlaz/ 84
finite resources 33 forgive and forget 74 generate /denəret/ 28, 67
firefighter /faəfatə/ 99 forlorn /fəlɔn/ 14 generous /denərəs/ 8
firm handshake 4 format /fɔmt/ 81 genetic engineering /dənetk
firmly rooted 31 formidable /fɔmdəbəl/ 92 endnərŋ/ 57
first class /fst klɑs/ 26 fossil fuel /fɒsəl fjuəl/ 33, 58 genetic modification /dənetk
first draft 1 foundation /faυndeʃən/ 42 mɒdfkeʃən/ 57
first impression 4 -free /fri/ 87 genetically modified food/crops 57
first year (student) 98 free trade agreement 45 genius /diniəs/ 1
fish for compliments 75 freelance /frilɑns/ 5 the genuine article 92
flamboyant /flmbɔənt/ 37 free-range /frirend/ 23 genuine misunderstanding 12
flat (adj.) /flt/ 91 freezing /frizŋ/ 29 geothermal /diəυθməl/ 58
flat (n.) /flt/ 91 fresher /freʃə/ 98 germinate /dmnet/ 31
flat-screen TV 56 freshman /freʃmən/ 98 get (money) out 46
flatter /fltə/ 75 frightened /fratənd/ 70 get (the bill) 24
flatterer /fltərə/ 75 frock /frɒk/ 97 get /et/ 82
flattery will get you nowhere! 75 frosty /frɒsti/ 29 get a new lease of life 18
flawed /flɔd/ 71 frugal /fruəl/ 8 get around 26
fleet /flit/ 44 fruitful /frutfəl/ 16 get away from it all 26
fleeting /flitŋ/ 60 frumpy /frmpi/ 17 get back to 34
flight attendant /flat ətendənt/ 99 frying pan /fraŋ pn/ 98 get back to nature 27
flight only 26 full board /fυl bɔd/ 26 get carried away 8
flimsy /flmzi/ 74 full diary 16 get into 22
flinch /flntʃ/ 62 full of the joys of spring 13 get it together 82
float on air 13 full training 3 get off the beaten track 27
flog yourself to death 69 fundamentally /fndəmentəli/ 40 get on like a house on fire 11, 18
flood /fld/ 61, 93 fur trade 32 get over 52
floor gave way 30 furnished /fnʃt/ 18 get somebody to yourself 82
flop /flɒp/ 20 further clarification 101 get things sorted (out) 82
flora and fauna /flɔrə ənd fɔnə/ 27 fussy eater 24 get up to 16
flourish /flrʃ/ 31 gaga /ɑɑ/ 15 get your wires crossed 94
flow /fləυ/ 61 galleon /liən/ 39 get-together /et təeðə/ 24
fluctuate /flktʃuet/ 71 gamble /mbəl/ 76 gift /ft/ 89
fluorescent /flɔresənt/ 65 game /em/ 32 gimmick /mk/ 89
flutter /fltə/ 76 game park 32 ginger /dndə/ 65
fly (v.) 66 game reserve 32 girls’ night out 19
flyer /flaə/ 47, 49 games console 56 give /v/ 67
foetus /fitəs/ 15 gaming /emŋ/ 48 give birth 15
fold your arms 9 gangling /ŋlŋ/ 9 give carte blanche 72
follow policies 45 gangly /ŋli/ 9 give or take 83
fond /fɒnd/ 11 garment /ɑmənt/ 97 give praise to 75
fondness /fɒndnəs/ 11 garrulous /rələs/ 8 give someone a pat on the back 75
font /fɒnt/ 81 gas station /s steʃən/ 98 give someone the benefit of the doubt 36
font size 81 gas-guzzler /szlə/ 58 give the go-ahead for 72
food miles /fud malz/ 58 gastrointestinal disease 53 give the green light to 72
footstep /fυtstep/ 61 gateway /etwe/ 30 give way 25

give-way sign 25 -gress- 88 hatred /hetrd/ 13, 44
glamorous /lmərəs/ 5 grey /re/ 65 haughty /hɔti/ 10
glass ceiling /lɑs silŋ/ 30 grey area /re eəriə/ 65 have a bash at something 97
glitch /ltʃ/ 69 grey cells 65 have a crack at something 97
global village /ləυbəl vld/ 57 grey matter /re mtə/ 65 have a craving for 13
global warming /ləυbəl wɔmŋ/ 33 gridlock /rdlɒk/ 57 have a go at something 97
globalisation /ləυbəlazeʃən/ 57 grill (v.) /rl/ 23 have a shot at something 97
glossy 49 grimace /rməs/ 9 have a stab at something 97
glowing review 20 grin /rn/ 9 have a sweet tooth 24
glucose /lukəυs/ 54 grind /rand/ 69 have a thing about 82
gluten-free /glutənfri/ 23 gripe /rap/ 73 have a thirst for 13
GM /diem/ 57 gripping /rpŋ/ 20, 22 have a yearning for 13
go back on your word 76 ground /raυnd/ 98 have all your wits about you 15
go back to your roots 31 grounds for 67 have an eye for 93
go down with 52 grouse /raυs/ 73 have an impact on 89
go green 65 grow exponentially 33 have its ups and downs 12
go hand in hand with 93 gruelling /rυəlŋ/ 69 have some great times 77
go in with 5 grumble /rmbəl/ 73 have something up your sleeve 17
go into labour 15 guaranteed to turn heads 49 have the right of way 25
go into recession 45 guesstimate /estmet/ 88 have the time of your life 18
go like clockwork 94 guest house /esthaυs/ 26 have your finger on the pulse 53
go off 16 guideline /adlan/ 2 hawk /hɔk/ 96
go on 95 guilt /lt/ 77 hazy memory 29
go on a cruise 26 guilt-ridden /ltrdən/ 87 head /hed/ 93
go out (of) the window 30 gulf /lf/ 57 headline /hedlan/ 100
go out of your way 24 gullible /lbəl/ 10, 36 head-on collision 25
go private 51 gunman /nmən/ 100 health insurance 6
go through the roof 30 gutter press /tə pres/ 50 healthcare /helθkeə/ 51
go to a website 92 guy /a/ 97 healthcare plan 3
go to press 50 gynaecologist /anəkɒlədst/ 51 health-conscious 87
go under the hammer 7 habitat /hbtt/ 32 heap praise on 75
golden /əυldən/ 87 hack /hk/ 48 hear of 77
golden handshake /əυldən hndʃek/ hackneyed /hknid/ 20 heart /hɑt/ 93
46 haggard /həd/ 9 heartfelt /hɑtfelt/ 74
goods /υdz/ 35 hail of abuse 29 heartland /hɑtlnd/ 27
gossip /ɒsp/ 84 hail of bullets 29 heavy /hevi/ 29, 64
GP /dipi/ 51 half board /hɑf bɔd/ 26 heavy going 22
GPS /dipies/ 56 half-baked /hɑfbekt/ 23 heavy industry /hevi ndəstri/ 55
grab a bite to eat 24 hammer (v.) /hmə/ 63 hedge (your bets) /hed/ 76
graft /rɑft/ 69 hammer out a deal 7 height of fashion 17
granny flat /rni flt/ 18 hammock /hmək/ 89 heir /eə/ 39
grant custody to 43 hand in glove with 17 heliport /helpɔt/ 88
-graph- /rɑf/ 88 hands-free /hndz fri/ 56 helpline /helplan/ 34
graphic image 48 hands-on 3 hemmed in 59
grassroots supporters 31 hang out with 19 hen night /hen nat/ 19
grating /retŋ/ 63 Hansard /hnsɑd/ 41 herbivore /hbvɔ/ 32
green /rin/ 65 harass /hrəs/ 43 heroic /hrəυk/ 50
green credentials 33 harassment /hrəsmənt/ 43 hierarchical /haərɑkkl/ 5
Green Party 65 hard sell /hɑd sel/ 7 high school /ha skul/ 98
green shoots 31 harrowing /hrəυŋ/ 20 highbrow /habraυ/ 21
green tourism 65 harsh colours 65 high-fibre 54
green with envy 65 has-been /hzbin/ 60 highly /hali/ 75
greenhouse effect /rinhaυs fekt/ 33 hassle /hsəl/ 69 high-minded /hamandd/ 87

high-pitched /haptʃt/ 63 i.e. /ai/ 85 in excess of 83
high-rise (flat) /haraz/ 18 (an) ideal fit for 4 in great detail 92
high-tech /hatek/ 55 I’m not with you 94 in-house 4
high-technology 55 I’ve just about had enough of 73 in less than no time 60
hike /hak/ 27 -ible /əbəl/ 87 in respect of 101
hilarious /hleəriəs/ 20 -ics /ks/ 88 in safe hands 93
history /hstəri/ 53 ID /adi/ 85 in sequence 79
hit home 18 idealistic /adəlstk/ 8 in sum 97
hit it off 11 ideogram /diəυrm/ 38 in support of 3
hit the headlines 50, 100 idiot-proof /diətpruf/ 87 in the clear 69
hit the roof 30 if I recall 77 in the event of 101
hit-and-run /htənrn/ 25 if you don’t mind me/my saying so 82 in the lap of luxury 49
hitch /htʃ/ 69 il- /l/ 86 in the mists of history 29
hobnob /hɒbnɒb/ 19 illiteracy /ltərəsi/ 42 in the nick of time 60
hold in high regard 11 illiterate /ltərət/ 40 in the running 54
hold the key to 30 illuminate /lumnet/ 21 in the shade of 90
hold up 90 illustrate /ləstret/ 21 in the shadow of 90
holiday entitlement 6 im- /m/ 86 in vitro fertilisation /n vitrəυ
holiday of a lifetime 26 image /md/ 21 ftlazeʃən/ 15
holiday property 7 immaculate /mkjələt/ 9 inability /nəbləti/ 86
home page /həυm ped/ 34 immediate /midiət/ 34 inaccuracy /nkjərəsi/ 86
home truth /həυm truθ/ 18 immediate dispatch 34 inappropriate /nəprəυpriət/ 86
home visit 51 immigrant /mrənt/ 28 inarticulate /nɑtkjələt/ 38
homeopathic doctor 51 immoderate /mɒdərət/ 8 inaudible /nɔdəbəl/ 63
homograph /hɒmərɑf/ 91 impact /mpkt/ 89 incapable /nkepəbəl/ 86
honest /ɒnst/ 12 impeach /mpitʃ/ 43 incidence /nsdəns/ 79
honours (degree) /ɒnəz/ 98 impeachment /mpitʃmənt/ 43 incidentally /nsdentəli/ 82
hooked (on) /hυkt/ 16 impeccable /mpekəbəl/ 24, 34 incipient /nspiənt/ 60
hoot /hut/ 63 impede /mpid/ 54 inclusive /nklusv/ 26
hop /hɒp/ 61 impediment /mpedmənt/ 69 income bracket 40
hordes /hɔdz/ 27 impenetrable /mpentrəbəl/ 21, 64 income equality 40
horn /hɔn/ 32 imperfect /mpfkt/ 86 incompetent /nkɒmptənt/ 34
hostilities /hɒstlətiz/ 44 impersonal /mpsənəl/ 34 inconsistent /nkənsstənt/ 71
hot /hɒt/ 29 impervious /mpviəs/ 64 incredible /nkredəbəl/ 36
hot and cold 52 impetuous /mpetʃuəs/ 10 incredulous /nkredələs/ 36
hot-desking 5 implacable /mplkəbəl/ 13 increment /ŋkrəmənt/ 6
hotheaded /hɒthedd/ 93 implant /mplɑnt/ 15 incur debt 45
household word/name 18 implausible /mplɔzəbəl/ 36 indent /ndent/ 81
housewarming /haυswɔmŋ/ 19 implication /mplkeʃən/ 67 indicate /ndket/ 79
hovel /hɒvəl/ 18 impose /mpəυz/ 45 indigenous /nddnəs/ 28
human being /hjumən biŋ/ 99 impossible /mpɒsəbəl/ 92 indistinguishable /ndstŋwʃəbəl/ 68
human genome 57 impoverished /mpɒvərʃt/ 40 induce /ndus/ 15
human poverty 40 Impressionism /mpreʃənzəm/ 21 induction /ndkʃən/ 15
the human race /hjumən res/ 99 improve access to 45 indulge (yourself) /ndld/ 49
humanity /hjumnəti/ 42 impulsive /mplsv/ 10 industrious /ndstriəs/ 8
humid /hjumd/ 29 in- /n/ 86, 90 inexorable /neksərəbəl/ 60
hunt /hnt/ 50 in a fix 69 infantry /nfəntri/ 39
hurt (n. and v.) /ht/ 52 in a flash 60 infatuated (with) /nftjuetd/ 10
hydroelectric /hadrəυlektrk/ 58 in a hole 69 infect /nfekt/ 53
I could have sworn 76 in a spot 69 infer /nf/ 79
I couldn’t swear to 76 in all probability 70 inflexible /nfleksəbəl/ 8
I should be so lucky! 70 in ascending order 80 info /nfəυ/ 85
I wish you would/wouldn’t 73 in descending order 80 informal get-together 24

informant /nfɔmənt/ 87 inward investment 55 kindred spirit /kndrəd sprt/ 11
informative /nfɔmətv/ 22 IQ /akju/ 85 kingdom /kŋdəm/ 39
infrastructure /nfrəstrktʃə/ 42 ir- /r/ 86 kitty-corner /kti kɔnə/ 98
infringe /nfrnd/ 43 irregular /rejələ/ 5 knock around with 19
infringement /nfrndmənt/ 43 irritate /rtet/ 14 knock off 5
inherent (in) /nherənt/ 2 irritated /rtetd/ 14 know a subject inside out 1
inherit /nhert/ 15 irritating /rtetŋ/ 14 labourer /lebərə/ 39
inheritance /nhertəns/ 15 irritation /rteʃən/ 14 labyrinth /lbərnθ/ 59
injustice /ndsts/ 42 -ish /ʃ/ 65 lame /lem/ 74
inn /n/ 26 ISP /aespi/ 48 lament /ləment/ 77
innovative /nəvətv/ 49 issue a press release 50 landing card 35
insecure /nskjυə/ 8 issue a press statement 50 lanky /lŋki/ 9
inseparable /nsepərəbəl/ 11 It just won’t do! 73 laptop (computer) /lptɒp/ 56
insider dealer 43 It’s a mystery to me 94 last resort 44
insider dealing 43 It’s a real nightmare 94 late /let/ 15
insider trader 43 it’s all coming back to me now 77 latest fashion 17
insider trading 43 It’s my worst nightmare 94 laud /lɔd/ 20, 75
insight /nsat/ 22 italicise /tlsaz/ 81 laudable /lɔdəbəl/ 75
insolent /nsələnt/ 62 italics /tlks/ 81 laudatory /lɔdətəri/ 75
instance /nstəns/ 79 IVF /avief/ 15 launch a campaign 93
instant messaging /nstənt mesdŋ/ 48 ivory tower 30 launch party 19
in-store /nstɔ/ 34 ivory trade 32 launder money 43
instruct /nstrkt/ 101 jade /ded/ 65 law unto himself/herself 43
instruction /nstrkʃən/ 101 jargon /dɑən/ 38 law-abiding /lɔəbadŋ/ 43
instructive /nstrktv/ 101 jaundiced /dɔndst/ 53 law-breaker /lɔbrekə/ 43
insufferable /nsfərəbəl/ 69 jet black /det blk/ 65 lawn /lɔn/ 16
insulin /nsjəln/ 54 (in a) jiffy /dfi/ 60 lay down the law 43
insurance scheme 51 job ad 3 lay off 95
integration /ntreʃən/ 42 job satisfaction 6 lead a sheltered life 18
intelligentsia /nteldentsiə/ 89 job-share /dɒbʃeə/ 5 lead a team 3
intensively /ntensvli/ 1 job stability 6 leader /lidə/ 47
intent (on) /ntent/ 54 join /dɔn/ 24 leadership qualities 3
interactive /ntərktv/ 56 jot down 81 leaflet /liflət/ 47
interchangeable /ntətʃendəbəl/ 68 journal /dnəl/ 22, 47 league table 2
interfere /ntəfə/ 90 jubilant /dublənt/ 13 lean /lin/ 9
inter-library loan 1 juicy /dusi/ 23 learn by heart 1
international observer 44 jump a red light 25 leave other things standing 49
interplanetary travel 57 jungle /dŋəl/ 93 leave somebody/something in the shade 49
interpretation /ntprteʃən/ 20 junior /duniə/ 98 leaving do 19
intersection /ntəsekʃən/ 98 junk mail /dŋk mel/ 48 lecturer /lektʃərə/ 98
Interstate /ntəstet/ 98 justify /dstfa/ 36, 42 -led /led/ 87
intervene /ntəvin/ 90 karaoke /kriəυki/ 89 leer /lə/ 9
intervention /ntəventʃən/ 42, 44 keen /kin/ 16, 70 legislation /ledsleʃən/ 41
interview panel 6 keep a (close) eye on 93 leisurely /leəli/ 87
intestate /ntestet/ 15 keep a pledge 76 lengthy /leŋkθi/ 60
intriguing /ntriŋ/ 21 keep a promise 76 lentil /lentəl/ 54
introvert /ntrəυvt/ 10 keep a resolution 76 letting agency 7
intuitive /ntʃutv/ 8 keep a vow 76 level playing field 54
inured (to) /njυəd/ 21 keep in stock 7 lexicon /lekskən/ 38, 89
invaluable /nvljuəbəl/ 17 keep on a tight rein 93 libel /labəl/ 50
inverted commas /nvtd kɒməz/ 81 key /ki/ 30 liberation /lbəreʃən/ 42
invest /nvest/ 93 key to success 30 lick someone’s boots 75
invest in 7 keyhole surgery /kihəυl sdəri/ 57 life in the fast line 18

life savings 46 loyal /lɔəl/ 11, 12 mean (adj.) /min/ 91
lifelong education 2 loyalty /lɔəlti/ 11, 12 mean (v.) /min/ 91
lift /lft/ 45 lucrative /lukrətv/ 7, 16 mean something in the nicest
light /lat/ 21 ludicrous /ludkrəs/ 92 possible way 82
light industry /lat ndəstri/ 55 lugubrious /luubriəs/ 22 meander /mində/ 61
light up your life 93 lumbering /lmbərŋ/ 64 mechanical /mknkl/ 5
lightweight /latwet/ 22 lump sum /lmp sm/ 46 media /midiə/ 50
likelihood /laklihυd/ 70 lumpy /lmpi/ 64 media attention 50
like-minded /lakmandd/ 87 lurch /ltʃ/ 61 media coverage 50
lime /lam/ 65 -ly /li/ 87 media hype 50
limp /lmp/ 61 macabre /məkɑbrə/ 22 media interest 50
line manager 4 made-to-measure /medtəmeə/ 17 media reports 50
lingering /lŋərŋ/ 60 magnetic personality 8 medieval /mediivəl/ 39
linguistic /lŋwstk/ 89 major /medə/ 98 meet a deadline 5
lisp /lsp/ 84 make (a cheque) out to 46 meet with someone’s approval 78
literacy /ltərəsi/ 2, 40 make (a cheque) payable to 46 mega-city /megə sti/ 57
literal /ltərəl/ 38 make a big thing of 82 memoir /memwɑ/ 22
live from hand to mouth 40 make a note of 81 memorable /memərəbəl/ 20
lively /lavli/ 87 make a pledge 76 memorise /meməraz/ 1
a load of 82 make a promise 76 merchandise /mtʃəndaz/ 7
loads of 82 make a resolution 76 merchant /mtʃənt/ 39
loanword /ləυnwd/ 89 make a vow 76 merger /mdə/ 7
loathe /ləυð/ 14 make ends meet 40, 46 metabolism 54
loathing /ləυðŋ/ 14 make eye contact 4 metaphor /metəfə/ 93
loathsome /ləυðsəm/ 14 make up 80 metaphorical /metəfɒrkl/ 38
lobby /lɒbi/ 41 make up to 75 methodical /məθɒdkl/ 8
lock yourself away 16 make yourself at home 18 midriff
/mdrf/ 17
locum /ləυkəm/ 51 male /mel/ 99 midwife /mdwaf/ 15
lodge /lɒd/ 43 malnourished /mlnrʃt/ 40 migrant /marənt/ 28
logbook /lɒbυk/ 22 malnourishment /mlnrʃmənt/ 40 migrate /maret/ 32
logo /ləυəυ/ 49 malnutrition /mlnjutrʃən/ 40 migration /mareʃən/ 32, 39
long (v.) /lɒŋ/ 70 mammal /mməl/ 32 military jargon 38
long-term /lɒŋtm/ 6 man after your own heart 11 mind map 1
look back 7, 77 manageable /mndəbəl/ 87 mind you 97
look green 65 managerial experience 3 -minded /mandd/ 87
look out 90 manner /mnə/ 62 mind-numbing /mandnmŋ/ 5
look through rose-tinted/-coloured manners /mnəz/ 62 minority /manɒrəti/ 42
spectacles 77 manual /mnjuəl/ 22, 47 mis- /mis/ 86
look to work in 6 manufacturing /mnjəfktʃərŋ/ 28 misbehave /msbhev/ 86
lookout /lυkaυt/ 90 manufacturing industry 55 miscast /mskɑst/ 20
loss /lɒs/ 15 manuscript /mnjəskrpt/ 39, 81 miserable /mzərəbəl/ 14
loss leader /lɒs lidə/ 7 march /mɑtʃ/ 42 miserly /mazəli/ 87
lost /lɒst/ 92 marketing strategy 93 mistrust /mstrst/ 44
lost for words 38 marsupial /mɑsupiəl/ 32 misuse /msjuz/ 86
lout /laυt/ 100 masculine /mskjəln/ 99 mnemonic /nmɒnk/ 1
love at first sight 11 a mass of 82 (in a) mo /məυ/ 60
lowbrow /ləυbraυ/ 21 massacre (n.) /msəkə/ 44 modal (verb) /məυdəl/ 38
low-cost airline 26 masses of 82 modality /məυdləti/ 38
low-dose 53 masterpiece /mɑstəpis/ 20 modest /mɒdst/ 10
lower case /ləυə kes/ 81 maternity leave /mətnəti liv/ 6 module /mɒdjul/ 98
lower taxes 45 matter of life and death 18 moist /mɔst/ 90
low-tech /ləυ tek/ 55 mature student /mətʃυə stjudənt/ 2 moisten /mɔsən/ 87
low-technology 55 mauve /məυv/ 65 monarch /mɒnək/ 39

monarchy /mɒnəki/ 39 NATO /netəυ/ 85 oatmeal /əυtmil/ 54
monetary union 45 natural habitat 32 obese /əυbis/ 9
money launderer 43 nature reserve /netʃə rzv/ 27 obituary /əυbtʃυəri/ 47
money laundering 43 nausea /nɔsiə/ 53 object /əbdekt/ 73
money-minded 87 nauseous /nɔziəs/ 52 objection /əbdekʃən/ 73
monitor /mɒntə/ 50, 58 navy /nevi/ 65 objective /əbdektv/ 36
mono- /mɒnəυ/ 88 NB /enbi/ 85 obligation /ɒbleʃən/ 70
monochrome /mɒnəkrəυm/ 65 neck and neck 54 obligatory /əblətəri/ 70
monotonous /mənɒtənəs/ 5 negate /net/ 79 obliging /əbladŋ/ 8, 34
moral /mɒrəl/ 29 negotiation /nəυʃieʃən/ 42 obnoxious /əbnɒkʃəs/ 14
morale /mərɑl/ 6 nervous /nvəs/ 70 obsequious /əbsikwiəs/ 75
more or less 83 netiquette /netket/ 62 observation /ɒbzəveʃən/ 41
morose /mərəυs/ 8 networking /netwkŋ/ 19 obsolete /ɒbsəlit/ 38
morpheme /mɔfim/ 38 never a hair out of place 9 obstacle /ɒbstəkl/ 69
morphology /mɔfɒlədi/ 38 new recruit 4 obstetrician /ɒbstətrʃən/ 51
mot juste /məυ ust/ 38 New Year’s resolution /nju jəz obstinate /ɒbstnət/ 8, 10
motel /məυtel/ 88 rezəluʃən/ 76 obstructive /əbstrktv/ 69
motif /məυtif/ 21 newsgroup /njuzrup/ 48 occupant /ɒkjəpənt/ 87
mould /məυld/ 21 newsletter /njuzletə/ 47 occurrence /əkrəns/ 50
mourn /mɔn/ 77 newsworthy /njuzwði/ 87 odds /ɒdz/ 76
mourning /mɔnŋ/ 15 next of kin /nekst ɒv kn/ 101 the odds are (against) 70, 76
mousy /maυsi/ 65 nibbles /nbəlz/ 24 off the cuff /ɒf ðə kf/ 17
mouth /maυθ/ 93 niche market /niʃ mɑkt/ 7 off the hook 69
move the goalposts 54 night shift /nat ʃft/ 5 off the peg /ɒf ðə pe/ 17
movement /muvmənt/ 42 nip /np/ 66 off the rack /ɒf ðə rk/ 17
moving /muvŋ/ 20 nip in the bud 31 off-colour /ɒfklə/ 52
MP3 player /empiθri pleə/ 56 nippy /npi/ 29 offensive material 48
muck-raking /mkrekŋ/ 50 nit-picking /ntpkŋ/ 14 offer someone the position 4
muggy /mi/ 29 no offence intended 82 offhand /ɒfhnd/ 14, 62
multinational /mltinʃənəl/ 55 nobility /nəυbləti/ 39 officious /əfʃəs/ 14
multiple /mltpl/ 71 no frills /nəυ frlz/ 17 off-putting /ɒfpυtŋ/ 24
mumble /mmbəl/ 84 noiseless /nɔzləs/ 63 offshore /ɒfʃɔ/ 58
mumps /mmps/ 89 noiselessly /nɔzləsli/ 63 oil well /ɔl wel/ 58
mundane /mnden/ 5 non-refundable /nɒnrfndəbəl/ 26 -ology /ɒlədi/ 88
murmur /mmə/ 84 Norman /nɔmən/ 89 on a shoestring 17
must-have item 17 nostalgia /nɒstldə/ 77 on me 24
mutter /mtə/ 84 not enough room to swing a cat 59 on the High Street 17
mutual /mjutʃuəl/ 11 not the most 82 on the house 18
mutual acquaintance 11 notebook /nəυtbυk/ 56 on the mend 52
my cup of tea 23 nothing to write home about 18 on trend 17
myself included 82 notice period 4 once in a blue moon 60
nag /n/ 84 notifiable /nəυtfaəbəl/ 101 one-to-one /wntəwn/ 2
nagging ache 52 notification /nəυtfkeʃən/ 101 online /ɒnlan/ 1
naive /naiv/ 8, 10, 92 notify /nəυtfa/ 101 online application 3
nanotechnology /nnəυteknɒlədi/ 57 notwithstanding /nɒtwθstndŋ/ 79 online journalism 50
national carrier 26 now then 97 only have eyes for 11
National Health Service /nʃənəl helθ nuclear /njukliə/ 58 onshore /ɒnʃɔ/ 58
svs/ 51 nuclear family /njukliə fməli/ 57 on-the-spot 25
national insurance /nʃənəl nʃυərəns/ numeracy /njumərəsi/ 2 Op-art /ɒpɑt/ 21
51 nutrition /njutrʃən/ 40, 54 open doors 30
national park /nʃənəl pɑk/ 27 nutrition label 23 open educational resources 1
nationalisation /nʃənəlazeʃən/ 55 nutritious /njutrʃəs/ 54 open-minded /əυpənmandd/ 8
nationwide /neʃənwad/ 34 oath /əυθ/ 76 opening /əυpnŋ/ 3

ophthalmologist /ɒfθlmɒlədst/ 51 package holiday 26 pensioner /penʃənə/ 15
opponent /əpəυnənt/ 92 packed in like sardines 59 penthouse /penthaυs/ 18
opportunistic /ɒpətʃunstk/ 8 paddy field /pdi fild/ 28 penury /penjəri/ 40
opposite number /ɒpəzt nmbə/ 5 paediatrician /pidiətrʃən/ 51 perceive /pəsiv/ 2, 79
oppressive /əpresv/ 29 pagan times 37 perfectionist /pəfekʃənst/ 8
option /ɒpʃən/ 70 page-turner /pedtnə/ 22 performance-related 6
optional /ɒpʃənəl/ 70 paid leave 4 perish /perʃ/ 15
opulent /ɒpjələnt/ 49 pain /pen/ 52 perjurer /pdərə/ 43
or so 83 paint /pent/ 21 perjury /pdəri/ 43
or something 83 palaver /pəlɑvə/ 89 perk /pk/ 6
or whatever 83 pamper (yourself) /pmpə/ 49 perpetuate /pəpetʃuet/ 2
or words to that effect 83 pamphlet /pmflt/ 47 persecution /pskjuʃən/ 35
ordeal /ɔdil/ 69 pan (v.) /pn/ 20 persistent /pəsstənt/ 60
organ /ɔən/ 51 panel /pnl/ 4 perversion /pəvʃən/ 43
original /ərdənəl/ 21 pang /pŋ/ 77 pervert the course of justice 43
orthography /ɔθɒrəfi/ 38 paparazzi 50 pet aversion 14
ostentatious /ɒstenteʃəs/ 14 paper /pepə/ 1 petition /pətʃən/ 41
out- /aυt/ 86 parade (n. and v.) /pəred/ 37 phishing /fʃŋ/ 35
out of sorts 52 paradise /prədas/ 27 -phon- /fɒn/ 88
out of the wood(s) 69 pardon /pɑdən/ 74 phoneme /fəυnim/ 38
out of touch 77 parental control 48 phoney /fəυni/ 74
outbreak /aυtbrek/ 90 Paris /prs/ 96 phonology /fəυnɒlədi/ 38
outdo /aυtdu/ 90 parking lot /pɑkŋ lɒt/ 98 physician /fzʃən/ 51
outfit /aυtft/ 17 parking ticket /pɑkŋ tkt/ 35 pictogram /pktəυrm/ 38
outgoing /aυtəυŋ/ 10 parsimonious /pɑsməυniəs/ 8 piecework /piswk/ 55
outlaw /aυtlɔ/ 72 part with your money 7 piercing /pəsŋ/ 63
outline (v.) /aυtlan/ 4 participant /pɑtspənt/ 16 pig-headed /phedd/ 10
outlook /aυtlυk/ 90 particle /pɑtkl/ 53 pile-up /palp/ 25
outnumber /aυtnmbə/ 86 partner /pɑtnə/ 12, 97 PIN /pn/ 46, 85
outrun /aυtrn/ 90 party animal /pɑti nməl/ 19 pipeline /paplan/ 58
outstay your welcome 19 pass away 15 pitch black /ptʃ blk/ 65
outweigh /aυtwe/ 86 pass on 15 pitfall
/ptfɔl/ 69
ovenproof /vənpruf/ 87 pass over 15 pithy /pθi/ 8
over- /əυvə/ 86, 90 passion (for) /pʃn/ 3 placate /pləket/ 13
over the hill 60 past history 53 placenta /pləsentə/ 15
over the moon 13 past it 60 placid /plsd/ 8
over the worst 52 past papers 1 plagiarism /pledərzəm/ 1
overalls /əυvərɔlz/ 17 pastel /pstl/ 65 plagiarism form 1
overbearing /əυvəbeərŋ/ 24 pat someone on the back 75 plain-clothes police 35
overdo it 24 paternity leave /pətnəti liv/ 6 plaque /plɑk/ 54
overhang /əυvəhŋ/ 86 pay dividends 93 platonic /plətɒnk/ 11
overjoyed /əυvədɔd/ 70 pay someone a compliment 75 plaudit /plɔdt/ 75
overlap /əυvəlp/ 79 pay tribute to 75 plausible /plɔzbəl/ 36
overnight /əυvənat/ 86 peace and quiet 63 pledge /pled/ 76
overpass /əυvəpɑs/ 98 peace treaty 74 plug (v.) /pl/ 49
overpriced /əυvəprast/ 86 peacekeeping force 44 plummet /plmt/ 66
overrated /əυvəretd/ 20, 86 peasant /pezənt/ 39 plunge /plnd/ 66
overshadow /əυvəʃdəυ/ 86 pecking order /pekŋ ɔdə/ 5 poacher /pəυtʃə/ 32
overstep the mark 86 pedestrian (adj.) /pdestriən/ 21 poignant /pɔnjənt/ 22
overthrow /əυvəθrəυ/ 44 pedestrian crossing /pdestriən krɒsŋ/ point of view /pɔnt ɒv vju/ 36
overturn /əυvətn/ 43 25 pointless /pɔntləs/ 92
overworked and underpaid 6 peerless /pələs/ 21 poky /pəυki/ 59
p./pp. 85 penalty points 25 polar ice 33

police /pəlis/ 35 prescription /prskrpʃən/ 51 proposition /prɒpəzʃən/ 7
policy /pɒləsi/ 41 prescription charge 51 prospectus /prəspektəs/ 47
political /pəltkl/ 29 present (v.) /przent/ 41 protagonist /prəυtənst/ 22
polysemous /pəlsməs/ 38 present company excepted 82 protective clothing 17
polysemy /pəlsmi/ 91 preservative /przvətv/ 23 protest (n.) /prəυtest/ 73
pompous /pɒmpəs/ 14 press conference /pres kɒnfərəns/ 50 protest (v.) /prətest/ 73
ponderous /pɒndərəs/ 64 press on 95 protracted /prəυtrktd/ 60
poo /pu/ 53 press release /pres rlis/ 47, 50 proven /pruvən/ 49
the poor /pɔ/ 40 pressure group /preʃə rup/ 50 provide the key to 30
poorly /pɔli/ 52 presume /przjum/ 36 provoke /prəvəυk/ 67
poorly done 21 pretentious /prtenʃəs/ 14 prune back 31
pop (v.) /pɒp/ 66 pretext /pritekst/ 74 psychiatrist /sakaətrst/ 51
population explosion 57 prevailing /prvelŋ/ 29 PTO /pitiəυ/ 85
pop-up /pɒpp/ 49 previous experience 3 public-private partnership 55
porridge /pɒrd/ 54 previous role 3 puerile /pjυəral/ 14
port of entry 35 price /pras/ 7 pulse /pls/ 53
portfolio /pɔtfəυliəυ/ 1 priceless /prasləs/ 21 purchasing power 7
portion /pɔʃən/ 24 primary /praməri/ 98 pursue /pəsju/ 42
portray /pɔtre/ 21 primary care /praməri keə/ 51 pursue policies 45
portrayal /pɔtreəl/ 20 primary colour /praməri klə/ 65 pushy /pυʃi/ 10
pose a danger 54 primitive 21 put down roots 31
posit /pɒzt/ 80 principled /prnsəpld/ 8 put forward 95
position 3 print journalism 50 put good money on 76
post (v.) /pəυst/ 48 pristine environment 33 put on oath 76
post (n.) 3 privacy policy 34 put somebody/something in the shade 49
post- /pəυst/ 88 privatisation /pravtazeʃən/ 55 put someone in a straitjacket 17
post-colonial 39 pro- /prəυ/ 86 put something on (a credit card) 46
postgraduate /pəυstrduət/ 2 problematic /prɒbləmtk/ 69 put together 95
posthumous /pɒstʃəməs/ 74 proceed /prəυsid/ 101 put under oath 76
pouch /paυtʃ/ 32 procrastinate /prəυkrstnet/ 86 put you on hold 34
pound (v.) /paυnd/ 63 procreate /prəυkriet/ 86 put your foot in it 38
pour /pɔ/ 29, 61 produce /prədus/ 67 put your own gloss on 50
pout /paυt/ 9 product of its time 22 put your own spin on 50
poverty /pɒvəti/ 40 productive /prədktv/ 87 quadruple /kwɒdrυpl/ 71
poverty line /pɒvəti lan/ 40 professional development 4 quash /kwɒʃ/ 43
poverty-stricken /pɒvətistrkən/ 40 professor /prəfesə/ 98 query /kwəri/ 34
power-hungry 58 profitably /prɒftəbli/ 93 quickly /kwkli/ 92
prairie /preəri/ 28 prognosis /prɒnəυss/ 53 quiet /kwaət/ 63
praise /prez/ 75 programmer /prəυrmə/ 5 quite a few 83
praise to the skies 75 project /prɒdekt/ 1 quotation marks /kwəυteʃən mɑks/ 81
praiseworthy /prezwði/ 75, 87 projected figures 71 quotes /kwəυts/ 81
pre- /pri/ 88 proliferate /prəυlfəret/ 86 race (v.) /res/ 66
precedent /presdənt/ 43 prolong /prəυlɒŋ/ 60 radiant 49
precious commodity 33 promise /prɒms/ 76 radical /rdkl/ 36
precipitate /prsptet/ 67 promise someone the earth 76 radicalise /rdkəlaz/ 36
precisely /prsasli/ 78 promise someone the moon 76 radicalism /rdkəlzəm/ 36
pre-colonial 39 promising /prɒmsŋ/ 76 rag /r/ 50
predator /predətə/ 32 promote /prəməυt/ 86 rainfall /renfɔl/ 28
predictable /prdktəbəl/ 21, 87 prompt /prɒmpt/ 34 raise a family 92
predominant /prdɒmnənt/ 79 prone (to) /prəυn/ 28 raise your eyebrows 62
preface /prefs/ 80 -proof /pruf/ 87 raise your hand 92
pregnancy /prenənsi/ 15 prophets of doom and gloom 33 raise your voice 84
pregnant /prenənt/ 15 proponent /prəpəυnənt/ 36 rally /rli/ 41

ramble /rmbəl/ 27 reiterate /ritəret/ 80 reveal /rvil/ 17
rambling /rmblŋ/ 59 rejoice /rdɔs/ 13 revealing /rvilŋ/ 17
rapport /rpɔ/ 5 -related /rletd/ 87 revise /rvaz/ 1
rash /rʃ/ 53 relationship /rleʃənʃp/ 11 revise upwards 71
ratio /reʃiəυ/ 71 relative poverty 40 revision /rvən/ 1
raucous /rɔkəs/ 37 relaxing /rlksŋ/ 16 rewarding /rwɔdŋ/ 5, 16
re- /ri/ 86 relevant (to) /reləvənt/ 3, 87 the rich /rtʃ/ 40
reach a compromise 7, 78 relocate /riləυket/ 55 -rich /rtʃ/ 87
reach a settlement 78 remember rightly 92 -ridden /rdən/ 87
react /rikt/ 36 remind /rmand/ 77 ridiculous /rdkjələs/ 92
reaction /rikʃən/ 36, 53 reminisce /remns/ 77 rift
/rft/ 12, 78
reactionary /rikʃənəri/ 36 remonstrance /rmɒnstrəns/ 73 right of way /rat əv we/ 25
readership /ridəʃp/ 22 remonstrate /remənstret/ 73 ring out 63
really must object to 73 remorse /rmɔs/ 74, 77 rip /rp/ 100
the real thing 92 Renaissance /rənesəns/ 39 ripe old age 15
reap the rewards 31 renew /rnju/ 37 rising sea levels 33
reap what you sowed 31 renewable /rnjuəbəl/ 58 risqué /rske/ 20
rear /rə/ 59 renewable energy 33, 58 rival /ravəl/ 12, 44
rebellion /rbeliən/ 44 renewal /rnjuəl/ 37 road /rəυd/ 98
receipt /rsit/ 101 renewed /rnjud/ 37 road rage /rəυd red/ 25
reception /rsepʃən/ 19 repay debt 45 roadworthy /rəυdwði/ 25
recharge /ritʃɑd/ 27 repeatedly /rpitdli/ 60 roar /rɔ/ 84
recipe /respi/ 23 repent /rpent/ 74 roasting /rəυstŋ/ 29
reckless /rekləs/ 25 repentance /rpentəns/ 74 rock-bottom /rɒkbɒtəm/ 49
recognise /rekənaz/ 42 repetitive /rpetətv/ 5 rocket (v.) /rɒkt/ 66
reconsider /rikənsdə/ 86 report (to) /rpɔt/ 3 rodent /rəυdənt/ 32
recover /rkvə/ 45 reporting structure 4 roll in it 46
recover from 52 reprieve /rpriv/ 74 roof /ruf/ 30
recover from a long decline 45 reptile /reptal/ 32 roof fell in 30
recruit (v.) /rkrut/ 4 reputation /repjəteʃən/ 92 room /rum/ 59
rectifiable /rektfaəbəl/ 101 research /rstʃ/ 1 roomy /rumi/ 59
rectification /rektfkeʃən/ 101 reserved /rzvd/ 10 root /rut/ 31
rectify /rektfa/ 101 reside /rzad/ 79 root of a problem 31
red /red/ 65 resistance /rzstəns/ 36 rooted /rutd/ 31
red alert /red əlt/ 65 reskill /riskl/ 55 roots of a tradition 31
red flag /red fl/ 65 resolute /rezəlut/ 8 roster /rɒstə/ 89
red tape /red tep/ 7, 101 resolution /rezəluʃən/ 76 rote-learning /rəυtlnŋ/ 1
red-carpet treatment 65 resolved /rzɒlvd/ 70 round brackets /raυnd brkts/ 81
redden /redən/ 87 respect /rspekt/ 12 round something down 71
reddish brown 65 respectful /rspektfəl/ 10, 12 route /rut/ 26
redevelop /ridveləp/ 86 responsive /rspɒnsv/ 34 router /rutə/ 56
red-letter day /redletə de/ 65 restless /restləs/ 10 RSVP /ɑresvipi/ 85
refer /rf/ 51 restricted /rstrktd/ 35 rub shoulders with 19
reflect upon 79 restricted goods 35 ruby /rubi/ 65
refugee /refjυdi/ 35 restriction /rstrkʃən/ 26 rue /ru/ 77
regard /rɑd/ 11 restrictive practice 45 rule of thumb 93
regardless /rɑdləs/ 72 result in 67 ruler /rulə/ 39
regime change 44 resume /rzjum/ 101 run a story 50
register /redstə/ 38 rethink /riθŋk/ 86 run down /rn daυn/ 18
regret /rret/ 77 retrain /ritren/ 55 run into six figures 71
rehearsal /rhsəl/ 20 retro- /retrəυ/ 88 run like clockwork 94
reign /ren/ 39 return /rtn/ 80 run off 81
reign of terror 100 revaluation /rivljueʃən/ 45 run-of-the-mill /rnəvðəml/ 6, 21

run out 6, 90 secondary school /sekəndəri skul/ 98 sharp-tongued 8
rush into 95 seconds /sekəndz/ 24 shed /ʃed/ 31
safety /sefti/ 90 secure site 34 shed employees 31
safety camera 35 secure transactions 34 shed inhibitions 31
safety helmet 17 security /skjυərəti/ 90 shed jobs 31
safety-conscious 87 security forces 35 shed weight 31
sail through 54 see eye to eye 12 shed worries 31
salary expectations 3 see red 65 sheer /ʃə/ 13
sallow /sləυ/ 9 see the light 93 sheer bliss 13
sanction /sŋkʃən/ 44, 45 seed /sid/ 31 shelter /ʃeltə/ 40
sandwich board /snwd bɔd/ 49 seeds of discontent 31 sheltered accommodation /ʃeltəd
sanitation /snteʃən/ 40 seeds of revolution 31 əkɒmədeʃən/ 15
sapphire /sfaə/ 65 seeds of success 31 shivery /ʃvəri/ 52
satellite communications 56 seek /sik/ 6, 36 shocking pink /ʃɒkŋ pŋk/ 65
satisfying /stsfaŋ/ 5 seek a career in 6 shoddy /ʃɒdi/ 34
SATNAV /stnv/ 56 seek publicity 50 shoot a goal 100
savage /svd/ 32 seek something out of the ordinary 27 shooting star /ʃutŋ stɑ/ 100
savour /sevə/ 27 seesaw /sisɔ/ 71 shop around 7
savoury /sevəri/ 24 Select Committee /slekt kəmti/ 41 shopaholic /ʃɒpəhɒlk/ 16
say when 24 selective /slektv/ 2 short-term /ʃɔttm/ 6
scamper /skmpə/ 66 self-catering /selfketərŋ/ 26 shortlist (v.) /ʃɔtst/ 4
scar /skɑ/ 53, 96 self-conscious /selfkɒnʃəs/ 10 shout /ʃaυt/ 84
scarlet /skɑlət/ 65 self-employed /selfmplɔd/ 5 shower praise on 75
scarred /skɑd/ 53 self-esteem /selfstim/ 10 shred /ʃred/ 39
scatter ashes 15 self-important 10 shrewd /ʃrud/ 8
scattered /sktəd/ 59 sense of urgency 34 shriek /ʃrik/ 84
scavenger /skvndə/ 32 serial /səriəl/ 90 shrinking habitat 33
scenic /sink/ 27 series /səriz/ 90 shrivel /ʃrvəl/ 31
scheduled flight /ʃeduld flat/ 26 serious /səriəs/ 8 shrug your shoulders 9
scholarship /skɒləʃp/ 2 server /svə/ 48 shut doors 30
school of art 21 service industry /svs ndəstri/ 55 shuttle bus 26
schooling /skulŋ/ 2 servile /sval/ 75 side effect /sad fekt/ 53
sci-fi /safa/ 85 set a new trend 17 sidle /sadəl/ 66
scoop /skup/ 50 set a precedent 43 siege /sid/ 44
score an own goal 54 set out 41 sift /sft/ 64
scorn /skɔn/ 14 set up 90 silent /salənt/ 63
scornful /skɔnfəl/ 14 set up an account 34 silent film /salənt flm/ 63
scowl /skaυl/ 9 setback /setbk/ 69 silent movie 63
a scrap of 82 settle /setl/ 28 simultaneous /sməlteniəs/ 60
scrawny /skrɔni/ 9 settle in 95 since the year dot 60
scream /skrim/ 84 settlement /setlmənt/ 78 sing someone’s/something’s praises 75
screen out 48 setup /setp/ 90 single /sŋəl/ 81
scribble /skrbəl/ 81 shaded box 81 single currency 45
scruff /skrf/ 17 shadow (n.) /ʃdəυ/ 90 Sir or Madam 3
scruffy /skrfi/ 17 shadow (v.) /ʃdəυ/ 41 sitcom /stkɒm/ 85
scrupulously honest 12 shadowy /ʃdəυi/ 21 site index 34
scrutinise /skrutnaz/ 41 shambles /ʃmbəlz/ 94 sizzle /szəl/ 63
scurry /skri/ 66 shame /ʃem/ 77 skate around 54
scuttle /sktl/ 66 shameful /ʃemfəl/ 73 skeleton staff /skeltən stɑf/ 6
search warrant /stʃ wɒrənt/ 35 shape /ʃep/ 21 sketchy /sketʃi/ 21
(in a) sec /sek/ 60 share portfolio 46 skid /skd/ 25
second year (student) 98 shared cabin 26 skilful /sklfəl/ 21
secondary care 51 shark /ʃɑk/ 96 skillet /sklt/ 98

skimpy /skmpi/ 17 something along those lines 83 staggeringly /stərŋli/ 61
skint /sknt/ 46 something will have to be done about stake /stek/ 76
skip /skp/ 98 something 73 stalking /stɔkŋ/ 43
sky-writing /skaratŋ/ 49 somewhat /smwɒt/ 79 stammer /stmə/ 84
slag off 84 somewhere in the region of 83 stamp /stmp/ 61
slam /slm/ 63 sophisticated /səfstketd/ 21 stand (somebody) up 19
slash /slʃ/ 49 sophomore /sɒfəmɔ/ 98 stand on ceremony 62
slate (v.) /slet/ 20 soulmate /səυlmet/ 11 stand out 3
slaughtered /slɔtəd/ 15 sound your horn 25 stand out in the crowd 49
slave /slev/ 39 soundbite /saυndbat/ 50 standing ovation /stndŋ əυveʃən/ 20,
slave to fashion 17 soundless /saυndləs/ 63 75
slavery /slevəri/ 39 soundlessly /saυndləsli/ 63 star /stɑ/ 100
sleepless /slipləs/ 52 soundproof /saυndpruf/ 87 start date 4
slender /slendə/ 9 source /sɔs/ 89 start-up /stɑtp/ 5, 7
slimy /slami/ 75 space /spes/ 59 state ownership 55
slog /slɒ/ 69 space tourism 57 state-of-the-art /stetəvðiɑt/ 49
slog your guts out 69 spacious /speʃəs/ 59 staunch ally 12
slogan /sləυən/ 42 spam /spm/ 48 stay on 95
sloppy /slɒpi/ 14 spark /spɑk/ 67 stem /stem/ 31
sluggish /slʃ/ 24 speak up 4 stem from 67
slump (v.) /slmp/ 66 Speaker /spikə/ 41 step /step/ 61
slump in prices 45 special needs education 2 stew /stju/ 23
slur /sl/ 84 specs /speks/ 97 stew in your own juice 23
sly /sla/ 8 spectacle /spektəkl/ 37 stick something on (a credit card) 46
small letters 81 spectacles /spektəklz/ 97 sticky /stki/ 29, 69
smarmy /smɑmi/ 75 spectacular /spektkjələ/ 37 stiff neck 52
smart /smɑt/ 57 speechless /spitʃləs/ 38 stifling /staflŋ/ 29
smart building 57 speed camera /spid kmrə/ 35 stimulating /stmjəletŋ/ 5
smart home 57 speed limit /spid lmt/ 35 sting /stŋ/ 52
smart ID card 56 speed up 66 stingy /stndi/ 8
smart-casual 17 spend /spend/ 93 stock /stɒk/ 7
smartphone /smɑtfəυn/ 56 spice up 23 stock market /stɒk mɑkt/ 46
smattering /smtərŋ/ 83 spill /spl/ 61 stocks and shares 46
smidgen /smdən/ 83 spine /span/ 51 stocky /stɒki/ 9
smirk /smk/ 62 split /splt/ 78 stool /stul/ 53
smog /smɒ/ 88 split the bill 24 stop and search 35
snag /sn/ 69 split up 12 stopover /stɒpəυvə/ 26
sniff at something 62 spokesperson /spəυkspsən/ 99 store card /stɔ kɑd/ 46
sniffer dog /snfə dɒ/ 35 sporty /spɔti/ 54 storm of abuse 29
snort /snɔt/ 62 spot check /spɒt tʃek/ 35 story /stɔri/ 50
snowed under 29 spread out 59 stout /staυt/ 9
soar /sɔ/ 66 sprout up 31 stove /stəυv/ 98
sober /səυbə/ 8 squabble /skwɒbəl/ 84 straitlaced /stretlest/ 62
social /səυʃəl/ 29 square brackets /skweə brkts/ 81 strapped for cash 46
social context 40 squash /skwɒʃ/ 59 strategy /strtədi/ 93
social housing 18 squat /skwɒt/ 18 stray /stre/ 32
social media /səυʃəl midiə/ 50 squeak /skwik/ 63 stream /strim/ 61, 93
social networking site 48 squeeze /skwiz/ 59 street /strit/ 98
socialise /səυʃəlaz/ 19 squirm /skwm/ 62 stress-free 87
solar panel /səυlə pnəl/ 58 stacks /stks/ 83 stress-related 87
solidarity /sɒldrəti/ 42 staff (v.) /stɑf/ 99 stride /strad/ 61
solidify /səldfa/ 64 stag party /st pɑti/ 19 stroke /strəυk/ 53, 54
sombre /sɒmbə/ 37 stagger /stə/ 61 strong colours 65

strut /strt/ 61 swarthy /swɔði/ 9 tear (v.) /teə/ 66
stubborn /stbən/ 8 swear /sweə/ 76 techie /teki/ 56
stuck behind a desk 5 swear an oath 76 technical /teknkl/ 56
stuck in a rut 5 swear by 76 technically /teknkli/ 56
student loan 2 swear word /sweə wd/ 76 technician /teknʃən/ 5
student-led 87 sweatshop /swetʃɒp/ 55 techno- /teknəυ/ 88
stuff (v.) /stf/ 59 sweeten /switən/ 87 technological /teknəlɒdkl/ 56
stumble /stmbəl/ 61 sweltering /sweltərŋ/ 29 technologically /teknəlɒdkli/ 56
stumbling block /stmblŋ blɒk/ 69 swiftly /swftli/ 92 tedious /tidiəs/ 20
stunning /stnŋ/ 27 switch production 55 teetotal /titəυtl/ 24
stutter /sttə/ 84 sworn enemy 12 tele- /tel/ 88
sub-heading /sbhedŋ/ 81 syllabus /sləbəs/ 2 telemarketing /telmɑktŋ/ 7
subject matter /sbdkt mtə/ 21 sympathetic /smpəθetk/ 89 telesales /telselz/ 7
subjective /səbdektv/ 36 symptom /smptəm/ 53 telly /teli/ 97
submit /səbmt/ 1 symptomatic /smptəmtk/ 53 tend /tend/ 28
subscribe /səbskrab/ 48 syntax /sntks/ 38 tenet /tent/ 36
subsequently /sbskwəntli/ 97 tabby /tbi/ 89 terror /terə/ 100
subsidised /sbsdazd/ 3 tablet /tblət/ 56 terse /ts/ 8
subsidy /sbsdi/ 55 tabloid (newspaper) /tblɔd/ 100 tertiary /tʃəri/ 2
substandard /sbstndəd/ 34 taciturn /tstn/ 10 test tube baby /test tʃub bebi/ 15
substantive /sbstəntv/ 41 tactic /tktk/ 93 that kind of thing 83
subsume /səbsjum/ 80 tactless /tktləs/ 8 That’s all we need! 94
subtitle /sbtatl/ 81 tailback /telbk/ 25 That’s all we needed! 94
successor /səksesə/ 39 take a left 98 That’s the last thing I wanted to hear! 94
succinct /səksŋkt/ 38 take a step 61 theme /θim/ 90
suck up to 75 take great exception to 73 therapeutic /θerəpjutk/ 16
sue /su/ 43 take in your stride 61 thereby /ðeəba/ 79
suffer from 52 take on 4 thesis /θiss/ 1
suicide bomber /susad bɒmə/ 44 take pot luck 24 thicken /θkən/ 64
suit (n. and v.) /sut/ 17 take root 31, 45 thin (v.) /θn/ 64
suit of armour /sut ɒv ɑmə/ 39 take something as a compliment 75 thin out 64
suitability (for) /sutəbləti/ 3 take something with a pinch of salt 36 thing /θŋ/ 82
sullen /slən/ 8, 24 take the initiative 5 things are a bit tight 46
sultry /sltri/ 29 take the law into your own hands 43 the thing is 82
summarise /sməraz/ 80 take you back to 77 things like that 83
sumptuous /smptʃuəs/ 49 take your life in your hands 18 thingumibob /θŋəməbɒb/ 82
sunny /sni/ 29 takeaway /tekəwe/ 24 thingumijig /θŋəmidg/ 82
sunny disposition 29 takeover /tekəυvə/ 7 thingummy /θŋəmi/ 82
superficial /supəfʃəl/ 8 talk behind someone’s back 12 thingy /θŋi/ 82, 97
super-rich 40 talk shop 5 think back 77
superscript /supəskrpt/ 81 talk someone through 4 thinking back 77
superstitious /supəstʃəs/ 37 talkative /tɔkətv/ 8 third year (student) 98
supervisor /supəvazə/ 4, 99 tally /tli/ 78 thirst /θst/ 13
supplement /splment/ 47 tame /tem/ 32 This is just not on! 73
supportive /səpɔtv/ 7, 12 tantalisingly /tntəlazŋli/ 49 This is like a bad dream! 94
surf the web 48 tantamount /tntəmaυnt/ 68 thought-provoking /θɔtprəvəυkŋ/ 21
surgery /sdəri/ 51 tap /tp/ 98 threefold /θrifəυld/ 71
Surrealism /sərəlzəm/ 21 tap useful sources 50 the three Rs /θri ɑz/ 2
Surrealist /sərəlst/ 21 tap your fingers 9 thrifty /θrfti/ 8
surveillance /sveləns/ 35 task /tɑsk/ 92 thrilled to bits 13
suspicion /səspʃən/ 35 tax-free /tksfri/ 87 thrive (on) /θrav/ 31
sustainable development 33, 45 team player 3 throb /θrɒb/ 52
swallow up 7 teamwork /timwk/ 6 throbbing ache 52

through the back door 30 traffic-light labelling 23 uncooperative /nkəυɒpərətv/ 34
through train 26 trail /trel/ 98 undemanding /ndmɑndŋ/ 21
throw somebody completely 94 trailer /trelə/ 49 undeniably /ndnaəbli/ 42
throw yourself into 95 trainee /treni/ 4 under- /ndə/ 86
thug /θ/ 100 tramp /trmp/ 61 under a cloud 29
thunder /θndə/ 29 trample /trmpl/ 61 under guarantee 34
thunderous /θndərəs/ 29 transfer /trnsf/ 26 under pressure 4
thunderous applause 29 transient /trnziənt/ 60 under the weather 52
thundery /θndəri/ 29 transparent /trnsprənt/ 21 under warranty 34
(in a) tick /tk/ 60 traumatic /trɔmtk/ 69 undercover police 35
tidal power 58 treaty /triti/ 74 underestimate /ndərestmet/ 86
tight /tat/ 40 trek /trek/ 27 underfoot /ndəfυt/ 86
tight schedule 5 tremble /trembəl/ 52 undergraduate /ndərduət/ 2
tighten your belt 40 trend-setter /trendsetə/ 17 underhand /ndəhnd/ 86
till the cows come home 60 trespass (n. and v.) /trespəs/ 43 underlying /ndəlaŋ/ 86
time-conscious 87 trespasser /trespəsə/ 43 undermine /ndəman/ 86
time-consuming /tamkənsjumŋ/ 16 trespassing /trespəs/ 43 underscore /ndəskɔ/ 80
tinge /tnd/ 65 trial run 4 undersigned /ndəsand/ 101
tiptoe /tptəυ/ 61 trickle /trkl/ 61, 93 understaffed /ndəstɑft/ 86
title /tatl/ 81 tricky /trki/ 69 understated /ndəstetd/ 20
titter /ttə/ 62 trigger /trə/ 79 undertake /ndətek/ 42
to be fed up to the back teeth 94 triumph /traəmf/ 50 unforgettable /nfəetəbəl/ 20
tolerant /tɒlərənt/ 8 truce /trus/ 44, 74 unfurnished /nfnʃt/ 18
toll /təυl/ 25 trudge /trd/ 61 uniform /junfɔm/ 17
tongue-in-cheek /tŋntʃik/ 21 true friend 12 uninspiring /nnspaərŋ/ 21
tongue-tied /tŋtad/ 84 truthful /truθfəl/ 12 unity /junəti/ 42
tonic /tɒnk/ 89 tuition fees 2 university /junvsəti/ 98
tons of 82 tumble /tmbəl/ 66 university-led 87
toot /tut/ 63 tundra /tndrə/ 28 unkempt /nkempt/ 9
topic /tɒpk/ 90 turban /tbən/ 89 unlimited mileage 26
torture /tɔtʃə/ 69 turn green 65 unprecedented /npresdəntd/ 61
tot things up 71 turn over a new leaf 76 unprincipled /nprnsəpld/ 8
total flop 20 turn sour 12, 23 unprocessed /nprəυsest/ 23
totter /tɒtə/ 66 turquoise /tkwɑz/ 65 unquestionably /nkwestʃənəbli/ 70
touch upon 80 TV shopping channel 7 unrest /nrest/ 44
touchscreen /ttʃskrin/ 56 twist your ankle 52 unrivalled /nravəld/ 27
touch-type /ttʃtap/ 81 twitch /twtʃ/ 9, 62 unsavoury /nsevəri/ 23
tough /tf/ 69 two-faced /tufest/ 12 unscrupulous /nskrupjələs/ 8
tourist sector 27 twofold /tufəυld/ 71 unstimulating /nstmjυletŋ/ 21
tow-away zone 25 two-tier system 2 unstinting /nstntŋ/ 8
tower /taυə/ 30 typecast /tapkɑst/ 20 unsupportive /nsəpɔtv/ 12
tower above 30 typeface /tapfes/ 81 unsurpassed /nsəpɑst/ 49
tower block /taυə blɒk/ 18 typescript /tapskrpt/ 81 unswerving loyalty 12
tower of strength 30 tyrannical /trnkl/ 44 untruthful /ntruθfəl/ 12
toxic waste 33 tyre tread 25 unwieldy /nwildi/ 64
trace back to 37 UFO /juefəυ/ 85 unwind /nwand/ 27
track /trk/ 34 ultimately /ltmətli/ 41 up- /p/ 86
tract /trkt/ 27 umpteen /mptin/ 82 up against it 69
trade down 7 unacceptable /nəkseptəbəl/ 73, 92 up to your neck 69
trade union representation 55 unapproachable /nəprəυtʃəbəl/ 10 up-and-coming /pəŋkmŋ/ 20
trade up 7 unbeatable /nbitəbəl/ 27 upend /pend/ 90
trade war 45 uncontrolled /nkəntrəυld/ 33 upgrade /pred/ 86
traffic warden /trfk wɔdən/ 35 unconvincing /nkənvnsŋ/ 20 uphold /phəυld/ 42, 43, 90

upload /pləυd/ 48 waterfront /wɔtəfrnt/ 27 widespread /wadspred/ 79
upper case /pə kes/ 81 waterproof /wɔtəpruf/ 87 wi-fi /wafa/ 56, 85
upper deck 26 wave power 58 wild /wald/ 32
upset /pset/ 90 wayward /wewəd/ 69 will
/wl/ 15, 46
up-to-the-minute /ptəðəmnt/ 17 wealth of 27 wilt /wlt/ 31
upturn /ptn/ 86 weaponry /wepənri/ 44 wind farm /wnd fɑm/ 58
urge on 95 webinar /webnɑ/ 48, 88 wind up 84
usage /jusd/ 38 wedding party 19 window /wndəυ/ 30
USB /juesbi/ 85 weed out 31 window of opportunity 30
useless /jusləs/ 92 weigh /we/ 64 winds of change 29
usual aches and pains 52 weigh in 64 winds of democracy 29
uterus /jutərəs/ 15 weigh on 64 winds of discontent 29
utilise /jutlaz/ 79, 97 weigh out 64 wind-up /wandp/ 84
utter /tə/ 13 weigh up 64 windy /wndi/ 29
utter bliss 13 weighed down 64 wine and dine 24
utterly /təli/ 92 weighty /weti/ 64 wireless /waələs/ 97
vaccination certificate 35 well-endowed /welndaυd/ 2 wiry /waəri/ 9
vague memory 77 well-matched 11 wish /wʃ/ 70
value for money 26 well-off /welɒf/ 2 wish to complain about 73
valueless /vljuləs/ 17 well-qualified 1 with regard to 101
variable /veəriəbəl/ 71 well-balanced /welblənst/ 10 with the compliments of 101
VAT /vt/ /vieti/ 85 What a drag! 69 withdraw /wðdrɔ/ 46
vegan /viən/ 23 What a pain! 69, 94 wither /wðə/ 31
vegetation /vedteʃən/ 28 what became of …? 77 withering /wðərŋ/ 31
verbose /vbəυs/ 8 what stands/sticks out in my mind 77 withering glance 31
verdict /vdkt/ 43 What’s bugging him? 69 withering look 31
version /vʃən/ 20 What’s eating him? 69 withering remark 31
veto /vitəυ/ 72 What’s got into him? 69 without a murmur 84
viewpoint /vjupɔnt/ 36 What’s up with him? 69 without value 17
Viking /vakŋ/ 89 whatchamacallit /wɒtʃəməkɔlt/ 82 witty /wti/ 8
violation /vaəleʃən/ 40 whatnot /wɒtnɒt/ 82 woman after your own heart 11
VIP /viapi/ 85 whatsername /wɒtsənem/ 82, 97 womb /wum/ 15
virgin /vdn/ 27 whatsisname /wɒtsznem/ 82, 97 woollen /wυlən/ 87
visit a website 92 whatsit /wɒtst/ 82 word stock 89
visually literate 21 when! /wen/ 24 work like a dream 94
vivid /vvd/ 65 whereby /weəba/ 79 workaholic /wkəhɒlk/ 16
voluntary redundancy 6 whine /wan/ 84 worker-led 87
volunteer /vɒləntə/ 5 whinge /wnd/ 73, 84 working relationship 5
vomiting /vɒmtŋ/ 53 whingeing /wndŋ/ 73 work–life balance 6
vow /vaυ/ 76 whirlwind /wlwnd/ 29 workload /wkləυd/ 5
wage war on 44 whirlwind romance 29 workmate /wkmet/ 5
wager /wedə/ 76 white /wat/ 65 work-obsessed 8
wail /wel/ 63 white as a sheet 65 workplace /wkples/ 6
wake /wek/ 15 white as snow 65 worried /wrid/ 70
walk on air 13 white-collar worker 65 worsen /wsən/ 87
warlord /wɔlɔd/ 39 white-knuckle /watnkl/ 65 worst-case scenario /wstkes snɑriəυ/
warm-blooded /wɔmbldd/ 32 whiter than white 65 33
war-torn /wɔtɔn/ 45 whizz /wz/ 66 worthless /wθləs/ 21
washable /wɒʃəbəl/ 87 wholefood /həυlfud/ 23 -worthy /wði/ 87
waste /west/ 93 wholesome /həυlsəm/ 23 write down 81
waste disposal /west dspəυzəl/ 33 wide open spaces 59 write up 1, 81
water down 64 widely /wadli/ 75 wrong /rɒŋ/ 92
water security 33 wide-ranging /wadrendŋ/ 41 wrongly /rɒŋli/ 50

wry /ra/ 22 You bet! 76 Yours faithfully 3
-y /wa/ 65 You must be joking! 70 zero hours contract 55
yearn /jn/ 13, 70 You’ve lost me there 94 zip (v.) /zp/ 66
yell /jel/ 84 your best bet 76
yob /jɒb/ 100 your other half 97

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