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Label Description
From Band I R to Band II P Items carried over from BAND I receptive to become productive on BAND II
BAND II CORE I Alphabetical Items arranged in alphabetical order
BAND II CORE I P-R Items arranged in blocks - productive-receptive
BAND II CORE II Alphabetical Items arranged in alphabetical order
BAND II CORE II P-R Items arranged in blocks - productive-receptive
RESOURCES
Corpus Description
AWL - Academic Word List (https:// Made up of 572 general items that frequently appear in academic texts.
BNC - British National Corpus (htt Organizes lists in increments of 1000 items labelled K1, K2, K3 etc.
COCA - Corpus of Contemporary Amer Presents the frequency of each item and is based on American English.
EVP - English Vocabulary Profile (ht Classifies words and phrases according to the CEFR levels (eg A1, A2) and is based on learners' productive knowledge.
WFF - Word Family Framework (httpsClassifies words and phrases according to the CEFR levels (eg A1, A2) and includes an additional category (X) which covers items w
COLOR CODE ABBREVIATIONS
ement A1 on WFF)
A2 on WFF)
ertainment A1 on WFF)
n A1 on WFF)
v straight A1 on WFF)
wice as much; for two people A2 on WFF)
up A2 on WFF)
ement A1 on WFF)
A1 on WFF)
anation A1 on WFF)
ite (adj/adv/prep facing A2 on WFF); opposite (adj other side of sth A2 on WFF)
mand A1 on WFF); order (noun request for service/supply noun A1 on WFF); order (noun sth to be supplied A1 on WFF); order (v
emphasis A2 on WFF)
YES
purpose A1 on WFF)
YES
nction A2 on WFF)
A1 on WFF)
abbrev B1 on WFF)
B2 on WFF)
oun B1 on WFF)
oney A1 on WFF)
stacles A2 on WFF)
striving A2 on WFF)
ealthy A2 on WFF)
rlier A1 on WFF)
to exist A1 on WFF)
fficially A1 on WFF)
k to (ph v A2 on WFF)
B1 on WFF)
rform, study, teach, test etc B1 on WFF); take (verb break, rest, walk, holiday, trip etc B1 on WFF)
noun B1 on WFF)
y A2 on WFF); tour guide (noun A2 on WFF); tourist information center (noun A2 on WFF)
unhappy etc B1 on WFF)
r (noun A2 on WFF); use up (ph v consume A2 on WFF); used (adj A2 on WFF)
WFF); worry (noun B2 on WFF)
book (noun A2 on WFF)
ession, subject etc B1 on WFF)
Rank Irregular Selected Compound
Rank BNC Irregular Lextutor
Base word on PoS past family nouns /
(Kilgarriff) plural BNC
COCA tense member(s) chunks
a little bit
a pity/What a pity!
ability 783 966 n K1
able 386 321 adj K1
according to
across 378 474 prep K1
activity 538 440 n K1
admit 1093 925 v K1
advantage 1308 981 n K2
agreement 651 n K1
all the best K1
although 379 215 conj K1
among 280 450 prep K1
amount 782 629 n K1
angry 1717 2095 adj K2
any 109 83 det
anyhow adv K1
anymore
apartment 1280 3612 n K2
appear 396 319 v K1, K2
area 231 162 n K1
army 1547 826 n K2
article 732 1037 n K2
as much/quickly/soon, etc. as possible
as well as
at least
at the moment
attack 792 1012 n
attention 592 740 n K2
audience 1078 1480 n K3
author 686 1413 n K3
available 623 367 adj K2
bad 283 393 adj
become 139 130 v K1
Bedouin n
blood 693 986 n K1
body 314 294 n
brain 1193 1698 n K2
bridge 1698 1761 n K2
by 30 20 prep
by mistake
care/cares 435 557 n careful, carefully, careless
carry on
carry out
cash 1735 1216 n K2
catch 587 701 v caught
celebrate 2037 2440 v celebration
certain 578 458 adj certainly (adv) K1
chance 614 622 n K1
chance n
change 307 351 v K1
character 787 818 n K2
choice 631 746 n K1
Christian 1278 n
church 649 n K1 A2
cinema 3461 n K4
clever 3022 adj K2
collect 1325 1298 v collection, collector
color 4668 3901 v
come in
common 713 527 adj commonly (adv,2973) K2
consider 395 349 v
continue 294 320 v K1
control 433 402 n K1
conversation 1168 1474 n K1
could 57 71 v K1
couple 532 749 n a couple of K1
crime 831 1169 n criminal (n,1966) K1
culture n cultural (adj,934) K2
daily 1492(adj); 3528(adv)
2235 adj, adv K1
danger 1554 1282 n dangerous (adj,1465) K1
death 418 453 n deadly (adj,3545) K1
define 1214 1097 v definition (n,1557) K3
definitely 2005 2596 adv K1
depend 1483 992 v K1
depend on/upon K1
describe 569 v description (n,2190) K2
discover 959 v K1
discuss 850 v discussion (n,1045) K2
distance 1241 n K2
dream 2616 2881 v dreamt K1
drive 1448 1944 n driving licen K1
drop 691 957 v K1
Druz / Druze n not listed
duty 1765 853 n on duty K2
Earth 1313 n K1
education 377 386 n educational (adj,1596) K1
effect 428 281 n effective (adj,1136) K1
energy 616 777 n K2
entertain 3852 v entertainment (n,2372) K2
entrance 2356 2488 n entry K1
environment 858 717 n environmental (adj,822) K2
error 2218 1603 n K3
especially 516 586 adv K1
even 107 106 adv K1
event 526 495 n K2
examine 1169 1114 v K2
expect 406 365 v K1
experience 421 452 n K1
explanation 2071 1499 n K1
explore 1603 1979 v K4
express 1279 875 v K1
failure 1367 1143 n K3
fear 988 1127 n fear (v) BNC 1670 K1
feel 134 148 v felt feeling (n) BNC 807
fight 854(v); 2460(n) v,n fought K1
fine 705 697 adj
fit 1356 v fit K1
fix 1865 1080 v K1
flight 1302 1561 n K2
follow 326 203 v K1
for 13 11 prep
foreign 690 626 adj K2
form 524 n
forward/forwards 818 814 adv K1
free 474 531 adj K1
fresh 1109 1390 adj K1
gain 1259 1132 v K2
gap 2139 2030 n K2
general 806 433 adj generally (adv) BNC 1206 K1
goal 682 950 n K2
government 201 133 n K1
great 160 138 adj greatly (adv,3468) K1
guest 1317 1681 n K2
guide 1793 1807 n K2
guilty 2077 2114 adj K2
guy 365 2404 n K1
have fun/a good time/a problem, etc.
healthy 1476 2223 adj K1
heart 461 672 n K1
help 881 873 n helpful (n,3080)
hers 3885 2995 pron K1
hide 1261 1600 v hid K1
himself 370 307 p K1
history 351 514 n K1
hit 536 998 v hit K1
home 225 235 n K1
how/what about?
however 285 158 K1
human 400 633 adj K1
hurt 1143 1884 v hurt K1
I don't mind
I mean
idea 312 286 n
identify 771 797 v K2
if 40 38 conj K1
image 556 n K2
imagine 912 v K1
impossible 1615 adj K1
improve 998 v K2
in 6 prep
in any/some/no case
in case K1
in fact K1
in love K1
in that case/in my/your etc case
increase 660 430 v increase (n,1267) K2
independent 1271 1121 adj K2
indicate 786 827 v K2
industry 552 413 n industrial (adj,1927) K1
influence 1399 1099 n K2
inform 2196 1796 v information K2
insist 1366 1442 v K2
insult n insulting (adj) K3
international 501 adj K3
into 65 61 prep
involve 657 341 v K1
issue 248 372 n K1
it doesn't matter
it doesn't matter
Jew 3251 n Jewish (adj)
Jewish adj
job 244 290 n K1
join 506 594 v join in K1
journey 2431 1730 n K2
judge 1764 1491 v judgment (n) BNC 1913
judge v
just a moment
killed adj
land 567 516 n K1
lay 805 1300 v K1
lead 319 284 v led K1
level 339 268 n K1
lie 752 447 v lay
life 114 137 n K1
lift 1350 1368 v
like 74 91 prep
line 277 279 n K1
list 2095 2065 v K1
lose 284 362 v lost K1
loss 789 663 n
love 580 741 n
low 361 376 adj K2
machine 1025 753 n K1
main 891 407 adj mainly (adv,2829) K1
manage 948 688 v K1
map 1551 1830 n K2
marriage 1014 1164 n K1
marry 1340 1171 v K1
meaning 1617 1188 n K1
mention 975 921 v K1
military 475 919 adj K2
modern 1050 772 adj K2
more or less
Moslem/Muslim 2615 adj, n
mosque n K6
move 207 249 v
movement 708 580 n
murder 1388 1597 n K2
must 224 120 v K1
mustn't
nation 413 1192 n national (adj,232); interna K1
near 4175 2480 adj K1
necessary 985 573 adj K1
neither 2940 1798 K2
normally 2611 1217 adv K1
notice 1048 1041 v K1
of course / of course not adv K1
off 205 200 adv K1
office 342 329 n official (adj,1846)
oil 547 914 n K1
on 155 127 adv
onto/on to 929 prep K1
open 356 392 v
opinion 1127 1090 n K2
opportunity 626 634 n K2
ordinary 2289 1403 adj K2
organization 600 1081 n
organize 1659 2523 v K2
original 1138 932 adj K2
owe 3004 2010 v K2
own 1125 1536 v K1
package 1696 1452 n K1
pass 442 501 v
passenger 2097 2035 n
past 979 1120 n
patient 573 438 n
pay 2746 1823 n
peace 936 1142 n
perform 955 1167 v performance (n,676) K2
period 617 348 n K1
personal 581 589 adj K1
piece 566 689 n K1
plan 414 475 n
pleasure 1896 1628 n
point 212 190 n pointed (adj)
poor 714 613 adj
popular 927 953 adj K2
population 643 696 n K2
power 272 246 n K1
practice 565 490 n K1
pretty 2482 2866 adj K1
private 672 601 adj K1
produce 543 332 v product (n,570); productio K1
professional 1098 958 adj K2
promise 1444 1394 v K1
protect 750 1174 v protection (n,1322) K1
proud 1996 2575 adj K2
prove 869 691 v K2
public 334 308 adj K1
purpose 1018 674 n on purpose K1
quality 765 567 n K1
quantity 4100 2112 n K3
race 717 1131 n K1
reach 423 445 v K1
reaction 1416 1296 n K2
real 306 446 adj K1
realize 1629 v K1
really 142 adv K1
receive 499 414 v K2
recent 568 640 adj recently (adv,700) K1
recognize 785 1617 v K1
reduce 702 595 v K1
refer to sb/sth
regular 1377 1377 adj K2
relate 1084 806 v K1
relation 1122 526 n K1
relations n K1
relationship 487 551 n K1
remain 427 381 v K2
remind 1466 1795 v K2
remind sb of sb/sth
remove 879 891 v K2
replace 1186 927 v K2
reply 2239 1308 v reply (n,2378) K1
report 477 311 n K1
report 451 500 v K1
respond 923 1348 v response (n,726) K2
responsible 1372 1069 adj responsibilitybe responsibl K1
return 473 417 v return (n,1245)
rise 728 678 v rose K1
role 452 489 n K2
rule 561 n K1
save 735 860 v K1
say 19 34 v said K1
scene 739 1135 n K2
scientific 1614 1646 adj science (n,1061) K1
seem 165 143 v K1
select 1746 1632 v selection (n,2152) K2
sense 408 456 n K1
separate 1905 1280 adj K1
serious 756 836 adj seriously (adv,1922) K1
serve 402 645 v K1
set 295 232 v set K1
shake 945 1106 v shook K1
shape 1273 1304 n K1
share 711 882 v K1
shoot 733 1245 v shot K1
shy 4455 5265 adj K1
side 249 237 n K1
sight 1638 1333 n K1
sign 760 931 n K1
similar 721 565 adj K1
simple 764 635 adj K1
situation 549 520 n K1
sleep 2060 2359 n asleep (adj,3106) K1
soldier 1006 1766 n K2
something else
space 522 734 n K1
specific 982 898 adj specifically (adv,1972) K2
speech 1104 1138 n
spend 343 419 v spent K1
stage 832 503 n K1
stand in line
star 539 1110 n K1
state 137 224 n
stay 410 538 v
story 234 566 n
strategy 847 1133 n
success 778 721 n successful (adj,1105) K2
suddenly 958 863 adv K1
suggest 431 344 v K1
support 525 534 v K1
suppose 2180 711 v K1
survive 1349 1315 v
synagogue n K8
take 63 54 v took
team 308 451 n K1
telephone number phone number
test 576 661 n
that's all right
the same
theater 1549 1882 n K2
then 77 63 adv
therefore 1165 435 adv K2
thick 1734 2052 adj K1
thin 1630 1715 adj K2
think 56 56 v thought K1
think about K1
think of sth/sb
think so
thinking about
though 2757 926 adv K1
thought 761 726 n K1
threat 1070 1427 n threaten (v,1401) K2
throughout 986 861
tidy up
time 52 n
to 9 10 prep K1
too 133 124 adv K1
too much/so much
topic 1873 2054 n K2
total 1042 905 adj K1
touch 1170 1400 v K1
tour 1482 1565 n tour guide; t K2
toward/towards 385 346 prep K1
training 798 755 n K1
travel 1932 2158 n travel agent K1
trouble 984 1024 n K1
trust 1855(v); 2253(n)
1200(n); 2130(v) n,v K1
typical 1849 1916 adj K2
unit 969 576 n K2
unless 1339 916 conj K1
use 92 v user (n); useduse up K1
usual 2381 1284 adj usually (adv, as usual K1
view 486 306 n K1
voice 466 357 n s
warm 1363 1429 adj K1
warn 1786 1450 v warning (n,2120) K2
waste 2000 2043 n K1
we 24 32 pron K1
weight 957 1067 n K1
What's the matter?
whether 322 260 conj K1
whether…or
which 58 30 det K1
wide 944 649 adj widely (adv,2194) K1
wild 1299 1776 adj K1
win 3361 3009 n winner (n,1930) K1
wish 1059 609 v K1
wonder 791 867 v K1
work 199 146 n K1
world 123 161 n K1
worse adj K1
would 41 36 v K1
would like/should like
would love to (do sth)
a number of
a quarter to/a quarter past
a shame
a variety of sth
a.m./A.M.
abroad 3392 2236 adv K3
accent 4181 3707 n K2
access 1117(n); 4416(v) n, v accessible (adj,4423) K2
accident 1720 1207 n K2
accompany 1892 v K3
accurate 2743 adj accurately (adv,4950) K3
ache backache, to K3
achievement 2038 1980 n K3
acknowledge 2139 v K3
active 1451 1332 adj K2
actor 1507 2413 n actress K1
adequate 2397 adj K3
adjust 2898 v adjustment (n,3146) K3
admire 3305 3312 v K2
adventure 2885 3491 n K2
advertise 3386 v advertisement (an ad) K1
affect 781 v
afford 1860 1769 v K1
afraid 1407 1596 adj K1
aim 1945(v) 3675
1281(v)
(n) 1306(n) v,n K3
airplane 3551 n K2
airport 1780 2855 n K2
all the time
alter 2910 v alteration (n,4226,BNC) K2
amaze v amazing (adj) K1
ambulance 3936 n K4
announce 1167 815 v K2
anticipate 3215 v K3
apologize 3782 5353 v,n K3
appointment 3048 1610 n K2
appreciate 1751 v K2
approximately 2386 adv approximate K3
Arab 2221 n n
arrest 2159 2185 v, n K2
arrival 3222 2278 n, v K2
as well K1
assure 2594 v assurance (n, 3384,BNC); reassure (v
at 19 prep at first
at once K1
at present K1
attack 1545 1464 v K2
awake 4699 5404 adj K2
be crazy about sb/sth
be in time (for) K1
be made of
be off
be wrong
bear 1628 592 v K1
beat 1040 1231 v beat K1
beauty 1737 2027 n K1
bedtime n lunchtime; springtime
behave 3694 2650 v behavior (n) K3
belong to sb
below 1457 1182 adv K2
beside 1992 1649 prep K1
blame 1810 2108 v blame (n) K2
blanket 3332 4184 n K2
blow 1421 1856 v blew K1
boil 5101 v K2
book 3623 v booking
border 1351 1853 n K3
boss 2344 2320 n K2
bowl 1843 2935 n K2
boyfriend 2407 4735 n K3
brave 4909 3838 adj K2
bring back sth or bring sth back
broken 2717 adj
brush 3251 v
bus station railway statio K1
by name K1
café 3846 noun K4
calendar 4742 n K4
call back (sb) or call (sb) back
camera 952 2296 n K2
can 2973 n
cancer 1032 2075 n K3
can't wait K1
can't/couldn't help it
cap 2326 n
capital 1064 839 n,adj K2
card 895 1048 n cards K1
carpet 4142 n
case 186 140 n K1
ceiling 2662 n
cent n K2
certainty 4216 n uncertain (adj,4336); unce K1
champion 2777 2076 n championship (n) K2
change v K1
channel 2541 n K2
channel 2541 n
charge 1428 1345 v,n K1
chat v(4694); n(5722) v, n
check 1900 2782 n K1
childhood 2124 2789 n K1
cite 1946 v K3
class v
clear 564 485 adj,v K1
click 3832 v K4
closing time
code 1657 1682 n K3
coin 4421 2975 n K3
collect 1325 1298 v K1
comb n, v K4
combine 1455 1638 v combination (n,1749) K2
come back
come down
comfort 2951 2827 n K1
comma n K4
command 2399 2209 n K2
comment 1371 1353 n K1
communicate 2695 2933 v communication (n,1053) K3
compete 2080 2449 v competition (n,994)
complete 1211 1036 v completely (adv,1173) K1
concert 2537 n K3
confidence 1882 1361 n confident (adj, 2888) K3
Congratulations! K4
connect 1645 2000 v K2
contact 1489(n); 2270(v)1238 n, v K2
contract 1276 648 n K1
convince 2056 v conviction (n,3092)
cook 4059 4199 n cook book K1
cooking 3299 n
corner 1130 1157 n K1
correct 3279 3414 v incorrect (adj) K2
cover 561 546 v coverage (n,1890) K1
crazy 1817 3826 adj K1
create 333 482 v K2
credit 1128 1283 n credit card K2
cross adj K1
cry 1358 1486 v cry (n,3244) K2
currency 3774 n
curtain 3659 n K3
cut 415 563 v cut K1
deal 801 848 n dealt K1
decoration 4596 n K2
degree 790 779 n
delay 3130 n
demand 1461(v); 1293(n)1241 v K2
desert 2216 n K2
desert 2216 n K2
desk 1669 n K2
destroy 1325 v K2
devote 3253 v
diary 4381 n K4
differ 3016 v differently ( differ from K4
dig 2484 v dug K1
diploma n
direct 1569 v direction (n,931) K2
director 511 n K2
dirt 2761 n dirty (adj,2891) K1
disappear 1587 1703 v K2
discount 4554 n
dish 1950 n
do
don't need to do sth/needn't do sth
double 2222 adj
doubt 1920 807 n K1
download v
downtown 3140(adj); 4747(adv)
adj, adv
drawer 4251 n K1
drum 4155 n
duck 3553 n
due 676 adj K1
e.g.
each other
eastern 1512 2117 adj K3
election 802 673 n K2
elevator 3904 n
emotional 1625 2391 adj K2
employ 1976 1244 v employee (n,933) K1
enemy 1605 1895 n K2
engineer 2011 2176 n K1
enjoy oneself
entrance 2899 n K3
etc.
ever since
everyday 3319 adj K1
exact 3372 3287 adj exactly (adv,739) K1
excite 4456 v excited (adj,2459) K1
exercise 2348 1849 v K1
expense 2156 1936 n expensive (adj,1674)
extend 1452 1052 v K2
extra adv K1
extremely 1770 1423 adv K2
fair 1493 adj
fall 1013 n K1
family name
fan 1212 2083 n K2
feather 4581 5302 n, adj
feature 1194 748 n
fight v,n fighter
fill in/out sth or fill sth in/out
find out sth or find sthout
fishing 2039 n
fit 3428 adj
flat 2592 2327 adj K1
flour 3460 5359 n
fly 3220 3892 n
fog 4967 5606 n foggy K4
force 852 809 v K1
format 3772 n
found 2687 2841 v
frame 1848 2134 n
framework 2993 n K2
fried adj
friendship 3061 3138 n unfriendly (adj)
fully 1504 1130 adv K1
furniture 2691 2406 n K2
garbage 3974 n K6
gas 1026 1226 n K1
gather 1354 1859 v
geography 4122 n geographicgeographical (adj,4081,BN K3
get along with
get back sth or get sth back
get married
get on with sth
get through
get/take down
girlfriend 3141 4559 n K4
give back sth or give sth back
give in/up K1
give up sth or give sth up
glove 3121 n
go ahead
god 3202 1520 n K1
gold 1262 1720 n, adj golden (adj,1835) K1
golf 1815 2462 n golfer K2
grade 1432 2996 n K2
grant 1921 1354 v K1
grow up grew up K1
guard 1291 2330 n K2
gunfire n K1
gym 3912 n
hairdryer n K10
hall 1854 1336 n
hand in
hand on
hand sth out or hand out sth
handbag n
hang around
hang on
hang on to
happy to do sth
hate n
have (got) to do sth
have a question/idea/plan
have a talk/meeting/appointment
have got
have/has been to
head 252 241 n
head 937 1537 v
heavily 2384 2177 adv K1
help oneself K1
here it is/here you are
highway 2606 n
hobby 5864 n K3
hold 2895 n holder K1
hold up/hold up sb/sth or hold sb/sth
horrible 3788 4021 adj horribly K1
household 1981 1685 n K2
housing 2166 1493 n K1
how much/many/far/old/hot etc;
hug 3895 1250 v hug (n) K4
hunger 4635 5155 n K2
hunting 2796 4495 n K1
hurry 3646 3087 v K1
hurry (sb/sth) up
hurry up
ideology 3678 n ideological (adj,4256)
if you like
ill 2970 adj K2
illness 2325 n K2
immediate 2199 adj K2
in a minute
in actual fact
in addition to
in case of (sth)
in time
ingredient 2613 3710 n K4
inner 2472 2019 adj K1
insect 3434 n K4
inside 3980 3083 n K1
instruct 4286 v instructor (n,3239)
instruction 1572 n
instruction 1572 1620 n
instrument 1621 1806 n K2
interval 4697 n
introduce 1230 731 v introduction (n)
invent 3426 3814 v K3
island 1521 1279 n K2
it depends/that depends
jacket 2287 2412 n life jacket K2
jail 2551 5028 n K3
jam 5788 n traffic jam K2
jazz 3887 n
jeans 3450 n
jet 3170 3869 n K3
jewelry 4229 n
joint 2238 1485 adj K2
joy 2840 2864 n K2
jump 1353 1833 v
just 1823 3063 adj justice (n) BNC 1490
keep 156 189 v kept
kick 3985 n
killing 3311 n K1
kind 5089 adj K2
label 3616 v K3
label 2642 n K3
lack 1235 n lack of K2
lake 2204 n K1
lamp 3973 n
land 2044 2133 v
largely 1689 1321 adv
last 1687 1564 v
latest adj K1
law 288 326 n lawyer K1
learning 1462 3446 n K1
leave sb/sth out or leave out sb/sth
left 3337 n
leg 859 n K1
lemon 3207 n lemonade
let sb know (sth)
lightning K5
limit 1355 1324 v K1
link 1743 1476 v link (n,2202) K1
locate 1693 v location (n,1439) K2
look after sb/sth
look forward to sth/doing sth
look nice/strange, etc.
look round/around
look sth up or look up sth
loud 3120 3673 adj K1
magazine 1004 1641 n K2
mail 2531 2984 n K2
major 445 426 adj majority (n,1089)
make sth into sth
make sth up or make up sth
make sure
mark 2143 n K1
mark 1692 1210 v K1
matter 1874 v K1
meal 1722 1449 n K1
medical centre
medicine 1481 2677 n K2
medium 3218 n
message 810 1126 n
midnight 3491 n nightmare (n,3620)
minimum 3668 adj
minister 1924 335 n K1
minor 2633 2014 adj minority (n,1642) K2
mirror 1867 n K2
Miss
missing 3530 adj K1
moment 369 397 n K1
more and more
mostly 1331 2241 adv K1
mouse 3336 n
move 1406 1125 n
move out
movie theater
Mr
Mrs
Ms
muscle 1725 2287 n K2
museum 1736 1473 n K3
nationality 5640 n
nearby 3757 adv K1
nearby 2445 3459 adj K1
network 885 1140 n K3
noisy 5301 adj K1
northern 1949 adj K2
obey 4685 v K5
obvious 1700 1191 adj obviously (adv,1285)
offer 374 355 v K1
Oh no!
Oh!; Oh dear!
on one's own
on time
once in a while
one another
opening 1954 2004 n K1
operate 1316 967 v operation (n,829)
option 1106 1093 n K2
or something (like that)
order 685 251 n K1
otherwise 1150 adv K1
ought 1767 v K1
overseas 2950 adj seaside (n); seaport (n)
ownership 3619 n A1
p.m./P.M. A1
parental 4143 adj K1
part of sth
particular 951 339 adj particularly (adv,781) K1
partly 2847 1668 adv
party 352 177 n K1
past 1393 1494 prep
path 1343 1291 n K2
pepper 1937 5127 n K3
per 669 prep
percent/per cent 225 adj, adv percentage (n,1801) K1
perfectly 2457 2028 adv K1
permanent 2486 1995 adj K2
permit 2127 2091 v
philosophy 2272 n
phone/phone up v
physics 3675 n K4
pick sb/sth up
pick up sb/sth or pick sb/sth up (get)
plan to do sth
player 514 n
pleasant 3810 2847 adj K1
please 4125 2340 v pleased (adj,3481)
poor adj
possibly 1708 1342 adv K1
post 4157 4224 v
potential 1266 1487 adj K3
pour 1911 2319 v K2
practical 2301 1268 adj K2
praise 4982 4760 n K3
predict 1622 v K3
present 2265 1005 n
presentation 2921 n
primary 1513 1261 adj K4
prime 1677 849 adj K2
principal 3149(n); 3334(adj)
adj, n K3
printer 3010 n
prison 1289 1318 n prisoner K1
pronounce 4613 v K3
property 996 610 n K2
proposal 1634 920 n K1
publication 2481 1667 n K4
pure 2438 2369 adj K2
purse n
push 3625 n
put on sth or put sth on (clothes)
put on sth or put sth on (music/movie)
put sb up
put sth (down) in writing
put sth off
put sth up
put the clocks back/forward
puzzle 4297 n
quiz n K6
rainy adj K1
range 974 497 n K1
rate 458 325 n K1
Rd.
read sth out
reasonable 2533 1545 adj K1
record 1668 978 v K1
region
register 3199 n, v registration (n,3155)
regular adj
relating to K1
relax 2883 v K2
release 1124 1259 v K2
religious 887 1484 adj K3
remember to do sth
report v
resource 770 798 n
rich 1079 adj
ring 2397(v); 1688(n)
1273(v); 1818(n) v, n rang
rise 1974 1301 n
river 1334 1079 n K1
roll 1255 2919 v
row 1858 1554 n
salt 1580 2640 n K2
scale 1227 1146 n
scissors n K6
score 1857 1753 v score (n,1074) K2
shoot v K1
shopping 2734 2809 n K1
so 3383 n K4
soft 1381 1456 adj K1
solid 2027 2455 adj K2
somehow 1658 2013 adv K1
sometime(s) 505 adv K1
somewhat 1910 1961 adv K3
sound 1068 1068 v
sound(s) good/interesting/strange, etc.
southern 1108 1988 adj K1
space 522 n
spaceship n K1
spelling 5990 n K1
spot 1234 1760 n
square 3374 2570 n K1
St.
standard 808 675 n K2
step 1037 1735 v K1
stick 1213 1369 v stuck K1
stomach 2525 2714 n K2
stop 2403 2920 n
strength 1282 1219 n K2
strike 1148 1237 v struck K1
strongly 2404 1977 adv K1
style 971 803 n K1
subway n
such a(n) surprise/event
such as
supply 2496 1230 v K1
surely 2434 1513 adv K1
surprise 3086 3440 v surprising (adj,2809); surp K1
swimming 4492 5861 n swimming pool K1
take one's time
take sth away or take away sth
take sth back or take back sth
take sth up or take up sth
taste 2048 2089 n K1
teaching 1647 1633 n K1
tear 1919 1910 n
temporary 3175 adj
tend 1043 868 v K1
text 1296(n) n, v
thanks 1671 1648 n thank you v K1
that 27 det K1
the most attractive/important/popular, etc.
theirs 5417 pron K1
think v
throat 2475 2425 n K1
thumb 3785 4571 n K4
thunder n thunderstorm (n) K4
tidy adj K5
title 1330 869 n K2
towel 3717 4718 n K2
trade 800 517 n K1
traffic 1724 1446 n K2
tram n
treasure 4115 4795 n K3
trend K3
tune 3840 n K2
turn off sth or turn sth off
turn on sth or turn sth on
twice 1417 1533 adv K1
uniform 3069 n K3
upset 3417 2856 v upset upset (adj,4387) K2
value 3998 3674 v K1
variety 1175 990 n K3
various 862 659 adj K1
volunteer 2304 3292 n voluntary (adj,4756) K3
vote 1174 1581 v voter K1
washing up K1
watch 2468 n
wave 14051640(n); 3082(v) n,v K1
well done!
well-known
well-made
western K2
What is sb/sth like?
wheel 2012 2097 n K1
whenever 2334 2585 adv K1
Why don't you?/ Why not do sth?
with love/all my love/lots of love
wool 3743 n
worried 3289 adj worry K1
worth 2841 2689 n be worth it K1
wow!
written 3614 2483 adj K1
EVP WFF AWL
uide A2 on WFF); guide (verb assist A2 on WFF); guide (verb give a tour A2 on WFF); guidebook (noun A2 on WFF)
WFF); in (prep in age group, century, temperature range etc B1 on WFF); in (prep in a profession, subject etc B1 on WFF)
ng A1 on WFF); leader (noun A1 on WFF)
WFF); tour guide (noun A2 on WFF); tourist information center (noun A2 on WFF)
un A2 on WFF)
A2 on WFF)
etc B1 on WFF)
rry (noun B2 on WFF)
n A2 on WFF)
ject etc B1 on WFF)
Selected
Rank on Rank BNC Irregular Irregular Compound
Base word PoS family
COCA (Kilgarriff) past tense plural nouns/chunks
member(s)
a bit
a few
a number of sth
Absolutely! 1152 1651 exclam
abstract 4045 4083 adj
acquire 2079 1512 v
actual 1752 1414 adj
actually 397 385 adv
adapt 2906 2915 v
add 341 363 v
adjective 5496 n
adopt 1641 1186 v
adverb n
after all
afterward/after 4235 1991 adv
agree 515 428 v disagree
ahead 1028 1145 adv
ahead of
aid 1249 n first aid
alive 1541 2103 adj
all over again
all over the place
allow 340 279 v
along 448 627 prep
aloud 5533 adv
alternative 2089 1797 n alternative (adj,2600)
and so forth
and so on
apart from
apparent 2526 1782 adj
apparently 1414 1272 adv
application 1528 623 n application form
apply/apply for 941 547 v
approach 1374 1310 v
approve 2070 1780 v approval (n,2572)
argue 779 728 v argument (n,843)
around 327 439 adv
arrange 2236 1379 v arrangement (n, 1113)
arrive 813 735 v
as a result
as a whole
as soon as
as soon as possible
as/so far as I know
as/so far as sb/sth is concerned
assess 2059 1570 v assessment (n,1290)
associate 1361 1156 v association (n, 2103)
assume 1095 912 v assumption (n,2629)
at (long) last
at all not at all
at first
at least
at once
at the same time
attach 2338 1915 v attachment (n, 5677,BNC)
attack 792(n); 1545(v)
1012(n); 1464(v) n, v
attempt 1232(n); 1644(v)
857(n); 1022(v) n, v
attend 1172 1148 v attendance (n,4480)
Attention! 592 740
attitude 1157 938 n
attract 1881 1498 v
attractive 2835 1814 adj
authority 835 303 n
average 1454(n); 1306(adj)
2168(n); 1607(adj)n, adj
avoid 911 866 v
aware 1445 936 adj
backward/backwards 3757 adv
balance 1640 1179 n
bank 662 491 n
base 939 1070 n
base 939 1070 n
base/based on/base sth on
basically 1702 2624 adv
basin 4661 n
basis/basic 1314 715 n
battle 1203 1372 n
be about to do sth
be familiar with sb/sth
be in the lead
be responsible for sb/sth/doing sth
bear 1628 592 v bore
because of
become available/rich/a writer, etc.
being 1686 2324 n
belong 1648 1664 v
beneath 1991 1883 prep
benefit 815 670 n
beyond 747 945 prep
bias 3962 4548 n
Bible/the Bible 2766 3408 n
bill 809 993 n banknote (not listed)
bind 2519 1472 v bound
birth 1508 1615 n
bite 3179 2765 v
bless you!
blind 2739 2912 adj
blog n blog entry
bomb 2006 2333 n bomb (v) 4869 COCA)
bone 1450 1955 n
boot 2369 2240 n
borrow 3241 2499 v
boss v
boss about
bother 2209 2188 v don't bother
bottom 2682 3198 adj
branch 1821 1196 n
break 1077 2099 n
break a record 495
breath 1637 1768 n breathe (v,2284)
brief 2165 1861 adj briefly (adv,3028)
broad 1411 1488 adj
brush 3449 3941 n
budget 1058 1078 n
burn 1429 1829 v
business 247 244 n
by surprise
by the way
cabinet 3178 1404 n
call by
call for
call on
calm 4778 4452 adj
campsite n
candidate 960 1286 n
capable 2414 1876 adj capable of
capacity 1790 1525 n
capital 3573 adj
care for sb/sth
care to
career 741 1065 n
case 186 140 n
cast 4354 5642 n
castle 1735 2526 n
catch 587 701 v caught
catch up
catch up with sb
category n
cause 602 512 v
cause 1010 1009 n
cellphone n
century 606 434 n
chain 1819 1891 n
challenge 987(n); 1779(v)
1586(n); 2062(v) n, v
chance 614 622 n
change 307 351 v
chapter 3001 605 n
characteristic 2049 1745 n
charge 926 616 n
charge 1428 1345 v
charity 3314 2180 n
chart 2767 2963 n
check 1900 2782 n
chemical 2640(n); 2752(adj)
1802(n); 4501(adj)n, adj chemist (n,4924); chemistry (n,4
chest 1732 2213 n
chest 1732 n
chief 1453(adj); 1502(adj);
1781(n) 2084(n)n, adj
chief 1453 n
Circassian n
circumstance 1794 918 n
citizen 1088 1994 n citizenship (n,4905)
civil 1054 1166 adj civilian (n,3246)
claim 877 554 v
claim 1357 n
clap v, n
classic 2639(adj); 3641(n,BNC)
3225(adj); 2641(n)adj, n classical (adj,3519)
clear 564 485 adj
client 1161 922 n
coach 1036 2434 n
coal 3366 1774 n
coast 2458 2175 n
code 1657 1682 n
cold 3518 2493 n
collapse 3240(v); 3474(v)
3008(v); 3377(n) v, n
colleague 1527 1344 n
college 416 1206 n
column 2091 2024 n
come on
Come on!
come out
come out with
comment 2552 1837 v
commit 1402 1426 v
commitment 1626 1386 n
committee 1434 479 n
communication 1256 1053 n
community 297 380 n
company 189 165 n
complain 1874 2150 v complaint (n,2104)
complex 3191 1229 adj
component 1772 1790 n
concentrate 2379 1355 v concentration
concept 1160 1108 n conceive (v,4208); conception
concern 718 892 n concerned (adj,794)
concern 3439 1495 v
conclude 1680 1764 v conclusion (n)
condition 630 421 n
conduct 1166 1835 v
conference 968 903 n
confirm 1864 1193 v
conflict 1183 1388 n
conscious 3882 2671 adj
consequence 1635 1257 n consequently (adv,4406)
conservative 1851 1793 adj
considerable 2878 1050 adj considerably (adv,4696)
consideration 2509 1262 n
consist of
constant 2408 1933 adj
construct 2499 2225 v construction (n,1422)
contemporary 1960 2046 adj
context 1433 1039 n
contrast 1776(n); 4589(v,BNC)
1422(n); 4589(v) n, v
contribute 1553 v contribution (n,1789)
control 938 766 v
convert 2918 2337 v conversion (n,4717)
cooperate 4053 v cooperation (ncooperative (adj,
coordinate 4898 3703 v
corporate 1588 1983 adj corporation (n,2627)
correspond 3223 v corresponding (adj,4476,BNC)
correspond v correspondent correspondence (n,4241,B
could 71 57 v
council 2979 274 n councillor (n,2207,BNC)
county 1694 1029 n
course 618 164 n
course 618 n
court 542 328 n law court/court o
cream 2024 2930 n
creation 2132 1870 n
crisis 1514 n critical (adj,1129)
criterion 1808 n criteria (n pl,2597)
criticism 2111 1606 n
crowd 1277 1690 n
crucial 2020 adj
cruel 4815 4519 adj
culture 612 985 n cultural (adj, 934)
cupboard 3566 n
current 653 775 adj currently (adv)
curriculum 2094 1736 n
cut 1505 1696 n
damage 1531 1185(n); 1953(v n,v
data 560 572 n database (n,3673)
date of birth
deal 675 619 v dealt dealer (n)
deal in
deal with
Dear Madam
Dear Sir
debate 1086 1299 n debate (v)
debt 1885 1417 n
decay v
declare 1749 1583 v declaration (n,3195,BNC)
decline 2014(v); 2769(n)
2451(v); 2147(n) v, n
defense 658 799 n defend (v,2182)
definite 4090 adj
deliver 1295 1539 v
demonstrate 1386 1507 v
demonstrate v demonstration (n,2529)
deny 1413 1325 v
department 1202 469 n
depress v depression (n, department store
deputy 2591(n) 1900(n) n, adj
design 837 707 n design (v,862)
desire 1560 1634 n
despite 742 706 prep
detail 1000 590 n detailed (adj,1585)
determine 774 877 v determination (n,3883)
develop 485 411 v development (n, 449)
device/devise 1516 1832 n
dictation n
diet 2158 2121 n
digital 2377 3867 adj
dimension 2440 2729 n
disappear 1587 1703 v
disease 776 940 n
display 2110 1726 v
dispute 2726 2144 n
district 1272 1294 n
diverse 2837 4642 adj diversity (n,2553)
divide 1956 1582 v division (n, 907)
divide 1956 v
do without (sb/sth)
domestic 1556 1425 adj
draft 2647 2853 n
drug 462 1091 n
drug 462 n
dynamic 4017 4085 adj
each other
earn 1312 1894 v
eastern 1512 2117 adj
economic 454 429 adj economics (n, 3213); economical
edge 980 1088 n
edit 4295 3905 v editor (n,1392); edition (n, 3181
effectively 2587 1845 adv
electric 2719 2675 adj electrical (adj, 3278)
electricity 2743 2311 n
element 1218 851 n
emerge 1307 1271 v
emergency 1738 2331 n
emphasis 2367 1721 n emphasize (v,3506)
employment 2557 1002 n employer (n, 1349)
enable 2212 1023 v
encounter 2908(v); 4340(n) n,v encounter (n,3605)
encourage 1188 948 v
energy 616 777 n
enforce 3484 v
enormous 2007 2122 adj
ensure 1768 736 v
entire 871 1909 adj entirely (adv,1406)
equal 1844 1524 adj equally (adv,2390)
equipment 1359 8950 n equip (v,4186)
escape 2051 1752 v
essential 1963 1190 adj
establish 899 596 v
estimate 1811 1834 v
even 107 adv
eventually 1110 1101 adv eventual (adj,5420,BNC)
evidence 607 483 n
exam 4263 4252 n examination (n,3096)
examination 3096 1538 n
examine 1169 1114 v
exchange 1522 1104 n
executive 866 1246 n
exhibition 2498 1489 n
exist 1019 880 v existence (n,1459); existing (adj,2169)
expand 1581 2045 v
expectation 1903 1982 n
experience 421 452 n
experiment 2004 1700 n
expert 902 1699 n
export 3488 2232 n
expose 2019 2535 v exposure (n,2249)
expression 1542 1154 n
extent 1771 1001 n
external 2886 1875 adj
facility 1304 1035 n facilities (n)
factor 730 684 n
factory 2151 1531 n
fail 811 632 v
fair 1493 1393 adj
fair 1493 adj
fairly 2176 1438 adv
faith 1333 1783 n
false 2539 2569 adj
familiar 1501 1662 adj
family name
fan 1212 2083 n
fashion 1936 1906 n
fault 2873 2142 n
favor 3437 1521 n
favor 3437 n favorable (adj,4847); unfavorable
fee 1840 1675 n
female 1403 1688 adj
few 185 539 det fewer (det,1982)
figure 552 382 n
file 1758 1311 n
financial 830 612 adj finance (n,2833); finances
fire 1477 2447 v
firm 905 641 n
firm 3277 2106 adj firmly
first of all
flag 2465 3736 n
flexible 4267 3109 adj flexibility (n,4368)
flow 1997(n); 2793(v)
1873(n); 2659(v) n, v
focus 689(v); 1437(n)
1848(v); 3972(n) n, v
focus on/upon sb/sth
for sale
forgive 3629 3524 v forgave
form 524 262 n
formal 2231 1492 adj informal (adj 4579)
former adj formerly (adv,4732)
frame 1848 2134 n
free 474 531 adj
free will
frequently 1824 1647 adv
fresh 1109 1390 adj
fuel 1567 1928 n
full name
full-time
fun 1902 2722 n
function 1449(n); 3270(v)796(n); 3927(v) n, v functional (adj,4277)
fundamental 2349 2001 adj
funny 1803 1954 adj
furthermore 3242 2751 adv
gather 1354 1859 v
gender 1838 3851 n
general 806 433 adj generally (adv, 1206)
generate 1704 1724 v
generation 1029 1373 n
get off
get to
get together
go away
go back
go down
go for sth
go on
go up
goal 682 950 n
goods n
grade 1432 2996 n
grammar 2977 n
guarantee 2798(v); 4834(v)
2518(v); 3330(n) n, v
guest house
gunfire n
handle 1243 1584 v
hang out
hang up
hatch v
have got to (do sth)/needn't do sth
head 252 241 n
height 2057 2003 n
helicopter 3126 4240 n
hell 1464 1843 n
highlight 3399 2885 v
hire 1500 3411 v
historical 1480 1734 adj
Holocaust/the Holocaust n
honor 2096 2567 n
How do you do?
human 1663 1693 n humanity (n,3532)
human being n
I see!
I suppose
identical 3862 3304 adj
identity 1329 2066 n
if 40 38 conj
illegal 2087 3071 adj
illustrate 2368 1822 v illustration (n,3364,BNC)
I'm afraid
immigrate v immigrant (n,2immigration (n,24
impact 922(n) 1297(n) n, v
implication 2456 1637 n imply (v,1731)
impose 2353 1517 v
impression 2559 1880 n
improvement 1952 1460 n improved (adj,3751)
in 6 prep
in addition to
in fact
in general
in time/be in time
in order to/that
in particular
in spite of sth
in the end
in time
in/under control
incident 1994 1847 n
including 394 443 prep
income 1141 754 n
increasingly 1594 1454 adv increased (adj,1914(
indeed 851 552 adv
independence 2311 2023 n
independent 1271 1121 adj
independent 1271 adj
individual 981 710 adj
industry 552 413 n
influence 1806 1595 v
initial 1957 1743 adj initiative (n,2157); initially (adv
injury 1562 367 n injure (v,3755)
input 4160 2409 n
institution 990 972 n institute (n,16 institutional (adj
instrument 1621 1806 n
insurance 1201 1359 n insure (v,5903)
intelligence 1424 2594 n unintelligent (not listed)
intend 1544 944 v intention (n,1543)
internal 1741 1434 adj
interpretation 2401 1750 n
invest 2015 2384 v investor; investment
investigate 1816 1804 v investigation (n)
iron 2300 (n) 1958(n) n, adj
isolated 4657 2813 adj isolate (v,4003); isolation (n,431
issue 1875 1227 v
it does/doesn't matter
item 1034 961 n
joke 2266 2637 n
just 3063 adj
justice 1490 1754 n
justify 2857 2205 v justification (n,3601,BNC)
keep up
key 1097 1276 adj
Koran
lab 2108 5739 n laboratory (n,3156)
lady 1526 1030 n
land 2044 2133 v landing (n,3723)
laptop n
latter/the latter adj
layer 2187 2269 n
lead 1346 n
leadership 1918 n
league 1965 1212 n
lean 1530 1887 v
learn (off) by heart
legal 886 776 adj illegal (adj,2087); legally (adv,46
legislation 2034 1385 n legislative (adj,3577)
length 1870 1195 n
let sb down or let down sb
liberal 4626 1773 adj
lie 752(v); 2867(n)
447(v); 3279(v) v, n
likely 2789 adv
limit 1683 1556 n limited (adj,1592)
literature 1558 1792 n
location
look 85 90 v
look after
look at
look forward to
look like
look out
look up to
low 361 376 adj lower (adj)
lower adj
maintain 925 856 v maintenance (n,3091)
make a (big/great) difference
make sure (that)
make up one's mind
male 1539(adj); 1225(adj);
1721(n) 1817(n)adj, n
manipulate 4291 4840 v
manner 1831 1397 n
market 2795 1518 v marketing (n,2312)
married 1619 1903 adj
mass 2002 1800 n massive (adj,2010)
master 1897 1482 n
material 642 543 n
math 3008 n
mature 4136 adj
mean to
meant for sb/sth
measure 943 937 n
medium 3218 n
mental 1593 1643 adj mentally (adv,4411)
merely 2001 1292 adv mere (adj,2948)
metal 1583(n) 1692(n) n, adj
method 1001 575 n
mile 780 n
mind 470 448 n
ministry 4284 1707 n
monitor 2370 2310 v
moral 1467 2195 adj immoral (not listed)
more or less
motive 3615 3413 n motivate (v,35 motivation (n,315
necessarily 1971 1678 adv
negotiation 2279 1920 n negotiate (v,2565)
never mind
nevertheless 2605 1337 adv
no longer
not only…but also
nothing to do with sb/sth
notion 1726 1972 n
novel 1656 2189 n
nuclear 1180 1266 adj
observe 1301 1323 v observation (n,1858,BNC); obser
occasion 2282 1100 n occasional; occasionally
occupy 2732 2021 v occupied
occur 757 650 v
odd 2762 1981 adj
odd 2762 adj
of course (not)
offline adj, adv
oil 547 914 n cooking oil
on board
on business
on condition that
on the way to/from
on the whole
on the/your left/on the/your right
on time
online 2277(adj); 3522(adv) adj, adv
only just
oppose 1959 2181 v
opposition 1891 1089 n
origin 2571 1941 n originally (adv) 1536
out of the way
outcome 1760 1975 n
outdoor 3650(adj) 5350(adj) adv, adj outdoors; indoors
over here/over there
overall 2730 4244 adv
paragraph 2478 n
parliament 1008 n parliamentary (adj,2068)
participate 1491 2785 v participant (n,1107); participati
partner 1176 n
passport 5658 n
past 979 1120 n
patient 3526 3058 adj patience (n,4219)
perform 955 1167 v
permission 3261 2506 n
persuade 3293 1864 v
phase 2264 689 n
photo 1484 3526 n photograph (n,1652)
pick on sb
pick sb/sth out
play 942 1218 n
pleased to meet you
plenty 1904(pron) n
plot 2992 3276 n
poem 2517 2212 n
point of view
policy 389 271 n
polite 4983 adj
politics 954 1307 n politican (n,1797); politically (a
port 2741 2153 n
possess 2864 2194 v possession (n,3628)
potential 2084 1886 n
power 272 246 n
precise 4051 n precisely (adv,2602)
press/the press 1182 991 n
prevent 1087 980 v prevention (n,3996)
previous 1283 832 adj previously (adv,2333)
prime minister
priority 2130 1775 n
private 672 601 adj
process 392 353 n
profit 1716 906 n
progress 1517 1382 n
progress 1517 n
promise 2016 2429 n
promote 1335 1571 v promotion (n,3823)
proper 2075 1478 adj properly (adv,2902)
property 996 610 n
prosecution 3637 3039 n
prospect 2343 1855 n
provide 263 195 v provider (n,3129)
psychology 2997 2988 n psychological (psychologist (n,3039)
purchase 2168(v); 3114(n)
2305(v); 2344(n) v, n purchaser (n,3133,BNC)
quite a few/a good few
race 717 1131 n racial (adj,2263)
racing car
railway line
raise 434 549 v
rare 1886 adj rarely (adv,2124)
rate 458 325 n
rather 863 219 adv
rather than
reach 423 445 v
react 2689 2966 v
reasonable 2533 1545 adj
recommend 1699 1618 v recommendation (n,2792)
record 1668(v); 517(n)
524(n); 978(v) v, n
recover 2150 1877 v recovery (n,2466)
recover 2150 v recovery (n,2466)
reduction 2290 1568 n
refer to sb/sth
reference 1918 1047 n
reflect 1007 935 v reflection (n,2780)
reform 1116(n); 5044(v,BNC)
1263(n); 5044(v) n, v
refuse 1253 979 v
regard 2101 1003 v regard (n,2393)
regime 1862 2141 n
regular 1377 1295 adj
regulation 1685 1431 n regulate (v,3413); regulator (n,4
reject 2046 1577 v rejection (n,4310,BNC)
relative 3180 1765 adj
release 2219 1851 n
relevant 2838 1243 adj relevance (n,3993,BNC); relevan
relief 1826 1433 n relieved (not listed)
religion 1390 1922 n
remaining 2174 2126 adj
remind 1466 1795 v
repair 4025 3724 v
report 451(v); 477(n)
311(n); 500(v) v, n
represent 688 665 v
republic 4273 2163 n republican (adj,4897)
request 2134(n); 3143(v) n, v
require 447 343 v requirement (n,1899)
research 363 384 n researcher (n,1181)
resident 1260 2055 n
resolution 1980 2094 n resolve (v,226)
responsible 1069 adj
restore 2566 2173 v restoration (n,3502,BNC)
reveal 3529 963 v revelation (n,4226)
review 2106 2078 v
revise 6156 v revision (4695)
revolution 2781 1964 n revolutionary (adj,4054)
right away/right now/right after
right/rights 240 n
ring 1688(n); 2397(v)
1273(v); 1818(n) v, n rang
ring 1688 n
rise 728 678 v rose
role 452 489 n
root 1747 2017 n
rough 2650 2445 adj
route 1961 1256 n
royal 4352 694 adj
rude 5447 adj
rule 634(n); 2226(v)
561(n); 2113(v) n, v ruler (n, not listed)
rural 2020 1532 adj
rush 1970(v); 3794(n)
2559(v); 4183(n) v, n
sample 1318 1362 n
satisfy 3026 1842 v satisfied (adj,5910,BNC); satisfa
schedule 2163(n); 2609(v)
2394(n); 3669(v) n, v
scheme 3032 606 n
screen 1258 1684 n
search 1509 1555 n
season 507 842 n
secret 1884(n); 2045(adj)
2215(n); 2590(adj)n, adj
secretary 2025 677 n
section 821 437 n
sector 1988 923 n
security 661 644 n secure (v,2511)
see about/to
see off sb or see sb off
see out
see you later
sense 408 456 n
sense of humor
series 719 720 n
servant 3975 1931 n service (264); service man
service 264 173 n
set 295 232 v set
set off/out
set up sth or set sth up
settle/settle do 1323 1320 v settler
severe 2350 1956 adj
sex 817 1118 n
sex n sexual (adj,1009); sexually (adv,4088)
shadow 1678 2164 n
share 1297 638 n shareholder (n,4691)
sharp 2066 2040 adj
shelter 2896 4133 n
shift 1690 2152 v
shock 2007 n
short 3765 2309 adv
short story n
side 249 237 n
significant 720 847 adj significance (n,2960); significant
silence 1833 1657 n silent (adj,2281)
silly 4047 2777 adj
silver 2461(n); 4930(adj,BNC)
4930(adj); 2720(n)n, adj
simply 584 adv
sir 2126 1430 n
site 533 655 n
skill 825 888 n
slightly 1415 1136 adv slight (adj,3007)
so (that)
so-called
social 320 222 adj society (n,352)
solution 1224 1072 n dissolve (v,4337)
solve 1839 2262 v
sort of
sort out
soul 1613 2283 n
source 597 643 n
spare time
specify
speech 1104 1138 n
speed 1397 1252 n
spirit 1184 1205 n
spirit n spiritual (adj,2114)
spokesman/spo 2747 2137 n
spread 1378 1559 v spread
stage 832 503 n
stand for sth
stand out
stand up for
stand up to sb/sth
standard 808 1563 adj
star 539 1110 n
state 137 224 n
station 844 829 n police station
station n
status 1220 1161 n
step 588 750 n
sticky 6107 adj
still 126 119 adv
stock 740 1098 n
store 701 1645 n
storm 1666 2983 n
straightforward 3509 adj
stress 1744 2034 n
stretch 1929(v); 3540(n)
3807(n); 2033(v) v, n
structure 953 571 n structural (adj,3865)
struggle 1679(v); 1908(n)
2029(n); 2325(v) v, n
studio 1524 1203 n
stuff 999 1457 n
stupid 2725 2552 adj
style 971 803 n
submit 3212 2301 v submission (n,4213,BNC)
substantial 2576 1541 adj substatially
substitute 4618(v); 5274(n) v, n
subtract v
succeed 2035 1740 v
sudden 2890 2242 adj
suffer 1103 812 v
sufficient 3123 5917 adj sufficiently (adv,2974)
suggestion 2530 1810 n
suitcase 6307 n
sum 3878 4700 n
summary 4971 2980 n
supermarket 4737 4052 n
support 525 534 v supporter
surround 1608 1978 v
survey 1247(n); 3738(v)
1040(n); 4572(v) n, v
switch 2626 1947 v
symbol 2361 2642 n symbolic (adj,4199)
system 191 149 n
take care of sb/sth
Take care!
take off
take place
take sb out or take out sb
take sth out or take out sth
target 1288(n); 2916(v)
1222(n); 3552(v) n, v
tax 510 568 n
technical 2081 6701 adj
technique 1342 955 n
technology 586 802 n technological (adj,3808)
teenager 2462 3777 n
tell 103 116 v told
tell sb to do sth
tense n
term 627 338 n
term n
terrible 1958 1965 adj terribly (adv,4801)
territory 2198 2049 n
text 1296 1007 n
the matter
theme 1665 1744 n
theory 921 607 n theoretical
through 112 117 prep
throw (sth) away/out
thus 745 506 adv
tie 1510 2074 v
tie sb/sth up or tie up sb/sth
tiny 1320 1701 adj
to do with
tool 1298 1759 n
toothbrush
total 2380 1503 n totally (adv,1642)
touch 2296 1654 n
tour 1482 1565 n tourist (n,2524)
tradition 1249 1440 n
traditional 928 1025 adj
traffic lights
train 1525 855 v
transfer 2335(v); 2855(n)
1612(v); 1709(n)
transform 2205 2850 v transformation (n,3318)
translate 2753 3428 v translation (n,3863)
transport 3573(v); 4069(n)1363(n); 3070(v) n, v transportation (n) BNC 2395
treat 963 890 v
trial 901 1183 n
troop/troops 1140 1787 n
truth 853 1173 n truly (adv,1729)
try on sth or try sth on
try/do one's best
ugly 3288 4406 adj
unable 2155 1511 adj
unable to do sth
underline 4852 v
unfortunately 2032 1968 adv
unique 1739 2061 adj
unit 969 576 n
united 1468 1831 adj unity (n,3786); unit (n,969)
unususal 2054 2157 adj
up the street/road, etc.
upper 1969 1755 adj
urban 1592 1770 adj suburban (adj,3503); suburb (n,
used to
utilize 4328 v
valid 4798 3215 adj validity (n,4593validate (not liste
vary 2391 1401 v
vast 1979 1937 adj
vehicle 1300 1339 n
verb 4550 n
victim 1067 1479 n
victory 1471 1530 n
violence 1041 1732 n violent (adj,2178)
virtually 2063 2044 adv virtual
visible 2939 2737 adj visual (adj,2175); invisible (adj,
vision 1219 1959 n
vocabulary 5568 n
volume 1931 1383 n
weak 1996 adj
weapon 932 1599 n
website n
wedding 2195 2364 n
welfare 1947 1913 n
whatever 777 768 det
whom 1021 783 pron whoever (pron,4283)
width 4667 n wide (adj,944); widen (v,4262)
wine 1456 1322 n
wing 1904 1815 n
withdraw 2810 1990 v withdrew withdrawal (n,4172)
within 353(prep); 4900(adv) 207(prep); 4875(adv)
wonder if/whether
work 117 129 v
would rather…than…
Lextutor
EVP WFF AWL
BNC
un B1 on WFF)
WFF); determination (noun will power B1 on WFF); determined (adj strong-willed B2 on WFF)
growth A1 on WFF)
WWF); diet (verb B1 on WFF)
e (verb mark boundary A2 on WFF); division (noun part A2 on WFF); division (act instance noun A2 on WFF)
e to sb A2 on WFF)
k on one's face A2 on WFF); expression (noun phrase A2 on WFF)
oun A2 on WFF)
sagreement A2 on WFF)
2 on WFF); politically (adv B1 on WFF)
nk of A2 on WFF)
n A2 on WFF)
l season A2 on WFF)
ment A2 on WFF); service (noun assistance A2 on WFF); serviceman (noun B1 on WFF); serve (verb in military B1 on WFF); serve
almer B1 on WFF); settlement (noun agreement B1 on WFF); settlement (noun payment after disagreement B1 on WFF)
dj A2 on WFF)
slender B2 on WFF)
on WFF); stretch (noun stretching movement B2 on WFF)
eement B1 on WFF)
Rank
Selected
Rank on BNC Irregular Irregular Compound
Base word PoS family
COCA (Kilgarriff past tense plural nouns/chunks
member(s)
)
a bit
a few
actually 397 385 adv
adapt 2906 2915 v
add 341 363 v
agree 515 428 v disagree
aid 1249 n first aid
alive 1541 2103 adj
allow 340 279 v
along 448 627 prep
apply/apply for 941 547 v
argue 779 728 v argument (n,843)
around 327 439 adv
arrive 813 735 v
as soon as
as soon as possible
at least
Attention! 592 740
attitude 1157 938 n
avoid 911 866 v
backward/backwards 3757 adv
base 939 1070 n
basis/basic 1314 715 n
be familiar with sb/sth
be responsible for sb/sth/doing sth
belong 1648 1664 v
beyond 747 945 prep
break a record 495
budget 1058 1078 n
business 247 244 n
by surprise
by the way
capable 2414 1876 adj capable of
career 741 1065 n
case 186 140 n
catch 587 701 v caught
cause 602 512 v
century 606 434 n
chance 614 622 n
change 307 351 v
charge 926 616 n
claim 877 554 v
clear 564 485 adj
college 416 1206 n
community 297 380 n
company 189 165 n
concern 718 892 n concerned (adj,794)
condition 630 421 n
conference 968 903 n
control 938 766 v
could 71 57 v
course 618 164 n
court 542 328 n law court/court o
culture 612 985 n cultural (adj, 934)
date of birth
deal 675 619 v dealt dealer (n)
deal with
debate 1086 1299 n debate (v)
defense 658 799 n defend (v,2182)
design 837 707 n design (v,862)
despite 742 706 prep
detail 1000 590 n detailed (adj,1585)
develop 485 411 v development (n, 449)
disease 776 940 n
drug 462 1091 n
edge 980 1088 n
encourage 1188 948 v
energy 616 777 n
entire 871 1909 adj entirely (adv,1406)
establish 899 596 v
even 107 adv
evidence 607 483 n
experience 421 452 n
expert 902 1699 n
factor 730 684 n
fail 811 632 v
family name
few 185 539 det fewer (det,1982)
figure 552 382 n
firm 905 641 n
first of all
form 524 262 n
free 474 531 adj
general 806 433 adj generally (adv, 1206)
generation 1029 1373 n
get together
go away
go back
go down
go up
goal 682 950 n
have got to (do sth)/needn't do sth
head 252 241 n
human being n
I see!
if 40 38 conj
in 6 prep
in addition to
in general
in order to/that
including 394 443 prep
indeed 851 552 adv
individual 981 710 adj
industry 552 413 n
institution 990 972 n institute (n, institutional (adj
it does/doesn't matter
legal 886 776 adj illegal (adj,2087); legally (adv
lie 752(v); 2867(n)
447(v); 3279(v) v, n
look 85 90 v
look after
look at
look out
low 361 376 adj lower (adj)
maintain 925 856 v maintenance (n,3091)
make a (big/great) difference
material 642 543 n
mean to
measure 943 937 n
mind 470 448 n
occur 757 650 v
of course (not)
offline adj, adv
oil 547 914 n cooking oil
on the/your left/on the/your right
online 2277(adj); 3522(adv) adj, adv
over here/over there
past 979 1120 n
perform 955 1167 v
play 942 1218 n
point of view
policy 389 271 n
power 272 246 n
private 672 601 adj
process 392 353 n
property 996 610 n
provide 263 195 v provider (n,3129)
race 717 1131 n racial (adj,2263)
raise 434 549 v
rate 458 325 n
rather than
reach 423 445 v
refer to sb/sth
refuse 1253 979 v
remind 1466 1795 v
represent 688 665 v
require 447 343 v requirement (n,1899)
research 363 384 n researcher (n,1181)
right away/right now/right after
right/rights 240 n
rise 728 678 v rose
role 452 489 n
satisfy 3026 1842 v satisfied (adj,5910,BNC); satis
season 507 842 n
section 821 437 n
security 661 644 n secure (v,2511)
sense 408 456 n
sense of humor
series 719 720 n
service 264 173 n
set 295 232 v set
side 249 237 n
significant 720 847 adj significance (n,2960); signific
simply 584 adv
site 533 655 n
skill 825 888 n
social 320 222 adj society (n,352)
solution 1224 1072 n dissolve (v,4337)
source 597 643 n
speech 1104 1138 n
spirit 1184 1205 n
stage 832 503 n
standard 808 1563 adj
star 539 1110 n
state 137 224 n
station 844 829 n police station
step 588 750 n
store 701 1645 n
stuff 999 1457 n
style 971 803 n
support 525 534 v supporter
system 191 149 n
take care of sb/sth
Take care!
tax 510 568 n
technology 586 802 n technological (adj,3808)
tell 103 116 v told
term 627 338 n
terrible 1958 1965 adj terribly (adv,4801)
theory 921 607 n theoretical
through 112 117 prep
traditional 928 1025 adj
treat 963 890 v
trial 901 1183 n
truth 853 1173 n truly (adv,1729)
try on sth or try sth on
unable to do sth
used to
wonder if/whether
work 117 129 v
would rather…than…
a number of sth
Absolutely! 1152 1651 exclam
abstract 4045 4083 adj
acquire 2079 1512 v
actual 1752 1414 adj
adjective 5496 n
adopt 1641 1186 v
adverb n
after all
afterward/after 4235 1991 adv
ahead 1028 1145 adv
ahead of
all over again
all over the place
aloud 5533 adv
alternative 2089 1797 n alternative (adj,2600)
and so forth
and so on
apart from
apparent 2526 1782 adj
apparently 1414 1272 adv
application 1528 623 n application form
approach 1374 1310 v
approve 2070 1780 v approval (n,2572)
arrange 2236 1379 v arrangement (n, 1113)
as a result
as a whole
as/so far as I know
as/so far as sb/sth is concerned
assess 2059 1570 v assessment (n,1290)
associate 1361 1156 v association (n, 2103)
assume 1095 912 v assumption (n,2629)
at (long) last
at all not at all
at first
at once
at the same time
attach 2338 1915 v attachment (n, 5677,BNC)
attack 792(n); 1545(v)
1012(n); 1464(v)n, v
attempt 1232(n); 1644(v)
857(n); 1022(v) n, v
attend 1172 1148 v attendance (n,4480)
attract 1881 1498 v
attractive 2835 1814 adj
authority 835 303 n
average 1454(n); 1306(adj)
2168(n); 1607(adj)
n, adj
aware 1445 936 adj
balance 1640 1179 n
bank 662 491 n
base 939 1070 n
base/based on/base sth on
basically 1702 2624 adv
basin 4661 n
battle 1203 1372 n
be about to do sth
be in the lead
bear 1628 592 v bore
because of
become available/rich/a writer, etc.
being 1686 2324 n
beneath 1991 1883 prep
benefit 815 670 n
bias 3962 4548 n
Bible/the Bible 2766 3408 n
bill 809 993 n banknote (not listed)
bind 2519 1472 v bound
birth 1508 1615 n
bite 3179 2765 v
bless you!
blind 2739 2912 adj
blog n blog entry
bomb 2006 2333 n bomb (v) 4869 COCA)
bone 1450 1955 n
boot 2369 2240 n
borrow 3241 2499 v
boss v
boss about
bother 2209 2188 v don't bother
bottom 2682 3198 adj
branch 1821 1196 n
break 1077 2099 n
breath 1637 1768 n breathe (v,2284)
brief 2165 1861 adj briefly (adv,3028)
broad 1411 1488 adj
brush 3449 3941 n
burn 1429 1829 v
cabinet 3178 1404 n
call by
call for
call on
calm 4778 4452 adj
campsite n
candidate 960 1286 n
capacity 1790 1525 n
capital 3573 adj
care for sb/sth
care to
cast 4354 5642 n
castle 1735 2526 n
catch up
catch up with sb
category n
cause 1010 1009 n
cellphone n
chain 1819 1891 n
challenge 987(n); 1779(v)
1586(n); 2062(v)n, v
chapter 3001 605 n
characteristic 2049 1745 n
charge 1428 1345 v
charity 3314 2180 n
chart 2767 2963 n
check 1900 2782 n
chemical 2640(n); 2752(adj)
1802(n); 4501(adj)
n, adj chemist (n,4924); chemistry (n
chest 1732 2213 n
chest 1732 n
chief 1453(adj);1502(adj);
1781(n) 2084(n)n, adj
chief 1453 n
Circassian n
circumstance 1794 918 n
citizen 1088 1994 n citizenship (n,4905)
civil 1054 1166 adj civilian (n,3246)
claim 1357 n
clap v, n
classic 2639(adj); 3641(n,BNC)
3225(adj); 2641(n)
adj, n classical (adj,3519)
client 1161 922 n
coach 1036 2434 n
coal 3366 1774 n
coast 2458 2175 n
code 1657 1682 n
cold 3518 2493 n
collapse 3240(v); 3474(v)
3008(v); 3377(n)v, n
colleague 1527 1344 n
column 2091 2024 n
come on
Come on!
come out
come out with
comment 2552 1837 v
commit 1402 1426 v
commitment 1626 1386 n
committee 1434 479 n
communication 1256 1053 n
complain 1874 2150 v complaint (n,2104)
complex 3191 1229 adj
component 1772 1790 n
concentrate 2379 1355 v concentration
concept 1160 1108 n conceive (v,4208); conception
concern 3439 1495 v
conclude 1680 1764 v conclusion (n)
conduct 1166 1835 v
confirm 1864 1193 v
conflict 1183 1388 n
conscious 3882 2671 adj
consequence 1635 1257 n consequently (adv,4406)
conservative 1851 1793 adj
considerable 2878 1050 adj considerably (adv,4696)
consideration 2509 1262 n
consist of
constant 2408 1933 adj
construct 2499 2225 v construction (n,1422)
contemporary 1960 2046 adj
context 1433 1039 n
contrast 1776(n); 4589(v,BNC)
1422(n); 4589(v)n, v
contribute 1553 v contribution (n,1789)
convert 2918 2337 v conversion (n,4717)
cooperate 4053 v cooperation cooperative (adj,
coordinate 4898 3703 v
corporate 1588 1983 adj corporation (n,2627)
correspond 3223 v corresponding (adj,4476,BNC)
correspond v correspondencorrespondence (n,4241,B
council 2979 274 n councillor (n,2207,BNC)
county 1694 1029 n
course 618 n
cream 2024 2930 n
creation 2132 1870 n
crisis 1514 n critical (adj,1129)
criterion 1808 n criteria (n pl,2597)
criticism 2111 1606 n
crowd 1277 1690 n
crucial 2020 adj
cruel 4815 4519 adj
cupboard 3566 n
current 653 775 adj currently (adv)
curriculum 2094 1736 n
cut 1505 1696 n
damage 15311185(n); 1953(v n,v
data 560 572 n database (n,3673)
deal in
Dear Madam
Dear Sir
debt 1885 1417 n
decay v
declare 1749 1583 v declaration (n,3195,BNC)
decline 2014(v); 2769(n)
2451(v); 2147(n)v, n
definite 4090 adj
deliver 1295 1539 v
demonstrate 1386 1507 v
demonstrate v demonstration (n,2529)
deny 1413 1325 v
department 1202 469 n
depress v depression ( department store
deputy 2591(n) 1900(n) n, adj
desire 1560 1634 n
determine 774 877 v determination (n,3883)
device/devise 1516 1832 n
dictation n
diet 2158 2121 n
digital 2377 3867 adj
dimension 2440 2729 n
disappear 1587 1703 v
display 2110 1726 v
dispute 2726 2144 n
district 1272 1294 n
diverse 2837 4642 adj diversity (n,2553)
divide 1956 1582 v division (n, 907)
divide 1956 v
do without (sb/sth)
domestic 1556 1425 adj
draft 2647 2853 n
drug 462 n
dynamic 4017 4085 adj
each other
earn 1312 1894 v
eastern 1512 2117 adj
economic 454 429 adj economics (n, 3213); economic
edit 4295 3905 v editor (n,1392); edition (n, 31
effectively 2587 1845 adv
electric 2719 2675 adj electrical (adj, 3278)
electricity 2743 2311 n
element 1218 851 n
emerge 1307 1271 v
emergency 1738 2331 n
emphasis 2367 1721 n emphasize (v,3506)
employment 2557 1002 n employer (n, 1349)
enable 2212 1023 v
encounter 2908(v); 4340(n) n,v encounter (n,3605)
enforce 3484 v
enormous 2007 2122 adj
ensure 1768 736 v
equal 1844 1524 adj equally (adv,2390)
equipment 1359 8950 n equip (v,4186)
escape 2051 1752 v
essential 1963 1190 adj
estimate 1811 1834 v
eventually 1110 1101 adv eventual (adj,5420,BNC)
exam 4263 4252 n examination (n,3096)
examination 3096 1538 n
examine 1169 1114 v
exchange 1522 1104 n
executive 866 1246 n
exhibition 2498 1489 n
exist 1019 880 v existence (n,1459); existing (adj,2169)
expand 1581 2045 v
expectation 1903 1982 n
experiment 2004 1700 n
export 3488 2232 n
expose 2019 2535 v exposure (n,2249)
expression 1542 1154 n
extent 1771 1001 n
external 2886 1875 adj
facility 1304 1035 n facilities (n)
factory 2151 1531 n
fair 1493 1393 adj
fair 1493 adj
fairly 2176 1438 adv
faith 1333 1783 n
false 2539 2569 adj
familiar 1501 1662 adj
fan 1212 2083 n
fashion 1936 1906 n
fault 2873 2142 n
favor 3437 1521 n
favor 3437 n favorable (adj,4847); unfavorable
fee 1840 1675 n
female 1403 1688 adj
file 1758 1311 n
financial 830 612 adj finance (n,2833); finances
fire 1477 2447 v
firm 3277 2106 adj firmly
flag 2465 3736 n
flexible 4267 3109 adj flexibility (n,4368)
flow 1997(n); 2793(v)
1873(n); 2659(v)n, v
focus 689(v); 1437(n)
1848(v); 3972(n)n, v
focus on/upon sb/sth
for sale
forgive 3629 3524 v forgave
formal 2231 1492 adj informal (adj 4579)
former adj formerly (adv,4732)
frame 1848 2134 n
free will
frequently 1824 1647 adv
fresh 1109 1390 adj
fuel 1567 1928 n
full name
full-time
fun 1902 2722 n
function 1449(n); 3270(v)
796(n); 3927(v) n, v functional (adj,4277)
fundamental 2349 2001 adj
funny 1803 1954 adj
furthermore 3242 2751 adv
gather 1354 1859 v
gender 1838 3851 n
generate 1704 1724 v
get off
get to
go for sth
go on
goods n
grade 1432 2996 n
grammar 2977 n
guarantee 2798(v); 4834(v)
2518(v); 3330(n)n, v
guest house
gunfire n
handle 1243 1584 v
hang out
hang up
hatch v
height 2057 2003 n
helicopter 3126 4240 n
hell 1464 1843 n
highlight 3399 2885 v
hire 1500 3411 v
historical 1480 1734 adj
Holocaust/the Holocaust n
honor 2096 2567 n
How do you do?
human 1663 1693 n humanity (n,3532)
I suppose
identical 3862 3304 adj
identity 1329 2066 n
illegal 2087 3071 adj
illustrate 2368 1822 v illustration (n,3364,BNC)
I'm afraid
immigrate v immigrant (nimmigration (n,24
impact 922(n) 1297(n) n, v
implication 2456 1637 n imply (v,1731)
impose 2353 1517 v
impression 2559 1880 n
improvement 1952 1460 n improved (adj,3751)
in fact
in time/be in time
in particular
in spite of sth
in the end
in time
in/under control
incident 1994 1847 n
income 1141 754 n
increasingly 1594 1454 adv increased (adj,1914(
independence 2311 2023 n
independent 1271 1121 adj
independent 1271 adj
influence 1806 1595 v
initial 1957 1743 adj initiative (n,2157); initially (a
injury 1562 367 n injure (v,3755)
input 4160 2409 n
instrument 1621 1806 n
insurance 1201 1359 n insure (v,5903)
intelligence 1424 2594 n unintelligent (not listed)
intend 1544 944 v intention (n,1543)
internal 1741 1434 adj
interpretation 2401 1750 n
invest 2015 2384 v investor; investment
investigate 1816 1804 v investigation (n)
iron 2300 (n) 1958(n) n, adj
isolated 4657 2813 adj isolate (v,4003); isolation (n,4
issue 1875 1227 v
item 1034 961 n
joke 2266 2637 n
just 3063 adj
justice 1490 1754 n
justify 2857 2205 v justification (n,3601,BNC)
keep up
key 1097 1276 adj
Koran
lab 2108 5739 n laboratory (n,3156)
lady 1526 1030 n
land 2044 2133 v landing (n,3723)
laptop n
latter/the latter adj
layer 2187 2269 n
lead 1346 n
leadership 1918 n
league 1965 1212 n
lean 1530 1887 v
learn (off) by heart
legislation 2034 1385 n legislative (adj,3577)
length 1870 1195 n
let sb down or let down sb
liberal 4626 1773 adj
likely 2789 adv
limit 1683 1556 n limited (adj,1592)
literature 1558 1792 n
location
look forward to
look like
look up to
lower adj
make sure (that)
make up one's mind
male 1539(adj);1225(adj);
1721(n) 1817(n)
adj, n
manipulate 4291 4840 v
manner 1831 1397 n
market 2795 1518 v marketing (n,2312)
married 1619 1903 adj
mass 2002 1800 n massive (adj,2010)
master 1897 1482 n
math 3008 n
mature 4136 adj
meant for sb/sth
medium 3218 n
mental 1593 1643 adj mentally (adv,4411)
merely 2001 1292 adv mere (adj,2948)
metal 1583(n) 1692(n) n, adj
method 1001 575 n
mile 780 n
ministry 4284 1707 n
monitor 2370 2310 v
moral 1467 2195 adj immoral (not listed)
more or less
motive 3615 3413 n motivate (v, motivation (n,315
necessarily 1971 1678 adv
negotiation 2279 1920 n negotiate (v,2565)
never mind
nevertheless 2605 1337 adv
no longer
not only…but also
nothing to do with sb/sth
notion 1726 1972 n
novel 1656 2189 n
nuclear 1180 1266 adj
observe 1301 1323 v observation (n,1858,BNC); obs
occasion 2282 1100 n occasional; occasionally
occupy 2732 2021 v occupied
odd 2762 1981 adj
odd 2762 adj
on board
on business
on condition that
on the way to/from
on the whole
on time
only just
oppose 1959 2181 v
opposition 1891 1089 n
origin 2571 1941 n originally (adv) 1536
out of the way
outcome 1760 1975 n
outdoor 3650(adj)5350(adj) adv, adj outdoors; indoors
overall 2730 4244 adv
paragraph 2478 n
parliament 1008 n parliamentary (adj,2068)
participate 1491 2785 v participant (n,1107); participa
partner 1176 n
passport 5658 n
patient 3526 3058 adj patience (n,4219)
permission 3261 2506 n
persuade 3293 1864 v
phase 2264 689 n
photo 1484 3526 n photograph (n,1652)
pick on sb
pick sb/sth out
pleased to meet you
plenty 1904(pron) n
plot 2992 3276 n
poem 2517 2212 n
polite 4983 adj
politics 954 1307 n politican (n,1797); politically
port 2741 2153 n
possess 2864 2194 v possession (n,3628)
potential 2084 1886 n
precise 4051 n precisely (adv,2602)
press/the press 1182 991 n
prevent 1087 980 v prevention (n,3996)
previous 1283 832 adj previously (adv,2333)
prime minister
priority 2130 1775 n
profit 1716 906 n
progress 1517 1382 n
progress 1517 n
promise 2016 2429 n
promote 1335 1571 v promotion (n,3823)
proper 2075 1478 adj properly (adv,2902)
prosecution 3637 3039 n
prospect 2343 1855 n
psychology 2997 2988 n psychologicalpsychologist (n,3039)
purchase 2168(v); 3114(n)
2305(v); 2344(n)v, n purchaser (n,3133,BNC)
quite a few/a good few
racing car
railway line
rare 1886 adj rarely (adv,2124)
rather 863 219 adv
react 2689 2966 v
reasonable 2533 1545 adj
recommend 1699 1618 v recommendation (n,2792)
record 1668(v); 517(n)
524(n); 978(v) v, n
recover 2150 1877 v recovery (n,2466)
recover 2150 v recovery (n,2466)
reduction 2290 1568 n
reference 1918 1047 n
reflect 1007 935 v reflection (n,2780)
reform 1116(n); 5044(v,BNC)
1263(n); 5044(v)n, v
regard 2101 1003 v regard (n,2393)
regime 1862 2141 n
regular 1377 1295 adj
regulation 1685 1431 n regulate (v,3413); regulator (
reject 2046 1577 v rejection (n,4310,BNC)
relative 3180 1765 adj
release 2219 1851 n
relevant 2838 1243 adj relevance (n,3993,BNC); relev
relief 1826 1433 n relieved (not listed)
religion 1390 1922 n
remaining 2174 2126 adj
repair 4025 3724 v
report 451(v); 477(n)
311(n); 500(v) v, n
republic 4273 2163 n republican (adj,4897)
request 2134(n); 3143(v) n, v
resident 1260 2055 n
resolution 1980 2094 n resolve (v,226)
responsible 1069 adj
restore 2566 2173 v restoration (n,3502,BNC)
reveal 3529 963 v revelation (n,4226)
review 2106 2078 v
revise 6156 v revision (4695)
revolution 2781 1964 n revolutionary (adj,4054)
ring 1688(n); 2397(v)
1273(v); 1818(n)v, n rang
ring 1688 n
root 1747 2017 n
rough 2650 2445 adj
route 1961 1256 n
royal 4352 694 adj
rude 5447 adj
rule 634(n); 2226(v)
561(n); 2113(v) n, v ruler (n, not listed)
rural 2020 1532 adj
rush 1970(v); 3794(n)
2559(v); 4183(n)v, n
sample 1318 1362 n
schedule 2163(n); 2609(v)
2394(n); 3669(v)n, v
scheme 3032 606 n
screen 1258 1684 n
search 1509 1555 n
secret 1884(n); 2045(adj)
2215(n); 2590(adj)
n, adj
secretary 2025 677 n
sector 1988 923 n
see about/to
see off sb or see sb off
see out
see you later
servant 3975 1931 n service (264); service man
set off/out
set up sth or set sth up
settle/settle do 1323 1320 v settler
severe 2350 1956 adj
sex 817 1118 n
sex n sexual (adj,1009); sexually (adv,4088)
shadow 1678 2164 n
share 1297 638 n shareholder (n,4691)
sharp 2066 2040 adj
shelter 2896 4133 n
shift 1690 2152 v
shock 2007 n
short 3765 2309 adv
short story n
silence 1833 1657 n silent (adj,2281)
silly 4047 2777 adj
silver 2461(n); 4930(adj,BNC)
4930(adj); 2720(n)
n, adj
sir 2126 1430 n
slightly 1415 1136 adv slight (adj,3007)
so (that)
so-called
solve 1839 2262 v
sort of
sort out
soul 1613 2283 n
spare time
specify
speed 1397 1252 n
spirit n spiritual (adj,2114)
spokesman/spo 2747 2137 n
spread 1378 1559 v spread
stand for sth
stand out
stand up for
stand up to sb/sth
station n
status 1220 1161 n
sticky 6107 adj
still 126 119 adv
stock 740 1098 n
storm 1666 2983 n
straightforward 3509 adj
stress 1744 2034 n
stretch 1929(v); 3540(n)
3807(n); 2033(v)v, n
structure 953 571 n structural (adj,3865)
struggle 1679(v); 1908(n)
2029(n); 2325(v)v, n
studio 1524 1203 n
stupid 2725 2552 adj
submit 3212 2301 v submission (n,4213,BNC)
substantial 2576 1541 adj substatially
substitute 4618(v); 5274(n) v, n
subtract v
succeed 2035 1740 v
sudden 2890 2242 adj
suffer 1103 812 v
sufficient 3123 5917 adj sufficiently (adv,2974)
suggestion 2530 1810 n
suitcase 6307 n
sum 3878 4700 n
summary 4971 2980 n
supermarket 4737 4052 n
surround 1608 1978 v
survey 1247(n); 3738(v)
1040(n); 4572(v)n, v
switch 2626 1947 v
symbol 2361 2642 n symbolic (adj,4199)
take off
take place
take sb out or take out sb
take sth out or take out sth
target 1288(n); 2916(v)
1222(n); 3552(v)n, v
technical 2081 6701 adj
technique 1342 955 n
teenager 2462 3777 n
tell sb to do sth
tense n
term n
territory 2198 2049 n
text 1296 1007 n
the matter
theme 1665 1744 n
throw (sth) away/out
thus 745 506 adv
tie 1510 2074 v
tie sb/sth up or tie up sb/sth
tiny 1320 1701 adj
to do with
tool 1298 1759 n
toothbrush
total 2380 1503 n totally (adv,1642)
touch 2296 1654 n
tour 1482 1565 n tourist (n,2524)
tradition 1249 1440 n
traffic lights
train 1525 855 v
transfer 2335(v); 2855(n)
1612(v); 1709(n)
transform 2205 2850 v transformation (n,3318)
translate 2753 3428 v translation (n,3863)
transport 3573(v); 4069(n)
1363(n); 3070(v)n, v transportation (n) BNC 2395
troop/troops 1140 1787 n
try/do one's best
ugly 3288 4406 adj
unable 2155 1511 adj
underline 4852 v
unfortunately 2032 1968 adv
unique 1739 2061 adj
unit 969 576 n
united 1468 1831 adj unity (n,3786); unit (n,969)
unususal 2054 2157 adj
up the street/road, etc.
upper 1969 1755 adj
urban 1592 1770 adj suburban (adj,3503); suburb (
utilize 4328 v
valid 4798 3215 adj validity (n,4 validate (not liste
vary 2391 1401 v
vast 1979 1937 adj
vehicle 1300 1339 n
verb 4550 n
victim 1067 1479 n
victory 1471 1530 n
violence 1041 1732 n violent (adj,2178)
virtually 2063 2044 adv virtual
visible 2939 2737 adj visual (adj,2175); invisible (ad
vision 1219 1959 n
vocabulary 5568 n
volume 1931 1383 n
weak 1996 adj
weapon 932 1599 n
website n
wedding 2195 2364 n
welfare 1947 1913 n
whatever 777 768 det
whom 1021 783 pron whoever (pron,4283)
width 4667 n wide (adj,944); widen (v,4262)
wine 1456 1322 n
wing 1904 1815 n
withdraw 2810 1990 v withdrew withdrawal (n,4172)
within 353(prep); 4900(adv)207(prep); 4875(adv)
Lextutor
EVP WFF AWL
BNC
greement A1 on WFF)
se B1 on WFF)
adj A2 on WFF); clear (weather A2 on WFF)
c A1 on WFF)
un B1 on WFF)
growth A1 on WFF)
e to sb A2 on WFF)
op of sth A2 on WFF)
dj B1 on WFF); satisfied (adj B1 on WFF)
l season A2 on WFF)
oval (noun A2 on WFF)
F); arrangement (noun order A2 on WFF); arrangement (noun plan A2 on WFF)
ng A2 on WFF)
WFF); determination (noun will power B1 on WFF); determined (adj strong-willed B2 on WFF)
e (verb mark boundary A2 on WFF); division (noun part A2 on WFF); division (act instance noun A2 on WFF)
k on one's face A2 on WFF); expression (noun phrase A2 on WFF)
oun A2 on WFF)
sagreement A2 on WFF)
r, sensible A2 on WFF)
nk of A2 on WFF)
n A2 on WFF)
ment A2 on WFF); service (noun assistance A2 on WFF); serviceman (noun B1 on WFF); serve (verb in military B1 on WFF); serve
almer B1 on WFF); settlement (noun agreement B1 on WFF); settlement (noun payment after disagreement B1 on WFF)
slender B2 on WFF)
eement B1 on WFF)