Life stages and Relationships
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Crime |
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1. gender / gender gap
2. generation / generation gap
3. to gossip
4. military service
5. baby / toddler / child / teenager /youngster/adult
6. to be in one’s twenties
7. mid/late twenties
8. to be middle-aged
9. to be retired / retirement
10. old age / aged people
11. to be born / to grow up
12. to bring up / upbringing
13. to go out with
14. to have rows
15. to fall out with
16. to split up (to break up)
17. to fall in love/to date
18. to get engaged/to propose to someone
19. to get married
20. to get pregnant / to give birth to
21. to get a divorce
22. friend / acquaintance
23. colleague / workmate
24. to adore / to idolize / to worship
25. to admire / to look up to smb.
26. to hate / to loathe
27. can’t stand
28. to look down on / to despise
29. to have a love affair / to cheat on smb
30. to make it up
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1. to be accused of
2. ambulance
3. to blackmail / blackmailer
4. case (criminal investigation)
5. to commit a serious/petty crime
6. to confess / confession
7. drunk driving
8. evidence (proof)
9. guilt / to be guilty
10. insurance company
11. court/courtroom/trial/judge / jury
12. justice / injustice / justified
13. to kidnap / kidnapper
14. lawyer
15. to mug / a mugger / mugging
16. prison sentence/suspended sentence
17. private property
18. to punish / punishment
19. to shoplift / a shoplifter / shoplifting
20. speeding fine
21. to sue
22. to suspect / a suspect / suspicious
23. to swear in public
24. a victim/a criminal
25. valuables
26. to rob / a robber/ robbing
27. a thief / to steal / a theft
28. to burgle / a burglar / a burglary
29. smuggling
30. to murder / a murderer / a murder
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| The Natural world/Animals |
Environment/Global problems |
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1. breeding
2. endangered species
3. herd
4. mammals/carnivore/herbivore
5. pest control
6. predator vs. prey
7. hibernation
8. spotted / striped
9. stream / river
10. footpath
11. puddle / pond / lake
12. coast / shore / beach
13. cliff / cape / peninsula
14. Birds: wing / beak / nest
15. fish: scales / tail / gills/fin
16. cats: whiskers / paw / claw
17. trees: roots, trunk, bark, branch, twig
18. oak / willow / pine
19. Flowers: thorn, petal, bud
20. animal shelter
21. extinction/to become extinct/hunting
22. fur trade / ivory trade
23. poaching / poacher
24. to tame / tamer
25. zoo / zoology
26. solitary
27. genetics
28. to observe
29. game parks
30. nature reserve/natural habitat
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1. predict / prediction
2. vast majority
3. volcano / volcanic eruption
4. pandemic
5. consequences
6. enormous
7. earthquake / to shake
8. flood
9. drought
10. famine / to starve
11. nuclear plant
12. to threaten /threat
13. hurricane / tornado / typhoon
14. to injure / to damage
15. victim / casualties
16. refugees / mass migration
17. protection / conservation
18. harmful / damaging / destroying
19. to pollute / pollution
20. to contaminate
21. the ozone layer
22. global warming / greenhouse effect
23. acid rain
24. exhaust fumes/smog
25. to dump waste
26. to cut down rainforests
27. to waste resources / to save resources
28. natural resources vs. human resources
29. to recycle
30. car pool
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| Success and Fame |
Education |
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1. addicted / addict
2. ambition / ambitious
3. autograph
4. bravery
5. determination
6. to encourage
7. to come across an obstacle
8. to overcome an obstacle
9. to succeed in doing smth
10. to achieve / to accomplish /
achievement/accomplishment
11. to attain a goal
12. to fulfil / fulfilment
13. to cope with
14. celebrity/idol
15. to fail / failure
16. prodigy / whiz-kid
17. cheeky / impudent
18. to inherit / inheritance
19. to realize one’s dreams
20. to worship / worshiper
21. to admire / admirer
22. publicity influence
23. rising star
24. notorious / notoriety
25. aim / goal
26. tremendous success/glory
27. to be a success
28. to seek fame/to make a good/bad impression
29. golden opportunity
30. once in a lifetime
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1. state school vs. private school
2. nursery school / primary school /secondary school
3. further/ higher education
4. grant vs. scholarship
5. term / academic year
6. lecture / seminar/tutorial
7. school-leaver / graduate / post-graduate
8. a prom
9. to finish school / to graduate from the Uni
10. to enter the Uni
11. boarding school
12. tuition
13. to drop out / to expel/to leave school
14. freshman / sophomore/senior
15. to cheat in exams
16. to fail / do badly in exams
17. play truant /skip / miss classes
18. diploma with honours/ a degree
19. to attend classes
20. entrance/final exams
21. take/pass/fail an exam
22. to pass exams with flying colours
23. to slave at books
24. to revise for/sit for exams
25. to be sapless / to be all in a flutter
26. to pull yourself together
27. to please/displease an examiner
28. luck smiled at me
29. students: bright, steady, diligent, straight A
30. slowcoach
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| The Media |
Business / Money / Market |
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1. means of communication
2. advice column
3. back page / front page
4. cartoon / comics
5. editor /editorial
6. evening edition / morning edition
7. headline
8. current affairs program
9. sitcom / episode
10. newsstand
11. obituary
12. TV guide
13. to come LIVE
14. cover / coverage
15. tune in / wavelength
16. TV aerial / satellite dish
17. headsets / headphones
18. to broadcast
19. news bulletin
20. weather forecast
21. circulation
22. remote control
23. horoscopes
24. gossips column
25. TV/radio commercial
26. turn the volume down/up
27. subtitles
28. publishing house
29. to browse / look through a paper
30. to cut / censor a film
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1. invest / foreign investments
2. to take a bank loan /interest rate
3. to owe / be in debt
4. to pay back /pay off your debt
5. expenditures
6. raw materials
7. Indicators : rise / go up / increase
8. fall / go down / decrease
9. slowly / gradually / steadily / sharply
10. to fluctuate
11. to increase by 10 % / from 10 to 20
12. healthy / strong economy
13. economy is in recession
14. domestic / home market
15. foreign / international market
16. GDP –Gross domestic product
17. VAT –Value added tax
18. foreign currency / exchange of currency
19. to earn / make
20. to save up / put aside
21. to spend / waste / throw away / squander
22. to borrow from / to pay back
23. to lend to
24. to inherit
25. to give / donate to charity
26. to counterfeit
27. to bribe / a bribe
28. be greedy / mean / stingy
29. wealthy / well off / prosperous
30. poor / penniless / broke
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| Applying for a job |
Computer Society |
1. CEO (Chief Executive officer)
2. executive director
3. skilled / unskilled worker
4. the Board of directors
5. Junior / senior staff / personnel
6. civil servant
7. to do smth. for a living
8. to do shift-work
9. to be on flexi-time
10. to be/go on strike
11. to get the sack / to be fired
12. to resign / to quit / resignation
13. to be made redundant
14. to be on maternity leave
15. to take sick leave
16. to retire / retirement
17. to be promoted / be demoted
18. to apply for a job/to get/find work
19. to write a resume / CV
20. Personal information
21. Education / qualifications
22. working experience
23. experienced / inexperienced
24. to go on job interviews
25. working conditions / salary / wages
26. to work overtime
27. to offer a job/to negotiate/negotiations
28. to accept / to turn down an offer
29. white-collar / blue-collar workers
30. permanent / temporary job |
1. to keep up to date
2. to be out of date
3. device / appliance / gadget
4. to recharge one’s batteries
5. to be out of order
6. to turn the volume up/down
7. toolbar
8. search engine
9. portable
10. to plug / unplug
11. a fork / a plug socket
12. advantage / disadvantage
13. to attach / enclose
14. to invent / invention
15. to discover / discovery
16. to research / research
17. to press a button
18. to click /double-click
19. to conclude / conclusion
20. to insert / eject
21. web cam
22. cordless / cable
23. digital technologies
24. hardware / software
25. to delete by mistake
26. to scroll down
27. The Internet / online
28. to surf the net / the Web
29. website / home page
30. banner ads / pop-up ads |
