cook

fry in oil 

 boil in hot water
bake bread and cakes in an oven 

roast meat or vegetables in an oven  

microwave using a microwave oven
grill/broil American English using a grillsteam, toast, simmer, poach, barbecue, stir-fry, saute, chargrill
raw not cooked 

rare used about meat that has been cooked for a short time
well-done used about meat that has been cooked for a long time cook

blood

lose blood   

draw blood =make someone bleed  

give/donate blood =have blood taken from you for the medical treatment of other people  

blood clots =blood that forms a mass and stops flowing  

dried blood be caked with blood (=covered in dry blood)  

pool of blood  

drop of blood  

trickle of blood  

blood flows/oozes/gushes  

blood test  

blood cell  

blood sample

taste

delicious/tasty tastes very good
disgusting tastes very bad
hot/spicy has a lot of spices
bland boring and with not very much taste
sweet has a lot of sugar
salty has a lot of salt
sour used about fruit that is not sweet
bitter used about coffee, chocolate, or medicine that is not at all sweettaste

in front, opposite, face

in front, opposite, face 

If something or someone is in front of a building, they are directly outside the front of it  

 Meet me in front of the station. 

If something or someone is opposite a building, they are outside the front of it on the other side of a street, area of land etc  

•  the fields opposite the school 

Use the verb face to say that a building has something outside the front of it  

My apartment block faces (NOT is in front of) the sea. • a house facing the square
in front of, before  

Use in front of not 'before', to talk about doing something so that people can see or hear you  

 I had to explain myself in front of (NOT before) the whole class 

Use before, not 'in front of',to talk about the order in which things happen  

 Before starting (NOT In front of starting), let's list what we have to do

face

a long face (=an unhappy expression  

 pull/make a face =change your expression to make   

 people laugh or to show you are angry, disappointed    

 etc  

a blank face (=an expression that shows you do not know or recognize something)  

a face like thunder =a very angry expression   

somebody's face lights up/brightens (=they start to look happy)  

somebody's face falls (=they start to look unhappy) somebody's face darkens (=they start to look angry or threatening) 

see something in somebody's face show in somebody's face something is written all over somebody's face =something is obvious from someone's expression 

you should have seen his/her face spoken (=used to say that someone was very angry, surprised etc)  

the look/expression on somebody's face a smile/grin/frown etc on somebody's face

clean

keep something clean  

wipe something clean =wipe a cloth over something so it is clean

sweep/scrub etc something clean =rub something hard with a cloth or brush so it is clean  

clean and tidy especially British English  

neat and clean especially American English  

nice and clean  

spotlessly/scrupulously clean (=very clean) 

 as clean as a whistle =very clean

poor

be hard up/be broke also be skint BrE informal to have very little money at the present time and be unable to buy the things that you want
 

destitute having no money and nowhere to live,  

especially because something terrible has happened
 

poverty-stricken very poor

family

the whole family/all the family  

member of a family/family member  

a family of three/four/five etc  

a close/close-knit family (=a family whose members have a close relationship) 

 immediate family (=closest relations)  

nuclear family (=a family consisting of a mother, a father, and their children) 

 family background (=the sort of family someone comes from)  

one-parent family/single-parent family 

 the Royal Family (=the King or Queen and their family) family home/car/holiday etc  

a family film/show etc (=that is suitable for children as well as adults) 

 family life 

 family resemblance (=when members of the same family look like each other)  

family gathering (=when members of a family who do not live together arrange to meet)  

family unit

َA joke for you

A woman got on a bus, holding a baby.

The bus driver said, "That's the ugliest baby I've ever seen."

In a huff, the woman slammed her fare into the fare box and took an aisle
seat near the rear of the bus.

The man seated next to her sensed that she was agitated and asked her what
was wrong.

"The bus driver insulted me," she fumed.

The man sympathized and said, "Why, he's a public servant and shouldn't say
things to insult passengers."

"You're right," she said. "I think I'll go back up there and give him a piece of my mind."

"That's a good idea," the man said. "Here, let me hold your monkey."

house

types of house: terraced house British English/row house American English one of several houses that are joined together
 

detached house British English a house that is not 

 joined to another house
 

semi-detached house British English a house that is attached to another house on one side
 

cottage a small house in the country
 

bungalow British English a small house with one floor
 

duplex American English a house that is divided into two separate homes
 

apartment also flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives, which is part of a larger building
 

condominium/condo American English an apartment in a large building, which is owned by the people who live there
 

studio apartment/studio also bedsit British English an apartment with one main room and no separate bedroom
 

a very large house: mansion, palace,  

  country house British English, stately home British English
 

someone who sells houses and land: estate  

agent British English, real estate agent American English, realtor American English
 

someone who rents a house from another person: tenant
 

someone who owns a house and rents it to people: landlord, landladyhouse ➔ residence, property, dwelling, abode, lease, lessee

hotel

types of hotel: motel, inn, B&B British English, guesthouse British English 

types of room: double room =has a bed for two  

 people
twin room =has two single beds 

single room =for one personsuite =has two or more rooms  

people who work at a hotel: desk clerk =gives you your key
 

bellboy British English/bellhop American English   =takes your bags up to your room 

maid also chambermaid =cleans your roommanager
 

someone who is staying at a hotel: guest
 

the place where you check in, check out, and pay your bill: front desk, reception British English
 

an arrangement to stay at a hotel: reservation also booking British English
 

hotel services: room service, wake-up call

garden

parts of a garden: lawn, flowerbed, hedge, patio, rockery, pond, greenhouse, compost heap, kitchen garden
 

things you do in the garden: cut the grass/mow the 

  lawn, weed the flowerbeds, sow seeds, plant flowers/bushes/trees, water the plants, cut back/prune roses and other bushes, trim the hedge

at, in, on

at, in, onTalking about time 

Use at with clock times • 

 at one o'clock  

• at 6.30 

with points of time in the day  

• at midnight  

• at noon  

• at dawn 

•  at sunset

with holiday periods, meaning the few days around the holiday  • 

 at Easter • 

 at Diwaliwith weekend, in British English • 

 See you at the weekend• 

 At weekends we go out. 

Use in with parts of the day • 

 in the morning •  

in the evening • 

 I never watch TV in the daytime 

.with months, seasons, years, centuries •  

in May •  

in summer time • in 2004 •  

in the 21st century 

Use onwith dates and specific days •  

on 29th July • 

 on Tuesday afternoons • 

 on the last day of termwith weekend, in American English •  

We sometimes go there on weekends. 

Talking about position and placeUse atwith particular positions or places •  

at the end of the corridor •  

at the back of the room • 

 at the corner of the street to mean 'next to' or 'beside' •  

She sat at her desk. •  

He stopped me at the door. 

with words for buildings, for example airport, university, restaurant, art gallery  

 at the airport • 

 at the Lyceum theatrewith city or place names,  

when you are talking about stopping during a journey 

Does this train stop at Watford  

BUT otherwise use in - see belowUse inwith a position 

 or place 

, 

 when something or someone is inside a larger thing    

 such as a room • 

 in the bath •  

in the kitchen •  

in the garden •  

in the doorwaywith cities, counties, states, and countries •  

When will you arrive in Tokyo •  

He lives in Germany. •  

She's working in California.with the names of squares, plazas etc •  

in Times Square 

Use onwith a position or place, when one thing is attached to or touching another • 

 a spot on the end of her nose • 

 a jacket on the back of a chairwith street names •  

on the High Street • 

 on 42nd Street • 

 on Broadway

Quote

Yesterday's tomorrow is simply today, and the day before yesterday's tomorrow is yesterday's today. Tomorrow's tomorrow is today's day after tomorrow, and today's tomorrow is tomorrow's today. Yesterday's day after tomorrow, tomorrow's day before tomorrow, and today's day before the day after tomorrow are all today's tomorrow, but tomorrow's day before yesterday is yesterday's today. Tomorrow's tomorrow's tomorrow's tomorrow is the day after tomorrow's day after tomorrow, and the day before yesterday's tomorrow is both yesterday and tomorrow's day before yesterday

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Some common verbs
have	do	make
have a bath have a drink have a good time have a haircut have a holiday have a problem have a relationship have a rest have lunch have sympathy	do business do nothing do someone a favour do the cooking do the housework do the shopping do the washing up do your best do your hair do your homework	make a difference make a mess make a mistake make a noise make an effort make furniture make money make progress make room make trouble
take	break	catch
take a break take a chance take a look take a rest take a seat take a taxi take an exam take notes take someone's place take someone's temperature	break a habit break a leg break a promise break a record break a window break someone's heart break the ice break the law break the news to someone break the rules	catch a ball catch a bus catch a chill catch a cold catch a thief catch fire catch sight of catch someone's attention catch someone's eye catch the flu
pay	save	keep
pay a fine pay attention pay by credit card pay cash pay interest pay someone a compliment pay someone a visit pay the bill pay the price pay your respects	save electricity save energy save money save one's strength save someone a seat save someone's life save something to a disk save space save time save yourself the trouble	keep a diary keep a promise keep a secret keep an appointment keep calm keep control keep in touch keep quiet keep someone's place keep the change
come	go	get
come close come complete with come direct come early come first come into view come last come late come on time come prepared come right back come second come to a compromise come to a decision come to an agreement come to an end come to a standstill come to terms with come to a total of come under attack	go abroad go astray go bad go bald go bankrupt go blind go crazy go dark go deaf go fishing go mad go missing go on foot go online go out of business go overseas go quiet go sailing go to war go yellow	get a job get a shock get angry get divorced get drunk get frightened get home get lost get married get nowhere get permission get pregnant get ready get started get the impression get the message get the sack get upset get wet get worried
		Miscellaneous
Time	Business English	Classifiers
bang on time dead on time early 12th century free time from dawn till dusk great deal of time late 20th century make time for next few days past few weeks right on time run out of time save time spare time spend some time take your time tell someone the time time goes by time passes waste time	annual turnover bear in mind break off negotiations cease trading chair a meeting close a deal close a meeting come to the point dismiss an offer draw a conclusion draw your attention to launch a new product lay off staff go bankrupt go into partnership make a loss make a profit market forces sales figures take on staff	a ball of string a bar of chocolate a bottle of water a bunch of carrots a cube of sugar a pack of cards a pad of paper

ravel, travelling, journey, trip, voyage, crossing, flight

travel, travelling, journey, trip, voyage, crossing, flight 

Travel (uncountable noun) and travelling are used to mean the general activity of moving from place to place  

 Air travel is becoming cheaper

Her work involves a lot of travelling  

You do not say 'a travel'  

Use journey to talk about travelling a long distance or travelling regularly, when the emphasis is on the travelling itself 

  a long and difficult journey (NOT travel) through the mountains  

 I read during the train journey to work 

 Did you have a good journey? 

Were you comfortable, was the train on time etc  

A trip is when you go on a short journey, or a journey  

 you do not usually make, and come back again. 

 Use this when the emphasis is on where you are going or why you are going there  

•  my first trip to the States  
•   a business trip 
•  Was it a good trip
•  Did you achieve what you wanted to or have a good time there

Voyage is used for a long sea journey  

 a voyage across the ocean 

Crossing is used for a fairly short sea journey 

  The crossing takes 90 minutes

Flight is used for a journey by air   

 Have a good flight!

get on a bus  

get off a bus  

wait for a bus  

catch a bus  

take a bus  

ride a bus American English  

miss a bus =be too late to get on a bus

 bus fare =money you pay for a bus journey  

bus pass =a card you buy that allows you to make several bus journeys  

bus ride/trip/journey  

bus route (=the way a bus goes) 

 school bus

a ship that carries people: passenger ship, cruise ship, liner, ferry, ro-ro
a ship that carries goods: cargo ship, merchant ship, freighter, oil tanker, super tanker, barge
a small ship: boat, motorboat, powerboat
a ship with sails: yacht, dinghy, sailing ship, sailing boat British English/sailboat American English, catamaran
a fighting ship: warship, aircraft carrier, battleship, cruiser, frigate, destroyer, minesweeper, gunboat, man-of-war old-fashioned
a ship that people live on: houseboat, narrow boat British English
a ship that goes under water: submarine
people on a ship: sailor, captain, passenger, seaman, the crew
parts of a ship: deck, cabin, porthole, engine room, mast, rudder, hullship

become, get, go, turn, grow, come 

become can be followed by an adjective or noun, not a verb • 

 Her husband became jealous.  

 We soon became friends. 

The following words are used with an adjective instead of become, in certain cases: 

get is very often used instead of become, and is more usual in spoken English • 

 I was getting hungry. •  

Things got worse and worse. 

:go is used 

 to say that something changes colour •  

The sky went pink  

to say that someone feels a change in their body   • 

My fingers have gone numb.  

with blind and deaf  

He went blind 

with mad, insane, crazy etc   

The crowd went wild

turn is used especially to say that something changes colour •  

The liquid turned green • 

 His face turned pale 

grow can be used in fairly literary written English  

to say that something changes gradually  

 It grew dark as we walked 

with a to-infinitive, to say that someone gradually starts doing something •  

We grew to love each other. 

come is used with adjectives like apart, undone, and 

 unstuck  

• Your shoelace has come undone 

• A few pages came loose  

with true  

• Her prediction came true  

with a to-infinitive to say that someone starts doing something •  

I eventually came to realize (NOT became to realize) I was wrong  

come, go 

Use come for movement towards the place where the speaker is or will be 

 Come and see me at my office  

 I could see them coming down the hill (=getting nearer to me) . | When are you coming home (=to our home)  

Use go for movement in other directions Are you going to Sally's tonight? | I wish he would go home (=to his home, away from me

Party Names

• barbecue party
• anniversary party
• birthday party
• cocktail party
• dinner party

• fancy dress party
• wedding party
• Hallowen party
• Christmas party
• office party

• goodbye party
• welcome party
• birthday party
• Mother's Day party
• Father's Day party

• going away party
• dinner party
• graduation party