Word list

Unit 1

advice n

agony aunt n

adventure n

blind date n

casual adj

comfortable adj

couple n

course n

designer n

downtown (US) n

foreign adj

funny adj

good fun adj

good looking adj

graduate v

grow up v

hard (=difficult) adj

information n

kid (child) n

leave v

medicine n

outgoing adj

poor adj

problem n

relationship adj

retired adj

separate adj

share v

single adj

sometimes adv

star sign n

successful adj

twin n

wonderful adj

Unit 2

abroad adv

accent n

accident n

at least adv

awful adv

celeb (celebrity) n

clear up v

communication n

competition n

disadvantage n

distance n

divide v

divorced adj

do overtime v

dormitory n

employ v

essential adj

exhausting adj

flat adj

glamorous adj

hairdresser n

have something in common

(=to share interests or

experiences)

impossible adj

keep (us) busy v

landscape n

lifestyle n

lonely adj

lucky adj

mess n

miss v

practise v

rent v

situated pp

social life n

strange adj

technology n

That’s really kind of you.

tiring adj

trendy adj

uniform n

useful adj

view n

view of n

wage n

wonderful adj

Unit 3

amazed adj

angry (with sb) adj

apartment n

assassin n

big spender n

break into v

breathe v

burglar n

capture v

creep v

crime n

curse v

curtain n

describe v

destroy v

downstairs adv

dream (about sth) v

fortunately adv

ghost n

golden adj

guiltily adv

haunt v

heavily adv

hide v

hit man n

hungry adj

invitation n

joke n

knock on the door v

lead v

let out v

lock v

lorry n

lose v

marks n (get good marks

in an exam)

mend v

message n

midnight n

mystery n

peacefully adv

point (straight at sth/sb) v

prison n

quietly adv

relief n

run out of v

secret agent n

spending spree n

steal v

straight adv

suddenly adv

switch off v

thief n

translation n

turn on v

unfortunately adv

unlock v

urgently adv

went off (a gun=fired) v

whisper v

worry v

worth adj

Unit 4

adult n

allergic adj

amazing adj

ancient adj

antique n

aromatic adj

backpack n

baker’s (shop) n

bargain (for sth) v

be packed with

bored adj

brands n

bunch (of) n

busy adj

cashier n

certainly adv

change n

changing room n

chemist’s n

choose v

clever idea n

collect v

colourful adj

cooker n

cost n

count (money) v

covered (with sth) adj

create v

customer n

delicious adj

desert n

doughnut n

dozen n

endless adj

everything pron

fascinating adj

fine (=good quality) adj

float v

for goodness sake!

for sale

forget v

furniture n

global adj

greengrocer’s n

grocer’s (shop) n

grown (grown locally) pp

herb n

huge adj

jewellery n

loaf (of) n

luxurious adj

market n

narrow adj

newsagent’s n

noisy adj

peaceful adj

product n

seller n

shopping list n

size n

sore throat

spectacular adj

spice n

stalls n pl

tissue n

traditional adj

wooden adj

Unit 5

affect v

ambition n

annoyed adj

annoying adj

argue (with sb) v

average adj

be pleased for sb

be responsible v

behaviour n

blame v

body piercing n

bored adj

boring adj

brat n

bullying n

cheating n

confused adj

confusing adj

depressed adj

depressing adj

desperate adj

disappointed adj

disappointing adj

divorced adj

end up v

experience n

fault n

fed up with

feel sorry for v

frightened adj

frightening adj

get married v

give up (=stop doing sth) v

grade n

hike n

hope n

horrible (to sb) adj

hurt adj

incredible adj

innocence n

instruction n

intelligent adj

invite v

lend v

lie n

look forward to (doing sth) v

occupation n

orders (follow orders) n pl

out of control

play truant (=not to go to school)

promise v

rebel (against sb or sth) v

remarried adj

save money

seriously adv

shocked adj

shocking adj

steal v

swearing n

take drugs v

tired of adj

tough adj

troubled adj

trust n, v

Unit 6

absolutely adv

advantage n

afford v

amazing adj

angry adj

backpack n

be accepted v

birthplace n

book (a room) v

booking fee n

break up v

brilliant adj

building n

check in v

client n

community n

contemporary adj

cosmopolitan adj

diverse adj

earn v

fashionable adj

fed up adj

fluency n

foreigner n

friendliest adj

general knowledge n

generous adj

get better

get on well v

guide n

historical adj

homeland n

host v

impolite adj

in particular

in the beginning

independence n

industrial adj

lonely adj

mean adj

messy adj

miserable adj

modern adj

neighbour n

owner n

passion n

pleasure n

polite adj

population n

principle n

receptionist n

rude adj

science fiction n

separate adj

shocking adj

sights n pl

sightseeing tour n

spicy adj

stare v

stick together (=stay together) v

sunset n

talented adj

terrible adj

test n

thriller n

untidy adj

vibrant adj

vitality n

Unit 7

accident n

accountant n

advertise v

advertisement n

album n

alive adj

ambitious adj

artist n

attend v

bad-tempered adj

band n

bodyguard n

calm adj

chef n

courage n

danger n

decide v

decision n

difference n

disaster n

disastrous adj

drama queen n

drum n

easy-going adj

employ v

employer n

employment n

explain v

explanation n

fame n

famous adj

fire (from a job) v

flopped (=been unsuccessful) pp

founder member n

friendly adj

guitar n

havoc (play havoc with sth) n

hire v

imagination n

including prep

influenced (by sb/sth) pp

interpreter n

invitation n

journalist n

kind adj

librarian n

member n

misfortunes n pl

model v

moody adj

musician n

nervous breakdown n

noisy adj

paparazzi n pl

patient adj

patient n

performance n

personal trainer n

photographer n

politician n

private jet n

reception n

refer to v

related adj

sack n

saxophone n

selfish adj

spoilt adj

temperamental adj

thoughtful adj

tragedy n

tragic adj

trumpet n

upset adj

Unit 8

ability n

ache v

ankle n

apologize v

apply v

application n

architect n

assistance n

be on call

behave v

bill n

blow your nose

builder n

bully n

career n

chat v

childcare n

coward n

detective n

development n

enquire v

equal opportunities n

fall in love

feed v

fire fighter n

food poisoning n

gender n

gender gap n

glands n pl

hairdresser n

ignore v

inform v

interview n, v

liquid n

mechanic n

message n

nanny n

nappy n

necessary adj

night shift n

non-traditional adj

obligation n

opinion n

plumber n

prejudice n

prescribe v

prescription n

profession n

psychology n

racism n

reassure v

regret (to inform you) v

ruin v

satisfaction n

sexism n

signature n

sneeze v

sore throat

stay calm

stomach-ache n

surgery n

swallow v

swollen pp

take care of v

taxi-driver n

tough adj

traditionally adv

twist v

unsocial adj

Unit 9

addict n

answerphone n

army n

as soon as

atmosphere n

awful adj

be bothered

be determined to do sth

be in control (of a situation)

carefree adj

consultant n

crowded adj

debt n

delayed adj

desire n

destination n

distance n

door to door

earn v

environment n

escape v

favour n

firework n

fluent adj

flight n

fortune (=a lot of money) n

freedom n

gap year n

chase v

get on well (with sb) v

harmed by (=damaged by) pp

I can’t see the point. coll

It’s your turn. coll

join v

mess n

message n

money worries

normal adj

path n

pollute v

pros and cons

put sb off sth (=stop sb liking sth)

readjust v

refer to v

retired adj

routine n

ruin v

run away v

sailor n

salary n

save v

stressful adj

tablet n

Take care!

traffic jam n

unwillingness n

wild adj

without doubt

wood n

Unit 10

accurate adj

annoy v

award v

be broke (=have no money) v coll

be related to (sb) v

borrow v

cell n

century n

certain adj

climb v

commit (a crime) v

complain v

complaint n

contain v

criminal n

cure n

develop n

discover v

discovery n

disease n

DNA n

domestic adj

dream v

dream of v

electricity n

experiment n

fault n

guilty adj

heartbroken adj

homesick adj

hopeless adj

illegal adj

immediately adv

invention n

item n

keep a secret v

lie n

lift (give sb a lift) n

litter n

luggage n

make a complaint v

miracle n

novel (=book) n

operation n

passenger n

poet n

popularity n

produce v

publish v

rarely adv

recently adv

science fiction

search engine n

successful adj

suspect n

technology n

the truth n

unique adj

Unit 11

accept v

active adj

afterwards adv

agree v

ambition n

ambitious adj

ash n

at the last minute

ban v

be made redundant

can’t stand

block v

break down v

certain adj

chatter v

cloud n

contaminated adj

crazy adj

crops n pl

crossroads n pl

currently adv

decision n

do well (=be successful) v

dream of sth v

erupt v

eventually adv

expression n

extinct adj

fail v

famine n

freeze v

frightening adj

global adj

greenhouse n

have a row (=argument) v

huge adj

impressed adj

junk n

leader n

look for v

Look out!

look up v

ordinary adj

pick up v

possibility n

put off v

recycle v

run (a company) v

run out of v

shanty town n

shock n

stranger n

sunlight n

take off v

throw away v

try on v

turn off v

unlikely adv

volcano n

Unit 12

autobiography n

break (a record) v

brief adj

challenge n

climb v

Congratulations!

continent n

crowded adj

decorate (a house) v

delighted adj

delivery n

dirty adj

disguise v

explore v

explorer n

fed up adj

follow v

footsteps n pl

fresh air n

get used to sth v

hard adj

hero n

hide v

homeless adj

honest adj

hurt v

in somebody’s footsteps

income n

journey n

let v

mend v

outdoor adj

peak (of a mountain) n

physical education n

pretty (=quite) adv coll

present v

reason n

record books n

remind v

silly adj

stay calm v

subway station n US

succeed v

successful adj

swear (=I promise) v

sympathetic adj

take drugs v

take it easy

trip n

well-prepared adj