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be fixed at... o'clock

)

...

be frustrating

[ ]

be fussy about smth.

be in/out

be sporty

bedtime

brush up on smth.

,

call on smb.

,

catch a bus

catch up on smth.

,

clean one's teeth

collect smb. (from

(

school)

)

comb [ ] one's

hair

daily routine [ ]

do morning exercises

do one's hair

do the cleaning

do the cooking

do the homework

do the housework

do the shopping

get dressed

get down to work

(not to) get enough

)

sleep

get into trouble

,

get out of bed

get up on

time/late/early

go for a mn

go out

,

go shopping

go to a disco

[ ]

go to keep-fit classes

have a good night's

rest

have a hasty

[ ] bite

have/take a shower

have a snack

have a warm-up

,

[ ]

have the last say in

smth.

keep fit

(

)

keep late hours

keep smb. busy

leisure [' ] time

lie awake all night

,

lie in bed

lunchtime

make a timetable

make the bed

organize one's time

plan one's week

put on make up

,

practise

/

swimming/running

put in a good mood

receive guests

relax [ ]

set off to work

sit up late

sleep like a log

stay in

,

stay in bed

stay out of trouble

strip off to ...

...

take a nap

,

take a rest

,

take smb. out

,

treat

1) ,

2)

use to the full

vary [ ] (from

,

day to day)

)

wake up

work out

1)

2)

Conversational Formulas:

, .

who does not work neither shall he

eat. I could get no rest.

.

I haven't slept a wink.

).

Let's call it a day.

.

Let's make a rest from work.

.

He has a very tight schedule.

.

Domestic Chores

abrasive [ ]

powder

air

( )

apron [ ]

ash

attachment

( .

.)

basin [ ]

,

be not much of a

housewife

beat

,

, . .)

bleach [

block

,

blue

n. —

v. —

bottle-brush

,

broom

,

brush (stiff -, clothes

( ~,

~)

~)

chaos [ ]

,

cinder [ ]

1) ,

2)

clean

1) ,

2) ( )

dry-cleaner's

[ ]

do the cleaning

cleanser [ ]

clear the table

clear up a mess clothes

,

line

clothes-peg

,

cook-general

,

Daily

,

damage things

damp cloth darks ( .,

pi.)

. .)

detergent [ : ]

dish-cloth

,

dish-washer

domestic chores

domestic work

do a big wash

do one's laundry

-

[ ] do smth. about

the house

do the dishes

do the ironing do the

mending

do the repairs do the

room

do the work of a flat

drip drudgery

,

[ ]

dry (up) plates, dishes

dust (the furniture, a

(

room)

)

dustbin

duster

( )

dustpan electrical

appliances

filthy [ f ]

floor-cloth

floor-polisher

food processor

get out of order

,

,

get smth. adjusted

,

[ ]

get the dirt into a

dustpan

glaze the window

go and empty the

dustbin

go wrong

(

)

grimy [ ]

,

,

grubby

, ,

handy

,

hang (out) one's

,

washing

hang stockings up by

the heels

help smb. in/about the

home(house)

hideous [ ]

mess

household refuse

[ ]

househusband

,

housekeeping

housework

iron [ ]

n. —

v. —

ironing board

keep house

knit [ ]

labour-saving devices

,

laundry

laundry soap

leave smth. till

tomorrow

leave things around

lights (n., pi.)

.

.)

(bed) linen [ ]

)

litter

n. — ,

v. — ,

Liver-in/live-in help

,

load (the dirty dishes) into ...

( ) ...

look spick and span

make a mark

mark (finger ~)

( )

mark the linen/do the marking

mend

, ,

mess in/up

messy job

mop

old hand at smth.

peel off

, ( )

polish the furniture/the floor

put smth. in its place

,

put up the curtains

remove (a stain/a spot)

, ( )

rinse [ ]

roll [ ] up one's sleeves

mb at smth. with a cloth

rob over

( )

ruin one's hands

( )

run the house

save time and effort

scorch [ l

,

)

scrape [ ]

scrub [ ] the floor

,

set things right

sew [ ]

smudge [ ]

soap suds [s dz]

sort out things

, -

bacon [ ]

baker's

banana [ ]

bargain [ ]

1) 2)

bargain bins

bar-code

basket (wire ~,

shopping ~)

bass [ ]

be laid out

,

(

)

beans

beef

beer

beet (beetroot)

brandy

bread roll

brown/white bread

bunch

Buigundy

[ : ( ) ]

butcher's

butter

buyer

cabbage

cauliflower

[ ]

carrot

cucumber

[ ]

carrier bag

1)

2)

)

cart

carton [ ]

cash (pay in ~)

( )

cash register

[ ]

cashier [ ]

cereals [ ]

., pi.)

champagne

[ ]

change

1)

2)

check-out point

cheese

chicken

( —

)

chocolates (n., pi.)

cod

cognac [ ]

collect smth. from the

racks

conveyor [ ]

belt

counter (sell below the

( ~)

~)

cream

customer

cut in front of smb.

-

dairy [ ] shop

display

,

dried

dmm

(

, )

duck

egg

ends of cuts

expire [ ]

(

)

expiry [ ]

date

family pack

family-size

,

fishmonger's

[ ]

flour [ ]

food store

foodstuffs (n., pi.)

frozen

grape-fruit

[ ]

grapes (n., pi.)

greens (n., pi.)

greengrocer's

« —

»

grocer's

ham

have cash on smb.

herring

,

honey

item

lemon [ ]

lettuce [ ]

lobster

;

make out a bill/cheque

[ ]

mai-garine

shop assistant

shopper

shopping list

shopping load

shopping

trip/expedition

shrimps (n., pi.)

skimmed milk

sole

;

sort one's change out

sour [ ] cream

spaghetti [ ]

speciaroffer

spinach [ ]

strawberry

sugar

supermarket

sweet

,

till

tin

tinned

tobacconist's

« -

»

toffee [ ]

,

tomato

total up

transparent

[ ]

wrappings

trolley [ ]

tub

1)

2)

tuna [ ]

underweight

veal

vodka

water-melon

weigh [ ]

wheel the trolley

wine

wrap [ ] (up)

yog(h)urt [ ]

Conversational

Formulas:

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?

Here's your change.

.

Here's your change

from your ...

pounds/dollars ... note.

... .

How much do I owe

?

you?