hopeless (adj) hotel (n) human (adj & n)

• a hopeless situation hour (n) humid (adj)

horrible (adj) house (n) hunger (n)
horror (adj) housewife (n) hungry (adj)
• a horror movie housework (n) hunt (v)
horse (n) how (adv) hurry (n & v)
hospital (n) however (adv) hurt (adj & v)
hostel (n) how much (adv) husband (n)
hot (adj) hug (n & v) hut (n)
huge(adj)

I
I (pron) in advance (prep phr) ink (n)
ice (n) inch (n) in love (prep phr)
ice cream (n) include (v) in pencil (prep phr)
ice hockey (n) including (prep) in order (prep phr)
ice skating (n) incorrect (adj) in order to (prep phr)
icy (adj) increase (v) inquiry (n)
ID (n) incredible (adj) insect (n)
ID card (n) indeed (adv) inside (adv & prep)
idea (n) independent (adj) insist (v)
identification (n) individual (adj) install (v)
identity card (ID) (n) indoor (adj) instance (n)
if (conj) indoors (adv) • for instance
ill (adj) industry (n) instead (of) (adv)
illness (n) in fact (prep phr) • There were no lemons so I
imagination (n) inform (v) got oranges instead.
imagine (v) information (n) • Can you come on Monday
immediately (adv) in front of (prep phr) instead of Tuesday?
immigration (n) ingredient (n) instructions (n pi)
importance (n) • I always use fresh instructor (n)
important (adj) ingredients in half (prep phr) instrument (n)
impossible (adj) in ink (prep phr) • musical instrument
improve (v) initial (n) intelligent (adj)
improvement (n) • His initials are J.B.H. intend (v)
in (adv & prep) injure (v) • to intend to do something

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interest (n & v) in the end (prep phr) involve (v)
interested (adj) in time (prep phr) iron (n & v)
interesting (adj) into (prep) ironing (n)
intermediate (adj) introduce (v) island (n)
international (adj) introduction (n) issue (n)
internet (n) in two (prep phr) IT (Information Technology) (n)
interrupt (v) invent (v) it (pron)
interval (n) invention (n) item (n)
• an interval in a play invitation (n) its (det)
interview (n & v) invite (v) itself (pron)

J
jacket (n) jewellery (n) (Br Eng) (Am journey (n)
jail (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: prison) Eng:jewelry) judge (n & v)
jam (n) job (n) jug (n)
• strawberry jam jog (v) juice (n)
• traffic jam jogging jump (n & v)
jar (n) join (v) jumper (n)
jazz (n) • The rivers join there. jungle (n)
jealous (adj) • to join the army just (adv)
jeans (n pi) • to join (in) a game
jet (n) joke (n & v)
• to go by jet (plane) journalist (n)

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K
kangaroo (n) keyboard (n) kite (n)
keen (adj) • computer keyboard kitten (n)
• He's keen on cycling. • keyboard music knife (n)
• to be keen to do something kick (n & v) knit (v)
keep (v) kid (n) knock (v)
keeper (n) • We're taking the kids knock down (phr v)
keep in (phr v) camping. • He was knocked down by
• She kept the children in as it kill (v) the car as he stepped into
was so cold. kilogramme (kg) (n) (Br Eng) the road.
keep on (phr v) (Am Eng: kilogram) know (v)
• He kept on talking. kilometre (km) (n) (Br Eng) (Am knowledge (n)
keep up (phr v) Eng: kilometer) knee (n)
• Keep up the good work! kind (adj & n)
kettle (n) king (n)
key (n) kiss (n & v)
• key to a lock kit (n)
• key to success kitchen (n)

L
label (n) later (adj & adv) least (adj & adv)
laboratory (lab) (n) latest (adj) • the least amount (adj)
lack (n) laugh (n & v) • at least (adv)
ladder (n) law (n) leather (n)
lady (n) lawyer (n) leave (v)
lake (n) lay (v) lecture (n)
lamb (n) • lay the table left (n, adj & adv)
lamp (n) lazy (adj) left-hand (adj)
land (n & v) lead (v) leg (n)
landscape (n) • to lead someone by the leisure (n)
language (n) hand lemon (n)
laptop (computer) (n) • Where does this road lead? lemonade (n)
large (adj) leader (n) lend (v)
last (adj, adv, det & v) leaf (n) length (n)
late (adj & adv) league (n) less (adv, det & pron)
lately (adv) learn (v) lesson (n)

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let (v) link (n) look after (phr v)
• Let her do it. • a link to a website • Who's looking after your
• Let me think. lion (n) baby now?
• Let's go out tonight. lip (n) look at (phr v)
letter (n) liquid (n) look for (phr v)
lettuce (n) list (n) look forward to (phr v)
level (n) listen (v) • I'm looking forward to the
library (n) literature (n) party!
licence (n) litre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: liter) look out (phr v)
• a driving/marriage/TV litter (n) • Look out!
licence little (adj,det & pron) look up (phr v)
lie (n & v) live (v) • Look up the meaning of the
lie down (phr v) live (adj) word in your dictionary.
life (n) • live music/sport loose (adj)
lift (n & v) lively (adj) lorry (n)
• Can you give me a lift, living room (n) lose (v)
please? (n) load (n) lost (adj)
• The lift is going up. (n) loan (n) lots I a lot (n)
• Please help me to lift this local (adj) lottery (n)
table. (v) locate (v) loud (adj)
light (adj, n & v) • The station is located in the love (n & v)
lighter (n) city centre. lovely (adj)
• a cigarette lighter location (n) low (adj)
lightning (n) lock (n & v) luck (n)
like (prep & v) locker (n) lucky (adj)
likely (adj) logo (n) luggage (n)
limit (n) lonely (adj) lunch (n)
limited (adj) long (adj) lunchtime (n)
• a limited choice look like (v) luxury (n)
line (n) • She looks like her sister.
• a line on a page look (n & v)
• a clothes line
• a railway line

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M
machine (n) mate (n) metal (n)
mad (adj) material (n) method (n)
Madam (n) maths I mathematics (n) (Br • modern methods of
made of/from/out of (v) Eng) (Am Eng: math) teaching
• Her shirt is made of cotton. matter (n & v) metre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng:
magazine (n) • Is anything the matter? (n) meter)
magic (adj & n) • It doesn't matter. (v) microwave (n)
magnificent (adj) maximum (adj & n) • a microwave oven
mail (n & v) may (mv) midday (n)
main (adj) maybe (adv) middle (n)
main course (n) me (pron) middle-aged (adj)
make (v) meal (n) midnight (n)
make sure (v) mean (v) might (mv)
make-up (n) • What do you mean? mild (adj)
male (adj) • What does it mean? mile (n)
man (n) meaning (n) milk (n)
manage (v) meanwhile (adv) millimetre (mm) (n) (Br Eng)
• to manage a business meat (n) (Am Eng: millimeter)
• to manage to do something mechanic (n) million (n)
(succeed in) medicine (n) mind (n & v)
manager (n) medium (adj) • His mind was on other
mango (n) meet (v) things. (n)
many (det & pron) meeting (n) • Would you mind if I called
map (n) melon (n) tomorrow? (v)
mark (n) member (n) • Mind your head!(v)
market (n) membership (n) • Who's minding the baby for
• to buy something from a memory (n) you? (v)
market • to have a good/poor mine (pron)
marriage (n) memory mineral water (n)
married (adj) • happy memories minimum (adj & n)
marry (v) • computer memory minus (prep)
marvellous (adj) mend (v) minute (n)
match (n & v) mention (v) mirror (n)
• a box of matches (n) menu (n) miserable (adj)
• a tennis match (n) mess (n) miss (v)
• This tie matches your shirt. message (n) Miss (n)
(v) messy (adj) Missing (adj)
Mistake (n)

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mix (v) mother (n) Mrs (n)
mobile (phone) (n) motorcycle (n) Ms (n)
model (n) motorbike (n) much (adv, det & pron)
• It's cheap because it's last motor-racing (n) mug (n)
year's model. (n) motorway (n) mum (n)
• She's a fashion model. (n) mountain (n) museum (n)
modern (adj) mouse (n) mushroom (n)
moment (n) moustache (n) music (n)
money (n) mouth (n) musical (adj)
monkey (n) move (v) musician (n)
month (n) movie (n) (Am Eng) (Br must (mv)
monument (n) Eng:film) multiply (v)
mood (n) movie star (n) (Am Eng) (Br my (det)
moon (n) Eng: film star) myself (pron)
more (adv, det & pron) movie theater (n) (Am Eng) (Br mystery (n)
morning (n) Eng: cinema)
mosquito (n) MP3 player (n)
most (adv,det & pron) Mr (n)

N
name (n & v) negative (adj) night (n)
narrow (adj) neighbour (n) nightclub (n)
nasty (adj) neighbourhood (n) nightlife (n)
national (adj) nephew (n) nightmare (n)
nationality (n) nervous (adj) no (adv, det & pron)
natural (adj) • a nervous person nobody (pron)
nature (n) • to feel nervous noise (n)
• nature studies net (n) noisy (adj)
navy blue (adj) network (n) none (pron)
near (adv, prep & adj) never (adv) noon (n)
nearby (adj & adv) new (adj) no one (pron)
nearly (adv) news (n) normal (adj)
neat (adj) newspaper (n) normally (adv)
necessary (adj) next (adj & adv) north (adj, adv & n)
neck (n) next to (prep) northeast (adj & n)
necklace (n) nice (adj) northern (adj)
need (v) niece (n) northwest (adj & n)

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nose (n) notice (n & v) nowhere (adv)
not (adv) • to read a notice (n) number (n)
note (n & v) • until further notice (n) • numbers 5 to 7
• to write a note (n) • Did you notice anything • a large number of cars
• a ten-pound note (n) wrong? (v) • What's your (phone)
• Please note. (v) noticeboard (n) number?
notebook (n) novel (n) nurse (n)
notepaper (n) now (adv)
nothing (pron) nowadays (adv)

O
object (n) omelette (n) operate (v)
obvious (adj) on (adv & prep) operation (n)
obviously (adv) on board (prep phr) opinion (n)
occasion (n) on business (prep phr) opportunity (n)
occupation (n) once (adv) opposite (adj, n, prep & adv)
ocean (n) • once a year option (n)
o'clock (adv) • I once saw him dancing. or (conj)
of (prep) one (det & pron) orange (adj & n)
of course (adv) on fire (prep phr) orchestra (n)
off (adv & prep) on foot (prep phr) order (conj, n & v)
• It fell off the table. (prep) on holiday (prep phr) • in order to (conj)
• The meeting is off. (adv) onion (n) • to put something in order (n)
• I've got the afternoon off. online (adv & adj) • to order a meal (v)
(adv) • to book/buy something ordinary (adj)
offer (n & v) online (adv) organisation (n)
office (n) • an online printer (adj) organise (v)
officer (n) only (adj & adv) original (adj)
often (adv) on purpose (prep phr) other (adj, pron & det)
oh (exclam) on request (prep phr) otherwise (adv)
oh dear! (exclam) on sale (prep phr) ought (mv)
oil (n) on time (prep phr) our (det)
OK I O.K./ okay (adj & exclam) onto (prep) ours (pron)
old (adj) open (adj & v) ourselves (pron)
old-fashioned (adj) opening hours (n pi) out (adv)
olive (n) opera (n) outdoor (adj)

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outdoors (adv) • over 40 people (more than) own (adj, pron & v)
out of (prep) (adv) • my own pen (adj)
out of date (prep phr) • to be over (finished) (adv) • on my own (pron)
out of order (prep phr) • Several birds were flying • to own a car (v)
out of work (prep phr) over the roof of the school. owner (n)
outside (adv,adj & prep) (prep)
oven (n) overnight (adj & adv)
over (adv & prep) owe (v)
• I'm going over the road.
(prep)

P
pack (v) park (n & v) passport (n)
• to pack a case (v) • a public park (n) password (n)
packet (n) • to park a car (v) past (adj, n & prep)
page (n) parking (n) • the past few weeks (adj)
pain (n) parking lot (n) (Am Eng) (Br • in the past (n)
painful (adj) Eng:car park) • It's half past one. (prep)
paint (n & v) parrot (n) pasta (n)
painter (n) part (n) path (n)
painting (n) • a part of something (n) patient (adj & n)
pair (n) partly (adv) • to be patient (adj)
palace (n) particular (adj) • a hospital patient (n)
pale (adj) • I love this CD - in particular pattern (n)
• pale blue the last song. pause (v)
pan (n) partner (n) pavement (n)
pants (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: part time (adv) pay (n & v)
trousers) part-time (adj) PC (personal computer) (n)
paper (n) party (n) pea (n)
• a sheet of paper • a birthday party peace (n)
• a (news)paper • a political party peaceful (adj)
paragraph (n) pass (n & v) peach (n)
parcel (n) • Several cars passed. peak (n)
pardon (exclam) • to pass the sugar peanut (n)
• Pardon? • to pass an examination pear (n)
parent (n) passenger (n) pedestrian (n)

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