APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY

FAMILY LIFE

Marriage

A bachelor

A spinster

To make up a small percent of the population

A single person

To get married

Family life

To take smth. with a sense of humour

To fall in love with smb.

To date smb./to go out with smb.

A prospective fiancé

A relative

A cousin

An aunt

An uncle

A niece

A nephew

A stepmother

A stepfather

In-laws

To criticize smb.’s choice

To give advice/to give a piece of advice/to advice

To propose to smb.

A bride-to-be

To accept smb.’s proposal

To arrange the engagement

To fix the day of the wedding

A wedding

To marry for love

To marry for money

A marriage of convenience

A bride

A groom

To go on a honeymoon trip

A wedding present from the parents

To be married to smb.

To be somewhat different from

Newly-weds

To expect a baby

A huspband

To take one’s wife to a maternity home

Twins

Triplets

To wash the newborn’s nappies

To pass away sleepless nights

To earn money

To keep the family

To take children to kindergarten

To attend parent’s meetings

To take after smb.

Not to do well at school

To resemble smb. outwardly

To display likeness with smb. inwardly

To grumble at smb.

Generation gap

A spouse

To divorce

To preserve one’s union

Dearest offspring

A person of convenience

To give up one’s accustomed life

Well below the average height

To be anxious to find an occupation

Of a suitable age

A model of respectability

To address somebody

To pass the age

To shrug one’s shoulders

To encounter smb.

To be taken aback

An anniversary

To withdraw one’s offer

To be of full age

To confide one’s troubles in smb.

No harm is done

To be on tenterhooks

An aspirant to someone’s hand

Within an hour

To last longer

To tower over smb.

To give smth. up

To lose one’s temper

To make up one’s mind

To pass the age

To be by no means a beauty

To come as a surprise to smb.

Wedding superstitions

To ward off evil

To bless the marriage

In exchange for a large dowry

To get married in virginal white

Wedding outfit

Best man

Bridesmaids

A maid of honour

To observe the taboos

A veil

A lucky omen

A chimney sweep

To be showered with confetti

A wedding reception

To cut the wedding cake

To make a speech

To throw the bouquet

An increase in divorce and separation

A one-parent family

A widow/widower

To adopt a child

Stable non-married relationships

To treat children as equals

To make one’s own decisions in life

To start a family

Institution of marriage

A baby-sitter

To be head over heels in love with smb.

To be related

A bread-winner

Childless

Civil marriage

Dating agency

Diamond anniversary

To get on well together

Golden anniversary

Household

Housewife

To keep the family

To lead a cat and dog’s life

Love marriage

N=maiden name

Marital status

Marriage certificate

To marry low

A match

On smb.’s maternal/paternal side

An orphan

An orphanage

To raise children

A sibling

Silver anniversary

An only child

Five-year-old

HOME

A country mansion

A detached house

A semi-detached house

A flat/apartment

A block of flats

A communal flat

To move in

To move out

To furnish and decorate the flat

To one’s own taste

Enough space for

A hall

A kitchen

A dining-room

Adjacent room

A living-room

A lounge

A bedroom

A closet/a storeroom/a pantry

A toilet

A bathroom

To walk around the house

To renovate

A coat-rack

A shoe-rack

Kitchen utensils

A refrigerator/a fridge

A freezer

A dishwasher

A dishdrainer

An electric cooker

A gas cooker

An oven

A cooker hood

A dining table

A cupboard

A tea set

A dinner set

Cutlery

Crockery

To know where things fo

Spacious

A coffee table

An armchair

A sofa

A wall init

China

Crystal

A stereo system

A TV set

A fireplace

Houseplants

Cosy

A single bed

A double bed

A wardrobe

A bedside table

A dressing-table

A sink

Hot and cold taps

A bath

A flush-toilet

To be satisfied with smth.

To paper the walls

Wallpaper

To tile the floor

Tiled floor

Linoleum

Parquet floor

Patterned curtains

To move the furniture around

To block out the light

To give a sigh of relief

To be crammed up with furniture

A one-room flat

A two-room flat

To have a lot of privileges

Central heating

Running water

A rubbish-chute

A neighbour

An owner

A three-storeyed palace

Home, sweet home

An orchard

Built-in furniture

Well-planned

A cottage

A lawn

Ground floor

A study

Upstairs

A nursery

A sofa

A bookcase

A divan-bed

A standard lamp

A vacuum cleaner

A paved courtyard

Pavement

Elaborate

Shutters

A chandelier

Hangings

Wrought iron fence

A gate

To lead off in most directions

To be tiled in diagonal squares

To be densely covered with pictures

General impression

A piano

To face towards smth.

A flowered cover

To be lined with books

To pin up

To paste

Full of furniture

To assess dimensions

An alcove

Plain rectangle

A goldfish bowl

A mantelpiece

Polished floor

An intricately patterned carpet

To look over the garden

Heavily shrouded

To stand on the doorstep

It was hard to tell

To let smb. in

By any standards

Never in one’s life

To stir one’s cup of tea

To lose track of the conversation

At first glimpse

To search for help

In the midst of the conversation

A manor

A bedsitter

A bungalow

A terrace house

Building society

A mortgage

To let a flat

A loan

A tenant

A spyhole

A doormat

A bedspread

A chest of drawers

An umbrella stand

A sheet

A quilt

A food processor

An estate agent

French window

A sun porch

A driveway

Accommodation

A basement

A pillow

A cushion

A dressing stool

A flight of stairs

To pull back the curtains

A balcony

A blind

A bunk bed

A camp bed

A carpet

Ceiling

A cellar

A country house

A cover

A curtain rail

A garage

A hedge

A housewarming party

Interior

A landlord

Lavatory

A lift/an elevator

A mat

A pillow-case

A radiator

A sky-scraper

A stove

Threshold

Upholstered furniture

A washing machine

Washable wallpaper

A window-sill

MEALS

Eating habits

Vise versa

To have meals

Intricate cuisine

Continental breakfast

English breakfast

A bun

To starve

Fried eggs

Frilled sausages

Bacon

Tomatoes

Mushrooms

White tea

A buttered toast

A toast with jam/marmalade

Cornflakes

Porridge

To have smth. for breakfast/lunch/dinner

A sandwich

The biggest meal of the day

A roast joint of meat

To serve smth. plain

Cauliflower

Cabbage

Brussel sprouts

A sweet course

To include 3 courses

A starter

Herring

A steak

A chop

Fish fillet

Garnish

The more the better

To eat everything in one go

To have a bite/to have a snack

Waffles

Juice

Cocoa

To have breakfast/brunch/lunch/dinner

To be mislead by smth.

A portion

Thin paste

To eat out/to dine out

Fish and chips

Takeaway food

A fast food restaurant

Sophisticated public

Seafood

Inedible

A hot drink

The table groans with food

A small snack

A biscuit

A soft drink

To count calories

To be deeply convinced

Good/bad for digestion

Pickles

Home-made preserves

A pie

Pancakes

To boil

To fry

To roast

To grill

To broil

To bake

To stew

What is one man’s meat is another man’s poison

Dumplings

Salmon

Caviar

Champagne

Asparagus

A waiter/a waitress

A tip/to tip

To eat far too much

One’s mouth watered

A quite inadequate tip

The cheapest dish on the menu

To pay the bill

To tickle one’s nostrils

In large voluptuous mouthfuls

Succulent and appetizing

Not to be in the least hungry

A heavy/substantial lunch

To order coffee for smb.

To catch sight of smb.

To swallow

To crunch

To champ

To hog

To munch

To gobble (up)

To nibble at smth.

To gnaw

To gulp

To chew

To devour

To bolt

To bite

To dice

To sauté

To beat

To whisk

To mix

Seasoning

To season

To heat/to warm up

To pour in

To turn heat low

A spatula

Cooked to desired degree

To fold over

Puff pastry

Haddock

A hard-boiled egg

To flake

To blend together

To roll pastry

To trim edges

A baking tin

To slice

To chop

To cut

Left-over pieces

To brush

A rotten egg

Lightly boiled/soft-boilrf

Scrambled eggs

A baking pan

Oz (ounce) [aun(t)s]

Lb (pound)

Self-raising flour

To mix to a stiff paste

To cut into shapes

In a moderate oven

Chocolate icing

Yeast

To simmer

To slit lengthwise

To skin

To sprinkle with smth.

To melt butter

To mince

To dip in flour

To add smth. a little at a time

To give a slack consistency

Greaseproof paper

To sift flour

To knead

Foil

A saucepan

A frying pan

A bowl

A scoop

A whistling kettle

A colander

A mincer

A coffee pot

A soup plate

A dinner plate

A bottom plate

A bread plate

A knife

A fork

A table spoon

A napkin

Salt

Pepper

Mustard

A wine glass

To bring to the boil, stirring all the time

To keep boiling for … minutes

To soak in water/wine/vinegar

To clean and peel the mushrooms

To mix … and … together

To season to taste

Parsley

To fry the onions until well browned

To add the beaten eggs

To stir the mixture well

To use a cake tin

To stir … oz of yeast into the flour

To let the mixture stand for an hour in a warm place

To spread the mixture about an inch thick

Batter/dough

To divide in two

To roll out into a round

To roll out to the size of the cake tin

To make a hollow in the centre

Margarine

To break the egg into the flour

To leave to rise for two hours

To beat butter and sugar to a smooth fluffy cream

To lift the plate up to one’s mouth

To push back the plate when finished

To be through

To put one’s fork and knife together on the plate

To encircle the plate with one’s left arm

Gravy

Dressing

To pass one’s plate for the second helping

To remove fish bones between compressed lips

A snack bar

A cafeteria

A pizzeria

A refectory

A buffet

A canteen

A pub

Appetite

To ask smb. to lunch

To be overweight

A beverage

A menu/a bill of fare

On the menu

To book the table/to make a reservation

Breadcrumbs

Cabernet [ka:ber’nei]

A casserole

Chicken Kiev

To choke on smth.

Convenience food

Crust

Custard

Mustard

A cutlet

A delicacy

Delicious/tasty/moreish

A dessert

A dessertspoon

A doughnut

To have a sweet tooth/to be a sweet tooth

A hearty eater

An ingredient

Jelly

To lay the table for two

Mashed potatoes

Minced meat

A muffin/a cup cake

Pate [pa:’tei]

Potatoes in jackets

Powdered sugar

Recipe

To remove the scum

A rusk

Russian salad

To say/pronounce a toast

A scoop

Shortcrust

Soufflé [‘su:flei]

A specialty

A tablespoon

To whisk

Whipped cream

To be thirsty

To pass smth. to smth.

To have sugar on one’s cornflakes

Bacon and eggs

It’s high time to have a bite

Clear soup/broth

To begin with

What do you say to…

You don’t say so!

Ham

To be out of the question

To have something for the first/second course

To have something for dessert

A saucer

A tea pot

Honey

Cabbage soup

Pea soup

Vegetable soup

Macaroni

A goose

Pudding

Sweets

Stewed fruit

To sit down to table

To clear the table

To clean the table

To help oneself to smth.

To have some more

A tangerine

An orange

A grapefruit

A banana

Grapes

A mango

An apricot

A plum

A melon

A water-melon

A lemon

Alime

A pineapple

A peach

A pear

A cherry

A sweet cherry

A kiwi fruit

Strawberries

Cranberries

Raspberries

Gooseberries

Black/red/white currants

An aubergine/an eggplant

Leek

A tomato

Radishes

A courgette/ a zucchini

A pumpkin

A cucumber

A cauliflower

Lettuce

Sweet pepper

Beans

Peas

Carrots

Beetroot

A turnip

Beef

Pork

Venison

Liver

Kidneys

Beal

Lamb

Mutton

Game

A Prawn/shrimp

A squid

An oyster

A mussel

A crab

A lobster

A crayfish

Flavor

Sweet/sugary

Bitter

Sour

Hot/spicy

Mild

Bland

Salty

Sickly

Savoury

Tasteless

Done to a turn

Overdone

Underdone

Oily

Fatty

Greasy

Stodgy

Juicy

Noodles

Ravioli

Vermicelli

Youghurt

Cream

Sour cream

Cottage cheese/curd cheese

A vegetable stew

A fish stew

A beef stew

Chips/French fries/fried potatoes

Crisps/chips

To drink form a cup/a bottle

To take a sip/mouthful/gulp

To be as hungry as a hunter

To ask for second helping

To stick to a diet/to keep to a diet/to follow a diet

A salt-cellar

A pepper pot/a pepper-shaker

A sauce-boat

EDUCATION

College life

A full-time student

A part-time student

An applicant

To pass entrance exams

A first-year student

To enter a university

To get in to the university

University building

Rector

Vice-rector

Dean

Subdean

Head of department

A senior lecturer

A professor

An associate professor

An assistant professor

To have a high academic degree

A lecturer

A tutor

A monitor

To hand out student membership cards

A student record book

A library card

Classes

Subjects to put on the timetable

Curriculum

To be developed especially for geniuses

A lecture

A seminar

A tutorial

Home preparation

Avalanche of homework

To cope with the work load of college

To lag behind

To keep pace with the programme

To catch up with the programme

Diligent

A test

Examination session

Success/failure

To take an exam

To pass an exam

To fail an exam

To give smb. a pass

A long-awaited vacation

An assignment

A written reproduction

A composition

A synopsis

A paper

To give a mark

To play truant/to stay away from classes/to stay home from classes/to skip classes

To have a good/lame excuse for missing classes

To hand in/to hand out

To read up for exams

To cheat

A crib

To cram

A junior student

A senior student

And undergraduate

Students’ parties

A students’ club

To expel

To graduate with honours

An yearly essay

A graduation dissertation

Finals/final examinations

A philologer’s certificate

To get/have a degree in English

A postgraduate course

A thesis

An oral

A degree in Philology

Philological faculty

The English department

Grant

Scholarship

To have no worries about smth.

In one’s own eyes

A hall of residence/a hall/a hostel

To read through one’s meals

To adhere to smth.

To make friends with smb.

To find one’s way to smb.

To get rid of smth.

To be on one’s guard

On three counts

American Studies

British Studies

To apply for a place

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.)

Master’s degree (M.A.)

Philosophy doctor (PhD.)

To be smth. by training

Campus

Dean’s office

Full-time department

Part-time department

Correspondence department

A diploma

To do postgraduate work/to work on one’s PhD.

Education system

To examine

An essay

To fill in the application form

To get a degree in English

To give a lecture

To give an excellent/good/satisfactory mark

To go over the material again

Grammatical theory

A graduate

To have a gap year

To have a good command of English

To hold examinations

Lexicology

Linguistics

To make notes

To master the language

Philology

Phonetics

To be on a grant

Students’ council

A study trip

Stylistics

Teacher training

Teaching staff

A term

Translation Studies

Tuition

Tuition fee

A crammer/a tool/a mug

It goes in one year and out the other

To be angry with smb.

To leave/finish school

A school leaver

To graduate from a university

To prepare for one’s entrance exams

It goes without saying

To be proud of smth.

Mathematics

Physics

Geography

Chemistry

Biology

Foreign languages

To teach at a university

To go in for sports

A gym

English practice

To work hard at one’s pronunciation

In the shortest possible time

Greed for books

To read smb.’s writing

Immediate results

Subject of the dissertation

To take/follow smb.’s advice

To win a scholarship

To matter to smb.

Exemplary

To share a flat with smb.

Extreme pleasure

To take to doing smth.

To inspire conflicting feelings

To impel

To remain in ignorance

To be on one’s guard

To congratulate smb. on smth.

APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY

Appearances are deceptive

Character and appearance differ radically

To be captivated by stereotypes

Well-built

Handsome in appearance

Bright eyes

A straight nose

A high forehead

Thick brown hair

Brave

Strong-willed

Confident in character

Slender

Delicate features

Blue eyes under thick eyelashes

Plump lips

Fair wavy hair

Blond hair/brunette hair

A blond/a brunette

Pale eyes

Deep-set eyes

Mean

Greedy

Cruel

Rude

Wicked

Skinny

Ugly irregular features

A hooked nose

A pointed chin

Close-set eyes

Thin lips

Cunning

Hypocritical

To break the stereotypes

Common appearance

To use one’s imagination

Complexion

Constitution

Intelligent

Kind

Generous

Cheerful

To have good looks

Stupid

Stubborn

Stingy

Impolite

Harsh

Unattractive

Nature likes to play tricks on us

A boring routine

General misconception

To resemble smb.

To take after smb.

A mole

A dimple

To be as like as two peas in a pod

The greatest disappointment

To find smth. in common

To be enormously pleased

To imitate smb.’s gestures/poses/gait

To sit with one’s legs crossed

To sit with one’s legs stretched out in front of one

To sit with one leg curled underneath

To stand with folded arms

To look for resemblance

The very image of smb.

To find resemblance in characters and habits

Talented

Gifted

Clever

Good-looking

Charming

A square/long/round/oval/freckled face

Round/narrow/almond/slanting eyes

An aquiline/hooked/straight/upturned/fleshy nose

A double/pointed/protruding/split/heavy chin

Plump/thin/heart-shaped/thick/finely-curved lips

A wrinkled/narrow/balding/high forehead

Plump/hollow/dimpled cheeks

Short/long/thick/thin/straight/wavy/curly hair

Attractive

Pretty

Handsome

Plain

Of medium/average height

Slim

Slender

Stout

Plump

Fat

Stooping

Narrow-shouldered

Broad-shouldered

To add to one’s attraction

Ambitious

To appeal to smb.

Auburn

Bald

Balding hair

To bear no resemblance to smb.

To be characteristic of smb.

A beauty

To be in one’s early/mid/late thirties/forties

To be under thirty/forty

To be over thirty/forty

To be very much the same in appearance

Boastful

Calm

Clumsy

Composed

Conduct

Cowardly

Delicate features

Dark-haired/fair-haired

Dark-skinned/fair-skinned

Delicately built

Determined

Dignified

Dreamy

Chin in hand

Elbow on knee

Envious

Frank

Generosity

Good-mannered

Grave

Grey hair

To have a high opinion of oneself

To have one’s hair in plaits

To have one’s hair done in a knot

To have one’s hair parted on the middle

To have one’s hair parted on the right/left side

Haughty

Hot-tempered

Even-tempered

Ill-bred

Ill-tempered

Impolite

Industrious

Inquiring

Inquisitive

Irritable

Jealous

Envious

Just

Lavish

Lively

Buoyant

To look one’s age

To look young/old for one’s age

Modest

Naughty

Nervous

Obstinate

Patient/impatient

Reserved

Responsive

Self-assured

Self-esteem

Selfish

Sensible

Sensitive

To have a sense of humour

Shoulder length

Shy

Sincere

Strong-willed

Sympathetic

Thoughtful

Timid

Sociable/unsociable

Vain

Weak-willed

Wise

Witty

To be the heart and soul of the party

To be the picture of health

DAILY ROUTINE

To be asleep

To be up

To turn on/off the radio

To do one’s morning exercises to the music

To have a wash

To take a cold/hot shower

To dry oneself on the towel

To clean/brush one’s teeth

To do one’s hair before the mirror

To dress

To dress up

To put smth. on

To take smth. off

To brush one’s clothes/shoes

To make one’s bed

To sweep the floor with a broom

To wash up/to wash the dishes

To be late for classes

To be in time for classes

To go somewhere by Metro/by bus/ on foot

To walk to the Institute

To take some time to get somewhere

Has the bell gone?

The classes are over

To go to the lab to practice pronunciation

To have a short rest

To do some work about the house

To iron

To play the piano/the guitar/the violin

To repair smth.

To knit

To listen to the news

To go to bed

Something has gone wrong with

To put smth. right

To be short of time/to be pressed for time

Spare time

On the way home

On the way to

In town

Out of town

To look through a newspaper

To do the laundry

A hairdresser/a hairstylist

A barber

The cleaner’s

To have one’s hair done

To have one’s clothes cleaned

To have a manicure

To air the bedroom

To plug the iron in

Alarm clock goes off

To apply makeup

To arrange a party/to throw a party

To attend kip-fit classes

To awake out of a dream

To awaken

To be a TV addict

To be an early riser

To call on smb.

Bedtime

To brush one’s hair

To catch a bus

A day off

To doze (off)

To doze away/out

To drive

Eight-hour shift

First waking thought

Not to get enough sleep

To get dressed

To get down to work

To have a chat

To have a good night’s rest

In the daytime

To jog

To keep late hours

To stay up late

Leisure/leisure time

To lie awake all night

A morning person

A night person

To organize one’s time

To oversleep

To put on makeup

To practice swimming/running/yoga

To receive guests

To remove makeup

To shave

To set the alarm clock for

To sit up late

To sleep like a log

To use to the full

To wash one’s hair

A weekday

I haven’t slept a wink

Let’s call it a day

He has a very tight schedule

To take a nap

To do the cleaning

To do the cooking

To do the shopping

To go shopping

To shop

To run the house

To dry up plates

To do a big wash

To hang out one’s washing

To do smth. about the house

To help smb. about the house

To do the room

To dust the furniture

To make a mess

To vacuum

To tidy up

To do a thorough cleaning/to turn out a flat

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