The Weather

Describing the Weather
breeze - gió nhẹ - breezy - gió hiu hiu bright - sáng sủa
clear cloud cloudy damp drizzle drizzly dry dull fog foggy
hailstone lightning rain raindrop rainfall rainy shower showery
snow snowfall snowflake snowy storm stormy sun sunny
sunshine thunder wet wind windy


The Temperature
chilly cold freezing hot mild scorching warm
Verbs
glow freeze hail pour (with ran) rain shine snow

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Travel

Air
airport check-in fly land landing plane take off
General Related Words
destination journey passenger route travel travel agent trip


Holidays
camp go camping charger flight cruise excursion (youth) hostel
hotel luggage motel package holiday self-catering holiday
sightseeing go sightseeing suitcase tour tourism tourist vacation Land
bicycle bike bus bus station car coach coach station lane
motorbike motorway rail go by rail railway railway station road
main road minor road taxi traffic train tube underground subway
Sea
boat crossing ferry port sail sea set sail ship voyage
Verbs
board (boat / plane) go by go on board get on board hitch-hike set off

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Sports

Equipment
gall football hockey ball golf ball bat cue golf club hockey stick
ice-skates racing car racket saddle sailboard skis shuttle cock
surfboard


People
athlete badminton player basketball player boxer cyclist diver
footballer /football player golfer gymnast hockey player jockey
ice-skater racing driver rider rugby player skater skier snooker player squash player surfer swimmer tennis player volleyball player
weight-lifter
Places
circuit court course gym pitch ring rink stadium
Names of Sports
athletics (do) badminton (play) basketball (play) boxing cycling diving
football (play) golf (play) gymnastics (do) hockey (play) horse-racing
ice-skating motor-racing riding rugby (play) skiing snooker (play)
squash (play) surfing swimming tennis (play) volleyball (play) weightlifting
windsurfing
Related Words
amateur ace basket captain cup game goal kit match
medal net professional race record referee skill spectators
team whistle
Sports - Verbs
beat box catch cycle dive draw hit kick lose miss pass
pot practice race ride save score (a point / a goal) serve shoot
skate ski swim surf tackle train throw volley win

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Senses

Senses
hearing sight smell taste touch
Verbs
catch a glimpse glance glimpse hear listen look at notice observe
scan see stare watch
Other Related Words
(color) blind deaf eyesight hard of hearing short- / long- sighted Read More......

Science

Inventions
computer communications satellite microchip microscope microwave robot
speedometer thermometer


People
inventor researcher scientist technician
Machinery
appliance engine gadget machine
Adjectives
battery- / mains-operated high-tech mobile portable remote controlled
scientific technical
Space
astronaut cosmonaut earth gravity launch moon orbit planet
space space craft space shuttle space station space suit weightless (ness) Verbs
discover experiment invent research
Other Related Words
fax lab patent

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Places

Buildings People Live In
apartment block apartment block block of flats (British English) bungalow
cottage duplex (American English) flat floor on the ground / first / top floor house detached house semi-detached house terraced house
story - ten / multi-story building (British English - storey)
Other Buildings
bar car park castle cathedral church office office block park
post office pub restaurant skyscraper station bus station fire station police station railway station town hall
Stores and Shops
baker's butcher's department store dry cleaner's fishmonger's fish-shop
greengrocer's grocer's ironmonger's hardware store shop shopping mall
stationer's sweetshop tobacconist's (British English)
Communities
city capital city port resort holiday resort seaside resort ski resort town village
Parts and Areas of Communities
area country area residential area rural area urban area center
city center town center district outskirts region suburb in the suburbs
suburban (adj)
Geographical Features
bay beach cliff coast on the coast countryside flat (adj) forest
hill hilly (adj) lake mountain mountainous (adj) plain (n) river
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People

People and Physical Characteristics - Age
baby toddler child teenager young man / woman youth middle-aged
elderly teens early mid late about twentyish thirty something
People and Physical Characteristics - Build
fat overweight slim thin skinny plump stocky well built
People and Physical Characteristics - Complexion
fair dark olive pale tanned clear good spotty pimpled
freckles spots pimples
Facial Features on Men
moustache clean-shaven beard People and Physical Characteristics - Hair long
short medium length shoulder length black fair dark red gray
going gray light brown blond white curly spiky straight wavy
bald receding hairline
Height average height
above average below average petite short tall Read More......

Money

Money - Banking
account bank statement bankrupt borrow budget cash cashier
check traveler's check credit (card) currency debt deposit
exchange rate interest (rate) invest investment lend loan mortgage
owe pay save savings shares withdraw
Money - Buying
bargain bill cost expense installments price purchase purse receipt reduction refund spend wallet
Money - Earning
bonus earn earnings income gross income net income rise salary wage
Money - Giving
collection donate donation fee fine grant income tax inherit
inheritance pension pocket money rent scholarship tip winnings
Money - Verbs
add up go up / down make ends meet pay back pay into put down
put towards run out save up take out
Money - Other Related Words
profit property valuable value waste of money wealth worth
worthless
Money - Related Adjectives
affluent broke generous hard-up mean poor prosperous rich
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The Mind

The Mind - Verbs
analyze calculate forget infer memorize realize recognize
remember work out
The Mind - Adjectives
articulate brainy bright gifted imaginative intelligent
The Mind - Other Related Words
brain emotion genius idea intellect knowledge logic
memory mind skill talent thought virtuoso Read More......

Professions and Jobs

Professions and Jobs - People
accountant actor air steward architect assistant personal assistant
shop assistant author baker barman / barmaid / bar person builder
businessman / businesswoman / executive butcher caretaker chef
civil servant clerk computer operator / programmer cook decorator
dentist designer director company director film director doctor
driver bus / taxi / train driver garbageman (refuse collector) economist editor
electrician engineer farmer fisherman fishmonger flight attendant
hairdresser head teacher jeweler journalist judge lawyer lecturer
manager miner musician news reader / news presenter nurse optician
painter photographer pilot plumber police officer politician porter
printer prison officer / warder receptionist sailor
salesman / saleswoman /salesperson scientist secretary soldier solicitor
surgeon tailor teacher telephonist telephone operator travel agent
TV cameraman TV presenter vet waiter writer Read More......

Health and Healthcare

Health and Healthcare - Illnesses
ache ear ache headache stomach ache toothache cancer cold
cough flu heart attack heart disease infection infectious disease
pain virus
Health and Healthcare - Minor Injuries
bruise cut graze wound
Health and Healthcare - Treatment
bandage check-up dose (of medicine) drugs injection give some an injection medicine take medicine operation pain-killer pill plaster tablet
tranquilizer
Health and Healthcare - People
dentist doctor general practitioner midwife nurse patient specialist
surgeon
Health and Healthcare - Places
hospital operating theatre surgery waiting room ward
Health and Healthcare - Verbs
catch cure heal hurt injure operate on prescribe prescription
treat treatment
Health and Healthcare - Adjectives
fit ill sick feel sick be sick vomit healthy unhealthy painful
unwell well Read More......

Food

Food - Condition
fresh off past its sell-by date raw ripe rotten tough undercooked
unripe overcooked
Food - Verbs
bake boil cook fry grill heat microwave poach roast steam stew
Food - Quantities
bar liter loaf lump piece pint portion slice spoonful
Food - Taste
bitter bland creamy crisp crunchy hot mild salty savory
sickly sour spicy stodgy sweet tasteless
Food - Types
barbecue buffet four-course meal picnic snack TV dinner
Food - Eating and Drinking
bite chew swallow sip
Food - Preparing Drinks
add fill mix pour shake stir
Food - Other Related Words
crumbs fast food (non)-fattening helping pastry slimming sticky Read More......

Family

Family and Relationships - Families
aunt brother elder / older brother cousin daughter father grandchild
granddaughter / son grandfather / mother grandparent (s) great-grandchild
husband ex-husband in-laws son-in law, etc. mother niece nephew
parents sister son step-father step-daughter, etc. twin twin-sister/ brother uncle widow (woman) widower (man) wife ex-wife
Family and Relationships - Marital Relationships
divorced engaged married / unmarried separated single widowed
Family and Relationships - Verbs
get divorced (from) get engaged (to) get married (to) get on (well) with someone
marry someone start / end a relationship with someone
Family and Relationships - Other Related Words
acquaintance boss colleague employee employer fiancé fiancée friend
best friend neighbor partner Read More......

Environment

Environment - Important Issues
acid rain aerosol animal welfare carbon monoxide climate conversation
endangered species energy nuclear energy solar energy exhaust fumes
fertilizers forest fires global warming greenhouse effect (non)-renewable resources nuclear nuclear fallout nuclear reactor oil-slick ozone layer
pesticide pollution protected animal rain forest unleaded petrol waste
nuclear waste radio-active waste wildlife
Environment - Natural Disasters
drought earthquake flood tidal wave typhoon volcanic eruption
Environment - Politics
environmental group green issues pressure group
Environment - Verbs
cut down destroy dispose (of) dump protect pollute recycle save
throw away use up Read More......

Entertainment

Entertainment - People
actor actress artist audience backing group ballerina choreographer
cast composer conductor dancer director drummer guitarist (lead / bass)
magician musician orchestra painter pianist playwright producer
saxophonist sculptor singer vocalist violinist
Entertainment - Arts and Crafts
carving drawing knitting painting pottery sculpture sewing
Entertainment - Artistic Events
ballet concert exhibition film play opera
Entertainment - Inside the Theater
aisle box circle curtain footlight gallery lighting microphone
orchestra pit row screen scenery set speaker stage stalls
wings workshop
Entertainment - Places
art gallery cinema concert hall exhibition center museum opera house
stadium theater
Entertainment - Verbs
applaud boo conduct exhibit perform play (a part) Read More......

Education

Education - Subjects
archaeology art business studies dance drama economics games geography geology history home economics foreign languages math mathematics music physical education psychology religious education science biology chemistry botany physics sociology technology
Education - Exams
cheat examine examiner examination fail get through pass
take / sit an exam retake revise for study for test
Education - Qualifications
certificate degree BA MA B.Sc. M.sc. Ph.D. diploma
Education - People
graduate head-teacher infant lecturer pupil schoolboy schoolgirl
student teacher instructor undergraduate
Education - General
educate education educator qualification qualify revise revision Read More......

Crime

Crime - Crimes
arson assault blackmail burglary fraud hijacking hooliganism
kidnapping mugging
Criminals
mugger murderer robber shoplifter smuggler terrorist thief
vandal
Crime - Justice System
appeal barrister caution cell community service court court case
death penalty defense fine gaol, jail guilty imprisonment innocent
judge jury justice lawyer offence sentence prison probation
prosecution punishment capital punishment corporal punishment remand home
solicitor trial verdict witness
Crime - Verbs
arrest ban break in break out break the law burgle charge
commit a crime escape get away get away with hold up investigate
rob steal
Crime - Other Related Words
alibi armed burglar car alarm alarm legal illegal store detective private detective weapon Read More......

Celebrations

barbecue christening family gathering fete funeral get-together
anniversary party birthday party cocktail party dinner party
fancy dress party party wedding bonfire commemorate costume
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Clothes

anorak belt blouse w cardigan dress w gloves jacket jeans jumper
overalls overcoat pullover raincoat scarf shirt sweat-shirt T-shirt
tie skirt w mini-skirt w shorts socks suit sweater trousers
Sportswear
jogging suit tracksuit bikini w swimming costume /swimming-suit w
swimming trunks m
Footwear
boots sandals slippers shoes trainers sneakers
Underwear
bra w knickers w panties w pants tights w vest
Headgear
beret cap hat helmet
Natural Materials
cotton denim leather linen rubber silk suede wool woolen
Artificial Materials
plastic nylon polyester
Fashion
designer fashion fashionable fashion-conscious trend trendy unfashionable
Patterns
check checked flowery patterned plain spot spotted stripe
striped tartan
Other Related Words
contact lenses earrings glasses hairband jewelry ring Read More......

The Body

The Body - Arms and Hands
elbow: He poked his elbow into my ribs. It really hurt!
finger: Don't point your finger at me. It's rude!
index finger / middle / little / ring: She wears her wedding band on her ring finger and a big diamond on her middle finger.
finger nail: I need to cut my finger nails back they are getting too long.
fist: He pounded his fist on the table.
forearm: He had a snake tattoo on his forearm, directly below his wrist
hand / left and right: I find left handed tennis players difficult to beat.
palm:Turn your hand over and let me read your palm.
thumb:Hold the egg between your thumb and index finger
wrist:The wrist allows the hand to bend from the forearm.
The Body - Heads and Shoulders
chin : He grew a goatee on his chin
cheek :Her cheeks with red with the cold of the autumn day.
ear :You either need to clean your ears or pay more attention in class because you haven't heard a thing I've said.
eye :His blue eyes twinkled in the sunlight
eyebrow :He raised his right eyebrow in a questioning gesture.
eyelash :Many women use special makeup to make their eyelashes look longer
forehead :He wrinkled his forehead as he tried to understand the page in front of him
hair :He combed his hair over his eyes
head :He put his cap onto his head and left the room.
lip :You have to be very careful that you don't crack your lips in extremely cold weather.
mouth :Don't put that coin into your mouth
neck : The model had a beautiful slender neck.
nose : Many people have their noses adjusted by plastic surgery these days
nostril : His cold was so bad that one nostril was completely blocked
jaw : He hard a hard time moving his jaw after the boxing match
shoulder : He moved his shoulders in a rotating motion to relax his muscles.
tooth (teeth) : You should brush your teeth at least twice a day
tongue : To pronounce 'th' move the tip of the tongue between your front teeth
throat :Take lots of vitamin C if you have a sore throat
The Body - Legs and Feet
ankle
calf
foot (feet)
heel
hips
knee
leg
shin
thigh
toe
big toe little toe
toenail
The Body - The Trunk or Torso
bottom
chest
back
stomach
waist
Words Related to All Parts of the Body
blood
bone
hair
muscle
skin
The Body - Verbs Used with Different Parts of the Body
blink eyes
glance eyes
stare eyes
wink eye
point finger
scratch finger
kick foot
clap hands
punch hands
shake hands
slap hands
smack hands
nod head
shake head
kiss lips
whistle lips / mouth
eat mouth
mutter mouth
talk mouth
taste mouth
whisper mouth
breathe mouth / nose
smell nose
sniff nose
shrug shoulders
bite mouth
chew mouth
stub toe
lick tongue
swallow throat Read More......