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English B2
Learning Vocabulary part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| use words appropriatly/suitably; opp. inappropriately | correctly and suitably for a particular time, situation or purpose |
| rich vocabulary | if you know a lot of words and phrases you have it |
| use your common sense for once (n) | the ability to behave in a sensible way and make practical decisions |
| ask me to take sides | to choose to support one person or group in an argument, and oppose the other one |
| to buy an electric train set | a toy train with railway tracks |
| be at a loss for words | to be unable to say anything |
| anything/nothing in particular | especially |
| undertake a task of writing a dictionary | to accept that you are responsible for a piece of work, and start to do it |
| undertake (fml) to do smth | to promise or agree to do smth |
| letters written in a formal/informal register (tech) | the words, style and grammar used by speakers and writers in a particular situation or in a particular type of writing |
| unit titles | the name given to a particular book, painting, play |
| a kidney transplant | one of two organs in your lower back that separate waste products from your blood and make urine |
| large/small intestine (syn. gut) | the long tube in your body through which food passes after it leaves your stomach (кишківник) |
| catastrophe/disaster | a terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction, suffering, or death |