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English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate and intermediate
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ladder
ˈlædə
63
lamb
læm
24
land v
lænd
47
landing
ˈlændɪŋ
47
landing card
ˈlændɪŋ kɑːd
96
landline
ˈlændlaɪn
53
landscape
ˈlændskeɪp
6
lane (on a road)
leɪn
29
laptop
ˈlæptɒp
54
large
lɑːʤ
49
large number/amount
lɑːʤ ˈnʌmbə
/
əˈmaʊnt
19, 74
last v
lɑːst
34, 45, 60
last long
lɑːst lɒŋ
60
late (50s/60s, etc.)
leɪt
14
lately
ˈleɪtli
60
latest
ˈleɪtɪst
43
latte
læteɪ
49
laugh v
lɑːf
9
law
lɔː
34
lawyer
ˈlɔɪə
35
lazy
ˈleɪzi
11
lead [be in front]
liːd
42
leader
ˈliːdə
57
league
liːg
42
lean
liːn
30
leather
ˈleðə
63
leave [end a relationship]
liːv
15
leave (a place)
liːv
32
leave a message
liːv ə
ˈmesɪʤ
53
leave sb/sth out
liːv
ˈsʌmbɒdi
/
ˈsʌmθɪŋ aʊt
80
leaves (on a tree)
liːvz
27
lecturer
ˈlektʃərə
34, 35
legal
ˈliːgəl
70
lemon
ˈlemən
24
lend
lend
31
length
leŋθ
62
leopard
ˈlepəd
8
let [allow]
let
14
let you know
let juː nəʊ
99
lettuce
ˈletɪs
24
library
ˈlaɪbrəri
34
lie down
laɪ daʊn
79
lift n
lɪft
17
light [not dark]
laɪt
17
light [not much]
laɪt
7, 74
light lunch
laɪt lʌntʃ
16
light (rain/shower)
laɪt
7
lightning
ˈlaɪtnɪŋ
7
like [similar to]
laɪk
85
likely
ˈlaɪkli
23
limited number/amount/choice
ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈnʌmbə
/
əˈmaʊnt
/
tʃɔɪs
74
limited vocabulary
ˈlɪmɪtɪd vəˈkæbjələri
74
link (computer)
lɪŋk
55
link word
lɪŋk wɜːd
4
lion
ˈlaɪən
8
lips
lɪps
9
listen [pay attention]
ˈlɪsən
85
literature
ˈlɪtərɪtʃə
43
live adj
laɪv
44
lively
ˈlaɪvli
26, 50
liver
ˈlɪvə
20
loads of sth
ləʊdz ɒv ˈsʌmθɪŋ
38
loan
ləʊn
40
location
ləʊˈkeɪʃən
17
lock v
lɒk
70
log in/on
lɒg ɪn
/
ɒn
54
log off/out
lɒg ɒf
/
aʊt
54
longish
ˈlɒŋɪʃ
10
look n, v
lʊk
85
look after sb
lʊk ˈɑːftə
ˈsʌmbɒdi
80
look sth up
lʊk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp
3,
31, 79
loose
luːs
22
lorry
ˈlɒri
28
lose (a game)
luːz
42
lose weight
luːz weɪt
74
loser
ˈluːzə
42
loss
lɒs
40
lots of character
lɒts əv
ˈkæræktə
17
loud noise
laʊd nɔɪz
74
love v
lʌv
68
Love (greeting)
lʌv
99
luckily
ˈlʌkəli
16
luggage
ˈlʌgɪʤ
47
lung cancer
lʌŋ ˈkænsə
20
lungs
lʌŋz
20
lyrics
ˈlɪrɪks
44
mad about sb
mæd əˈbaʊt
ˈsʌmbɒdi
77
magnificent
mægˈnɪfɪsənt
50
main course
meɪn kɔːs
48
main meal
meɪn miːl
16
main road
meɪn rəʊd
29
mainly
ˈmeɪnli
53
majority
məˈʤɒrəti
61
make [cause sb to do sth]
meɪk
23, 81
make [force sb to do
sth]
meɪk
81
make a comparison
meɪk ə
kəmˈpærɪsən
97
make a decision
meɪk ə
dɪˈsɪʒən
81
make a mistake
meɪk ə mɪˈsteɪk
81
make a noise
meɪk ə nɔɪz
81
make a profit/loss
meɪk ə ˈprɒfɪt
/
lɒs
40
make an effort
meɪk æn ˈefət
81
make friends
meɪk frendz
81
make generalisations
meɪk ˌʤenərəlaɪˈzeɪʃənz
97
make it
meɪk ɪt
95
make (money)
meɪk
36
make sth up
meɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ
ʌp
80
make the bed
meɪk ðə bed
16
make up your mind
meɪk ʌp jɔː maɪnd
75, 81
make yourself understood
meɪk jɔːˈself ˌʌndəˈstʊd
33
make-up
ˈmeɪkʌp
16
male
meɪl
32, 69
manage [run a business]
ˈmænɪʤ
71
manage [succeed in doing sth]
ˈmænɪʤ
14
management
ˈmænɪʤmənt
71
Mandarin
ˈmændərɪn
5
marital status
ˈmærɪtəl
ˈsteɪtəs
96
mark [grade]
mɑːk
33
market
ˈmɑːkɪt
50
marry
ˈmæri
15
marvellous
ˈmɑːvələs
89
match v
mætʃ
22
mate
meɪt
13, 95
material
məˈtɪəriəl
63
maths
mæθs
100
me neither
miː ˈnaɪðə
68
me too
miː tuː
68
meal
miːl
16
mean adj
miːn
11
mean v
miːn
31
meaning
ˈmiːnɪŋ
31
measure
ˈmeʒə
31
mechanic
mɪˈkænɪk
37
media reporting
ˈmiːdiə rɪˈpɔːtɪŋ
52
medicine [the
subject]
ˈmedsən
34
medicine [to treat an illness]
ˈmedsən
20
medium [meat]
ˈmiːdiəm
48
medium height
ˈmiːdiəm haɪt
10
melon
ˈmelən
24
mend
mend
35
mention
ˈmenʃən
88
mess
mes
2
metal
ˈmetəl
62
mice
maɪs
8
microwave
ˈmaɪkrəweɪv
18
mid (30s/40s, etc.)
mɪd
14
Middle East
ˌmɪdəl ˈiːst
5
middle-aged
ˌmɪdəlˈeɪʤd
14
mild
maɪld
7
mile
maɪl
62
milkshake
ˈmɪlkʃeɪk
49
million
ˈmɪljən
61
mind v
maɪnd
68
mind (+ -
ing
)
maɪnd
87
mind the step
maɪnd ðə step
30
mind your head
maɪnd jɔː
hed
30
minimum wage
ˈmɪnɪməm weɪʤ
36
minor (offence)
ˈmaɪnə
56
minority
maɪˈnɒrəti
61
minus
ˈmaɪnəs
6
minus adj
ˈmaɪnəs
61
miserable
ˈmɪzərəbəl
12
mishear
mɪsˈhɪə
70
miss [avoid]
mɪs
82
miss [not hear]
mɪs
82
miss sb
mɪs ˈsʌmbɒdi
82
miss a chance/opportunity
mɪs ə tʃɑːns
/
ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti
82
miss the bus/train (etc.)
mɪs ðə bʌs
/
treɪn
28, 74
missing
ˈmɪsɪŋ
59
misunderstand
ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd
70
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mix n
mɪks
26
mix sth up
mɪks ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp
2
mobile edition
ˈməʊbaɪl ɪˈdɪʃən
52
mobile number
ˈməʊbaɪl ˈnʌmbə
53
monkey
ˈmʌŋki
8
monthly
ˈmʌntθli
52
mood
muːd
12
mosque
mɒsk
50
mosquito
məˈskiːtəʊ
8
mostly
ˈməʊstli
53
mother tongue
ˈmʌðə tʌŋ
73
mother/brother/son-in-law
ˈmʌðə
/
ˈbrʌðə
/
ˈsʌn ɪn lɔː
13
motorbike
ˈməʊtəbaɪk
30
mouse (animal)
maʊs
8
mouse (computer)
maʊs
54
mouse mat
maʊs mæt
54
move
muːv
17
MP
ˌemˈpiː
57, 100
Mr
ˈmɪstə
100
Mrs
ˈmɪsɪz
100
muffin
ˈmʌfɪn
49
multiplication
ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən
61
multiplied by
ˈmʌltɪplaɪd baɪ
61
murder n, v
ˈmɜːdə
56
murderer
ˈmɜːdərə
56
mushroom
ˈmʌʃruːm
24
musical
ˈmjuːzɪkəl
72
mussels
ˈmʌsəlz
24
my view/feeling is
maɪ vjuː
/
ˈfiːlɪŋ ɪz
67
napkins
ˈnæpkɪns
49
narrow
ˈnærəʊ
10, 62
national
ˈnæʃənəl
52, 63, 72
navy [army]
ˈneɪvi
35
navy blue
ˈneɪvi bluː
63
nearby
nɪəˈbaɪ
46
nearest
ˈnɪərɪst
46, 62
nearly
ˈnɪəli
14
necessary
ˈnesəsəri
2
neck
nek
9
necklace
ˈneklɪs
21
negative
ˈnegətɪv
11
neither do/am/can I
ˈnaɪðə
duː
/
æm
/
kæn aɪ
68
nephew
ˈnefjuː
13
nervous
ˈnɜːvəs
11
net
net
41
never mind
ˈnevə maɪnd
65
news
njuːz
52, 86
next time
nekst taɪm
60
nice
naɪs
11
nice to meet you
naɪs tuː miːt juː
69
niece
niːs
13
night after night
naɪt ˈɑːftə
naɪt
75
nightlife
ˈnaɪtlaɪf
26
nil
nɪl
42
nine-to-five adj
naɪn-tuː
faɪv
36
no entry
nəʊ ˈentri
30
no exit
nəʊ ˈeksɪt
30
no parking
nəʊ ˈpɑːkɪŋ
30
no problem
nəʊ ˈprɒbləm
66, 65
no vacancies
nəʊ ˈveɪkəntsiz
30
no way/chance
nəʊ weɪ
/
tʃɑːns
76
nod your head
nɒd jɔː hed
9
normal
ˈnɔːməl
72
north
nɔːθ
6
north-east
nɔːθˈiːst
6
north-west
nɔːθˈwest
6
not at all
nɒt æt ɔːl
65
not (so) bad
nɒt bæd
69
not really
nɒt ˈrɪəli
76
note [money]
nəʊt
19
note down
nəʊt daʊn
2
nothing to declare
ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː
dɪˈkleə
47
notice n
ˈnəʊtɪs
30
notice v
ˈnəʊtɪs
88
noticeboard
nəʊtɪsbɔːd
38
nought
nɔːt
61
noun
naʊn
4
novel
ˈnɒvəl
43
now and again
naʊ ænd
əˈgen
75
now and then
naʊ ænd ðen
75
nowadays
ˈnaʊədeɪz
60, 97
nowhere to park
ˈnəʊweə tuː pɑːk
26
nurse
nɜːs
35
nursery school
ˈnɜːsəri skuːl
32
obesity
əˈbiːsəti
97
object n
ˈɒbʤɪkt
63
occasionally
əˈkeɪʒənəli
91
ocean
ˈəʊʃən
6
octopus
ˈɒktəpəs
8
of course
ɒv kɔːs
66
off [absent]
ɒf
36, 38
offence
əˈfens
56
offer
ˈɒfə
87
official
əˈfɪʃəl
3
oh [0]
əʊ
61
oil [fuel]
ɔɪl
58
oil [on food]
ɔɪl
24
old friend
əʊld frend
13
olives
ˈɒlɪvz
24
omit
əˈmɪt
80
on [place]
ɒn
90
on and off
ɒn ænd ɒf
75
on board
ɒn bɔːd
78
on business
ɒn ˈbɪznɪs
78
on display
ɒn dɪˈspleɪ
78
on earth
ɒn ɜːθ
6
on fire
ɒn ˈfaɪə
78
on my/your own
ɒn maɪ
/
jɔːr əʊn
15, 96
on purpose
ɒn ˈpɜːpəs
78
on record
ɒn ˈrekɔːd
58
on strike
ɒn straɪk
78
on the first/second (etc.) floor
ɒn ðə fɜːst
/
ˈsekənd flɔː
17
on the Internet
ɒn ði ˈɪntənet
55
on the one hand
ɒn ðə wʌn hænd
97
on the other hand
ɒn ði ˈʌðə hænd
97
on the outskirts
ɒn ði ˈaʊtskɜːts
17
on the phone
ɒn ðə fəʊn
53, 78
on the way
ɒn ðə weɪ
31
on the whole
ɒn ðə həʊl
75, 97
on time
ɒn taɪm
60, 78
once
wʌns
69
once a week/month (etc.)
wʌns ə wiːk
/
mʌnθ
16
once again
wʌns əˈgen
99
once or twice
wʌns ɔː twaɪs
75
one day
wʌn deɪ
60
one pound coin
wʌn paʊnd
kɔɪn
19
one of the advantages of …
wʌn ɒv ði ədˈvɑːntɪʤɪz ɒv
97
onion
ˈʌnjən
24
only child
ˈəʊnli tʃaɪld
13
open space
ˈəʊpən speɪs
27
opera (singer)
ˈɒpərə
44
operate on sb
ˈɒpəreɪt ɒn
ˈsʌmbɒdi
35
operating system
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm
54
operation
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
20
opposite
ˈɒpəzɪt
1
or so
ɔː səʊ
95
orchestra
ˈɔːkɪstrə
44
ordinary
ˈɔːdnəri
10
organisation
ˌɔːgənaɪˈzeɪʃən
38
organise
ˈɔːgənaɪz
38
otherwise
ˈʌðəwaɪz
94
out [not there]
aʊt
53
out of
aʊt ɒv
90
out of order
aʊt ɒv ˈɔːdə
19, 30
out of the blue
aʊt ɒv ðə bluː
75
out of work
aʊt ɒv wɜːk
39
out-of-date
ˌaʊtəvˈdeɪt
78
outside lane
ˈaʊtsaɪd leɪn
29
outstanding
ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ
42
oven
ˈʌvən
18, 25
over [more than]
ˈəʊvə
6
over [movement]
ˈəʊvə
90
overcharge
ˌəʊvəˈtʃɑːʤ
70
overhead locker
ˈəʊvehed ˈlɒkə
47
oversleep
ˌəʊvəˈsliːp
65
overtake
ˌəʊvəˈteɪk
29
overtime
ˈəʊvətaɪm
36
overweight
ˈəʊvəweɪt
10
owe
əʊ
19
own adj
əʊn
18, 37
own v
əʊn
17, 26, 37
owner
ˈəʊnə
37
pack
pæk
70
package holiday
ˈpækɪʤ
ˈhɒlədeɪ
46
packed
ˈpækt
50
packet
ˈpækɪt
64
pain
peɪn
20
painful
ˈpeɪnfəl
20, 72
painless
ˈpeɪnləs
72
pair
peə
64
palace
ˈpælɪs
50
panini
pəˈniːni
49
paper [newspaper]
ˈpeɪpə
52
paperwork
ˈpeɪpəwɜːk
38
parade
pəˈreɪd
45
parcel
ˈpɑːsəl
29
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parked car
pɑːkt kɑː
29
parrot
ˈpærət
8