| 1 | acknowledge | /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ | v | |
| 2 | act | /ækt/ | n | |
| 3 | affair | /əˈfeə(r)/ | n | |
| 4 | alas | /əˈlæs/ | excl | |
| 5 | a man of few words | /ə mæn ɒv fjuː wɜːdz/ | id | |
| 6 | appoint | /əˈpɔɪnt/ | v | |
| 7 | apprehensive | /ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/ | adj | |
| 8 | arched | /ɑːtʃt/ | adj | |
| 9 | articulate | /ɑːˈtɪkjulət/ | adj | |
| 10 | at the end of the day | /æt ðə end ɒv ðə deɪ/ | id | |
| 11 | Avoid smth like the plague | /əˈvɔɪd … laɪk ðə pleɪɡ/ | id | |
| 12 | awfully | /ˈɔːfli/ | adv | |
| 13 | become of | /bɪˈkʌm ɒv/ | id | |
| 14 | be flooded with | /bi ˈflʌdɪd wɪð/ | id | |
| 15 | belief | /bɪˈliːf/ | n | |
| 16 | bitterly | /ˈbɪtəli/ | adv | |
| 17 | bleach | /bliːtʃ/ | v | |
| 18 | blindingly | /ˈblaɪndɪŋli/ | adv | |
| 19 | bodice | /ˈbɒdɪs/ | n | Brackish |
| 20 | busybody | /ˈbɪzibɒdi/ | n | |
| 21 | buzzword | /ˈbʌzwɜːd/ | n | |
| 22 | by word of mouth | /baɪ wɜːd əv maʊð/ | id | |
| 23 | can’t help | /ˈkaːnt help/ | phr v | |
| 24 | cart | /kɑːt/ | n | |
| 25 | chic | /ʃiːk/ | adj | |
| 26 | choreograph | /ˈkɒriəɡrɑːf/ | v | |
| 27 | cliché | /ˈkliːʃeɪ/ | n | |
| 28 | Cockney | /ˈkɒkni/ | n | cocky |
| 29 | come (to) | /kʌm (tə)/ | v | |
| 30 | compassionate | /kəmˈpæʃənət/ | adj | |
| 31 | condescending | /kɒndɪˈsendɪŋ/ | adj | |
| 32 | confess | /kənˈfes/ | v | |
| 33 | constitute | /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ | v | |
| 34 | core | /kɔː(r)/ | n | |
| 35 | craftsman | /ˈkrɑːftsmən/ | n | |
| 36 | crop | /krɒp/ | v | |
| 37 | deliberately | /dɪˈlɪbərətli/ | adv | |
| 38 | dementia | /dɪˈmenʃə/ | n | |
| 39 | derelict | /ˈderəlɪkt/ | adj | |
| 40 | desperately | /ˈdespərətli/ | adv | |
| 41 | dimple | /ˈdɪmpl/ | n | |
| 42 | diphtheria | /dɪfˈθɪəriə/ | n | |
| 43 | dirt | /dɜːt/ | n | |
| 44 | divine | /dɪˈvaɪn/ | adj | |
| 45 | docile | /ˈdəʊsaɪl/ | adj | do (somebody) in |
| 46 | dreary | /ˈdrɪəri/ | adj | |
| 47 | eagerly | /ˈiːɡəli/ | adv | |
| 48 | eat your words | /iːt jɔː(r) wɜːdz/ | id | |
| 49 | editor | /ˈedɪtə(r)/ | n | |
| 50 | explore | /ɪkˈsplɔː(r)/ | v | |
| 51 | fade | /feɪd/ | v | |
| 52 | fatally | /ˈfeɪtəli/ | adv | |
| 53 | fiercely | /fɪəsli/ | adv | |
| 54 | flattery | /ˈflætəri/ | n | |
| 55 | flower-girl | /ˈflaʊə ɡɜːl/ | n | from the |
| 56 | word go | /frɒm ðə wɜːd ɡəʊ/ | id | |
| 57 | funny | /ˈfʌni/ | adj | |
| 58 | furtively | /ˈfɜːtɪvli/ | adv | |
| 59 | genteel | /dʒenˈtiːl/ | adj | |
| 60 | get a word in edgeways | /ɡet ə wɜːd ɪn ˈedʒweɪz/ | id | |
| 61 | glamorous | /ˈɡlæmərəs/ | adj | |
| 62 | go over | /ɡəʊ ˈəʊvə(r)/ | phr v | |
| 63 | graveyard | /ˈɡreɪvjɑːd/ | n | |
| 64 | haughty | /ˈhɔːti/ | adj | |
| 65 | have the face to | /həv ðə feɪs tə/ | id | |
| 66 | have the last word | /hav ðə lɑːst wɜːd/ | id | |
| 67 | high-society | /haɪ səˈsaɪəti/ | adj | |
| 68 | hitchhiker | /ˈhɪtʃ haɪkə(r)/ | n | |
| 69 | honour | /ˈɒnə(r)/ | n | |
| 70 | humdrum | /ˈhʌmdrʌm/ | adj | |
| 71 | hunk | /hʌŋk/ | n | |
| 72 | imposing | /ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/ | adj | |
| 73 | impressionable | /ɪmˈpreʃənəbl/ | adj | |
| 74 | impressionist | /ɪmˈpreʃənɪst/ | n | |
| 75 | inevitable | /ɪnˈevɪtəbl/ | adj | |
| 76 | insist | /ɪnˈsɪst/ | v | |
| 77 | instinct | /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/ | n | |
| 78 | in want of | /ɪn wɒnt ɒv/ | id | |
| 79 | jot down | /dʒɒt daʊn/ | phr v | |
| 80 | lacing | /leɪsɪŋ/ | n | |
| 81 | literary | /ˈlɪtərəri/ | adj | |
| 82 | longingly | /ˈlɒŋɪŋli/ | adv | |
| 83 | lost for words | /lɒst fɔː(r) wɜːdz/ | id | |
| 84 | Lothario | /ləˈθɑːriəʊ/ | n | |
| 85 | manor house | /ˈmænə haʊs/ | n | |
| 86 | More fool me! | /mɔː(r) fuːl mi/ | id | |
| 87 | muffled | /ˈmʌfld/ | adj | |
| 88 | mumble | /ˈmʌmbl/ | v | |
| 89 | mythology | /mɪˈθɒlədʒi/ | n | |
| 90 | naive | /naɪˈiːv/ | adj | |
| 91 | not know the meaning of the word | /nɒt nəʊ ðə ˈmiːnɪŋ ɒv ðə wɜːd/ | id | |
| 92 | not mince (my/their/your) words | /nɒt mɪns jɔː(r) wɜːdz/ | id | |
| 93 | of no consequence | /ɒv nəʊ ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/ | id | pass off as |
| 94 | pedant | /ˈpednt/ | n | |
| 95 | phonetics | /fəˈnetɪks/ | n | |
| 96 | phonology | /fəˈnɒlədʒi/ | n | pinch |
| 97 | playwright | /ˈpleɪraɪt/ | n | |
| 98 | prattle (on) | /ˈprætl (ɒn)/ | v | |
| 99 | revolting | /rɪˈvəʊltɪŋ/ | adj | |
| 100 | rhetorical question | /rɪˈtɒrɪkl ˈkwestʃən/ | n | |
| 101 | roll | /rəʊl/ | n | |
| 102 | rotten | /ˈrɒtn/ | adj | |
| 103 | saucy | /ˈsɔːsi/ | adj | |
| 104 | say the word | /seɪ ðə wɜːd/ | id | |
| 105 | scaffold | /ˈskæfəʊld/ | n | |
| 106 | screen | /skriːn/ | n | |
| 107 | sculpt | /skʌlpt/ | v | |
| 108 | selfie | /ˈselfi/ | n | |
| 109 | severely | /sɪˈvɪə(r)li/ | adv | |
| 110 | show (somebody) up | /ʃəʊ … ʌp/ | phr v | |
| 111 | slab | /slæb/ | n | |
| 112 | slyly | /slaɪli/ | adv | |
| 113 | sneak out | /sniːk aʊt/ | phr v | |
| 114 | snigger | /ˈsnɪɡə(r)/ | v | |
| 115 | sorely | /ˈsɔːli/ | adv | |
| 116 | sort out | /sɔːt aʊt/ | phr v | |
| 117 | soul | /səʊl/ | n | spirits |
| 118 | split | /splɪt/ | v | |
| 119 | spy | /spaɪ/ | n | |
| 120 | stand a chance | /stænd ə tʃɑːns/ | id | |
| 121 | steer clear of | /stɪə(r) klɪə(r) ɒv/ | id | |
| 122 | straightforward | /ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwəd/ | adj | |
| 123 | strain | /streɪn/ | n | |
| 124 | straw | /strɔː/ | n | |
| 125 | stride | /straɪd/ | n | |
| 126 | subject | /ˈsʌbdʒekt/ | n | |
| 127 | take (something) in | /teɪk … ɪn/ | phr v | |
| 128 | take it or leave it | /teɪk ɪt ɔː(r) liːv ɪt/ | id | |
| 129 | take over | /ˈteɪk əʊvə(r)/ | phr v | |
| 130 | tarnish | /ˈtɑːnɪʃ/ | v | |
| 131 | tatty | /ˈtæti/ | adj | |
| 132 | terraced house | /ˈterəst haʊs/ | n | |
| 133 | the coast is clear | /ðə kəʊst ɪz klɪə(r)/ | id | the Middle Ages |
| 134 | throat | /θrəʊt/ | n | |
| 135 | transcribe | /trænˈskraɪb/ | v | |
| 136 | treacherous | /ˈtretʃərəs/ | adj | |
| 137 | underprivileged | /ˌʌndəˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/ | adj | |
| 138 | utterly | /ˈʌtəli/ | adv | |
| 139 | vehemently | /ˈviːəməntli/ | adv | |
| 140 | virtually | /ˈvɜːtʃuəli/ | adv | |
| 141 | virus | /ˈvaɪrəs/ | n | |
| 142 | vulnerable | /ˈvʌlnərəbl/ | adj | |
| 143 | weedy | /ˈwiːdi/ | adj | |
| 144 | when all is said and done | /wen ɔːl ɪz sed ænd dʌn/ | id | |
| 145 | wholemeal | /ˈhəʊlmiːl/ | adj | |