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Shopping for Consumer Goods




accessories [{k'ses@rIz]
advertise ['{dv@taIz]
afford ()
antique [{n'tÖk] shop
art shop
article ;
bargain-hunter
be good on smb. -
be loose on smb. ( )
be of service
be on offer
be two sizes too large (small) 1. , ()
bookshop

 

boutique [bü'tÖk] ,
browse [braUz] through ()
changing room
check-out till
choice of goods
client ['klaI@nt]
come off ( , .)
come undone ( , .)
come unstuck
cost the earth
costly
courteous ['kÆ:tI@s] ,
customer
dear ( )
department store
discount ['dIskaUnt]
display
display goods
drapery department/draper's ['dreIp@z] /
exchange
extravagant [Ik'str{v@g@nt],
faulty ['fþltI] goods
festive [festIv]
fit
florist's/flower shop
furniture shop
gift shop
give (about things) ( )
give a discount
glace ['gl{seI]
go cheap
go sky-high ( )
go well with smth. ,
haberdashery ['h{b@d{S@rI]

 

hi-fi store ['haIfaI 'stþ] -
hosiery ['h@UzI@rI] department
instep ( )
ironmonger's [aI@nmöÎg@z]
jeweller's ['³ü@l@z]
kiosk ['kÖÁsk]
knitwear ,
leather [leD@] ,
leisurewear
lingerie ['l{nZ@rÖ] department
loafers ,
look around
mall
manageress
mannequin ['m{nIkIn]
match ( , )
measure ['meZ@]
merchandise ['mÆ:@ndaIz]
millinery ['mIlInrI] department
money spinner
nightwear
optician's [Áp'tIS@nz]
order
overheads (., pi.)
pet shop
photographic shop
pinch ( )
purchase ['pÆ:@s]
purchaser
price (cut/reduce ~) ( ~)
(increase/raise ~) ( ~)
queue [kju:]/line (Am.) . v.
rack
radio ['reIdI@U] shop
range of goods
record ['rekþd] shop

 

retail ['rÖteIl] n. v.
receipt [rI'sÖt]
refund n. ['rÖfönd] v. [rI'fönd]
run ( , )
run out of smth. ,
sale (be on ~) ( )
sell out
shop around , ;
shopper
devoted shopper ()
shopping centre/precinct ['prÖsIÎkt]
shop counter
shrink ( )
size
spend money
spendthrift/big spender ()
sports shop
stall [stþl] ,
stationer's ['steIS@n@z]
stiletto [stI'let@U] shoes
stock . v.
stretch
substandard ["söb'st{nd@d]
suede [sweId]
suit [s(j)u:t]
super buy
tight [taIt]
toy shop
trendy
try smth. on
value for money

 

vendor[vend@]
wait on smb.
waste money
wholesale
window shopping (go ~) ( , )
Conversational Formulas:  
Are you in the queue/line? ?
Are you the last in the queue/line? ?
It's not my size. .
What do you have in size 7? ?
This colour shoe does not match my dress. .
I'll pay in cash/by card/by cheque. / /.

 

Meals and Coo king

aperitif [¸"perI'tÖf|
appetite ['{pItaIt]
bake
baking pan
be overweight
be ready for dinner...
be seated at the table
beat ;
beverage [bev@rI³]
biscuit [bIskIt]
boil ,
bolt [b@Ult]
book the table

 

borsch [bþS]
breadcrumbs
breakfast
bring to the boil
broil
buffet ['bUfeI]
bun
cafe ['k{feI]
cafeteria ["k{f@'tI@rI@]
cake ,
calorie/caloly [k{l@rI]
canteen [k{n'tÖn] (, )
casserole ['k{s@r@Ul]
champ ,
chew
choke on smth. -
chicken Kiev -
chop . v. 1) , , ; 2)
cocoa ['k@Uk@U]
coffee
condiment ['kÁndIm@nt]
continental breakfast
cook
corn flakes
cmnch ,
crust (), ()
cuisine [kwI'zÖn] ,
cutlet
delicious
dessert [dI'zÆ:t]
devour [dI'vaU@] , ,
drink to smth. -

 

double Martini
dough [d@U]
doughnut ['d@Unöt] ,
dumpling
eat out , .
eat with a fork/fingers /
eclair [eI'kle@]
fast food restaurant
fattening products ,
fillet ['fIlIt]
fish and chips
fried eggs
fry
frying pan
garnish ['g¸nIS]
glutton
gnaw [nþ] ,
gobble , ,
gourmand ['gU@m@nd] ,
gravy ['greIvI] ,
groan with food
grill
gulp
hard-boiled/soft-boiled eggs , /
have a sweet tooth
have breakfast/dinner /
have meals ,
healthy food
heat
hog ,
home-made preserves
hot 1) 2) , ,

 

hot drink
inedible [In'ed@bl]
jam
jelly
juice [³üs]
keep the diet
lard ()
lay the table for two
lose weight
lunch ,
luncheon
macaroni ["m{k@'r@UnI]
marmalade ['m¸m@leId]
meat balls
meat/fish/sweet course //
melt
meringue [m@'r{Î] ,
mince 1) , 2)
minced meat
mix
muffin ['möfIn] 1) 2) 3) (.)
munch ( ),
mustard
nibble 1) , 2) - at smth. -
orange juice
oven ['övn]
overdone
pan
pancake
paste [peIst] ;
pasta ['p¸st@] 1) 2)

 

pastry ['peIstrI]
pickles [pIklz] ,
pie
pizzeria ["pÖts@'rI(:)@]
porridge
portion
powdered sugar
pub
puff pastry
raise a glass
ravioli ["r{vI'@UlI] ;
recipe ['resIpI]
refectory [rI'fekt@rI] ( , )
restaurant ['rest(@)rÁnt]
rich ( , )
rind [raInd] ,
roast ,
roll
roll out
rub smth. into smth. - -(
rusk
Russian beet salad
salad
sandwich
sauce [sþs]
saucepan ['sþsp@n]
say/pronounce a toast /
seafood restaurant
shortcrust
shrimp
simmer ,
sizzle ( )
slim
snack bar
soak ,

 

soft drink
souffle ['su:fleI]
spaghetti [sp@'getI]
specialty ['speS@ltI]
spicy ['spaIsI] ,
squeeze out
starter
steak
stick to a diet
stir [st:] ,
strain
stuff ,
substantial ( , )
swallow
take milk in one's coffee/tea /
takeaway ['teIk@,weI] food ,
taste smth. -
tea
toast 1) , 2) ,
underdone
vermicelli ["v:mI'selI]
waffle [wÁfl]
wait on smb. -
waiter
whipped cream
whisk ( . .)
whistling kettle
Conversational formulas:  
I'm thirsty. .
I'm hungry. .
I'm starving. ( ).
Thank you, I've had enough. , .

 

The potatoes (the spaghetti) need some salt. () ().
Would you like some more? ?
No, not for me, thanks. , , .
Could you pass me the salt? ?
It is just the kind my mother makes. .

 

College Life

analytical reading
applicant ['{plIk@nt]
assignment [@'saInm@nt]
assistant professor ..
associate professor
Bachelor's degree ['b{tS@l@z dIg'rÖ]
be absorbed ,
be bored
be good at smth. -
be used to smth. -
be on ( , )
be smth. by training -
campus ['k{mp@s] , ,
carry on scientific/research work -
catch up (with) ,
   
certificate [s@'tIfIk@t] ( , .)
cheat

 

check up
coach ( )
coach smb. for an exam -
college; ; (, . .);
college work
come down to a choice
composition
conversation , ( )
cram
crib n. ; v.
curriculum [k@'rIkjUl@m]
deal with smb. -
dean
dean's office
degree (to take one's ~) , ( ~)
department
devote much time to studies ,
diploma [dI'pl@Um@] ,
disrupt classes
dissertation ["dIs@'teISn] ,
distraction [dI'str{kS@n] ,
do postgraduate work
do well , ,
educate ['e³UkeIt] ,
education ['e³U'keISn] (primaiy/secondary/higher ~) , (// ~)

 

educational system
enter a university
examine ,
examination (exam)
examination period (exams)
examination question (paper)
essay ['eseI] ,
faculty
faculty office
fail an examination in smth.
failure ['feIlj@] ,
fall (lag) behind
final exams (finals)
freshman (Am.) (.)
full-time student
get down to work
get on well (in/at smth.) ( - )
give a pass
give up , ( , )
go to lectures
go up to university
grammar
grammatical theory
grade (Am.) (.)
graduate ['gr{³UeIt] from a university
graduate ['gr{³UIt]
graduation dissertation
grant [gr¸nt]
grind [graInd] away (for, at)
have a lecture
have classes in smth. - -
have a good command [k@'m¸nd] of smth. -; -

 

head of department .
hold examinations
holidays (vacation)
home-reading
homework
hostel ['hÁstl]
improve ()
instruct ( )
junior ['³ünI@]
keep up (with smb.) , -
keep in one's head
lack (smth.) ( -)
learn , ,
learn smth. by heart
lecture
lecturer ,
library card
live in a hall of residence
major ['meI³@] in smth. (Am.) - ( . .)
make progress (in smth.) ( -)
Master's degree
master , ( . .)
memorize ['mem@raIz]
miss classes (~ on a plausible ['plþz@bl]excuse, for a good reason) (~ )
neglect ,
oral ['þr@l]
paper
pass an examination
pass in smth.
part-time student
period [pI@rI@d] ,

 

Philology
phonetics [f@'netIks]
pick up (.) ( ), , ,
pick up a foreign language
play truant ['tru: @nt]
post-graduate ["p@Ust'gr{djUIt] student
professor
put off
read up for exams
reader (),
record book (students' record book)
rector
scholarship ['skÁl@SIp]
(apply for a ~)
(get/receive/win a ~)
semester (Am.) [sI'mest@]
senior ['si:nI@]
senior lecturer
session [seS@n]
students' membership card
subdean .
specialize in smth. -
students' council
students' society
study , (- )
synopsis [sI'nÁpsIs], pl. -es [i:z] ()
take a degree
take an examination ,
take notes ,
talk , ,
(give a ~ on smth.) /...

 

teach (English) ( )
teacher (a history teacher) , ( )
teacher training
teacher's certificate
teacher's training college
teaching profession
teaching staff [st¸f]
test period
thesis ['TÖs@s], pi. -es [i:z] ()
train , , (, )
translation
tuition [tjir'ifan]
pay tuition fee
free (half) tuition ( )
tutor ['tju:t@] . v. ;
(~ smb in Latin) -
tutorial [tjü'tþrI@l] 1) , 2)
undergraduate ['önd@"gr{³UIt]
university
vice-rector
written composition
written reproduction
yearly ['jI@lI] essay
Conversational formulas:  
I have passed. .
I have failed. .
get smth. down pat. , .
Crammer/tool/mug. .
It goes in one ear and out the other. , .
He crammed the pupil for an examination. .

 

Character and Appearance

absent-minded ,
add to one's attraction
appeal to smb.
aquiline ['{kwIlaIn] ( )
attractive
bald [bþld] ;
bear no resemblance to smb. -
be characteristic of smb. -
be dressed in smth. -
be dressed up
be in the habit of doing smth. -
be in one's mid/late thirties, 30, 40
forties, etc. ..
be the perfect type of smb. / -
be very much the same in appearance
beauty
broad-shouldered
calm
capable
charming
close-set ( )

 

clumsy
coarse [kþs]
comb back
complexion
conduct ['kÁndökt]
considerate ,
constitution ["kÁnstI'tjüSn]
cordial ['kþdI@l] ,
courage ['körI³] , , , ,
curious ['kjU@rI@s] 1) 2) 3)
curly , ( )
dark-skinned ,
deep-set ( )
delicately built
determined ,
dimpled ( )
done in a knot [nÁt] ( )
dreamy
dress tastily/cleanly/smartly // ,
enjoy good health
envious
even-tempered
extravagant [Ik'str{v@g@nt] 1) , 2)
fair-haired
fat ,
finely-curved
firmness 1) 2) , ,
frank
freckled ['frekld] -
fussy ,

 

generosity 1) , 2)
generous 1) , 2)
gentle 1) , , 2) ,
gesture ['³estS@]
gloomy 1) 2) , 3) ,
go back on one's words ,
good-looking , ,
good looks , ,
good mixer
handsome ['h{ns@m]
have a high opinion of oneself
have a way with smb. ,
have smth. one's own way -
hazel ['heIz@l] ( )
honesty ['ÁnIstI] , ,
hooked [hUkt] ( )
hot-tempered
humility , ,
hypocritical ["hIp@'krItIkl]
ignoramus ["ign@'reIm@s]
ill-bred
ill-mannered
ill-tempered
the very image of smb. -
industrious [In'döstrI@s] , ,
inquiring [In'kwaI@rIÎ]
inquisitive [In'kwIzItIv] ,
intellect ['int@lekt]

intellectual ["Int@'lektSU@l] ,
intelligence ,
intelligent
jealous ['³el@s]
listless , ,
long-armed
long-legged
look like smb. -
look one's age
look old/young for one's age /
mediocrity ["mÖdI'ÁkrItI]
(of) medium height
mild ,
modest
narrow-minded , ,
narrow-shouldered
naughty ['nþtI] ,
nervous 1) 2) 3)
nosy ,
(dis)obedient (), ()
obstinate ['ÁbstInIt] ,
open-handed
parted on the right/left side/in the middle / /
patience
patient
pensive ['pensIv] ,
plait [pl{t]
ins
plump , ,
pointed ( )
(im)polite ()
pragmatic ,

 

precocious [prI'k@US@s] ( )
quarrelsome ['kwÁr@ls@m] , ,
resemble smb. -
reserved , ,
responsible ,
responsive ,
mde
scrooge [skrü³]
self-assured
selfish
sense of humour
sensible
sensitive 1) , 2)
serious ['sI@rI@s]
silky ( )
sincere [sIn'sI@]
sincerity [sIn'serItI]
shoulder length ( )
shrewd [Srüd] 1) , ( ) 2) ,
shy
skinny
slanting ['sl¸ntIÎ]
slender
slim 1) , , 2) ( )
(unsociable ()
solidly-built
spendthrift ['spend"TrIft] ,
steep ( )
stingy [stIn³I] ,
straight [streIt]

 

stubborn ,
sympathetic ,
take after smb. -,
thrifty ,
thoughtful [Tþtfl] 1) , 2) ,
timid ,
tolerance
tolerant
ugly
up-turned ( )
wavy ( )
weak-willed
well-bred
well-brought up
wicked ['wIkId] 1) , 2) , ,
wise [waIz]
witty
wrinkled ['rIÎk(@)ld]
Conversational Formulas:  
He is always the heart and soul of the company. .
She has lost her good looks. .
She is the picture of health. .
They arc as like as two peas. .
They get along well with each other. .

 

Weather

be cast with clouds
be caught in a storm
be subject to changes ( )

 

beastly [bÖstlI] ( )
bedew [bI'djü] ,
blast/gust of wind
blizzard ['blIz@d] ,
blow
break ( , )
breeze ,
bright ,
brighten up
brisk ( )
cast [k¸st] ()
change for the better
chill ,
chilly
clean
clear ,
clear up
cool
damp ( )
die down/away - ( )
downpour ['daUnpþ]
drench
draught [dr¸ft] 1) 2) 3)
drizzle n. , v.
drought [draUt]
drip
drop
dry ( , )
dull
fall ( )
flash
flood [flöd]
fog
freeze

 

fresh
frost
gale ,
get cold ,
get stiff/numb with cold
get under the rain
glazed frost
greenhouse effect
ground frost
grow hot/warm/cold //
hail
have a frost-bitten nose
haze , ,
heat n. v. ,
heavy ( )
hoarfrost ['hþfrÁst] ,
humid ['hjümId] ( )
hurricane ['hörIk@n]
Ice Age
ice drift
icicle ['aIsIkl]
icing ['aIsIÎ] ,
Indian summer
intermittent ( )
lightning ['laItnIÎ]
loom
mackerel ['m{krel] sky
melt
meteorologist ["mÖtI@'rÁl@³Ist]
mist ,
moderate ['mÁd@r@t]
moist [mOIst]
mount [maUnt] ,
nasty ['n¸stI] , ,
overcast

 

patchy
pool
pour [pþ] ( )
puddle ['pödl]
rain curtain
rainbow ['reInb@U]
rainfall ,
rainstorm
roll of thunder
rumble [römbl]
shadow
shower
shred ,
slacken ['sl{kn] ,
slant ( )
sleet ,
slush ,
smite (smote, smitten) ( )
smoke
snowdrift ,
snowflake
snowstonn
spell
squall [skwþl]
steam up , ( )
strand
stream n. v.
sun tan
sunshine ,
swirl [swÆ:l] ,
tatters (n., pi.) [t{t@z]
thaw [Tþ] ,
thunder
torrents (n., pi.) ['tÁr@nts]
turn bad ( )
veil ,

 

weather forecast ['weD@ 'fþk¸st]
weather lore ['weD@ "lþ] / ,
weather sign ['weD@ "saIn]
weatherman
whirlwind
windy
wretched [retSId] ( )
Conversational Formulas:  
A change is coming in the weather. .
I am chilled to the bone. .
I am drenched through. .
I am freezing. .
I am soaked to the skin; .
I feel hot. .
It'll change for the better. .
It's getting/growing warm/cold. /.
It's pouring! !
The weather is fine/nice/awful. / / .
The weather keeps nice. .
We are in for a spell of good weather. .

 

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