* aspects of vocabulary learning- strategies for learning
- type of meaning polysemy, synonymy, collocation, connotation, register
- making the most of your dictionary
- collocation the real thing, the genuine article
- polysemy fair, flat, drill
- metaphor be on the ball, all the world s a stage
- register garments, clothes, clobber
- connotation and cultural associations cowboys, black cats
* word formation
- abbreviations and acronyms ID,FAQ,o.n.o
- prefixes: creating new meanings over, cross,
- suffixes: productive suffixes and word classes free, proof, esque
- word-building and word-blending biodegradable, cybercafé, guesstimate
- global contact and language enrichment loan word, roster, intelligentsia
- similar but different: words easily confused series/ serial, moist/damp
* work and study
- at work: colleagues and routines flexi-time, freelance, job-share
- at work: career and promotion drive, perks, glass ceiling
- business 1: telemarketing, niche market, entrepreneurship
- business 2: submit a tender, default on a payment
- gramming for success: study and academic work rote-learning , assignment, deadline
- education: debates and issues elitism, league tables, the three Rs
* people and relationships
- talking about yourself diligent, sbrewd, sagacious
- relationships: positive aspects infatuated, amiable, kindred spirits
- relationships: problems disloyal, unsupportive, family feud
- passions: reactions and emotions conciliate, rapture, blissful
- feelings: antipathies and aversions abhorrence, loathing, fickle
- observing others: appearance and mannerisms lanky, grimace , pout
- observing others: character traists impulsive, diffident, gullible
- birth and death: from cradle to grave caesarean section, obituaries, mourning
* leisure and life style
- free time: relaxation and leisure time- consuming, dabbler, shopaholic
- all the rage: clothes and fashion frumpy, dressed to kill, without frills
- homestyles, liftestyles, granny flat, minimalism, household word
- socializing and networking housewarming, hobnob , clique
- the performance arts: reviews and critiques hackneyed typecast , rendition
- talking plastic arts philistinism , impenetrable, tongue in cheek
- talking about books chronicle, memoirs, compulsive reading
- we are what eat wholesome, GM, unsavoury
- dinner on me: entertaining and eating sweet tooth, calorie- conscious, teetotal
* travel
- on the road: traffic and driving hit-and-run , road rage, tailback
- travel and accommodation deluxe , charter, half-board
- tourism back to nature , eco- tourism, discerning
* the environment
- describing the word paddy field, prairies, migrant
- weather and climate clammy, weltering, snowed under
- buildings in metaphors glass ceiling, tower of strength , key to success
- trees, plants and metaphors nip in the bud, germinate, shrivel
- animals and birds rodent, herbivore, fur trade
- environment and conservation endangered, fossil fuels, pristine
* society and institutions
- here to help: service encounters obliging, shoddy, on hold
- authorities, customs and police sniffer dog, on the spot fine, drug squad
- word views: way of thinking bigot, assumption, tenet
- festivals in their cultural context renewal, commemorate, raucous
- talking about languages Germanic, syntax, pitograms
- history usurp power , feudal, serf
- poverty: the haves and the haves and the haves nots malnutirion, GDP, destitute
- british politics lobbyist, petition, grievance
- the language of law impeach, embezzle, overturn a verdict
- war and peace deterrent, hostilities, biological warfare
- economy and finance debt, sanctions, devaluation
- personal finance: balancing your books strapped for cash, broke, golden handshake
* the media
- the media: print agony aunt, flyer, pamphlet
- advertising rock-bottom prices, state of the art, trailers
- the news gathering and delivering column inch, sound bite, hot off the press
* health
- health and illness 1 go down with , hepatitis, typhoid
- health and illness 2 aches and pains, nauseous, acupuncture
- health and illness 3 side effects, jaundiced view, prognosis
- diet, sport and fitness cholesterol, cardiovascular, move the goalposts
* technology
- aspects of industrialization low-tech, subsidies, lame duck
- technology and its impact PDA, biotechnology, ergonomics
- future visions virtual reality, e-commerce, gene therapy
* basic concepts
- space: expanse and confinement rambling, poky, labyrinth
- time: sequence and duration donkeys years, over the hill, fleeing
- motion: nuances of pace and movement hobble, trudge, stream
- manner: behaviour and body language mind your Ps and Qs , etiquette, twithch
- sound: from noise to silence noiseless, deafening, wail
- weight and density unwieldy, congeal, impervious
- colour: range and intensity ginger, pastel, grey cells
- speed pop, scuttle, rocket
- cause and effect generate, spark off, bring about
- difficulties, dilemmas and hitch, grueling, in a fix
- modality: expressing facts, opinions, desires the odds are, expedient, compulsory
- number: statistics and assessing quantity IQ, aggregate, round down
* functional vocabulary
- permission and prohibition acquiesce, veto, outlaw
- complaining and protesting grouse, whinge, find fault
- apologizing, forgiving and reconciliation alibi, remorse, exonerate
- complimenting and raising lavd, flatter, obsequious
- promises and bets vow, pledge,have a flutter
- reminiscences and regrets the good old days, look back, lament
- agreement, disagreement and compromise tally, rift, concession
- academic writing 1 infer, distort, append
- academic writing 2 reiterate, epitomize, allude
- writing style and format doodle, block capitals, bullet
- lexical strategies for speaking thingummy, umpteen, a touch of
- speech: style and articulation shriek, lisp, slur
- vague language expression smattering more or less or whatever
* idioms and phrasal verbs
- types of idiom have second thoughts, in the dark, stumbling block
- idioms for situtions up and ruunig, a complete shambles, as clear as mud
- idioms that comment on people 1 soft spot, the brains behind, on cloud nine
- idioms that comment on people 2 a rough diamond, a dark horse, at loggerheads
- idioms that comment on stories and reports out of the blue, famaous last words, small words
- phrasal verb 1 stand back from, stand in for, stand up for
- phrasal verb 2 slog away , pelt down, bottle out
- phrasal verb 3 miss out on, branch out, bubble over with
* aspects of variation
- divided by a common language: American and british English kitty- corner, deplane, faucet
- other englishes diversity and variety craic, beaut, shroff
- language and gender spokeperson, butch, effeminate
- language of age and social class oik, wireless, luncheon
- newspaper headline language crackdown, louts, besiege
- key
- list of phonemic symbols
- index
- acknowledgements
