(adj) connected with feelings that we are not aware of but that change how we behave the/your *	subconscious
(v) start to exist as hoped or expected ◆ The good weather that we had been promised failed to *	materialise
(n) sth that can be used to express your feelings or ideas, or as a way of achieving sth	vehicle
(v) make sb feel that they are not part of sth ◆ Despite belonging to the golf club for years, Ron was *ed by all but a few members once he had gone bankrupt.	alienate
(adj) using the most modern machines and equipment 􀁌 This can also be spelt *.	hi-tech
(adj) private and personal ◆ If you’re referring to my divorce, I’m not prepared to discuss an * matter like that.	intimate
(adj) sth which does not reveal who you are ◆ Don’t worry. Your comments will remain * and your feedback will be handled in the strictest confidence.	anonymous
(adj) making you pay attention, because sth is so interesting and exciting ◆ That new reality show is * viewing! I can’t turn it off!	compulsive
(adj) liking something so much that you want to do it as much as possible ◆ Igor had been * chess from a very young age and played every day.	hooked on
(n) one of the parts of sth’s nature or character ◆ The only * of the job I never enjoyed was when customers had complaints.	aspect
(adj) not interesting or exciting, often used to describe a job or how you feel about your life	mundane
(adj) silly, not very important in the situation ◆ Sorry, I shouldn’t have made that suggestion about going by helicopter. I was being *.	frivolous
(adv) showing a lot of care and effort in your work ◆ Dot worked * all her life but never realised how much it was appreciated until the day of her leaving party.	diligently
(n) spot or mark, often of ink	blot
(adj) causing you to think affectionately, or feeling affectionately about your past ◆ Visiting the town where I’d grown up 50 years earlier made me feel very *.	nostalgic
(adj) full of strong angry emotion, noisy ◆ We had a * argument last night and we still aren’t speaking to each other	blazing
(n) noisy argument	row
(phr v) be or give an explanation for sth ◆ Perhaps the bad weather *ed for the poor attendance at the festival.	account
(adj) very big ◆ There was a * increase in applications for university places the year before tuition fees were due to be introduced. 􀁌 When referring to people, * generally has the negative meaning of extremely fat.	massive
(adv) definitely and very obviously ◆ I was upset by her remark, which was * hurtful.	decidedly
(v) persuade sb to do sth that they would not normally do by making it seem attractive ◆ Kate left the company at the peak of her career, * by the idea of living in the country. 􀁌 Also means to persuade sb, in a pleasant and tempting way, to have sex with them.	seduce
(n) ability to understand people or situations accurately 􀁌 Often used with into sth. ◆ There was an excellent documentary on TV last night which gave a real * into how the Romans lived from day to day.	insight
(v) stretch across from one thing to another ◆ The second bridge to * the River Tejo in Lisbon was completed just in time for EXPO 98.	span
(n) big difference ◆ Mother Teresa’s work focused on reducing the * between the rich and the poor.	gulf
(n) sth fashionable or popular amongst a specific group of people with similar interests and tastes	cult
(n) large company or business	corporation
(n) a tendency to behave or think in a particular way ◆ According to scientists women have a * to use the right hand side of their brain more than men do.	predisposition
(adj) able to understand sth without knowing the facts	intuitive
(adj) able to notice things that are not obvious	perceptive
(n) the business of giving information about a company or organisation to create a good impression ◆ The company’s demand for compensation from one of the world’s poorest nations was described as ‘a * disaster’.	public relations
(v) talk quietly in a negative way ◆ If you’ve got a problem with any of this, come out and say it. Don’t just sit there *ing.	mutter
(adv) in a threatening or unpleasant way	darkly
(adj) pleasant and easy to like	agreeable
(adj) careful and concerned to do things correctly ◆ Mark has contributed well in class and maintained a high standard in his homework. He is a most * pupil.	conscientious
(n) disadvantage or negative aspect of sth ◆ It’s much quicker by train, but the * is that it’s much more expensive.	downside
(phr v) succeed	get on
(adv) too, excessively	overly
(to sth, to do sth) (adj) likely to suffer from or do sth negative ◆ You’ll find that this car is far less * to battery failure than that old thing you had before.	prone
(phr v) work so hard that you are unable to carry on ◆ Charlie has always worked too hard. He’ll be * by 50.	burn out
(idm) despite this	all the same
(n) business activity that has only started because another situation created the demand	sub-industry
(v) act in a dishonest way to get an advantage, especially in a game, exam, etc.	cheat
(phr v) appear suddenly, begin to exist ◆ After the Bruce Lee films were first shown in cinemas, kungfu clubs seemed to * everywhere overnight.	spring up
(v) make sth false appear to be genuine, especially in order to cheat sb	fake
(adj) making you feel, or feeling, very unhappy and uncomfortable	miserable
(n) state of mind where sb thinks too much and too often about a particular thing or person in a way that is not normal	obsession
(v) enter somewhere in such large numbers that it causes a problem	invade
(n) collection of clothes that sb wears ◆ Maria assured me that it was common in her country to comment on what people wore, but I found her comments on my * intensely irritating. 􀁌 Also the item of furniture in which you hang clothes.	wardrobe
(adj) thinking only of yourself and not about the needs and feelings of others	self-centred
(n) thinking too much about a single issue and not doing anything practical about it or considering the wider situation 􀁌 Meaning literally to look at your navel, the small hollow or lump in your stomach where the umbilical cord was cut.	navel gazing

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