English · Chapter 18
Mixed conditionals
10 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.
Start this chapterLesson 1 · Words 1501-1510
Words 1501 to 1510
1501 loose Not held or fixed firmly, or with plenty of room to move. adjective 1502 snow Soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky when it is very cold. noun 1503 monkey A small furry animal with a long tail that can climb trees very well. noun 1504 lake A large area of water with land all around it. noun 1505 bright Giving out a lot of light, or having a strong, clear colour. adjective 1506 deny To say that something is not true, or to say no to a request. verb 1507 roof The top part of a building that covers it and keeps out the rain. noun 1508 map A drawing that shows where towns, roads, and other places are. noun 1509 naked Not wearing any clothes. adjective 1510 sugar A sweet white or brown food that people add to drinks and cakes. noun Lesson 2 · Words 1511-1520
Words 1511 to 1520
1511 grave The place in the ground where a dead person is buried, often marked with a stone. noun 1512 silence A time when there is no sound at all. noun 1513 alien A living thing from another planet, in stories and films. noun 1514 success Getting the result you wanted, or doing well at something. noun 1515 wet Covered in or full of water or another liquid. adjective 1516 direct Going straight from one place to another, with nothing in between. adjective 1517 nah A relaxed, spoken way of saying no, often used to turn down an offer. interjection 1518 wolf A wild animal like a large dog, which lives and hunts in a group. noun 1519 cow A large farm animal that eats grass and gives us milk. noun 1520 growl To make a low, angry sound, the way a dog does when it is not happy. verb Lesson 3 · Words 1521-1530
Words 1521 to 1530
1521 medium In the middle: not big and not small. adjective 1522 safety Being safe, or the care people take to keep away from danger. noun 1523 location The exact place where someone or something is. noun 1524 shine To give out light, or to look bright and clean. verb 1525 struggle To try very hard to do something difficult, or to fight to get free. verb 1526 march To walk with firm, even steps, often together with other people. verb 1527 fancy To want something, or to like someone in a romantic way. This use is very common in British English. verb 1528 chef A cook who runs the kitchen in a restaurant and decides what food is made. noun 1529 dish A wide open container that food is served in. It also means the food itself, once it is cooked and ready to eat. noun 1530 chest The front of your body between your neck and your stomach, where your heart is. noun Lesson 4 · Words 1531-1541
Words 1531 to 1541
1531 buzz The low humming sound that something makes when it shakes very fast, like a bee flying or a phone on a table. noun 1532 newspaper Large folded sheets of paper, printed every day or every week, with reports about what is happening. noun 1533 tall Higher than most other people or things from bottom to top. adjective 1534 confirm To say clearly that something is true, or that a plan is now certain. verb 1535 miracle Something wonderful that happens when it seemed impossible, so nobody can explain how. noun 1536 journey A trip from one place to another, often a long one. noun 1537 stomach The part inside your body where food goes after you eat it. People also use the word for the front of the body below the chest. noun 1539 thought Something that you think, or the act of thinking itself. noun 1540 nail A thin piece of metal with a flat top and a sharp point, hit into wood to hold things together. The same word means the hard part at the end of a finger or a toe. noun 1541 funeral The meeting held after someone dies, where family and friends say goodbye before the body is buried or burned. noun Lesson 6 · Words 1542-1551
Words 1542 to 1551
1542 stare To look at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes. verb 1543 football A game in which two teams kick a round ball and try to score goals. The word also means the ball itself. American English calls this game soccer. noun 1544 reality The way things really are, and not the way people imagine or hope they are. noun 1545 gosh A gentle word you say when something surprises you. It is a softer way of saying God. interjection 1546 shadow The dark shape on the ground that appears when something stands between the light and the ground. noun 1547 gunshot The loud noise a gun makes when someone fires it. noun 1548 sudden Happening quickly and without warning, when you did not expect it. adjective 1549 cheese A yellow or white food made from milk that people eat and cook with. noun 1550 bark To make the short, loud sound that a dog makes. verb 1551 sentence A group of words that make a full idea, starting with a capital letter. noun Lesson 7 · Words 1552-1561
Words 1552 to 1561
1552 vehicle A machine on wheels that carries people or things from place to place, such as a car, a bus, or a lorry. noun 1553 effort The hard work or energy you use when you try to do something. noun 1554 winner The person or the team that comes first in a game, a race, or a competition. noun 1555 castle A very large old stone building with thick walls and tall towers, built long ago to keep the people inside safe from attack. noun 1556 option One of the things you can choose when there is more than one way to act. noun 1557 disappoint To make someone feel sad because something was not as good as they hoped. verb 1558 personally Speaking only for yourself; or done by you and not by anybody else. adverb 1559 excite To make someone feel very happy and full of interest in something. verb 1560 wire A long thin piece of metal that bends easily, used to hold things together or to carry electricity. noun 1561 permission The right to do something, given to you by a person in charge. noun Lesson 8 · Words 1562-1571
Words 1562 to 1571
1562 expensive Costing a lot of money. adjective 1563 barely Only just; almost not at all. adverb 1564 diamond A very hard clear stone that shines, used in rings and other jewellery. noun 1565 disease An illness of the body that has a name and a cause, such as one carried by germs. noun 1566 yard A length of about 91 centimetres, a little less than a metre; also an open space beside a building. noun 1567 role The part that a person plays in a story, or the job they do inside a group. noun 1568 rescue To save someone or something from danger or harm. verb 1569 bread A common food made from flour and water and baked in an oven. noun 1570 legal Allowed by the law; or to do with the law. adjective 1571 ill Not well in your body; sick. adjective Lesson 10 · Words 1572-1581
Words 1572 to 1581
1572 mood The way you feel at one time, whether happy, sad or angry. noun 1573 mystery Something strange that you cannot explain or understand. noun 1574 abandon To leave a person, place or thing for ever and not come back. verb 1575 develop To grow or change into something bigger or better over time. verb 1576 supply An amount of something that is ready to be used; as a verb, to give people the things they need. noun 1577 secretary A person whose job is to write letters, answer calls and keep an office in order. noun 1578 neighbourhood The small part of a town where you live, and the people who live near you. American English spells it neighborhood. noun 1579 accuse To say that someone has done something wrong or against the law. verb 1580 desert A large, dry area of land with little water and few plants, often covered with sand. noun 1581 revenge Something bad that you do to a person because they hurt you first. noun Lesson 11 · Words 1582-1592
Words 1582 to 1592
1582 object A thing that you can see or touch, especially one that is not alive. noun 1583 skill The ability to do something well because you have learned it. noun 1584 likely Probably going to happen, or probably true. adjective 1585 talent A natural ability to do something very well. noun 1587 assistant A person whose job is to help someone else with their work. noun 1588 foreign From another country; not from your own country. adjective 1589 rough Having an uneven surface with bumps, not smooth to touch. adjective 1590 disturb To stop someone working, resting or sleeping by making noise or by coming near them. verb 1591 spell To say or write the letters of a word in the right order. verb 1592 material What a thing is made of, such as cloth, wood or metal. noun Lesson 12 · Words 1593-1600
Words 1593 to 1600
1593 seal To close something so tightly that nothing can get in or out. verb 1594 farm A large piece of land where people grow food and keep animals. noun 1595 obvious So easy to see or understand that nobody needs it explained. adjective 1596 curse Magic words said to bring bad luck to someone, or the bad luck itself. noun 1597 ignore To hear or see someone and decide to give them no attention. verb 1598 Christian Belonging to the religion that follows the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. adjective 1599 goodness A word people say when they are surprised or shocked. interjection 1600 cure A medicine or treatment that makes an ill person well again. noun