B2 VOCAB

Key Vocabulary and Their Meanings
  • turn down: refuse to accept
  • take up: start a hobby or a habit
  • turn up: appear
  • take off: become successful
  • change: change in monetary terms (change back)
  • supply: availability of goods or services
  • cash: physical currency
  • tend: to be inclined towards something, to care or have a tendency
  • mounting: increasing or rising
  • Ns - hours/distances + Vsố ít: Remember that when a noun is plural, the verb must still be singular, e.g., "The list of items is long."
  • Make a decision: to reach a conclusion
  • excited about: enthusiastic about something
  • promised to-v: to make a commitment to do something
  • run workshops/project/company: to manage or operate workshops/projects/companies
  • in general: generally speaking
  • milestone: an important point or event in a project
  • whales: large marine mammals
  • smooth: having a surface free from irregularities
  • friction: resistance encountered when one surface moves over another
  • breathe: to inhale and exhale air
  • be in danger: to be at risk
  • tiny: very small
  • similar to: comparable to
  • mammals: warm-blooded vertebrates with hair or fur
  • flick: to move lightly or quickly
  • propel: to drive or push forward
  • creatures: living beings
  • injured: harmed or damaged
  • migrate: to move from one region or habitat to another
  • greetings cards: cards used to convey a message of goodwill
  • chain stores: retail stores that are part of a chain
  • temporary: not permanent
  • especially / particularly: used to single out one thing over others
  • a variety of + N: indicating many types or varieties of something
  • cater for: to provide services for a specific group
  • attract (v) / attractive (a): to draw interest or attention; pleasing to look at
  • engagement (n): the action of being engaged to be married
  • retirement (n): the period of life after leaving one's job
  • in terms of: concerning or with regard to
  • similar to: having characteristics in common
  • desert (v): to abandon or leave behind
  • injured (a): hurt or wounded
  • serve as (v): to act in the capacity of
  • guide (n): a person or book that provides direction
  • produce (v) / production (n) / product (n): to create or manufacture; the process of making something; an item that has been made.