veteran
armistice/cease fire
civil rights
emancipation
to feel blue
a stomach growls
to be on pins and needles
to shake/tremble like a leaf
I can't keep my eyes open
to be ashamed to look at someone straight in the eye
to jump for joy
Week of Oct. 31-Nov. 3
convince
doorsteps
to wander, roam
unsavory
a figure
to allow
a version
to free/freed
claim
myth
carve
Week of Oct. 24-27
congested (double meaning)
tender vs. tough
to slam on the brakes
to run or go through a red light
Week of Oct. 17-20to name vs. to call
fairly or pretty common
unisex
to be passed down
contagious
epidemic
to get kicked out
sense of humor
temper tantrum
injury
to squat
to shove
to bump into
to apologize
on purpose/intentional/to mean to do something
by accident/unintention/not mean to do something
Idioms:
cannot be bothered
to feel up to something, or to not feel up to something
to draw a blank
to keep in mind
to talk behind someone's back
to think something over
Week of Oct. 10-14 (Fire Prevention Week)
flame
burner
plug
outlet
wire
smoke detector
power cord
prongs
disfigured
deformed
mishap
inseparable
furnace
to blow a fuse
blow-dryer
dial tone
extension cord
to cut off service
thermostat
plug (n)
to plug in (v)
overload a circuit
Week of Oct. 3-6
Easy English Newspaper Vocabulary
(especially the two front page articles)
roll down the window
to graduate with a degree in a certain field
an audition
a slogan
Idioms about family:
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Like mother, like daughter.
Like father, like son.
It runs in the family.
She takes after her mother.
Week of Sept. 26-29
a black eye
immediate/nuclear family
highlighted hair
a half-sibling
an only child
fraternal or identical twins
a family trait
average weight or height
humble
hardworking
Idioms: it paid off
out of the question
over my dead body
feel like doing something
stand up for
come across
one track mind
Week of Sept. 19-22
Nouns:
branch of government
a term
Adjectives:
legislative
executive
judicial
Verbs:
to interpret
to serve a term
to appoint
to enforce
to declare
Idioms:
to rip off/a rip-off
to lose track of
to clear up
to think up
to keep an eye on
to think up
to keep an eye on
Week of Sept. 6— Sept.8Nouns:
coordinator
food server
x-ray technician
child care worker
goal
fraud
victim
an account statement
identity theft
pay stub
shredder
Verbs:
to claim
to roller skate
to ice skate
to roller blade
a skating rink
to spay/neuter your pets
to bribe
to carry (credit cards or cash with you)
to shred
to prevent
to deposit
to withdraw
to roller skate
to ice skate
to roller blade
a skating rink
to spay/neuter your pets
to bribe
to carry (credit cards or cash with you)
to shred
to prevent
to deposit
to withdraw
Idioms:
to hit on
beside the point
take your time
it figures
serves someone right
run out of
Week of Aug. 29 — Sept.2
Nouns:
a single mother
a spine
a cuff
the roof of your mouth
hopscotch
workers' compensation
political science
a handle
demolition
a fairy
a cushion
Verbs:
to juggle
to block
to blot
to crush
to deceive
to deduct
to raise a child
Adjectives:
right-handed
left-handed
ambidextrous
eligible
consecutive
tight / loose
sheer
Idioms:
Where has the time gone?
To be expecting a baby / to have a baby on the way
to black out
