English Advanced Expert Coursebook & Advanced
Expert Student’s Resource Book Units 4-6
This document contains all the words from the units 4-6 of both the Advanced Expert Coursebook and the
Advanced Expert Student’s Resource Book.
Vocabulary list Module 4
Synonyms/descriptons
Module 4A
Communal Shared
Deep sleep Sleeping heavily
Assumpton Something that you think is true, although you have no defnitve proof
Universal Similar in many parts of the world
Flawed A mistake, mark or weakness that makes something imperfect
Investgatons Research
Lack of research Not enough research
Allot To give something, a share of something for a partcular purpose
Bear a resemblance To be similar to someone or something else
Initate To arrange for something important to start
Invaluable Extremely useful
Nuisance To cause trouble or to annoy other people
Relegated To put someone or something into a less important positon or rank
Ritual Something that you do regularly and in the same way each tme
Slump (v) Suddenly fall asleep
Stfle To stop a feeling from being expressed
Twist (n) An unexpected feature or change in a situaton
Nod of To begin to sleep, when you do not intend
Intmate Detailed, and obtained from a lot of studying or experience
Profound (adj) Showing a clear and deep understanding of serious maters
To exhibit To show something (tentoonstellen)
Doze To have a short sleep, especially during the day
Kip To sleep, especially in a place that is not your home
Nap To have a short sleep, especially during the day
Slumber To sleep (formal)
Snooze To sleep lightly for a short while, especially somewhere other than in your
bed
Crash out To go to sleep very quickly because your very tred
Doze of When you start to sleep, especially during the day
Drif of To gradually start to sleep
Drop of To start to sleep
Sleep through When a lot of noise or an actvity doesn’t wake you up or keep you awake
Lose sleep over To worry about something and not be able to sleep because of it
Drowsy Being in a state between sleeping and being awake
As and when At the tme that something happens
By and large When everything about a situaton is considered together
Of and on Happening or existng only some of the tme
Part and parcel To be featured of something, especially a feature that cannot be avoided
Through thick and thin Always supportng or staying with someone, even if there are problems or
difcultes
Touch-and-go If something, mostly a situaton, is uncertain
Intake The amount of food, drink or air etc. that you take into your body
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Back-up To provide support or help for someone or something
Back up When vehicles have to wait in a long line because there are too many of
them
Setback Something that happens that delays or prevents a process from
developing
Set back To delay an event, process of person
Letdown A disappointment
Let down To disappoint someone by failing to do what you agreed to do or were
expected to do
Break-in An occasion when a building is entered illegally by a criminal or criminals,
usually by damaging a window or door, especially in order to steal
something
Break in To interrupt when someone else is talking
Outbreak A tme when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or
something else dangerous or unpleasant
Break out When something dangerous or unpleasant suddenly starts
Build-up An increase, especially one that is gradual
Build up To increase or become larger or stronger, or to cause someone or
something to do this
Downpour A lot of rain in a short tme
Pour down To rain a lot in a short period of tme
Kick-of The tme when an actvity starts
Kick of When something, f.e. a football game, starts
Heated discussion Very intense discussion
Sleep like a log To sleep very deeply
Sleep apart To not sleep together
Artfcial light Lights that are made by humans
Making the case Trying to get permission to do something
Hang on to (traditons) To make sure you keep something the same
Count (v) Countless (a)
Extend Extended
Rely Reliable, reliability
Assist Assistance
Sure Ensure
Grow Growth
Solve Soluton, solvable
Circle Circular
Crowd Overcrowding
Confront Confrontaton, confrontng
Commuters Commutng
Rapid (adj) Rapidly
Apologetc Showing or saying that you’re sorry that something has happened
Baffle It causes someone to be completely unable to understand or explain
something
Immaculate Perfect and without any mistakes
Norms The usual or normal situaton/way of doing something etc.
Outfits Organizaton, company or team. Can also mean clothing.
Play (something) down To make something seem less important than or not as bad as it really is
Put out (adj.) Annoyed, ofended or upset by something that someone has said or done
Straightforward Easy to understand or simple
Tatoo A permanent image, patern, or word on the skin that is created by using
needles to put colours under the skin
Toe the line To do what you are expected or ordered to do
Modest When you are someone who doesn’t want to talk about their abilites or
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Expert Student’s Resource Book Units 4-6
This document contains all the words from the units 4-6 of both the Advanced Expert Coursebook and the
Advanced Expert Student’s Resource Book.
Vocabulary list Module 4
Synonyms/descriptons
Module 4A
Communal Shared
Deep sleep Sleeping heavily
Assumpton Something that you think is true, although you have no defnitve proof
Universal Similar in many parts of the world
Flawed A mistake, mark or weakness that makes something imperfect
Investgatons Research
Lack of research Not enough research
Allot To give something, a share of something for a partcular purpose
Bear a resemblance To be similar to someone or something else
Initate To arrange for something important to start
Invaluable Extremely useful
Nuisance To cause trouble or to annoy other people
Relegated To put someone or something into a less important positon or rank
Ritual Something that you do regularly and in the same way each tme
Slump (v) Suddenly fall asleep
Stfle To stop a feeling from being expressed
Twist (n) An unexpected feature or change in a situaton
Nod of To begin to sleep, when you do not intend
Intmate Detailed, and obtained from a lot of studying or experience
Profound (adj) Showing a clear and deep understanding of serious maters
To exhibit To show something (tentoonstellen)
Doze To have a short sleep, especially during the day
Kip To sleep, especially in a place that is not your home
Nap To have a short sleep, especially during the day
Slumber To sleep (formal)
Snooze To sleep lightly for a short while, especially somewhere other than in your
bed
Crash out To go to sleep very quickly because your very tred
Doze of When you start to sleep, especially during the day
Drif of To gradually start to sleep
Drop of To start to sleep
Sleep through When a lot of noise or an actvity doesn’t wake you up or keep you awake
Lose sleep over To worry about something and not be able to sleep because of it
Drowsy Being in a state between sleeping and being awake
As and when At the tme that something happens
By and large When everything about a situaton is considered together
Of and on Happening or existng only some of the tme
Part and parcel To be featured of something, especially a feature that cannot be avoided
Through thick and thin Always supportng or staying with someone, even if there are problems or
difcultes
Touch-and-go If something, mostly a situaton, is uncertain
Intake The amount of food, drink or air etc. that you take into your body
1
, Onset Beginning
Back-up To provide support or help for someone or something
Back up When vehicles have to wait in a long line because there are too many of
them
Setback Something that happens that delays or prevents a process from
developing
Set back To delay an event, process of person
Letdown A disappointment
Let down To disappoint someone by failing to do what you agreed to do or were
expected to do
Break-in An occasion when a building is entered illegally by a criminal or criminals,
usually by damaging a window or door, especially in order to steal
something
Break in To interrupt when someone else is talking
Outbreak A tme when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or
something else dangerous or unpleasant
Break out When something dangerous or unpleasant suddenly starts
Build-up An increase, especially one that is gradual
Build up To increase or become larger or stronger, or to cause someone or
something to do this
Downpour A lot of rain in a short tme
Pour down To rain a lot in a short period of tme
Kick-of The tme when an actvity starts
Kick of When something, f.e. a football game, starts
Heated discussion Very intense discussion
Sleep like a log To sleep very deeply
Sleep apart To not sleep together
Artfcial light Lights that are made by humans
Making the case Trying to get permission to do something
Hang on to (traditons) To make sure you keep something the same
Count (v) Countless (a)
Extend Extended
Rely Reliable, reliability
Assist Assistance
Sure Ensure
Grow Growth
Solve Soluton, solvable
Circle Circular
Crowd Overcrowding
Confront Confrontaton, confrontng
Commuters Commutng
Rapid (adj) Rapidly
Apologetc Showing or saying that you’re sorry that something has happened
Baffle It causes someone to be completely unable to understand or explain
something
Immaculate Perfect and without any mistakes
Norms The usual or normal situaton/way of doing something etc.
Outfits Organizaton, company or team. Can also mean clothing.
Play (something) down To make something seem less important than or not as bad as it really is
Put out (adj.) Annoyed, ofended or upset by something that someone has said or done
Straightforward Easy to understand or simple
Tatoo A permanent image, patern, or word on the skin that is created by using
needles to put colours under the skin
Toe the line To do what you are expected or ordered to do
Modest When you are someone who doesn’t want to talk about their abilites or
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