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Headway - Pre-intermediate - Unit 5

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 5 in the Headway Pre-Intermediate coursebook, such as "literal", "carry out", "up to date", etc.

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Headway - Pre-intermediate
literal

referring directly to the true meaning of a word or phrase

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idiomatic

(grammar) containing or denoting expressions that sound natural to a native speaker of a language

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to carry out

to complete or conduct a task, job, etc.

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to take up

to make a new interest or hobby a regular part of one's life

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to take off

to remove a piece of clothing or accessory from your or another's body

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to put on

to place or wear something on the body, including clothes, accessories, etc.

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to grow up

to change from being a child into an adult little by little

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to lie down

to put one's body in a flat position in order to sleep or rest

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to look at

to focus one's attention on something or someone in order to observe or examine them

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to pay back

to return an amount of money that was borrowed

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to throw away

to get rid of what is not needed or wanted anymore

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to try on

to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits and how it looks

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to turn off

to cause a machine, device, or system to stop working or flowing, usually by pressing a button or turning a switch

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to turn around

to change your position so as to face another direction

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to pick up

to take and lift something or someone up

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to give up

to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties

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bit by bit

in small steps or portions; not all at once

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to take off

to leave a surface and begin flying

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to become

to start or grow to be

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successful

getting the results you hoped for or wanted

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to catch up

to exchange information or knowledge that was missed or overlooked

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to get

to receive or come to have something

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up-to-date

reflecting the latest information or changes

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to look after

to take care of someone or something and attend to their needs, well-being, or safety

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baby

a child who is very young, usually too young to walk or speak

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to look up

to try to find information in a dictionary, computer, etc.

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word

(grammar) a unit of language that has a specific meaning

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to run out

to use the available supply of something, leaving too little or none

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petrol

a liquid fuel that is used in internal combustion engines such as car engines, etc.

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to fall out

to no longer be friends with someone as a result of an argument

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someone

a person who is not mentioned by name

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to get on

to have a good, friendly, or smooth relationship with a person, group, or animal

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well

in a way that is right, good, or satisfactory

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