Total English - Upper-intermediate - Unit 1 - Vocabulary

Here you will find the words from Unit 1 - Vocabulary in the Total English Upper-Intermediate coursebook, such as "take after", "stubborn", "make up", etc.

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Total English - Upper-intermediate
to take after
to take after [verb]

to look or act like an older member of the family, especially one's parents

Ex: Both sisters take after their mother in terms of kindness .
to look up to
to look up to [verb]

to have a great deal of respect, admiration, or esteem for someone

Ex:
stubborn
stubborn [adjective]

unwilling to change one's attitude or opinion despite good reasons to do so

Ex: The stubborn child refused to eat their vegetables , even after being told they were good for them .
to grow up
to grow up [verb]

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

Ex: She grew up with her cousins in the same house .
to show off
to show off [verb]

to act in a way that is intended to impress others

Ex: The student kept showing off by answering all the questions before anyone else had a chance .
to bring up
to bring up [verb]

to look after a child until they reach maturity

Ex: As a single parent , she worked hard to bring up her son .
to get on
to get on [verb]

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

Ex: He gets on famously with his neighbors and helps them with various tasks .
to go out
to go out [verb]

to regularly spend time with a person that one likes and has a sexual or romantic relationship with

Ex: She 's going out with someone she met at a party last month .
to fall out
to fall out [verb]

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

Ex: The siblings tended to fall out occasionally , but they always reconciled in the end .
in a nutshell
in a nutshell [adverb]

used to summarize or describe something briefly

Ex: His argument , in a nutshell , is that technology has improved communication but reduced face-to-face interaction .
to make up
to make up [verb]

to become friends with someone once more after ending a quarrel with them

Ex: They 're trying to make up with their parents after their fight .
Total English - Upper-intermediate
Unit 1 - Lesson 1 Unit 1 - Lesson 2 Unit 1 - Lesson 3 Unit 1 - Vocabulary
Unit 1 - Reference - Part 1 Unit 1 - Reference - Part 2 Unit 2 - Lesson 1 Unit 2 - Lesson 2
Unit 2 - Lesson 3 Unit 2 - Vocabulary Unit 2 - Reference Unit 3 - Lesson 1
Unit 3 - Lesson 2 Unit 3 - Lesson 3 Unit 3 - Vocabulary Unit 3 - Reference
Unit 4 - Lesson 1 Unit 4 - Lesson 2 Unit 4 - Lesson 3 Unit 4 - Vocabulary
Unit 4 - Reference Unit 5 - Lesson 1 Unit 5 - Lesson 2 Unit 5 - Lesson 3
Unit 5 - Vocabulary Unit 5 - Communication Unit 5 - Reference - Part 1 Unit 5 - Reference - Part 2
Unit 6 - Lesson 1 Unit 6 - Lesson 3 Unit 6 - Vocabulary Unit 6 - Reference
Unit 7 - Lesson 1 Unit 7 - Lesson 2 Unit 7 - Lesson 3 Unit 7 - Vocabulary
Unit 7 - Reference - Part 1 Unit 7 - Reference - Part 2 Unit 8 - Lesson 1 Unit 8 - Lesson 2
Unit 8 - Vocabulary Unit 8 - Reference Unit 9 - Lesson 1 Unit 9 - Lesson 2
Unit 9 - Vocabulary Unit 9 - Reference Unit 10 - Lesson 2 Unit 10 - Lesson 3
Unit 10 - Vocabulary Unit 10 - Reference