B2 English Vocabulary

A quick rough drawing or brief description; to draw or describe roughly; suspicious

A reddish-brown metallic element (Cu); (informal) a police officer

Coming after the eighth; one of nine equal parts

To make great efforts toward a goal

To fail to care for or attend to something; lack of proper care

Relating to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned or primitive

Active public support for a cause or person

A fastening made by tying rope; a unit of ship speed; to tie with a knot

To gather or increase gradually in quantity

A large legendary fire-breathing reptilian creature

Relating to elections or voters

To bring criminal proceedings against someone in court

To step in and become involved in order to change or prevent something

To emit steady light and warmth; a warm, steady light or feeling

A thick fabric floor covering; a warm blanket

A clawed crustacean; its meat as food; to complain

A sour liquid used in cooking and food preservation

A person who plans events; a notebook or device for managing schedules

To break violently; a violent collision; a great success

The principles of right and wrong behaviour; ethical standards

Deeply loyal and dedicated to someone or something

Fully grown or developed; to become ripe or complete

To produce goods on a large scale; the process of such production

A mechanical failure; a mental or physical collapse; a detailed analysis

To hide something from view or keep it secret

To form a curved or spiral shape; a lock of curling hair

To a surprising or notable degree

The predetermined course of events; fate

A performance by one person; done alone

A hole letting fluid escape; to allow fluid to escape; to disclose secrets

The legislative assembly of a country that makes laws

Having or showing very strong feelings or enthusiasm

A compulsive and harmful dependence on a substance or behavior

To investigate thoroughly; a device or instrument used to explore or gather information

A system of pipes for transporting liquids or gases; a channel for conducting something

Very pleasant and attractive in manner or appearance

The ability or skill needed to do something successfully

Something added to improve or complete; to add to something

Vivid descriptive language or mental pictures; visual images

A solemn promise; to make such a promise

To transmit disease to someone; to spread a feeling or influence

A model or pattern; a conceptual framework for a field of study

Directed towards the back; in reverse; slow to develop or progress

A system of ranking people or things by authority or importance

To hurt someone's feelings or make them angry; to break a rule or law

Showing sympathy, compassion, or approval

Unfriendly or aggressive feelings or behavior; armed conflict

For a limited period of time; not permanently