NGSL 2000 — Intermediate Vocabulary

A person who visits someone or a place; a guest or tourist

Money borrowed and to be repaid; to lend something

At the present time; now

Providing physical ease; feeling relaxed and at ease

Feeling or showing strong displeasure or rage

An unexpected event causing damage or injury; a chance occurrence

An occasion of eating food; the food served at that time

Vehicles or people moving on roads; trade or exchange of goods

An idea or belief about something

To seize by force; to record or preserve; the act of capturing

In a genuine or accurate way; really, sincerely

Having large extent between surfaces; dense; the most intense part

Money in coins and banknotes; to exchange a cheque for money

A building where objects of historical, scientific or artistic value are exhibited

The quality of being visually pleasing; a person or thing that is beautiful

A sudden dangerous situation requiring immediate action

Being the only one of its kind; highly distinctive or unmatched

Located or occurring on the inside; domestic or inner

Mental pressure or tension; to emphasize

Subject matter or material (n.); satisfied (adj.); to satisfy (v.)

To choose from a group; of high quality or carefully chosen

The underground part of a plant; the origin of something; to grow roots

To announce formally; to inform customs of goods

To be grateful for; to recognize the value of; to increase in value

Existing in reality; real rather than imagined or theoretical

A glass or plastic container with a narrow neck for liquids; to seal into bottles

Almost not; only just; certainly not

To send into motion; to start something new; an act of launching

In poor health; feeling an urge to vomit; mentally disturbed

The result or consequence of an event or process

An advertisement; a public promotion of a product or service

To protect from attack; to argue in support of

A moral or legal obligation; a required task; a tax on goods

A thin bed cloth; a flat piece of paper or thin material

To make certain that something happens

Used to express duty, obligation, or strong likelihood

To a very great degree; very

The degree or area to which something extends

To combine substances together; a combination of different elements

A part that makes up a larger whole

Not moving or happening quickly; to reduce speed

A noticeable difference between things (n.); to show or form a difference (v.)

To stop sleeping or rouse someone; a gathering after a death; the trail left by a moving boat

Reflexive form of 'we'

The colour of chocolate or coffee; having that colour

A garment worn on the upper body with sleeves

A person who flies an aircraft or guides ships; to fly or steer; done as a trial

To inform someone of danger or advise against unwise behavior