NGSL 2000 — Intermediate Vocabulary

To explain with examples; to add pictures to a text

A computer screen; a person or device that watches over something; to keep track of

A plan made in advance; the way things are organized or positioned

To focus attention or effort; a condensed substance

Happening most often; typical or normal

The top of a mountain; the highest point of something; to reach a maximum

Close to but not exactly a particular number or amount

To change or differ; to make something more diverse

To give orders; an authoritative instruction; control over others

Official authority to act; a percentage-based fee; to officially authorize

An explanation or understanding of something; a performance or oral translation

The first meal of the day eaten in the morning

In a powerful or forceful manner

The chance force causing good or bad outcomes; good fortune

Unchanging or persistent (adj.); a fixed value in mathematics (n.)

A sensation detected through the nose; the sense of smell; to detect an odour

Having the ability or skill needed to do something; competent

A person who travels for pleasure

Extremely important or decisive for an outcome

A case that does not follow the general rule

A goal or target; not influenced by personal bias; based on facts

Operating by means of electrons in circuits; relating to electronics

A trip or voyage; to travel

Certainly, without doubt

The general opinion people have about someone or something

Visible gases from burning material; a cigarette; to inhale tobacco smoke

An object to play with; to casually consider or play with something

A man or companion; a member of a learned society

Close by; not far away

A family member; considered in comparison to something else

An indirect effect or consequence; something suggested without being stated

In a perfect, flawless manner; completely

The land along the sea; to move forward without effort

To go with someone; to occur alongside; to play musical accompaniment

A well-mannered, honorable man; a polite term for any man

To move back and forth around a fixed point; a swinging seat; a shift or change

A fixed regular payment from employer to employee

A plant grown for food or use; the seasonal harvest; to cut short

Lasting indefinitely without change; not temporary

Different from; not similar to

A large formal meeting; an accepted social practice; an international agreement

A large public display of objects or artworks

To build or assemble something (v.); something constructed or a concept (n.)

Careful thought; a factor to be taken into account; regard for others

To make safe or obtain; free from danger or risk

To tie or restrict; a difficult situation

A kind helpful act; goodwill toward someone; to prefer or support

To set up equipment or software for use; to place someone in an official position