TAE words all

// vol 1

 

could do with sth

 

rhinoplasty

 

angst

 

the wee small hours

 

familial

 

Munich

 

gladiator

 

platelet

 

let/get sb off the hook

 

make the cut

 

hard up

 

get by

 

chuck

 

cringe

 

fussy

 

tandoori

 

cut one's teeth (on sth)

 

scoff

 

strenuous

strain

strained

 

the cosmos

 

out of the question

 

clientele

 

out of pocket

 

siesta

 

wink

forty winks

 

slumber

 

cranky

 

melatonin

 

coral

 

oceanography

oceanographer

 

glam

glamour

 

luxurious

 

reception class

 

basmati rice

 

after-hours

 

come/go with the territory

 

cardiovascular

 

mugger

 

have/express reservations (about sth)

 

slag off

 

a groundswell of

 

whisker

beard

moustache

 

testosterone

 

stubble

 

bleak

 

dystopia

utopia

 

plausible

 

Joe Public

 

go overboard

 

sclerosis

 

daunting

 

saucy

 

eatery

 

telly

 

tinny

 

retro

 

a sting in the tail

 

stag party

hen party

 

divorcee

 

sth thrown in

 

Deutschland

 

Massachusetts

 

have no qualms about doing sth

 

artefact

artifact

 

the gift of the gab

 

scam

 

daredevil

 

wimp

 

promenade

 

orchestra

 

symphony

 

soloist

 

overture

 

ethos

 

groupie

 

jingoistic

 

elitist

 

chorus

 

fiasco

 

pass the buck

 

coffer

 

Canary Wharf

 

gherkin

 

obstruct

 

Japanese knotweed

 

avant-garde

 

trail

 

dupe

 

quarantine

 

outlandish

 

habeas corpus

 

contemplate

 

meditate

 

double helix structure

 

tanned lather

 

provenance

 

fraternize

 

Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry

 

a porky

 

skive

 

truant

 

fib

fibber

 

daring

 

tract

 

tundra

 

boreal forest

 

thespian

 

matinee idol

matinee

 

Armageddon

 

dealbreaker

 

anorexia

 

fashionista

 

horticulturalist

 

obscurity

 

strut

 

pageant

 

groom

 

plaque

 

smacking

smack

 

gypsy

 

caricature

 

despondent

 

colonel

 

contrite

 

electorate

 

satirical

satire

 

gaffe

 

fickle

 

adulation

 

// vol 2

 

fizzy drink

 

neologism

 

flutter

 

foolproof

 

rant and rave

 

emoticon

 

pamper

 

comedienne

 

diatribe

 

diner

 

glucose

 

groggy

 

a knock-on effect

 

mitochondrion

mitochondria

 

netspeak

 

apostrophe

 

aphrodisiac

 

nag

nagging

 

erratic

 

macaroon

 

mercenary

 

cardio exercise

 

repertoire

 

semolina

 

omelette

 

muck about

 

conker

 

traipse

 

fluffy

 

peg

 

fraudster

 

fallible

 

spoof

 

tight-fisted

 

engross

 

bugbear 

 

rant

 

cinematography

 

hunk

 

an open-plan office

 

gullet

 

doom and gloom

 

diaphragm

 

sclerosis

 

recoup

 

trek

 

bulldozer

 

crevasse

 

toilet roll

 

lasagna

 

street cred

 

dyslexia 

 

outcast

 

aim

 

squawk

 

selfless

 

canary

 

iguana

 

graffiti

 

barrister 

 

daub

 

a custodial sentence

 

lenient 

 

migraine 

 

defuse

 

fashionista

  

fashion forward

  

be all the rage

 

chic

 

outdoorsy

 

cachet

 

ploy

 

manageress

 

proprietor

 

heirloom 

 

inroad

make inroads into

 

be the bane of sth/sb

 

swig

 

a sinking feeling

 

nagging

 

punt

punter

 

Lady Luck

 

be worth it

 

roulette

 

chaperone

 

muslin

 

replenish

 

partridge pie

 

bursary

 

tantalising

 

novella

 

contraption 

 

tentacle

 

surveillance 

 

gimmick

 

micron

micra

 

corolla

 

pristine 

 

glitzy

 

shunt

 

pleading eyes

 

meow

 

amenities

 

discerning

 

brawny

 

pant

 

comic

 

mediate 

 

racquet

 

visor

 

fiancé

fiancée

 

allure 

lure 

 

nurse a drink

 

take time out

 

bohemian

 

empathise with

 

perpetrator

 

grim 

 

witchcraft

 

fly the nest

 

flatshare

 

cramp

cramped

 

get hitched

 

boomerang 

 

mingle

 

podiatry

 

splay out

 

Cinderella

 

liposuction

 

love handle

 

pang

 

carbohydrate

femininity

 

placard

 

airhead

 

accolade

 

a one-off

 

mar

 

maritime

 

Elizabethan

 

soliloquy

 

blank verse

free verse

 

tread the boards

 

playwright

 

gruelling

gruel

 

dogged

doggedly

 

plucky

 

stock market flotation

 

hectic

 

Your/Her/His Majesty

 

Elizabeth

 

impersonate

 

do a double take

 

knock-off

 

dead ringer

 

chillax

 

karaoke

 

Nazi

 

marital bliss

 

wedding band

 

joyous

 

tie the knot

 

decree absolute

 

hieroglyphic

 

loo

 

sanitation

 

diarrhoea

 

latrine

 

septic

 

excrement

 

charcoal

 

hydrogen

 

philately

 

in mint condition

 

memorabilia

 

amass

 

compendium

 

sideline

 

astute

 

chat up

 

cheesy

 

monogamous

 

misogynist

 

 

 

 

// vol 3

 

stalk

 

cortex

 

noughts and crosses

 

hothousing

 

swot

 

scrape

 

scrap

scraps

 

squeak

 

indigenous

 

stoical

 

macho

 

anosmic

anosmia

 

congenital

 

olfactory

 

chit-chat

 

chimpanzee

 

Goldilocks

 

whet one’s appetite

 

euphemism

 

statute of limitations

 

neologism

 

proton

 

neutron

 

Large Hadron Collider

 

nucleus

 

heed

 

gargantuan

 

gorge

 

a rite of passage

 

coronary

 

precipitation

 

insipid

 

meticulous

mellifluous

 

electrode

 

choir

 

mortified

 

cost somebody dear/dearly

 

distraught

 

cuddly

 

ploy

 

tally

 

purchasing power parity

 

cosmetic

 

liposuction

 

bounty

bountiful

 

paraffin

 

busty

 

silhouette

 

perky

 

sag

 

sneer

 

brutish

 

baddie

baddy

 

filmic

 

bewitch

bewitching

 

enchant

enchanting

 

villain

 

denim

 

rivet

 

sturdy

 

GI

 

dork

 

Nevada

 

drop off

 

hit the sack

 

shut-eye

 

diary

dairy

 

kip

 

slumber

 

nod off

 

auntie

 

a new lease of life

 

forage

 

flaky

 

newsagent

 

pass off

 

plagiarise

plagiarism

 

bespoke

 

walk tall

 

moorland

 

blue plaque

 

grouse

 

dabble

 

untold punishments

 

numerology

 

tempt fate

tempt providence

 

shape-shifter

 

minion

 

face the music

 

for a song

 

a money pit

 

on the scrapheap

 

death knell

 

crescendo

 

virtuoso

 

compilation

 

Gaelic

 

nursery rhyme

 

hymn

 

exuberant

 

touchy-feely

 

unflappable

 

debris

 

beachcomber

 

kelp

 

algae

 

tsunami

 

hard-hitting

 

go cold turkey

 

go up in smoke

 

beef up

 

Hindu

 

Pythagoras

 

veggie

 

vegan

 

zinc

 

selenium

 

Olympic cauldron

 

anchovy

 

spandex

 

desist

 

shush

 

square-eyed

 

strangely-clad

 

boisterous

 

fizz

 

lager

 

pilsner

 

prioritise

 

roulette

 

stiletto

 

bog

 

snorkel

 

folly

 

streak

 

penchant

 

yarn

 

natter

 

close-knit

 

therapeutic

therapy

 

in stitches

 

buck the trend

 

veer

 

melody

 

jam session

 

elevator music

 

Qatari

 

financier

 

revile

 

metropolis

 

slender

 

steeple

 

eyesore

 

loathe

 

squat

 

Ecuador

 

embalm

 

cringe

 

genome

 

disconcert

disconcerted

 

show somebody up

 

have a chip on your shoulder

 

high-flyer

 

cohort

 

flunk

 

stuck-up

 

a crossroads

 

riff-raff

 

toff

 

morals

 

fever pitch

 

fanfare

 

fervour

 

mug

 

quandary

 

query

 

ferromagnetic

 

abdominal

 

disgruntled

 

cheesed off

 

flak

 

cave in

 

peeved

 

whinge

whinger

 

appease

 

vintage

 

Bordeaux

 

Burgundy

 

auctioneer

 

chateau Lafite

 

quaff

 

bouquet

 

a lingering finish

 

plonk

 

platinum

 

mettle

 

unfazed

 

incentivise

 

moniker

 

forename

surname

 

showbiz

 

mediocrity

 

lacklustre

 

number

 

pal around

 

bosom buddy

 

finale

 

sleight of hand

 

séance

 

flirtatious

 

rags-to-riches

 

mellifluous

 

macaroni

 

demise

 

typecast

 

amputee

amputate

 

prosthetic

 

stump

 

tenacity

 

instalment

 

werewolf

 

snub

 

be tipped as

 

bookie

bookies’ favourite

 

hiatus

 

amicable

 

melodrama

 

cinematic take

 

sleuth

 

turkey

 

deride

 

cerebral

 

infiltrate

 

hound

 

pooch

 

weirdo

 

gobbledegook

gobbledygook

 

rap

 

accolade

 

spin doctor

 

 

 

 

// vol 4

romcom

 

adage

 

kitty pidgin

 

potassium

 

crunchy

 

lethargy

 

wee dram

 

lingo

 

ordnance

 

whinger

 

palate

palatable

 

olfactory

olfaction

 

savour

savoury

 

chutney

 

overtones of

 

pasty

 

scone

 

pastry

 

gamey

 

pale ale

 

gastronomy

 

ditch

 

scramble

 

buoy

 

Mongolian yurt

 

North American tipi

 

swelter

 

writhe

writhing snakes

 

Gothic

 

heartthrob

 

enthral

 

menacing

 

grievance

 

ghettoisation

 

curcumin

 

turmeric

 

gullet

 

oesophageal

oesophagus

 

poultry

 

tooth enamel

 

phosphorus

 

biccy

 

custard cream

 

indolent

 

finality

 

alliteration

 

nauseous

 

interrogation

 

pooch

 

off the leash

 

gem

 

sausage casserole

 

cheapskate

 

repast

 

margarine

 

sarnie

 

urinal

 

wee

 

bog

 

pee

 

confectionary

 

scrumptious

 

choccy

 

mind numbingly

 

coma inducing

 

wrangle

 

anguish

 

centenarian

 

gob

 

lip gloss

 

smacker

 

peck

 

sloppy kiss

 

snog

 

smooch

 

affection

 

causality

 

neutrino

 

allotment

 

guerrilla

 

welly

 

play truant

 

blight

 

clampdown

 

miscreant

 

terrace

 

muck in

 

elbow grease

 

skivvy

 

faeces

 

cow dung

 

methane

 

penalize

 

diabetic

 

Botox

 

IVF

in vitro fertilization

 

bereaved

 

creepy

 

drone

 

purr

 

strident

 

decibel

 

hushed

 

make a racket

 

boo

 

Rastafarian

 

reggae band

 

patois

 

backlash

 

redress

 

husbandry

 

inquisitive

 

stardom

 

stir-fry

 

syringe

 

scallop

 

sauté pan

 

accredited

 

snobbish

 

carcass

 

opportunistic

 

envisage

 

gerontology

 

debris

 

pernicious

 

proficient

 

austerity

 

dingy

 

allure

 

opulent

 

teething problem

teethe

 

Martian

 

hanger

 

stunning

 

swoosh

 

emblem

 

flutter

 

pectoral

 

goblet

 

enigmatic

 

gauzy

 

poplar

 

posthumously

 

harpsichord

 

concerto

 

virtuoso

 

molto allegro

 

squelch

 

monsoon

 

genteel

 

wry

 

splatter

 

bodice

 

feisty

 

incongruous

 

claw your way

 

the Bard of Avon

 

dismantle

 

prodigious

 

the Vatican

 

cordially

 

arch-enemy

 

cameo

 

maniacal

 

wreak

 

treacherous

 

infest

 

pelt

 

slither

 

man-eating

 

exotic

 

rapturous

 

fetching

 

inquest

 

 

 

// vol 5

 

ledger

 

scrabble

 

bolt-on

 

not to be outdone

 

parental

 

sequin

sequinned

 

waltz

 

binge

 

booze

 

trimmings

 

daffodil

 

Scandinavia

 

molasses

 

rye

 

Slavic

 

bagpipe

 

gas-guzzling

guzzle

 

double glazing

glaze

 

a rain water butt

 

Halloween

 

spooky

 

spoil

spoilt/spoiled

 

goriness

gory

 

nauseating

nauseate

 

placate

 

frivolous

 

the deceased

 

gritter

 

spree

 

latte

 

recorder

 

strum

 

Bhutan

 

reveller

 

hum

 

tuberculosis

 

trachea

 

scaffold

 

bone marrow

 

spinal cord

spine

 

Ireland

 

emblematic

 

tipple

 

Irish stout

 

plump for sth/sb

 

Emerald Isle

 

melanoma

 

promenade

 

impresario

 

choral

 

pamper

 

lingerie

 

foal

 

Croatia

 

tremor

 

the Richter scale

 

pelvis

 

nerve-wracking

 

Odeon

 

Viking

 

Nordic clinker

 

Scandinavian

 

marsh

 

foreman

 

Oslo

 

Norwegian

 

mantle

 

carol

 

ludicrous

 

panorama

 

unruly

 

sullen

 

foul mouthed

 

agoraphobia

 

patio

 

a stern ticking off

 

standstill

 

pantomime

 

regalia

 

coronation

 

discreet

 

brawl

 

faeces

 

knuckle

 

be tipped to do

 

massacre

 

hitch

 

antics

 

tipsy

 

Aussie

 

chauvinism

 

drudgery

 

fetish

 

cackle

 

calamity

 

pizzazz

 

cushy

 

plateau

 

jet ski

 

lovelorn

 

shopaholic

 

heaving

heave

 

threads

 

shortbread

 

philharmonic

 

whittle

 

one of a kind

 

battered

 

Peru

 

duffle coat

 

marmalade

 

cocoa

 

thermos flask

 

Frisbee

 

hamper

 

crockery

 

cutlery

 

fare

 

delicatessen

 

alfresco

 

evacuate

 

Wimbledon

 

Burma

 

whoop

 

eerie

 

black ice

 

toboggan

 

mind-boggling

 

wicket

 

hassle

 

fuss

 

flagstone

 

scrum

 

ruck

 

funnel

 

avatar

 

a smash hit

 

humanoid

 

interloper

 

lexicon

 

Bengal

 

pluck up the courage

 

wimp

 

cured ham

 

acorn

 

grove

 

measly

 

commiserate

 

gracious

 

pawn

 

hock

 

phlegmatic

 

feud

 

potion

 

hushed tone

 

barracks

barrack

 

demure

 

curvaceous

 

elfin

 

androgynous

 

destitute

 

Greenwich Meridian Line

 

kayak

 

take the mickey (out of sb)

 

Armageddon

 

syndicate

 

afoot

 

Excalibur