el" noun :ence/license, passport, ticket, visa o Only ticket e allowed in. | account, credit-card, policy oAjx^t, th the bank qualify for a discount on loans. | cup (frr'' d, title © the current record — 1 job (esp. BrE), 0ffj. ' (BrE) © She wondered why the previous job ~ had (etC' ip d'etat against an elected presidential office -. | ' right, patent J-lip noun ibery irmed | bank ^ hold-up carry out (BrE) lay lengthy I traffic e noun big, deep, gaping, great, huge, large, massive, yawmn, nail, tiny | circular, round | jagged, ragged OTht sile had torn a jagged - in the side of the ship. | bug* II, screw © TVie wall was full of bullet s. | drainage ■use, rabbit, etc. + hole bore, create, cut, dig, drill, make, punch.»™ Ve dug a deep ~ to bury the animah in. © She punchtdtm in each sheet of paper, © He had worn a - in the knmj jeans. | blast, blow, break, burn, rip, tear | fill,fife tch, plug © I uprooted the tree and filled the - with mi. We used cement to plug the ~s. down a/the — © The snake disappeared down a -. r the ~ © There was water in the ~. | through a/the -mbed through the -. | ~ in o I made an extra - in nrj I lASES full of ~s « The old blankets were now fullcj-*\ ddled with ~s o The car was riddled with bulla ~t lliday noun .BrE) period of time away from home for pleas* > See also vacation 1 enjoyable, exciting, fun-filled, good, lovely, wmkM disastrous © We had a disastrous camping -. | drea« Vhat would be your dream -? | foreign, overseas I ummer, winter | 7-night, two-week, etc. | pactagr amily | activity, adventure, camping, skiing olkamt vinttsurf on an activity -. rb + holiday goon, have, take o We're going on :his summer, o Are you having a - this year? I boc'. you booked your summer - yet? | cancel ol got IB to cancel my ~. oliday + noun destination, resort, venue o a M"* seaside - resort | accommodation, cottage, hoitu also have a - home at the seaside. I camp, compter* I period, season o The pool is open throughout dn-M 1 brochure I business, company, firm o The www* the package ~ business hard. I insurance o You s*» out ~ insurance before you leave. I arrangements^ romance © Their - romance turned into a tasfMf ■ ship. I photos, snaps prep, on (a) ~ © They met while on ~ in Spain. phrases a ~ of a lifetime © This is your chance 10* a lifetime. 2 (BrE) period of rest from work/school ■* vacation adj. annual, Christmas, Easter, summer 0 J** dosed for the Christmas ~s. I school I pa'? verb + holiday be entitled to, get, have o 24 days'paid - per year, © I have three o I'm taking the rest of my - in October. I SfK her - decorating the house. I need o J raM> holiday + noun time | entitlement I pa* 11"* job as a gardener when she was a student. prep, during the ~s o it can be d0aM '* ^ occupied during the long summer -s- I. M, coming to stay in the ~s. | on ~ o I'm ttfrtna - this week. jday when people do not go to work/school ., bank (in the UK], federal (in the US), national, public, ''ijgjous I Christian, Jewish, etc. | Christmas, Easter, labor Day (in the US), Memorial Day (in the US), Thanksgiving (in the US) | winter, year-end (both Amt~) elb * holiday celebrate (esp. AmE) o I go back a couple of tinisayew to celebrate the -s with my family. I spend o We -lnqys spend fhe ~s together. JJJpAf + noun break, weekend © The roads will be busy on Uinday as it's a - weekend. I season (esp. AmE] © This ~ -ison ivas the worst in 25 years for retailers. I cheer, spirit lath esp. AmE) o I'm just trying to spread a little ~ cheer. | celebrations, concert, meal, party (all esp. AmE) | '^rations, gift (both AmE] | card (AmE) '.ollovv noun I deep I little, shallow, slight | damp, dark, grassy I petered I natural in a/the ~ o Snow lay in dark ~s. I ~ in o a - in the panJ | — of o the - of her throat home noun l*tiere sb lives; where sb/sth comes from a famify, marital (BrE), matrimonial (BrE], parental (Srf) - unusual for young people over 25 to still live in the u- | boyhood, childhood | adopted I permanent, Ejporary o a shelter for people with no permanent - © a Erary-ybrthe paintings | current, former | new, old I pod, happy, loving, safe, secure (BrE], stable © These Minn badly need a stable - life. | broken o children from tlrcfen - (= whose parents are no longer together) | i Utparent, two-parent © More and more children in the riool are from single-parent-s. | middle-class, working-ta etc. | winter © The mudflats offer a winter - to \pmnds of migrating swans. | natural, spiritual © The ■ ji tone he visited New Orleans he knew he had found his <■ • home be away from, get away from, leave o He didn't until he was 24. I abandon, flee o The people Mfencd their ~s and headed for the hills. I find (sb/sth), pttb'sth cPerhaps we could find a - for the kitten. ■i-noun address, number © Try calling me on my -Hfcrqftersix o'clock. I background, conditions, ■ywment, life, situation © He came from an appalling ~ ■Hind, o She had never had a stable ~ life. I comforts She desperately missed her ~ comforts while terraced (both BrE) \ ^mUr1 i ' vic*orian | own © They designed and ~ I rental (AmE), rented | council (BrE) | 397 homicide ranch, tract (both AmE) \ country, seaside (esp. BrE), suburban, village (esp. BrE) © He used to spend the summer painting at his country-. I holiday (BrE), second, summer, vacation (AmE), weekend, winter © They also have a weekend - irt me CatskilLs. | caravan (BrE), mobile (esp. AmE), motor (usually motorhome), trailer © The storm wrecked the family's motorhome. | ancestral, historic, stately (BrE) © Priceless antique furniture was destroyed in the fire at the stately -. vers + home own © We'd always dreamed of owning his own ~. I buy, purchase | build | decorate, furnish | destroy home + noun buyer, owner | ownership | builder | building, construction | sales | improvement, maintenance, repairs I extension (BrE) | loan | furnishings | contents (BrE) © Make sure you insure your ~ contents for an adequate amount. I insurance I security © Fitting a burglar alarm is the most effective way to increase ~ security. 3 place that provides care for sb/sth adj. care (esp. BrE), children's, convalescent, Foster, nursing, old people's (esp. BrE), residential (BrE), rest, retirement | funeral | purpose-built (BrE) © Work begins this week on a purpose-built - for the city's homeless. verb + home run © They run a retirement - for the elderly. homeland noun adj. beloved © They were devastated that they had to leave tfieir beioved ~. | ancestral, ancient, original, traditional © the struggle to defend their ancient - | former I national, tribal | independent I adopted © He wants his children to grow up in his adopted ~. I American, Jewish, Palestinian, etc. verb + homeland defend, protect, secure © Jt is is the role of the army to protect the ~. | flee, leave © During the war, they were forced to flee their ~. I go back to, return to, visit © He longs to return to his ~. homeland + noun defence/defense, security (both esp. AmE) prep, in a/sb's ~ © They hope to remain in their ~. homeless adj. verbs be I become, end up, find yourself ©He Jotmd himself - after his marriage broke up. | leave sb, make sb, render sb © Three hundred people were left - by the earthquake. adv. intentionally, unintentionally (both esp. BrE] | chronically (AmE) homesick adj. verbs be, feel I become, get | make sb o Seeing other families together made him terribly ~. adv desperately, terribly (esp. BrE), very | a little, slightly, etc. prep, for © She felt - for her country. homework noun adj. English, science, etc. ... of homework piece verb + homework do © Have you done your physics - yet? I finish | hand In © / want you to hand in this ~ on Friday. | get, have © They get a lot of - in English. I assign (esp. AmE), give (sb), set (sb) © The science teacher always gives a lot of -. I grade (esp. AmE), mark (esp. BrE] prep, for ~ © We had to write out one of the exercises for ~. I — on © I have some - to do on the Civil War. homicide noun (esp. AmE) adj. criminal, culpable (esp. BrE], negligent, unlawful (esp. BrE) | vehicular (Am£) | justifiable © The jury reached a verdict of justifiable ~. | multiple I double, triple, etc. homicide + noun detective 1 unit | investigation I rate i victim I case -» Note at crime (for verbs)