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Headway Plus Intermediate
(Level 4):
Focus Vocabulary
Mid-term (units 1–6)
Unit 1
achievement n
advertisement n
afford (I can’t ~) v
ages n
amazing adj
ambassador n
amount n
ancient adj
apologize (to sb for sth/sb) v
architectural adj
assassinate v
benefit (from) v
break (from work) n
breakfast n
bright adj
brochure n
builder n
butterfly n
celebrity n
century n
come round v
commercialized adj
communicate v
computer n
corn n
destination n
destroy v
dishwasher n
email n, v
estimate v
famine n
freezing adj
full-time (job) adj
flying v
galaxy n
get stuck v
giant adj,
go mad v
goodwill adj
gorgeous adj
greed n
hang on (= wait) inf v
health care n
hectic adj
huge adj
humble adj
inconvenience n
increase v
instrument n
interactivity n
Internet n
Invented v
knowledge n
language n
leap, leapt/leaped n, v
lift (= ride in a car) n
mankind n
mess n
mobile phone n
musical instrument n
noticeable adj
nuclear weapon n
observatory n
Olympic Games n
online adj
order n, v
packing and postage n
payment n
perform v
pet n
pick up v
popcorn n
process v
race (of people) n
ray (the sun’s rays) n
record v
revolutionize v
rise v
save (a life) v
skid v
solar system n
space probe n
sparkling adj
stage n
stand, stood, stood
(I can’t stand) v
stand for (sth) v
statement n
step n
stuff (= things in general) inf n
surely adv
take part (in) v
take place v
text message n
text v
traffic n
try on v
the UN n
user n
vegetarian n
watch v
web page n
website n
wing n
wonder n
Unit 2
absolutely adv
actor n
aerobics n
allow v
architect n
arrangement n
artist n
bargain n
basketball n
busy adj
charity n
cheer (sb) up v
cheerful adj
cheque n
clown (clown doctor) n
coach v
convenience n
decimal n, adj
decorate (with) v
deep adj
definitely adv
distract (from) v
dry ski slope n
energetic adj
event n
exhausted adj
feed, fed, fed v
film director n
fishing v
football pitch n
funny adj
furniture n
goggles pl n
golf n
graduate n
guess v
health n
hobbies n
hospital n
injection n
interior designer n
jogger n
jogging v
journalist n
kid n
laugh v
laughter n
lawyer n
leisure n
lighting n
lobby n
loose-fitting adj
lunchtime n
magic trick n
marriage counsellor n
master’s degree n
medicine n
mind n
mountain biking n
musician n
nonsense n
operation n
otherwise adv
pack v
paperboy n
participate (in) v
percentage n
privileged n
race about v
raise (money) v
rarely adv
reduced adj
relax v
research scientist n
resort (ski resort) n
response n
rubber adj
sale n
satisfaction n
scientist n
sensitive adj
sick adj
silly adj
sleep n, v
slightly adv
snowboarding n
suburb n
supportive (family) adj
tip (= advice) n
tiring adj
totally adv
treat v
unemployment
(~ rate) n
unwind, unwound, unwound v
useless adj
volleyball n
ward n
waterproof adj
web page designer n
wedding anniversary n
weekend n
worry n
yell v
yoga n
zookeeper n
Unit 3
accidentally adv
act (of a play) n
amazement n
amazing adj
apologized v
art n
art gallery n
author n
award n, v
awful adj
battle n
beat, beat, beaten v
bet, bet, bet v
biography n
birth n
boast v
breathe v
brush n
chapter n
character n
chat v
childhood n
depression n
diamond n
dig v
disgusting adj
draw (a picture) v
emperor n
encourage v
exhibition n
eyesight n
fairy tale n
famous adj
fascinated adj
fearless adj
feature n
fight, fought, fought (sb) v
folk n
genius n
hang out (= relax) informal v
heart failure n
homesick adj
honour n, v
hunting n
impressed adj
influenza n
lifelike adj
literature n
masterpiece n
match (in sport) n
meeting n
mile n
modern adj
moral n
nationality n
native adj
nature n
necklace n
neighbourhood n
novel n
novelist n
old-fashioned adj
only (only child) adj
outdoor adj (~ life)
packed v
painter n
palace n
palette n
pigeon n
play n
pleased (with
himself) adj
point v
portrait n
powerful adj
recognize v
refuse v
relaxed v
religious adj
report (in writing) n
sand n
scary adj
score v
scream v
sculpture n
shotgun n
sign v (sth)
sink, sank, sunk v
(~ teeth into)
sketch n, v
skip v
soldier n
spill, spilled/spilt v
spoiled (~ child) adj
star v
strict adj
success n
suffer v
sweetcorn n
tale n
teepee n
terrified adj
thoroughly adv
treasure n
triangle n
unless conj
upset adj
vine n
vineyard n
visited v
war correspondent n
war n
warrior n
wave n
wound v
Unit 4
banquet n
behave v
bill n
bow (greeting) n, v
break v
briefcase n
budget n
business card n
casually adv (dress ~)
chew (gum) v
choice n
chopstick n
cleanliness n
code n
colleague n
complain v (about)
cool (= OK)
informal adj
dish n (~ of food)
driving licence n
drop off v (at)
engaged adj
extension (phone) n
fasten v (~ seatbelts)
fed up with v
(be ~ sth/sb)
gathering n
gift n
global adj (~ village)
guest n
guidebook n
handshake n
heel n
host n
hostess n
interrupt v
invite v
kilt n
manners
(= behaviour) pl n
married v
military service n
(do ~)
minus n, adj
modest adj
name tag n
noodle n
parent n
phone v
plus n
pocket money n
pursue v (~ hobbies)
rainy season n
raw adj
responsibility n
reverse n
rule n
rush v
seatbelt n
sign of respect n
skateboarding n
skewer n
socialize v
spray n, v (~ with)
status n
stranger n
stuffy (a ~ room) adj
suncream n
supply v
tip (= suggestion) n
travellers’ cheque n
trouble n (be in ~)
vaccination n (have ~)
valuable adj
vote v
welcome n, v
work v
yawn v
Unit 5
acting n
blow v
chilly adj
clear adj
climate n
cloud n
cloudy adj
confess v
contrast v
crossing n
deer n
degree (temperature) n
depart (from) v
descent n
difference n
dramatically adv
eastbound adj
enquiry n
en-suite n
exciting adj
experience n
face (sth) v
ferry n
fog n
foggy adj
forecast n
haircut n
heavy (~ rain) adj
helipad n
horizontal adj
hurry n, v
ice n
icy adj
igloo n
item n (one ~ of hand luggage)
land (~ a plane) v
library n
lightning n
loaf n (a ~ of bread)
lowland adj
luggage n
melt v
millionaire n
must-dos pl n
non-smoking adj
nose around v
paint n, v (a tin of ~)
pile n
pleasant adj
potter v
practise v
qualification n
rain n
rainy adj
rare adj
reach v
reception n
(wedding ~)
recommend v
remote adj
removal man n
rhino n
rough adj
(a ~ crossing)
shampoo n
shaped adj
(~ like a sail)
shine v
sleeping bag n
smooth adj
(a ~ descent)
snow n, v
snowy adj
spectacular adj
spice n
spoil, spoiled/spoilt v
spring n
stamp n
steak n
storm n
stormy adj
struggle v (~ to reach)
temperature n
thunderstorm n
tip (money) n
top n (at the ~)
towel n
travel agency n
tube n
vast n
view n (views over banks)
weather n
wind n
windy adj
winter n
yoghurt n
Unit 6
anchovy n
appearance n
bacon n
basil n
cause v
consumer n
cosmopolitan adj
cross adj
cynical adj
delicious adj
deliver v
disease n
disgusting adj
dry clean v
evolve v
external adj (~ use)
fantastic adj
fast food n
fatal adj
fight n
finally adv
focal point n
(the ~ of the room)
forever adv
fresh adj
frozen adj
garlic n
generally adv
global adj
gradually adv
grateful adj
gravitate (to) v
grumble (about) v
handsome adj
herring n
home-grown adj
junk food n
karaoke n
kettle n
lane (road) n
locked adj
look forward to v
mend v
migrate v
miss (sb) v
mix n, v
notice board n
oil n
orchestra n
outside prep
(~ of work)
pea n
pineapple n
popularity n
producer n
promise v
promotion n
rave v (about)
rectangular adj
reputation n
rude adj
safe adj
salmon n
seldom adv
shrimp n
simple adj
skyscraper n
slice n (a ~ of pizza)
squid n
starving adj
stereotype n
stove n
succeed v
tasteless adj
tasty adj
Thai adj
topping n
truly adv
tuna n
ultimate adj
universal adj
upright adj
varied adj
vegetable n
wealthy adj
Headway Plus Intermediate
(Level 4):
Focus Vocabulary
End-term (units 7–12)
Unit 7
advice n
advise v
amazingly adv
ankle n
announce v
application n
back off (= retreat) v
box office n
broke (= have no money) informal adj
career n
carry on v
championship n
chase v
circus n
come across (= find) v
come up with v
cover v
cowboy n
crane n
cut off (from) v
cut off (telephone) v
CV (= curriculum vitae) n
damage n
delighted adj
descendant n
disappointed adj
documentary n
elect v
end up v
excitement n
fascinating adj
flood n
fluent adj
fluently adv
flyer (= publicity leaflet) n
force (sb to do sth) v
forecaster n
genuine adj
get on (well) with (sb/sth) v
girder n
give up (= stop) v
glasses n
guy (= man) informal n
hand down (give to a younger relative) v
hand out
(= distribute) v
headline n
heavyweight adj
(~ fight)
height n
hit, hit, hit v
hold, held, held v
homeless adj
hunter n
hurricane n
indoors adv
interpersonal adj
interview n, v
ironworker n
journalism n
knock out (make unconscious) v
lay off, laid, laid
(= make redundant) v
leader n
leave a message v
look (sth) up v
manage v
mayor n
meteorologist n
nasty adj
Nobel Prize n
novelist n
of course adv
organize v
outdoors adv
particularly adv
photocopier n
pride n
put (sb) through (on the phone) v
put up with (sth)
(= tolerate) v
publish v
recapture v
resign v
resignation n
retire v
retirement n (~ age)
round (of a boxing fight) n
sacrifice n
seek, sought, sought v
shoulder n
skeleton n
skill n
slowdown n
take a message v
take (sth) away
(= remove) v
take up v
training n
trapeze n
turn on v
twist v
vacancy n
washing-up n
widespread adj
Unit 8
actually adv
address n, v
afford (I can’t afford) v
alone adj
amazed adj
amnesty n
angry adj
appeal n
appreciate v
astonished adj
awake adj
(it keeps you ~)
beg v
belief n
blanket n
book (a holiday) v
boss n
burglar n
calm adj
camp n
cancer n
carpet n
chimney n
circumstance n
conservation n
crisis n
crowd n
curtain n
dedicate v
demand n
desperate adj
die v
dirty adj
disastrous adj
dream v
drive, drove, driven
v, n
drop dead v
(~ of heart attack)
earn v
economic adj
embassy n
emergency supplies
pl n
endangered species n
enormous adj
establish v
ethnic adj (~ origin)
fee n
fit together (a jigsaw) v
filthy adj
floor n
fluid n (plenty of fluids)
fortunately adv
frightened adj
funny adj
furious adj
get rid of (= discard) v
ghost n
grow, grew, grown v
growl v
guard n
heart attack n
heat n
heavily adv
hilarious adj
horrible adj
hospice n
hound (= pursue) v
housing n
human rights pl n (practise ~)
hungry adj
incredibly adv
incurable adj
invest v
island n
jigsaw n
just adv
knock n, v
land n
last v
leave (sth) behind
(= forget) v
loudly adv
mansion n
medical supplies pl n
menacingly adv
miserable adj
misery n
nearly adv
organization n
pay-rise n
penniless adj
photography n
pick up (~ children) v
post office n
post v
pour v (from… into …)
pretty adj
prisoner of conscience n
prize n
psychiatrist n
purpose n
(~ to one’s day)
put pressure on (sb) v
ragged adj
receptionist n
relative n
release v (from)
rescue n
research n
routine n (routines)
run (my nose is running) v
run out of (sth) v
sanity n
shelter n (a rescue ~)
smash v
solicitor n
space shuttle n
spending spree n
(go on ~)
spree n
stand, stood, stood v
starve v
suddenly adv
superb adj
surprised adj
survive v
tasty adj
tempt v
terrified adj
the press n
thrilled adj
tired adj
turn out v
violently adv
visa n
waste v (~ money)
wide adj
windfall n
wildlife reserve n
wild-looking adj
winner n
Unit 9
advantage n
ambitious adj
annoyed (with) adj
autograph n
background n (in the ~)
care (for/about) v
cheat v
cheerful adj
clearly adv
complexion n (a fair ~)
concentrate v
conscious adj
contented adj
cruel adj
crutches pl n (be on
curly adj
date n
daydream n, v
deal with (sth/sb) v
definite adj
depend on (sb) v
depressed adj
disadvantage n
drawer n
drop v
easygoing adj
envy v
expert n, adj
finance n (family finances)
forget, forgot,
forgotten v
generation n
hand-me-down adj
hard-working adj
hate v /
housework n
husband n
impatient adj
in front of prep
kind adj
lorry driver n
memory n
mood n
moody adj
notice v
nurse n
obsessed with/by adj
oversleep v
plaster n
point of view n
put off (doing sth)
(= postpone) v
rather adv
reality n
reliable adj
relieved adj
resentment n
reserved adj
reunion n
sense of humour n
share n, v (~ interests
sociable adj
take care of (sb) v
talkative adj
tolerant (of sb) adj
twin n (a ~ brother)
unsure adj
untidy adj
ups and downs pl n
vet n
veterinary assistant n
Unit 10
air conditioning n
airport n
audition n, v (~ for parts)
autobiographical adj
award n
ban v
birthday card n
blond adj
button n
cast, cast, cast v
casting director n
ceiling n
cello n
chemistry n
classical music n
clear v
collector n
compose v
concert n
concerto n
conductor n
constantly adv
documentary n
dust v
dynamite n
engineer n
estate agent n
explosion n
explosives pl n
fake adj
figure n
fire engine n
fireplace n
fireworks pl n
found v
hairbrush n
hairdresser n
headache n
hippie adj
history n /
hurt, hurt, hurt v
immaculate adj
lecture n, v
legendary adj
make up (~ stories) v
memorabilia n
metallic adj
movies n
optimism n
orchestra n
originally adv
out-of-work adj
perform v
ponytail n
press v (~ a button)
profile n
promote v
react v
reckon (I ~) informal v
redecorate v
revise (for an exam) v
role n
rugged adj
scholarship n (won a ~)
shopping centre n
shopping list n
shopping spree n
soundtrack n
state of the art adj
sunglasses pl n
sunset n
tale n
teacup n
teapot n
tear (in your eyes) n
teaspoon n
text v
toilet paper n
toothache n
toothbrush n
toothpaste n
traffic jam n
traffic warden n
trapped adj
trendy adj
unconventional adj
unlikely adj
videotape n
vote v, n
waiting room n
wallpaper n
water n, v
worldwide adv
worth adj (it’s ~)
wrapping paper n
writing paper n
Unit 11
abbreviation n
absent-mindedness n
aggressive adj
anyway conj
appear v
appointment n
backing vocalist n
beard n
bite, bit, bitten v
(~ nails)
blame v
bring up (a child) v
campsite n
caring adj
cartoonist n
catastrophe n
(climatic ~)
check in v
chew v
childbearing n
childbirth n (in ~)
civilization n
climb v
construction n (~ work)
contract n (sign a ~)
cope v
couch potato n
crate n
creature n
cross off (from a list) v
currently adv
deduce v
define v
deli (= delicatessen) informal n
dental floss n
desk n
dinosaur n
discover v
drop (~ sb a line) v
drummer n
emotion n
(a primary ~)
employer n
energy n
equivalent adj
eruption n
feelings pl n
forgetful adj
forgetfulness n
gadget n
go back v (roots that ~)
grab v (~ a sandwich)
gum n
halfway adj (~ through a sentence)
hammer n
handheld computer n
H-bomb n
hiccup n
historically adv
in fact adv
insane adj
instinctive adj
kick v
ladder n
landscape n
life expectancy n
lifestyle n
litter n
man-made adj
meat packer n
nail n
natural disaster n
naturally adv
neglect v
nevertheless adv
observe v
orbit v, n
outlive v
owner n
personal trainer n
philosopher n
police officer n
population n
poster n
primary adj
prove v
purse n
pyramid n
rainforest n
range n
risky adj
row n
shut down v
slipper n
smart (= well-
dressed) adj
stare v
stone n
stressed adj
suggest v
symbol n
think v
transportation n
unfortunately adv
volcanic adj
whistle n
wipe out (= destroy) v
Unit 12
add v
admit v
argue v
ask v
baby-sit v
birth n
blow n
bow n
bury v
byway n
captain n
charter v
coffin n
commemorate (sth) v
cot n
cotton n
course n
crew n
crowded adj
dismantle v
dotted line n
doubt n
dove n
drum n
feature v
funeral n
get engaged v
groom n
hearing aid n
helicopter n
hell n
highway n
invite v
judge n
juicy adj
kneel v
liar n
lifeboat n
lifeboatman n
mainland n
manage to do (sth) v
marriage guidance counsellor n
midwife n
miss v
moan v
mourner n
muffled adj
nappy n
naught n
noon n
offer v
overhead adv
pregnant adj
prison n
proposal n
reception n
regret n, v
remind v
rose-coloured adj
say v
scarf n
scribble v
selfish adj
spit, spat, spat v
statement n
subside v
sweep up, swept,
swept v
take (sth) back
(= return) v
tell v
throw, threw, thrown v
translate v
volunteer n
wake, woke, woken v
warning n
wedding n
widow n
wreath n
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