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aim at sth and move quickly and directly to it, get straight to the point

home in on

to earn money

take-home

a place where you feel as relaxed as you do in your own home

home from home

make you realise something (often unpleasant) or understand it better than before

bring it home to someone

exciting, special

be something to write home about

to have completed something successfully

be home and dry

information that is true but not pleasant or welcome

home truths

to be familiar with sth

to be at home with something

to settle differences

compromise

to suddenly become very angry

lose your temper

feeling or showing deference and respect.

respectful

the death or end of someone or something

passing

someone who does a job for a short time while the person who usually does that job is not there

Acting, chairman, Prime Minister etc

something of great importance that everything else depends on

cornerstone

rule, reign

sit on the throne

a group of countries with the same political or economic aims

Commonwealth

to do the same thing as someone else

follow suit

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

funeral

a formal religious ceremony

service

a day on which banks are officially closed, observed as a public holiday.

Bank Holiday

the part of a room on which you stand

floor

a place where old people live and are looked after

old people's home

the top of a house

roof

stairs

steps

a tall pipe used to carry smoke out of a building

chimney

a very tall building

sky scraper

something owned

property

n. something around an area of land to keep animals or people in or out

fence

an area with a wall or bars around it that is joined to the outside wall of a building on an upper level

balcony

the top of a room

ceiling

turns light on and off

light switch

a house that is not physically connected to another property

detached house

a system of heating a building

central heating

grass

lawn

the floor of a building that is at the same level as the ground outside

ground floor

a device to which a piece of electrical equipment can be connected in order to provide it with electricity

power point, socket

two sheets of glass with an air space between, to insulate against the passage of heat or sound. also called insulating glass

double glazing

the area in any structure that provides space for storage

storage space

a place in a wall or a fence that has a movable part which can be opened or closed like a door

gate

the area of a town that surrounds someone's home, or the people who live in this area

neighbourhood

a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

hedge

the main entrance to a house

front door

a kitchen with cupboards, shelves, and appliances that are fixed in particular places where they fit exactly

fitted kitchen

one house that is joined to another house by one shared wall

semi-detached house

a small house in the country

cottage

a house that is joined to the houses on either side of it by shared walls

terraced house

a building for cars

garage

a large building that has several or many apartments

block of flats/apartment building

suspicious

dodgy

technology at home that makes jobs easier such as a washing machine, dishwasher etc.

mod cons (modern conveniences)

it's worth the trouble

it's worth the hassle

able to do repairs

handy with DIY

it's better than looking through a lot of information

beats trawling

Appear or visit someone without announcing

turn up unannounced

difficult and unpleasant

a bit of a nightmare

in the same situation

in the same boat

basic rules

ground rules

A person who rents the property

tenant

someone who settles on land without right or title

squatter

pay money when you start to rent, returned when you stop renting

put down a deposit

to start living in a new place, and to put all your furniture and personal possessions into your new home.

move in

someone who pays to live in a house or flat with the person who owns it

lodger

owner of rented property

landlord/landlady

A rental property that does not include furniture

unfurnished

a rented property with all furniture included

fully furnished

to live in a house with other people who are not relatives

house share

the activity of looking for a flat in which to live

flat-hunt

to renovate a flat

do up a flat