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Unit 4 Pre-intermediate Insight words

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  • a house that is not joined to any other house
    detached house
  • to be responsible for or take care of sb / sth / yourself
    look after
  • (done or working) for all the normal period of work
    full-time job
  • a large building with high walls and towers, built to defend people against attack
    castle
  • to arrange knives, forks, plates, etc. on the table
    lay the table
  • a small window in a roof
    skylight
  • a series of steps inside a building that lead from one level to another
    stairs
  • to or on a higher floor of a building
    upstairs
  • fast; in a short time
    quickly
  • a house that is joined to another house with a shared wall on one side forming a pair of houses
    semi-detached house
  • a large vehicle that is pulled by a car or a horse. You can sleep, cook, etc.
    caravan
  • a structure through which smoke or steam is carried up and out through the roof of a building
    chimney
  • usual in the past but not now
    old-fashioned
  • to clean a carpet, etc. with a machine that sucks up the dirt
    hoover
  • used to say that sth cannot be avoided or has to happen
    necessarily
  • a house that is all on one level, without stairs:
    bungalow
  • having two floors or levels
    two-storey
  • not divided into separate rooms
    open plan
  • a platform built on an upstairs outside wall of a building, with a wall or rail around it
    balcony
  • to make sth free from dust or dirt by washing or rubbing it
    clean
  • of the present time
    modern-day
  • to use an iron to make clothes, etc. smooth
    do the ironing
  • to cause sth to happen
    bring about
  • the main entrance to a house
    front door
  • in a way that is unlucky; it is unlucky that
    unfortunately
  • the part of a building, vehicle, etc. which covers the top of it
    roof
  • not very; to a certain degree; rather
    quite
  • a small structure made of cloth that is held up by poles and ropes
    tent
  • forming part of a line of similar houses that are all joined together
    terraced house
  • a small and usually old house, especially in the country
    cottage
  • a small building where a car, etc. is kept
    garage
  • a very large house
    mansion
  • a building that contains many sets of rooms that are used as homes by different people
    block of flats
  • the space or room under the roof of a house
    attic
  • without difficulty
    easily
  • to put a large quantity of sth into or onto sb / sth
    load
  • an underground room that is used for storing things
    cellar
  • reducing the amount of work needed to do sth
    labour-saving