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  • a tall pipe used to carry smoke out of a building
    chimney
  • to start living in a new place, and to put all your furniture and personal possessions into your new home.
    move in
  • a device to which a piece of electrical equipment can be connected in order to provide it with electricity
    power point, socket
  • it's worth the trouble
    it's worth the hassle
  • a very tall building
    sky scraper
  • the activity of looking for a flat in which to live
    flat-hunt
  • one house that is joined to another house by one shared wall
    semi-detached house
  • the part of a room on which you stand
    floor
  • a kitchen with cupboards, shelves, and appliances that are fixed in particular places where they fit exactly
    fitted kitchen
  • information that is true but not pleasant or welcome
    home truths
  • the death or end of someone or something
    passing
  • technology at home that makes jobs easier such as a washing machine, dishwasher etc.
    mod cons (modern conveniences)
  • someone who pays to live in a house or flat with the person who owns it
    lodger
  • to suddenly become very angry
    lose your temper
  • to renovate a flat
    do up a flat
  • make you realise something (often unpleasant) or understand it better than before
    bring it home to someone
  • two sheets of glass with an air space between, to insulate against the passage of heat or sound. also called insulating glass
    double glazing
  • to do the same thing as someone else
    follow suit
  • turns light on and off
    light switch
  • to settle differences
    compromise
  • basic rules
    ground rules
  • a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
    hedge
  • a rented property with all furniture included
    fully furnished
  • a building for cars
    garage
  • to earn money
    take-home
  • the main entrance to a house
    front door
  • able to do repairs
    handy with DIY
  • exciting, special
    be something to write home about
  • a small house in the country
    cottage
  • a place in a wall or a fence that has a movable part which can be opened or closed like a door
    gate
  • suspicious
    dodgy
  • a formal religious ceremony
    service
  • the area of a town that surrounds someone's home, or the people who live in this area
    neighbourhood
  • feeling or showing deference and respect.
    respectful
  • a day on which banks are officially closed, observed as a public holiday.
    Bank Holiday
  • to be familiar with sth
    to be at home with something
  • the top of a house
    roof
  • Appear or visit someone without announcing
    turn up unannounced
  • a place where you feel as relaxed as you do in your own home
    home from home
  • grass
    lawn
  • someone who settles on land without right or title
    squatter
  • it's better than looking through a lot of information
    beats trawling
  • a house that is not physically connected to another property
    detached house
  • a group of countries with the same political or economic aims
    Commonwealth
  • a house that is joined to the houses on either side of it by shared walls
    terraced house
  • in the same situation
    in the same boat
  • a system of heating a building
    central heating
  • 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
  • a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
    funeral
  • difficult and unpleasant
    a bit of a nightmare
  • pay money when you start to rent, returned when you stop renting
    put down a deposit
  • the floor of a building that is at the same level as the ground outside
    ground floor
  • rule, reign
    sit on the throne
  • something owned
    property
  • A rental property that does not include furniture
    unfurnished
  • something of great importance that everything else depends on
    cornerstone
  • A person who rents the property
    tenant
  • owner of rented property
    landlord/landlady
  • the top of a room
    ceiling
  • aim at sth and move quickly and directly to it, get straight to the point
    home in on
  • n. something around an area of land to keep animals or people in or out
    fence
  • to live in a house with other people who are not relatives
    house share
  • 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 area in any structure that provides space for storage
    storage space
  • stairs
    steps
  • a large building that has several or many apartments
    block of flats/apartment building
  • a place where old people live and are looked after
    old people's home
  • to have completed something successfully
    be home and dry
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