Comprehensive English Vocabulary Guide: Sports, Fitness, Shopping, and Environment

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Sports

Competition

be disqualified (v)
be knocked out (phr v)
boo off (phr v)
carry on (phr v)
champion (n)
championship (n)
cheer on (phr v)
competition (n)
competitor (n)
crowd (n)
diver (n)
drop out (of a race) (phr v)
endurance (n)
event (n)
final (n)
get through (to the final) (phr v)
give up* (phr v)
league title (n)
participant (n)
qualify (v)
race (n)
rider (n)
sign up (phr v)
spectator (n)
stadium (n)
stamina (n)
supporter (n)
take part in (phr v)
team (n)
teammate (n)
tournament (n)

Movement

chase (after) (v)
climb (up/along) (v)
crawl (through) (v)
cross (over) (v)
dive (into) (v)
get (over) (v)
jog (round) (v)
jump (across/into/out/over) (v)
march (along) (v)
ski (down) (v)
skip (v)
swim (through) (v)
walk (over) (v)

Keeping Fit

become a member (v)
bulk up (phr v)
enter (a competition) (v)
enrol (in a class) (v)
feel unwell (v)
get into shape (v)
get together (phr v)
give up* (phr v)
go on a diet (v)
join (a gym) (v)
keep fit (v)
lose weight (v)
make an appointment (v)
put on weight (v)
stop smoking (v)
take supplements (v)
take up (phr v)
training (n)

Suffixes

businessman/woman (n)
entrant (n)
founder (n)
organizer (n)
specialist (n)

Shopping

afford (v)
auction (n)
bargain (n)
boutique (n)
brand (n)
browse (v)
cashier (n)
changing room (n)
charity shop (n)
customer (n)
deliver (v)
department store (n)
exchange (v)
get a discount (v)
order (v)
pay in cash / by credit card (v)
personal shopper (n)
refund (n, v)
rip sb off (phr v)
sales (n)
sales assistant (n)
save up (phr v)
second-hand (adj)
shopping trip (n)
sweatshop (n)
take sth back (phr v)
try sth on (phr v)
try sth out (phr v)
window shopping (n)

Shopping Expressions

  • shop on a shoestring
  • shop 'til you drop
  • tighten your belt

Waste and the Environment

biodegradable (adj)
compost (n)
consume (v)
consumer (n)
consumption (n)
dispose (v)
disposable (adj)
dump (v, n)
dumped (adj)
emit (v)
emission (n)
environmental (adj)
incinerate (v)
incinerator (n)
landfill site (n)
manufacture (v)
manufacturer (n)
pollute (v)
pollutant (n)
pollution (n)
recycle (v)
recycling (n)
recyclable (adj)
renewable (adj)
reuse (v)
sustain (v)
sustainability (n)
sustainable (adj)
toxic (adj)
waste (v) (n)
wasteful (adj)

Phrasal Verbs

cheer up (phr v)
face up to (phr v)
get through (phr v)
go on (phr v)
make up for (phr v)

Expressions with Phrasal Verbs

  • be up to your eyeballs in
  • cost an arm and a leg
  • feel down
  • get out of hand
  • go on a spending spree
  • live/from hand to mouth
  • retail therapy

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