Sensory Experiences, Actions, and Human Interactions

Sensory Experiences

The Five Senses: Hearing, sight (vista), smell, taste, touch.

Descriptive Words: Blinding (cegador), bright (brillante), crunchy, dark, deafening, faint (suave), fragrant, hard, rich (abundante), rough (áspero), silent, slimy (empalagoso), smooth (suave), soft (blando), spicy, stinky, sweet.

Verbs Related to Senses: Feel (sentir), gaze (mirada), hear, listen, look, savor, see, smell, sniff, stroke (acariciar), swallow, taste, touch, watch.

Adjectives and Cultural Activities

Adjectives: Additional, adventurous, basic, careful, cautious, countless, medical, noisy, original, painful, practical, slimy, stinky, traditional, universal, active, agreeable, different, dominant, insistent, pleasant.

Cultural Activities & Verbs: Come together (reunirse), dress up (disfrazarse), hand out (repartir), international, join in (participar), local, multicultural, pack out (llenar), put on (ponerse), religious, secular, set off (provocar), traditional, take off (quitar).

Language and Communication

Language Aspects: Common language, cultural identity, dominant language, global language, language skills, literary works, local dialects, local language, mass media, mother tongue, native speakers, non-native, second language, strange accents, writing system.

Everyday Items and Places

Nouns: Advertising campaign, charity concert, family tradition, love letter, newspaper, party decorations, pop group, school hall, snack bar, toothbrush, train driver, wheelchair.

Law and Crime

Crime-Related Terms: Arrest, break the law, commit a crime, community service, get away with, get carried away, give a sentence, go to court, go to prison, pay a fine, punish, spend time in prison, treat fairly, criminal, judge, offender, victim, witness.

Idioms Related to Law

• Get to the bottom of it (descubrir la verdad)
• Face the music (aceptar el castigo)
• Caught him red-handed (pillado)
• Be above board (honesto)
• Kept his nose clean
• Stepped out of line

Phrasal Verbs Related to Law

• Bring in (introducir)
• Stand up to (confrontar)
• Let on (revelar)
• Find out (descubrir)
• Cover up (tapar)
• Stand out (eliminar)
• Set up (trucar)
• Owned up to (confesar)

Abstract Nouns

Assistance, contamination, discovery, disturbance, enquiry, establishment, examination, imprisonment, interference, offense, removal.

Fashion and Style

Fashion Adjectives: Brand new, comfortable, designer, high street (calle), on-trend, practical, retro, second-hand, unique, vintage.

Phrases: Dress to impress, dress well, follow fashion, look good, make a good impression, make a statement.

Fashion-Related Words

Accessory, cast-offs (ropa que no quieres), classic, dress code, garment (prenda), gear (ropa), must-have, outfit, replica, trend.

Fashion Verbs

Catch on (cuajar), dress up (vestir elegante), go with (combinar con), pull on (ponerse), wrap up (abrigarse).

Prepositional Phrases

Accustomed to, amazed at, annoyed at, anxious about, ashamed of, attached to, aware of, capable of, characteristic of, conscious of, excellent at, familiar with, indifferent to, ready for, responsible for, satisfied with, serious about, shocked at, sorry for.

Relationships and Honesty

Actions & Qualities: Go without (prescindir), have a big heart, let down (dejar tirado), rely on (depender), say what you mean, stand by (apoyar), take responsibility for, tell the truth.

Negative Adjectives

Dishonest, disloyal, disobedient, illegal, immature, improbable, incapable, irrational, irresponsible, unethical, unfaithful, unpredictable, unreliable, unsurprising, untrustworthy.

Food and Diet

Cooking Methods & Types: Baked, boiled, fattening (engorda), free-range, fresh, fried, grilled, home-made, low-fat, raw, roasted (asar), seasonal, vegetarian.

Meal Types: Light meals, main, side, starter, sweet.

Food Descriptors

Appetizing, bland (soso), delicious, edible (comestible), hard, revolting (asqueroso), soft (blando), spicy, tasteless (insípido), tasty, tender (tierno), tough (duro).

Dietary Terms

National dish, ready-cooked meals, savory fillings, staple diet, takeaway food.