Essential English Vocabulary: Words, Phrases, and Meanings

Posted on Jul 2, 2025 in Commerce and Marketing

Vocabulary for Describing Incidents & Risks

  • Attack (Atacar): The shark attacked me in Hawaii.
  • Blackmail (Chantaje): My dad made me blackmail someone using the clothing.
  • Gang (Cuadrilla): Those boys are from my brother’s gang.
  • Ransom (Rescate): The group paid the ransom because one of their members had fallen.
  • Lightning (Rayo): Yesterday, lightning struck.
  • Falling (Caer): I fell down the stairs.
  • Scalded (Quemarse): I scalded myself with the water yesterday.
  • Crushed (Triturar): My mum crushed the garlic (ajo).
  • Run over (Atropellar): This man ran over that girl.
  • Struck by lightning: Yesterday, someone was struck by lightning.
  • Fatal (Letal): The bite (picadura) of that mosquito is fatal.
  • Knocked out (Quedarse inconsciente): He fainted and was knocked out.
  • Risky: I have done climbing, but it is very risky.
  • Thrill-seekers (Amantes de la adrenalina): High-risk athletes are thrill-seekers.
  • Overdue (Atrasado): He was overdue with his work.
  • Slide (Deslizar): He slid down the mountain.
  • Ripped (Rasgar): He ripped his pants.
  • Be reckless (Ser imprudente): This man is very reckless in his work.
  • Fear (Temer): I fear another quarantine.
  • Deterred (Impedir): I deterred that from happening.
  • Ban (Prohibición): I forbid you to do this exercise.
  • Struck (Golpeado): The car was struck by another car.
  • Slipping (Resbalar): I slipped on the banana peel.
  • Injuries (Herida): He fell and was injured.
  • Poisoning (Envenenamiento): This drink is poisoned.
  • Brake (Freno, frenar): I braked the car.
  • Speed (Velocidad): The gazelle has great speed.
  • Twist (Retroceder): I turned back because I forgot my mask.
  • Wounded (Herida): To be wounded means to sustain an injury.
  • Sting (Picadura): I have a mosquito sting.
  • Wasp (Avispa): A wasp is a stinging insect.
  • Fatally (Fatalmente): This exercise is fatally flawed.

Action Verbs & Phrasal Verbs

  • Deter: To deter means to put off or discourage.
  • Flying: The bird was flying.
  • Speed up (Apurar, meter prisa): My mum always speeds me up in the mornings.
  • Lean (Inclinado): This mountain leans at a 15-degree angle.
  • Break (Romper): Today, her mum broke a door.
  • Swerve (Cambiar de dirección): This car swerved to the right.
  • Put off: To put off means to postpone.
  • Bombed down: To bomb down means to go down very fast.
  • Leaping off (Saltar, salto): I leaped off the pad.
  • Thrived (Crecer, desarrollarse): His child thrived very quickly.
  • Take over (Encargarse): Please take over the meeting for me.
  • Do away with (Eliminar algo): To do away with means to eliminate something.
  • Carry on (Seguir, proseguir): I will carry on with the exercise.
  • Get on (Llevarse bien): To get on (with someone) means to have a good relationship.
  • Talk someone into (Convencer a alguien de algo): To talk someone into something means to convince someone to do it.
  • Get across (Expresar): To get across means to express something clearly.

General Nouns, Adjectives & Language Terms

  • Target (Objetivo): My target this year is to pass the selectivity exam.
  • Well-funded (Bien financiado).
  • Chances (Casualidad): There’s a high chance that you’ll stay here.
  • Tripping (Ligero): This jacket is very light.
  • Venue (Lugar): This is the venue where I attended the event.
  • Layer (Capa): The world has many layers.
  • Mattresses (Colchón): This chair is very comfortable.
  • Strip (Línea): This is the finish strip.
  • Tephra: Solid matter ejected (from a volcano).
  • Bandana (Pañuelo): Mum said I bought a bandana.
  • Reluctant: Reluctant: opposed or unwilling.
  • The latter (Lo segundo): The latter is better than the former.
  • Idioms (Modismos): He studied more idioms.
  • Meanings (Significado): These are the meanings of the exercise.
  • Synonym: A word with the same meaning.
  • Syllable (Sílaba): This word has 3 syllables.
  • Stress (Acento): The stress goes on the second syllable.
  • Prefix (Prefijo): Those words have a negative prefix.
  • Die out (Extinguir): These languages will die out.
  • Guilty (Culpable): The murderer is guilty.