Parvinder is an exceptional pupil and is certain to go to university.
gifted
The Russian was a gifted pianist before he became a conductor.
talented
Nicole is a talented actress who would like to go to stage school.
bring VERB
If you bring something with you when you go to a place, you take it with you.
carry
A hotel porter’s job is to carry people’s luggage to their rooms.
convey
The minibus conveyed people out to the waiting aircraft.
transport
Cable cars transport sightseers to the top of the mountain.
bubbles PLURAL NOUN
Bubbles are balls of gas in a liquid.
fizz
“My cola has lost its fizz,” Wayne complained.
foam
As the tap kept running, the foam spilt over the sides of the bath.
froth
As we added the lemonade to the orange juice, froth started to appear on top.
suds
The washing-up bowl was full of suds.
bug NOUN INFORMAL
A bug is an infection or virus that makes you ill.
disease
The disease spread rapidly, and soon thousands were infected.
germ
Lydia must have caught some sort of germ, because she’s very poorly.
infection
Hospitals have to fight a constant battle against infection.
virus
Antibiotics are not effective in curing a virus.
build VERB
If you build something, you make it from all its parts.
assemble
“Assembling a bookcase from a kit is easy,” Dad said. Ours collapsed two days later.
construct
Grandad helped me construct a tree house in our back garden.
erect
The monument was erected within a week.
ANTONYM: demolish
building NOUN
A building is a structure with walls and a roof.
construction
The huge construction on the edge of town is going to be the new sports centre.
structure
The Eiffel Tower in Paris is perhaps the world’s best-known structure.
Buildings to live in:
bungalow
cabin
castle
cottage
flat
house
maisonette
mansion
palace
semidetached house
terraced house
tower block
Buildings to work in or visit:
barn
college
factory
fire station
gallery
garage
hospital
laboratory
library
lighthouse
museum
office block
police station
post office
power station
restaurant
school
shop
skyscraper
store
supermarket
theatre
warehouse
windmill
Buildings to worship in:
cathedral
chapel
church
gurdwara
mosque
synagogue
temple
build up VERB
If something builds up, it becomes greater.
accumulate
Snow accumulated on the snowball as it rolled downhill.
amass
Old Mr Godber amassed a fortune through dealing in scrap metal.
collect
A layer of dust and dead flies had collected on top of my wardrobe.
bully VERB
If someone bullies you into doing something, they make you do it by using force
