House and home Flashcards

1
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bulding divided in two houses

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semi-detached (house)

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2
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detached (house)

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normal house

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3
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(adj) when a house has one of those vintage roofs

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terraced

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4
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an area in which most houses look all the same and are built by the government

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housing estate

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5
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the parts far from the center, as of a town

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outskirts

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6
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residential areas surrounding a city

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suburbs

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7
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my house it’s in a very nice ______

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neighbourhood

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8
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it gets plenty of _____ ____

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natural space

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9
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it’s got central _____

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heating

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10
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it’s got an open ___

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fire

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11
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there is plenty of _______ space

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storage

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12
Q

it even got double ______ (window)

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gazing

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13
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(adj) having lots of room

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spacious

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14
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(adj) filled with a messy collection of things

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cluttered

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15
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(adj) comfortable and warm

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cozy

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16
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a large area of flat land

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plain

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17
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naked, not covered

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bare

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18
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I feel like her house is _____ (full with things that make the room look cute)

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overdecorated

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19
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(adj) silent

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quiet

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20
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too small and not very comfortable

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poky

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21
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loud

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noisy

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22
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having lots of light

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bright

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23
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unattractive, plain looking

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homely

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23
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unattractive, plain looking

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homely

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has plenty of fresh air
airy
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situated in a good, convenient place
well-located
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friendly or making you feel welcome
welcoming
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not too expensive to live in it
economical
28
safe
secure
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too expensive to live in it
overpriced
30
this room is a bit __ ___ (being in poor repair)
a bit run down
31
a room partly or completely dark, makes you feel sad
gloomy
32
very small
tiny
33
I think your apartment is kinda far from public ______ _______
transport facilities
34
not enough room
lack of space
35
the inside looks expensive
luxurious interior
36
I can easily hear what my neighbours are doing bc we have ___ ____
thin walls
37
wow this ceiling is so ____
low/high
38
located in a place where you feel good feelings
set in pleasant surroundings
39
come in, make yourself __ ___
at home
40
smth that is acclaimed and praised vigorously
bring the house down
41
to do smth or ask a question in a very complicated way
go all round the houses
42
to start an independent life in one's own flat
set up home/house
43
extremely safe
as safe as houses
44
a place where you feel as comfortable as in your own home
a home away from home
45
have a very good, enjoyable relationship from the beggining
get on like a house on fire
46
damn that ___ home bro (become fully understood or felt)
hit home
47
find a place for smth
find a home for smth
48
to have succesfully finished smth
be home and dry
49
a true but unpleasant fact about urself that sb else tells you
home truth
50
smth that will keep happening with no end in sight
until the cows come home
51
not exciting or special
nothing to write home about
52
it happens when u're angry or embarrased
turn bright red
53
smth that angers a person
a red rag to a bull
54
give special treatment to an important visitor
be given the red carpet treatment
55
go out and have a good time
paint the town red
56
be jealous
be green with envy
57
to be good at gardening
have green fingers
58
young and lacking experiences
be pretty green
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to argue about smth a lot without achieving what you want
till you are blue in the face
60
someone who looks extremely cold
blue with cold
61
on a very rare occasion
once in a blue moon
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to hit sb until they are covered in bruises
beat you black and blue
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an angry look
black look
64
not to be as bad as people think
not as black as painted
65
a person strongly disapproved of by members of her family
the black sheep of the family
66
to have money in your bank account
stay/be in the black
67
in a way that makes things seem completely bad or good
black and white
68
in writing or print
in black and white
69
extremely pale
white as a sheet
70
lie which doesn't have serious consequences
white lie
71
a costly and useless possession
white elephant
72
to be in debt
be in the red