TAE words all

// vol 1

could do with sth

rhinoplasty

angst

the wee small hours

familial

Munich

gladiator

platelet

let/get sb off the hook

make the cut

hard up

get by

chuck

cringe

fussy

tandoori

cut one's teeth (on sth)

scoff

strenuous

strain

strained

the cosmos

out of the question

clientele

out of pocket

siesta

wink

forty winks

slumber

cranky

melatonin

coral

oceanography

oceanographer

glam

glamour

luxurious

reception class

basmati rice

after-hours

come/go with the territory

cardiovascular

mugger

have/express reservations (about sth)

slag off

a groundswell of

whisker

beard

moustache

testosterone

stubble

bleak

dystopia

utopia

plausible

Joe Public

go overboard

sclerosis

daunting

saucy

eatery

telly

tinny

retro

a sting in the tail

stag party

hen party

divorcee

sth thrown in

Deutschland

Massachusetts

have no qualms about doing sth

artefact

artifact

the gift of the gab

scam

daredevil

wimp

promenade

orchestra

symphony

soloist

overture

ethos

groupie

jingoistic

elitist

chorus

fiasco

pass the buck

coffer

Canary Wharf

gherkin

obstruct

Japanese knotweed

avant-garde

trail

dupe

quarantine

outlandish

habeas corpus

contemplate

meditate

double helix structure

tanned lather

provenance

fraternize

Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry

a porky

skive

truant

fib

fibber

daring

tract

tundra

boreal forest

thespian

matinee idol

matinee

Armageddon

dealbreaker

anorexia

fashionista

horticulturalist

obscurity

strut

pageant

groom

plaque

smacking

smack

gypsy

caricature

despondent

colonel

contrite

electorate

satirical

satire

gaffe

fickle

adulation

// vol 2

fizzy drink

neologism

flutter

foolproof

rant and rave

emoticon

pamper

comedienne

diatribe

diner

glucose

groggy

a knock-on effect

mitochondrion

mitochondria

netspeak

apostrophe

aphrodisiac

nag

nagging

erratic

macaroon

mercenary

cardio exercise

repertoire

semolina

omelette

muck about

conker

traipse

fluffy

peg

fraudster

fallible

spoof

tight-fisted

engross

bugbear

rant

cinematography

hunk

an open-plan office

gullet

doom and gloom

diaphragm

sclerosis

recoup

trek

bulldozer

crevasse

toilet roll

lasagna

street cred

dyslexia

outcast

aim

squawk

selfless

canary

iguana

graffiti

barrister

daub

a custodial sentence

lenient

migraine

defuse

fashionista

fashion forward

be all the rage

chic

outdoorsy

cachet

ploy

manageress

proprietor

heirloom

inroad

make inroads into

be the bane of sth/sb

swig

a sinking feeling

nagging

punt

punter

Lady Luck

be worth it

roulette

chaperone

muslin

replenish

partridge pie

bursary

tantalising

novella

contraption

tentacle

surveillance

gimmick

micron

micra

corolla

pristine

glitzy

shunt

pleading eyes

meow

amenities

discerning

brawny

pant

comic

mediate

racquet

visor

fiancé

fiancée

allure

lure

nurse a drink

take time out

bohemian

empathise with

perpetrator

grim

witchcraft

fly the nest

flatshare

cramp

cramped

get hitched

boomerang

mingle

podiatry

splay out

Cinderella

liposuction

love handle

pang

carbohydrate

femininity

placard

airhead

accolade

a one-off

mar

maritime

Elizabethan

soliloquy

blank verse

free verse

tread the boards

playwright

gruelling

gruel

dogged

doggedly

plucky

stock market flotation

hectic

Your/Her/His Majesty

Elizabeth

impersonate

do a double take

knock-off

dead ringer

chillax

karaoke

Nazi

marital bliss

wedding band

joyous

tie the knot

decree absolute

hieroglyphic

loo

sanitation

diarrhoea

latrine

septic

excrement

charcoal

hydrogen

philately

in mint condition

memorabilia

amass

compendium

sideline

astute

chat up

cheesy

monogamous

misogynist

// vol 3

stalk

cortex

noughts and crosses

hothousing

swot

scrape

scrap

scraps

squeak

indigenous

stoical

macho

anosmic

anosmia

congenital

olfactory

chit-chat

chimpanzee

Goldilocks

whet one’s appetite

euphemism

statute of limitations

neologism

proton

neutron

Large Hadron Collider

nucleus

heed

gargantuan

gorge

a rite of passage

coronary

precipitation

insipid

meticulous

mellifluous

electrode

choir

mortified

cost somebody dear/dearly

distraught

cuddly

ploy

tally

purchasing power parity

cosmetic

liposuction

bounty

bountiful

paraffin

busty

silhouette

perky

sag

sneer

brutish

baddie

baddy

filmic

bewitch

bewitching

enchant

enchanting

villain

denim

rivet

sturdy

GI

dork

Nevada

drop off

hit the sack

shut-eye

diary

dairy

kip

slumber

nod off

auntie

a new lease of life

forage

flaky

newsagent

pass off

plagiarise

plagiarism

bespoke

walk tall

moorland

blue plaque

grouse

dabble

untold punishments

numerology

tempt fate

tempt providence

shape-shifter

minion

face the music

for a song

a money pit

on the scrapheap

death knell

crescendo

virtuoso

compilation

Gaelic

nursery rhyme

hymn

exuberant

touchy-feely

unflappable

debris

beachcomber

kelp

algae

tsunami

hard-hitting

go cold turkey

go up in smoke

beef up

Hindu

Pythagoras

veggie

vegan

zinc

selenium

Olympic cauldron

anchovy

spandex

desist

shush

square-eyed

strangely-clad

boisterous

fizz

lager

pilsner

prioritise

roulette

stiletto

bog

snorkel

folly

streak

penchant

yarn

natter

close-knit

therapeutic

therapy

in stitches

buck the trend

veer

melody

jam session

elevator music

Qatari

financier

revile

metropolis

slender

steeple

eyesore

loathe

squat

Ecuador

embalm

cringe

genome

disconcert

disconcerted

show somebody up

have a chip on your shoulder

high-flyer

cohort

flunk

stuck-up

a crossroads

riff-raff

toff

morals

fever pitch

fanfare

fervour

mug

quandary

query

ferromagnetic

abdominal

disgruntled

cheesed off

flak

cave in

peeved

whinge

whinger

appease

vintage

Bordeaux

Burgundy

auctioneer

chateau Lafite

quaff

bouquet

a lingering finish

plonk

platinum

mettle

unfazed

incentivise

moniker

forename

surname

showbiz

mediocrity

lacklustre

number

pal around

bosom buddy

finale

sleight of hand

séance

flirtatious

rags-to-riches

mellifluous

macaroni

demise

typecast

amputee

amputate

prosthetic

stump

tenacity

instalment

werewolf

snub

be tipped as

bookie

bookies’ favourite

hiatus

amicable

melodrama

cinematic take

sleuth

turkey

deride

cerebral

infiltrate

hound

pooch

weirdo

gobbledegook

gobbledygook

rap

accolade

spin doctor

// vol 4

romcom

adage

kitty pidgin

potassium

crunchy

lethargy

wee dram

lingo

ordnance

whinger

palate

palatable

olfactory

olfaction

savour

savoury

chutney

overtones of

pasty

scone

pastry

gamey

pale ale

gastronomy

ditch

scramble

buoy

Mongolian yurt

North American tipi

swelter

writhe

writhing snakes

Gothic

heartthrob

enthral

menacing

grievance

ghettoisation

curcumin

turmeric

gullet

oesophageal

oesophagus

poultry

tooth enamel

phosphorus

biccy

custard cream

indolent

finality

alliteration

nauseous

interrogation

pooch

off the leash

gem

sausage casserole

cheapskate

repast

margarine

sarnie

urinal

wee

bog

pee

confectionary

scrumptious

choccy

mind numbingly

coma inducing

wrangle

anguish

centenarian

gob

lip gloss

smacker

peck

sloppy kiss

snog

smooch

affection

causality

neutrino

allotment

guerrilla

welly

play truant

blight

clampdown

miscreant

terrace

muck in

elbow grease

skivvy

faeces

cow dung

methane

penalize

diabetic

Botox

IVF

in vitro fertilization

bereaved

creepy

drone

purr

strident

decibel

hushed

make a racket

boo

Rastafarian

reggae band

patois

backlash

redress

husbandry

inquisitive

stardom

stir-fry

syringe

scallop

sauté pan

accredited

snobbish

carcass

opportunistic

envisage

gerontology

debris

pernicious

proficient

austerity

dingy

allure

opulent

teething problem

teethe

Martian

hanger

stunning

swoosh

emblem

flutter

pectoral

goblet

enigmatic

gauzy

poplar

posthumously

harpsichord

concerto

virtuoso

molto allegro

squelch

monsoon

genteel

wry

splatter

bodice

feisty

incongruous

claw your way

the Bard of Avon

dismantle

prodigious

the Vatican

cordially

arch-enemy

cameo

maniacal

wreak

treacherous

infest

pelt

slither

man-eating

exotic

rapturous

fetching

inquest

// vol 5

ledger

scrabble

bolt-on

not to be outdone

parental

sequin

sequinned

waltz

binge

booze

trimmings

daffodil

Scandinavia

molasses

rye

Slavic

bagpipe

gas-guzzling

guzzle

double glazing

glaze

a rain water butt

Halloween

spooky

spoil

spoilt/spoiled

goriness

gory

nauseating

nauseate

placate

frivolous

the deceased

gritter

spree

latte

recorder

strum

Bhutan

reveller

hum

tuberculosis

trachea

scaffold

bone marrow

spinal cord

spine

Ireland

emblematic

tipple

Irish stout

plump for sth/sb

Emerald Isle

melanoma

promenade

impresario

choral

pamper

lingerie

foal

Croatia

tremor

the Richter scale

pelvis

nerve-wracking

Odeon

Viking

Nordic clinker

Scandinavian

marsh

foreman

Oslo

Norwegian

mantle

carol

ludicrous

panorama

unruly

sullen

foul mouthed

agoraphobia

patio

a stern ticking off

standstill

pantomime

regalia

coronation

discreet

brawl

faeces

knuckle

be tipped to do

massacre

hitch

antics

tipsy

Aussie

chauvinism

drudgery

fetish

cackle

calamity

pizzazz

cushy

plateau

jet ski

lovelorn

shopaholic

heaving

heave

threads

shortbread

philharmonic

whittle

one of a kind

battered

Peru

duffle coat

marmalade

cocoa

thermos flask

Frisbee

hamper

crockery

cutlery

fare

delicatessen

alfresco

evacuate

Wimbledon

Burma

whoop

eerie

black ice

toboggan

mind-boggling

wicket

hassle

fuss

flagstone

scrum

ruck

funnel

avatar

a smash hit

humanoid

interloper

lexicon

Bengal

pluck up the courage

wimp

cured ham

acorn

grove

measly

commiserate

gracious

pawn

hock

phlegmatic

feud

potion

hushed tone

barracks

barrack

demure

curvaceous

elfin

androgynous

destitute

Greenwich Meridian Line

kayak

take the mickey (out of sb)

Armageddon

syndicate

afoot

Excalibur