H
- hall = corridor
- to hand sth. out = to distribute
- handsome = good-looking
- hang-out = haunt
- happily = fortunately
- hard = tough
- hashish = cannabis
- to hawk = to peddle
- to hazard = to endanger
- hearsay = rumour
- hermetic = airtight
- highbrow = intellectual
- hint = trace, tip
- hole = gap
- home = domestic
- homicide = murder
- housebreaking = burglary
- hunger = starvation
- to hurry = to rush
- hypothesis = speculation
I
- idler = loafer
- if = whether
- to ignore = to disregard
- illiberal = intolerant
- to illuminate = to clarify; to light up
- to illustrate = to demonstrate
- to imagine = to suppose, to assume
- to imitate = to mimic
- immediate = instant
- immobile = motionless
- immoderate = excessive
- immodest = conceited
- to impact = to affect
- impartial = neutral
- impasse = deadlock
- impassive = emotionless
- to impeach = to question
- impediment = obstacle
- imperative = vital
- impolite = rude
- incidentally = by the way
- inconsiderate = thoughtless
- indisputable = undeniable
- infamous = notorious
- infantile = childish
- to infect = to contaminate
- inflexible = rigid
- inflow = influx
- informal = casual
- infrequent = rare
- inheritor = heir
- innocent = harmless
- insolvent = bankrupt
- to inspect = to examine
- instinct = intuition
- instructions = directions
- insufferable = unbearable
- insufficient = inadequate
- insupportable = intolerable
- insurgent = rebel
- intellectual = mental
- to intend = to mean
- to intensify = to heighten
- interplay = interaction
- inventory = stock
- invoice = bill
- to involve = to entail
- isolated = lonely
J
- jealous = envious
- joy = delight
K
- knowingly = deliberately
L
- lacking = missing
- last = final
- leading = main
- to learn = to memorize
- legitimate = valid, legal
- lethal = deadly
- livable = habitable
- livid = furious
- loopy = crazy
- lousy = awful
- lucid = clear
M
- mackintosh = waterproof coat
- madness = insanity
- magician = conjuror
- magistrate = Justice of the Peace
- to magnify = to exaggerate
- to maintain = to preserve
- manmade = artificial
- mannequin = model
- material = fabric
- matters = things
- maybe = perhaps, possibly
- in the meantime = meanwhile
- measure = degree
- meeting = assembly
- mendacity = lying
- merciless = cruel
- middleman = intermediary
- midway = halfway
- to migrate = emigrate
- mild = gentle
- to mimic = to imitate
- mind = intellect
- mindless = senseless
- to minimize = to play down
- to mirror = to reflect
- to misconceive = to misunderstand
- miserable = depressing
- misery = distress
- misread = misinterpret
- missing = lost
- mistrust = distrust
- moderately = reasonably
- modern = contemporary
- more and more = increasingly
- moreover = in addition
- movie = film
- murderer = assassin
N
- naked = bare
- nameless = anonymous
- napkin = serviette
- to narrate = to relate
- a narrative = a story
- a native = a local
- to near = to approach
- necessary = essential
- nightfall = dusk
- nobility = the Aristocracy
- to nominate = to appoint
- non-stop = continuous
- noon = midday
- noted = famous
- to notify = to inform
- notwithstanding = however
- nugatory = worthless
- Numerous = many