Unit 7 · New Headway Upper Intermediate Vocabulary List

to do or experience the first part of something

"Let the show begin now."

"The concert will begin at eight o'clock so please arrive early to find your seats."

to give our attention to the sound a person or thing is making

"Listen carefully to the instructions."

"It is important to listen carefully to what others are saying instead of just waiting for your turn to speak."

to bring together again, especially after a period of separation

"The family reunited after years."

"The lost child was finally reunited with his frantic parents at the security desk in the large shopping mall."

to legally become someone's wife or husband

"They are going to get married in June."

"My best friend is going to get married next summer and I will be her bridesmaid."

to return to a place, state, or condition

"He gets back home before dark."

"I need to get back to work now because my lunch break is almost over and my boss is expecting me."

to overcome or move beyond a difficult or challenging situation, obstacle, or emotional state

"I cannot get past this difficult level."

"It took me a long time to get past my fear of public speaking in front of crowds."

to affect someone emotionally, particularly by making them feel frustrated, angry, or upset

"The noise got to me."

"The constant criticism from his boss began to get to him, affecting his confidence."

to begin a particular task, activity, or process

"Let's get started on the homework."

"Let us get started on the project now because we have a lot of work to do before Friday."

to leave a bus, train, airplane, etc.

"They will get off here."

"You should get off the train at the next station and then walk two blocks east to reach the museum entrance."

to find a way to deal with or overcome a problem or obstacle

"Get round the problem creatively."

"The clever lawyer managed to get round the legal loophole and secure a favorable outcome for his client."

used to draw attention to something that the speaker considers important or interesting

"Get this! You will not believe it."

"Get this! You will not believe it, but I actually won the lottery yesterday. Can you imagine that?"

to receive or come to have something

"I get a present."

"She was thrilled to finally get the promotion she had been working towards for so long."

to start or grow to be

"She wants to become a teacher."

"He wants to become a pilot when he grows up and fly airplanes all over the world."

to become someone's husband or wife

"He wants to marry his girlfriend."

"After dating for five years they finally decided to marry in a small ceremony surrounded by close friends."

to approach a specific place, object, or person and move past them

"Pass the red car."

"The cyclist decided to pass the slower moving vehicle on the right, carefully checking for oncoming traffic."

to come to a certain level or state, or a specific point in time

"We reach the town."

"After a long and arduous journey, the weary travelers finally reach their intended destination by nightfall."

to go or come back to a person or place

"He returns the book to the library."

"I need to return this defective product to the store because it stopped working after only three days of normal use."

to hold or own something

"I have a book."

"She was fortunate to have inherited a substantial amount of wealth from her generous grandmother."

having a quality that is satisfying

"The movie is good."

"The good news made everyone happy and they celebrated by opening a bottle of champagne and toasting to the future together."

the connection among two or more things or people or the way in which they are connected

"We have a good relationship."

"Building a strong relationship requires consistent effort, open communication, and mutual respect."

to mentally grasp something or someone's words or actions

"I get your point."

"It took me a while to get the complex instructions for assembling the new furniture, but I finally understood them."

to meet up with someone in order to cooperate or socialize

"Let's get together this weekend."

"The whole family plans to get together for a reunion next summer after being apart for many years."

to cause irritation or annoyance to someone

"He will get at you."

"His constant criticism and undermining remarks were clearly intended to get at her confidence."

to escape from someone or somewhere

"Let's get away for the weekend."

"They decided to get away from the city for the weekend and rented a small cabin in the mountains."

to begin participating in, learning about, and developing a strong interest or passion for a particular activity, hobby, or topic

"She wants to get into art."

"He decided to get into photography after seeing some amazing landscape pictures online and bought a new camera."

to enter a bus, ship, airplane, etc.

"We will get on soon."

"Please get on the bus quickly because the driver is waiting and we need to leave on schedule for the field trip."

to leave somewhere such as a room, building, etc.

"They get out of the building safely."

"The firefighters helped the terrified family get out of the burning building through a window on the second floor."

to recover from an unpleasant or unhappy experience, particularly an illness

"She got over her fear of flying."

"It took her a long time to get over the death of her beloved pet cat."

to succeed in passing or enduring a difficult experience or period

"We will get through this together."

"I need to get through this pile of paperwork before the end of the business day."

to get on our feet and stand up

"Please get up now."

"It is very difficult for me to get up early on cold winter mornings because my bed feels so warm and comfortable."