LIST OF BASIC VOCABULARY AND ESSENTIAL IDIOMS (a 2,200-word vocabulary) Notes: Function words such as prepositions (except in combination

with other words), conjunctions, question-words, quantity words, parts of speech, adverbs ending in ly, articles are not included in this list, neither is the words which are very familiar to Indonesian people such as bus, pilot and telephone. A abbreviate, abbreviation able, ability above all abroad absence, absent accept, acceptable accident accomplish according to account n accustomed to achieve, achievement acknowledge act, action, active, activity actual adapt, adaptation add, addition, additional admire, admiration admit adult advanced advantage, advantageous adventure, adventurous advertise, advertisement advise, advice affair affect afford afraid afternoon afterward again age n ago agree, agreement ahead aid aim air n aircraft airport alcohol, alcoholic alive all at once all day long all of a sudden all right allow almost alone alphabet, alphabetical already amateur ambition always amount n amuse, amusement ancient angel anger, angry angle animal anniversary announce, announcement annoy, annoyance annual another answer anticipate, anticipation anxious, anxiety apart apologize, apology appear, appearance apply, application appropriate approve, approval approximate area argue, argument arm army arrange, arrangement arrive, arrival art, artist article artificial as a matter of fact as to as usual ash ashamed ask asleep associate, association as yet at all at any rate at ease at the expense of at first sight at heart at last at least at (the) most at once at peace at times at war (with) attach attack n, v attempt n, v attend, attention attitude attract, attraction, attractive authority available average adj, n avoid, avoidance awake awkward B baby background backward(s) adv bad (worse, worst) bag n bake balance ban n, v bank n bare barely base n, v basic basket bathe, bath bathtub battle n be about to beach bear n beard beat (beat, beaten) beat about the bush beautiful, beauty become (became, become) bed begin (began, begun), beginning behave, behavior be in charge of believe, belief belong to belt bend (bent, bent) benefit, beneficial be over be set to do sth. be up be up to sb. be used to be with sb. beyond belief beyond doubt beyond ones means beyond repair bicycle (bike) big bill n billboard bird birth, birthday bite (bit, bitten) bitter black blade blame bleed (bled, bled) blind blood blow (blew, blown) blow up blue

blunder blueprint board n board v boast boat boil bold bone bonus boot n border bored, boring borrow both bottom n bowl n boy, boyhood brain branch brand brave, bravery bread break (broke, broken) break down break loose break out breakfast breast breathe, breath breed (bred, bred) bribe, bribery brick bridge brief bright brilliant bring (brought, brought) bring about bring up broad broadcast n, v brother brown brush brutal, brutality bucket build, building bullet bunch n burn burst bury bush

busy butter button buy (bought, bought) by accident by all means by chance by heart by-law by mistake by name by oneself by-product by-stander by surprise by the way C cab cake calculate, calculation call call off call on call up calm can n, v candy cap capable (of) capital card care, careful, careless carriage carry carry out case castle cat catch (caught, caught) catch cold catch fire category cattle cause ceiling celebrate, celebration cell center central century

ceremony certain, certainty chain chair chance change change ones mind character charge chase cheap cheat check cheek cheerful cheese chemical, chemistry chest chicken chief child(ren) chin choose (chose, chosen), choice church cigarette circle, circular circulate, circulation citizen city claim clarify clay clean clear clerk clever client cliff climb clock close clothes, clothing cloud clue coal coast coat cold collar colleague collect, collection college color comb

combine, combination come (came, come) come across come to an end comedian comfort, comfortable command committee common commonplace communicate, communication company compare, comparative, comparison compete, competition complain, complaint complete compound concentrate, concentration concern concerning concert confess, confession conduct confidence, confident confuse, confusion connect, connection conscious consider, consideration consist of consult, consultation consume contain, container continue, continuous contract control convenient conversation convince cook n, v cookie cool core corn corner

correct, correction cost n, v costly cotton cough council count count on country courage, courageous course court cover, coverage cow crack crash crazy create, creature crime, criminal criticize, criticism, critical crop cross cross out crowd cruel, cruelty crush cry cup cupboard cure n, v curl current curtain curve customer cut (cut, cut) cut short D daily damage n, v dance danger, dangerous dark date daughter dawn deadline deal deal with debt deceive decent decide,

decision, decisive decorate, decoration decrease dedicate, dedication deep, depth defeat defense defend definite degree delay deliberate delicate deliver, delivery demand n, v depend on dependent, dependence descendant describe, description desert deserve design desire, desirable desk dessert destroy destruction determine, determination develop, development devise, device dictionary die, dead, death differ, difference, different difficult, difficulty dig (dug, dug) diligent, diligence dinner direct, direction dirt, dirty disappoint, disappointment disaster discipline discourage discover, discovery discuss, discussion disease dish display n, v

dismiss, dismissal distance, distant divide, division do (did, done) do over do without document, documentary dog domestic door doubt n, v, doubtful draw (drew, drawn) drawing drawer dream n, v dress drink (drank, drunk) drive (drove, driven) drop drop out drug drum dry due due to dull dust, dusty duty, dutiful E eager, eagerness ear early earn, earning earth east, eastern easy eat (ate, eaten) echo economy, economic edge educate, educated, education, educational effect, effective efficient, efficiency effort egg elbow elect, election electric, electricity electronic

eliminate, elimination embarrass, embarrassment emotion, emotional emphasize, emphasis employ, employee, employer, employment empty enclose encounter n, v encourage, encouragement end enemy energy, energetic engine engineer enjoy, enjoyable, enjoyment enough enter, entrance entertain, entertainment envelop environment equal to equip, equipment escape especially establish, establishment estimate, estimation eternal evening event eventual evil exact examine, examination example excellent, excellence except, exception exchange n, v excite, excitement excuse n, v exaggerate, exaggeration exercise exist, existence expand, expansion expect, expectation

expensive experience n, v explain, explanation explode, explosion, explosive express, expression extreme eye eyelid eyebrow F face fact, factual factory fail, failure faint v, adj fair faith, faithful fall (fell, fallen) fall behind fall in love false fame, famous familiar (with, to) far (farther, farthest) farm, farmer fashion, fashionable fast fasten fat father, fatherly fault favor, favorable favorite fear, fearsome feather feature feed (fed, fed) feel (felt, felt), feeling feel like fellow fellowship female fence festival fever, feverish fianc field fierce fight (fought, fought) n figure

figure out fill fill out finance, financial find (found, found) find fault with find out fine finger finish fire firm fish, fishery fit, fitness fix, fixture flag flame flat flesh float flood floor flour flow flower fly (flew, flown), flight fold folder follow for the time being for good food fool around foot forbid (forbade, forbidden) force foreign, foreigner forest forever forget (forgot, forgotten) forgive (forgave, forgiven) fork form, formation formal, formality former fortunate forward(s) free, freedom freeze (froze, frozen) frequent, frequency fresh

friend, friendly, friendship frighten front fruit full fun funeral funny fur furious furniture future G gain gallon game garage garden gasoline gate gather general generous, generosity gentle get (got, gotten) get along with get away with get back get even with get in touch with get on get off get over get rid of get through get to get up get used to girl give (gave, given) gift give in give out give up glad glue go (went, gone) go on go out go through go with goat god, God

gold, golden good (better, best), goodness goods gossip govern, government grace, graceful grade gradual graduate n, v, graduation grain grand grandchildren, grandfather, grandmother, grandparent grant grass grateful grave gray great greedy green greet, greeting grief ground group grow (grew, grown), growth guard, guardian guess n, v guest guide, guidance guilty gun H habit, habitual had better hair, hairy half hall hammer hand, handy handicap hand in handle hang (hung, hung) hang up happen happy, happiness hard hardly hard of hearing

harm, harmful hat hate, hatred have (had, had) have a good time have charge of have sth on have ones way have time off have to do with head health, healthy hear (heard, heard) heart heaven heavy heel help, helpful here heritage hesitate hide (hid, hidden) high, height hill, hilly history, historic, historical hit (hit, hit) hold (held, held) hold good hold up hole holiday hollow holy home honest, honesty honor, honorary, honorable hope, hopeful horn horse hospital hospitality host, hostess hostile hot, heat hour, hourly house housemaid human, humanity human being humiliate, humiliation humor, humorous hunger, hungry hunt

hurry hurt (hurt, hurt) husband I ice idea, ideal identify, identification identity ignore, ignorance ill, illness illegal image imagine, imagination immediate important, importance impress, impression, impressive improve, improvement in case (of) in charge of in common in comparison (to,with) in contrast (to) in doubt (about, of) in any event in honor of in the hope of in a hurry in love with in mind in a (good, bad) mood in need (of, for) in ones opinion in order in person in place in practice in preparation (for) in return (for) in search of in tears in turn in use in other words inch include, inclusion income increase n, v

independent, independence indoor(s) industry, industrial infect, infection, infectious influence n, v influential inform, information, informative injure, injury ink inner insect insert inside out insistent in the long run institution, institutional instruct, instruction instrument, instrumental insult n, v insure, insurance intelligent, intelligence intend, intention interest n, v international interrupt, interruption in time introduce, introduction, introductory in vain invent, invention invite, invitation involve, involvement inward(s) iron island isolate, isolation item itinerary J jaw jewel, jewelry job join

joint joke judge, judgment juice, juicy jump just justice K Keep (kept, kept) keep an eye on keep in mind keep in touch with keep on keep ones head keep track of key kick kill kind king, kingdom kiss kitchen knee kneel knife (knives) knock knot know (knew, known), knowledge L lack lady lake lamb lamp land n land v language large last late, lately laugh, laughter law, lawyer lay (laid, laid) lay off lazy, laziness lead (led, led) leaf (leaves) lean leap n, v learn leather leave (left, left)

leave out left leg legal, legality lend (lent, lent) lesson let (let, let) let alone letter level liberty library, librarian license lid lie (lied, lied) lie (lay, lain) lie down life (lives) lift light like prep, v likely limit, limitation line lion, lioness lip liquid list n, v listen little by little locate, location lock long, length look look after look at look for look forward to look into look out look over look up loose lose (lost, lost), loss lose ones head loud love low loyal, loyalty luck, lucky lung luxury, luxurious M machine, machinery

magazine magic, magician mail main major, majority make (made, made) make an effort make believe make friends make no difference make sure make up ones mind male man, manly manage, management manner manual map march mark n, v market marry, married, marriage martyr match material matter mattress may meal mean (meant, meant) means measure, measurement meat medical medicine meet, meeting melt member, membership memorize, memorization memory mental, mentality mention mess, messy message metal method middle might, mighty migrate, migration

military milk mind mine n mineral minister, ministry minor, minority minute n minute adj. mirror miss mist mistake n mix, mixture moderate modern moment money monkey month, monthly moon moral morning mother, motherly mountain, mountainous mouse (mice) mouth move, movement mud, muddy multiply, multiplication murder muscle, muscular music, musician must mystery, mysterious N nail narrow nasty nation, national, nationality nature, natural navy near, nearly neat necessary, necessity neck need needle negative nerve, nervous

nest net network never mind new news, newspaper next nice night, nightly nightmare noise, noisy nominate, nomination none nonsense normal, abnormal north, northern nose note nothing notice now and then nowhere number nurse nutritious O obedient, obedience obey object, objection obsolete obtain obvious occasion, occasional ocean odd, oddity off and on offend, offense, offensive offer office, officer, official oil old old-fashioned omit, omission once and for all once in a while on business on the contrary on a diet on duty on fire

on guard on hand on ones mind on ones own on ones way on purpose on sale on the double on the job on the whole on time on vacation open operate, operation, operational opinion opponent opportunity oppose, opposition opposite optimistic option, optional orange order, orderly ordinary organ, organize, organization origin, original originate other ought to outdoor(s) outer outlook out of business out of date out of hand out of order out of practice out of sight out of the question out of turn out of use out of work over and over overcome owe own oxygen P pace pack, package page pain, painful paint, painting

pair pale panic, panicky pants paper parallel parent(s) park part particular partly partner party passage passenger password path patient, patience pattern pause pay (paid, paid), payment pay attention to peace, peaceful pen pencil people pepper perfect perform, performance perhaps period, periodic permanent permit, permission person, personal pessimistic persuade, persuasion, persuasive pet photograph, photography phrase physical pick pick out pick up picture piece pig pile pillow pin pink pipe

pity place, placement plain plan n, v plane plant plastic plate play pleasant pleased pleasure plenty plural pocket poem, poet, poetry point, pointed point out poison, poisonous pole police polish polite, politeness politics, political, politician pool poor, poverty popular, popularity population, populous portable portion position positive possess, possession possible, possibility post pot potato pound pour powder power, powerful practice, practical praise pray, prayer prefer, preference prepare, preparation, preparatory present adj, v, n preserve, preservation president, presidential press, pressure

pretend, pretence pretty prevent, prevention, preventive previous price, priceless priest prince, princess principle print priority prison, prisoner private, privacy prize probable problem process n, v produce, product, production profession, professional profit, profitable program progress, progressive prominent promise n, v pronounce, pronunciation proof property propose, proposal protect, protection, protective protest n, v proud, pride prove provide public pull pump punish, punishment pure, purity purple purpose push put (put, put) put away put on put off put out Q quality quantity quarrel

quarter queen question quick quiet, quietness quite a few R rabbit race raid n, v railroad rain, rainy raise random range rank rapid rare rat rate rather raw reach react, reaction read (read, read) ready real, reality realize, realization reason, reasonable recall receive, reception, receptive receipt recent, recently recognize, recognition reconsider record n, v red reduce, reduction refuse, refusal regard n, v regular reinforce, reinforcement relate, relative, relation, relationship relax, relaxation reliable religion, religious remain remark n, v remember remind, reminder

remnant remote remove, removal rent repair n, v repeat, repetition replace, replacement reply n, v report n, v represent, representative request n, v respect n, v responsible, responsibility rest restrict, restriction result retire, retirement return revise reward rice rich rid ride (rode, ridden) right right here/there right away ring (rang, rung) ripe rise (rose, risen) risk, risky river road rob, robbery rock roll romance, romantic roof room root rope rose rough round row royal royalty rub rubber rude ruin rule ruler

run (ran, run) run away run into run out of run over rush n, v S sad, sadness safe, safety safeguard sail salary salt, salty same sand, sandy satisfy, satisfaction, satisfactory save say (said, said) scale scatter scene, scenery school science, scientific, scientist scissors screen screw sea search n, v season seat secret, secrecy secretary see (saw, seen) see about see someone off seed seem seize self-appointed self-assessment self-awareness self-centered self-confident self-conscious self-controlled self-denial self-discipline self-employed self-respect self-restraint self-service self-supporting sell (sold, sold),

sale send (sent, sent) sensation sense, sensible, sensitive sentence separate, separation sequence serious servant serve, service set (set, set) set fire to settle severe, severity sew (sewed, sewed/sewn) shade shadow shake (shook, shaken) shake hands shame shape share sharp sheet shelf (shelves) shell shelter n, v shine, shiny ship shirt shock n, v shoe shoot (shot, shot), shot shop shore short, shortage should shoulder shout show (showed, shown) n show off show up shut (shut, shut) shy sick, sickly, sickness side sideways sight sign, signal signature

silent, silence silk silly silver similar, similarity simple simplify sincere, sincerity sing (sang, sung), song single singular sink (sank, sunk) sister, sisterly sit (sat, sat) site situation, situational size skill, skillful skin, skinny skirt sky slave, slavery sleep (slept, slept) slide slight slip,slippery slogan slope slow small smart smell smile smoke n, v smooth snack snake snow, snowy soap social society sock so far soft soil soldier solar solid solve, solution somehow sometimes son sophisticated soon

sore sorrow sorry sort soul sound n, v soup sour south, southern space, spacious spade speak (spoke, spoken) special, specialty specific speech speed, speedy spell spend (spent, spent) spin spirit split (split, split) spoil spoon sport(s) spot spread (spread, spread) spring n spring (sprang, sprung) square stage stamp stand (stood, stood) stand a chance stand for stand up standard, standardize star, starry start state, statement station stay stay up steady steal (stole, stolen) steam, steamy steel steep stem step step down

stick (stuck, stuck), sticky stiff still sting (stung, stung) stitch stomach stone, stony stop store storm, stormy story straight strange, stranger stream street stretch strict strike (struck, struck) n string strong, strength structure struggle student study stupid, stupidity style subject submit substance subtract succeed, success, successful suck sudden suffer, suffering sugar suggest, suggestion suit, suitable suitcase sum summer sun, sunny sunglasses supper supply n, v support n, v suppose sure surface surprise surround swallow swear (swore, sworn)

sweep (swept, swept) sweet swell swim (swam, swam) swing (swung, swung) sword symbol sympathy, sympathetic system T table take (took, taken) take advantage of take after take a seat take a walk take care of take charge of take into account take off take out take ones time take part take place take something for granted take turns talent talk talk over tall taste n, v tax tea teach (taught, taught) team tear (tore, torn) technique, technical tell (told, told) temper temperature temporary tend, tendency tense tent tentative terrible terror testimony thank, thankful

theater then there therefore thick thief, theft thin thing think (thought, thought), thought think of think over thread threat, threaten throat throw (threw, thrown) throw away thumb ticket tie tiger tight tire tired, tiring tired out title tobacco today toe together tomorrow tongue tonight too tool tooth, teeth top total touch tour, tourism, tourist tower town toy track trade trade in tradition, traditional traffic train n train, training translate, translation transmit,

transmission transfer n, v transparent transport trap travel, traveling treat, treatment tree tribe trick trip tropical trouble, troublesome true, truth trunk trust n, v try try on try out tube tune turn turn down turn in turn on turn off turn out twice twist type, typical U ugly uncle understand (understood, understood) underwear undo (undid, undone) uniform, uniformity union unite universe, universal university unless upper upright upset (upset, upset) upside down upstairs up to date urgent, urgency use, useful, useless

used to usual V vacation valley value, valuable volunteer n, v vary, various, variety vegetable vehicle verse version victory, victorious view violate, violation violent, violence visit visual voice vote n, v vowel voyage W wages waist wait wait for wait on wake up walk wall wander want war, warrior wardrobe warm, warmth warn, warning wash waste n, v watch water wave weak, weakness wealth, wealthy weapon, weaponry wear (wore, worn) wear out weather weave wed (wed, wed) wedding week, weekly weep (wept, wept)

weigh, weight well (better, best) west, western wet wheat wheel whether whip whisper whistle white whole wide, width wife (wives) wild willing, willingness win (won, won) wind window wine wing winter wire wise, wisdom wish within reach within ones means without witness n. v woman wood, wooden wool word work world worm worry worth, worthy would rather wound n wrap wrist write (wrote, written) wrong Y yard year, yearly yellow yesterday young, youth Z Zero zoo

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