Vocabulary Word Family Definition and Example
Attraction (n) Nouns: attraction The feeling of liking someone, especially sexually,
Verbs: attract because of the way they look or behave
Adjectives: attractive Ex: She felt an immediate physical attraction
, unattractive to him.
Bond (v) To develop a close connection or strong
relationship with someone, or to make
someone do this
Ex: The aim was to bond the group into a closely knit team
A broken home Nouns: break, outbre A family in which the parents do not now live together
ak Ex: The development of the modern society has brought wit
Verbs: break growing number of broken homes, divorces and economic p
Adjectives: breakabl which have directly affected the parent-child relationship.
e, broken
Click (v) If two people click, they like each other immediately.
Ex: We met at college and we just clicked.
Inseparable (adj) Nouns: separation People who are inseparable are always together
Verbs: separate because they are such good friends.
Adjectives: insepara Ex: The two girls got on very well and soon became insepar
ble, separate
Adverbs: separately
Intimate (adj) Noun: intimation Having a special relationship with someone who you like or
Verb: intimate love very much
Adjective: intimate Ex: intimate relationships
The restaurant has a very intimate atmosphere.
He's become very intimate with an actress.
Patch sth up
To try to improve your relationship with someone after you
argument
Has he managed to patch things up with her?
Rocky (adj) Noun: rock A rocky relationship has problems and may not last
Adjective: rocky Ex: I heard that their marriage is a bit rocky.
Sibling (n) a sister or brother
Ex:I am also lucky to have a sibling, an older sister, who too
great care of me when we were children.
Stick by sb Verbs: stick to continue to support someone when they are having prob
Adjectives: sticky, st Ex: I'll stick by you whatever happens.
uck She was determined to stick by her husband.
Ties (n) Nouns: tie Relationships that connect you with a place, person, etc.
Verbs: tie, untie Ex: Family ties are weaker if you move a long way away.
I no longer feel any ties with my home town.
Relate to sb Nouns: relation, rela To understand how someone feels
tionship, relative Ex: Most teenagers find it hard to relate to their parents.
Verbs: relate
Adjectives: related, r
elative, unrelated
Adverbs: relatively
Attached to sb/sth Nouns: attachment Feeling emotionally close to someone or something
Verbs: attach Ex: The children are very attached to their grandparents.
Adjectives: attached
Ancestor (n) a relative who lived a long time ago
Ex: We are living in a technologically advanced world wher
we are surrounded by all sorts of devices, which would seem
fantastic to our ancestors.
Upbringing (n) the way that your parents look after you and the things that
teach you when you are growing up
Ex: a middle-class/religious upbringing
She had a very strict upbringing.
Companion (n) someone you spend a lot of time with or go somewhere with
Ex: a travelling companion
Dan has been her constant companion these past ten years.
Associate with sb Nouns: association to spend time with a group of people, especially people who
Verbs: associate
ed of
Ex: This is a place where a lot of homeless people find shelte
even drug addicts go there to hide. So, it is clear that it is es
to protect our children from associating with all these peop
I don't want my children associating with drug addicts and
Spouse (n) your husband or wife
Ex: In 60 percent of the households surveyed both spouse
to work.
not be on speaking to not speak to someone because you have argued with them
terms Ex: My brother and I aren't on speaking terms.
To tie the knot To get married with sb
We're planning to tie the knot in April.
