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100 Words Every B1 English Learner Should Know

October 10, 2026

100 Words Every B1 English Learner Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. advantage Something that helps or brings a benefit.
2. advice Suggestions about what someone should do.
3. afford To have enough money to pay for something.
4. allow To let someone do something.
5. although Despite the fact that.
6. apologize To say you are sorry.
7. arrange To plan or organize something.
8. available Ready to be used or obtained.
9. avoid To keep away from someone or something.
10. behavior The way someone acts.
11. borrow To take something temporarily with permission.
12. breathe To take air into and out of lungs.
13. budget A plan for spending available money.
14. cause Something that makes another thing happen.
15. certain Having no doubt about something.
16. climate The usual weather conditions in a region.
17. compare To examine how things are similar or different.
18. complain To say you are unhappy about something.
19. confident Sure of your ability to do something.
20. consider To think carefully about something.
21. convenient Easy to use or fitting your needs.
22. damage Harm that makes something less useful or valuable.
23. decide To choose what to do.
24. depend To need or rely on someone or something.
25. describe To say what someone or something is like.
26. destination The place you are traveling to.
27. develop To grow or become more advanced.
28. disadvantage Something that makes a situation less favorable.
29. disappointed Unhappy because something was worse than expected.
30. earn To receive money for work.
31. effect A change produced by something.
32. effort The energy used to do something.
33. embarrassed Feeling uncomfortable or ashamed around other people.
34. encourage To give someone confidence or hope.
35. energy Power used to produce heat, light, or movement.
36. environment The natural world around us.
37. expect To believe something will happen.
38. experience Knowledge gained from doing or seeing things.
39. explain To make something clear or understandable.
40. fail To not achieve the result you wanted.
41. familiar Known because you have encountered it before.
42. goal Something you want to achieve.
43. grateful Feeling thankful for help or kindness.
44. however Used to introduce a contrasting idea.
45. improve To make or become better.
46. increase To become or make something greater.
47. injury Physical harm to a person’s body.
48. instead In place of someone or something else.
49. interview A meeting to assess someone for a job.
50. involve To include something as a necessary part.
51. knowledge Information and understanding gained through learning.
52. lend To let someone use something temporarily.
53. likely Expected to happen or be true.
54. local Relating to a particular nearby area.
55. luggage Bags and suitcases taken when traveling.
56. manage To succeed in doing something difficult.
57. necessary Needed for a particular purpose.
58. opportunity A chance to do something.
59. ordinary Normal or usual; not special.
60. owe To need to pay or return something.
61. patient Able to wait calmly without getting annoyed.
62. pollution Harmful substances that damage air, water, or land.
63. prevent To stop something from happening.
64. progress Movement toward a goal or better condition.
65. promise To say you will definitely do something.
66. protect To keep someone or something safe.
67. proud Pleased about something you or others achieved.
68. provide To give someone something they need.
69. purpose The reason something is done or exists.
70. qualification An official record of completed education or training.
71. quality How good or bad something is.
72. realize To become aware of something.
73. recognize To identify someone or something seen before.
74. reduce To make something smaller or less.
75. refuse To say you will not do something.
76. relationship The connection between people or things.
77. remind To help someone remember something.
78. require To need something or make it necessary.
79. responsibility A duty to deal with something.
80. result Something that happens because of something else.
81. risk The possibility of something bad happening.
82. salary A fixed amount regularly paid for work.
83. skill An ability to do something well.
84. stress Mental pressure caused by difficult situations.
85. succeed To achieve what you wanted to do.
86. suggest To offer an idea for someone to consider.
87. suitable Right for a particular person or purpose.
88. support To help or encourage someone.
89. task A piece of work to be done.
90. tend To usually behave in a particular way.
91. therefore For that reason; as a result.
92. training Learning skills needed for a particular activity.
93. treatment Medical care given for illness or injury.
94. unless Except if a particular condition is true.
95. value How much something is worth.
96. various Several different kinds of something.
97. warn To tell someone about possible danger or trouble.
98. waste To use something carelessly or unnecessarily.
99. whole Complete, with no parts missing.
100. wonder To think about something you are unsure about.

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