# Everyday Routines Upper Intermediate

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- CEFR: B2 (Upper-intermediate)
- Theme: Daily Life
- Words: 20
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Everyday Routines vocabulary for managing household tasks, including stock up, fall behind, backlog and creature of habit — words for how well or badly a…

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## Word list

* **stock up**: To buy a large amount of something so that you have plenty of it for the future. — “We always **stock up** on tinned food before winter.”
* **pile up**: To grow into a large amount because nobody has dealt with it. — “The washing-up **piles up** fast when nobody bothers.”
* **neglect** /nəˈɡlɛkt/: To fail to take care of something you are responsible for. — “He **neglected** the garden all summer and the weeds took over.”
* **overdue** /ˈoʊvərˈdu/: Not done by the time it should have been; late. — “The spring cleaning is well **overdue**.”
* **backlog** /ˈbæˌklɑɡ/: A build-up of work that should have been done already. — “There's a **backlog** of ironing waiting for me.”
* **catch up on**: To do things you should have done earlier, to reach a normal level. — “I spent Sunday **catching up on** the laundry.”
* **fall behind**: To fail to keep up with what needs to be done, so it builds up. — “It's easy to **fall behind** with the housework when you're busy.”
* **get on top of**: To finally manage and control something that had built up. — “I've finally **got on top of** the washing this week.”
* **chip in**: To help by doing a small part of a task together with others. — “Everyone **chipped in** to clean the flat before the guests arrived.”
* **pull your weight**: To do your fair share of the work. — “It's not fair if you don't **pull your weight** with the chores.”
* **unwind** /ənˈwaɪnd/: To relax and stop feeling worried after a busy or stressful day. — “I need an hour to **unwind** before bed.”
* **juggle** /ˈdʒʌɡəl/: To try to deal with two or more jobs or duties at the same time. — “She **juggles** a full-time job and three young kids.”
* **predictable** /prɪˈdɪktəbəl/: Always happening in the way you expect, with no surprises. — “His morning routine is completely **predictable**.”
* **repetitive** /rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/: Involving the same actions done again and again. — “The job felt **repetitive** after the first week.”
* **structured** /ˈstrʌktʃərd/: Organised carefully, following a clear plan. — “She keeps a very **structured** morning routine.”
* **unstructured** /ənˈstrʌkʃərd/: Not organised or planned in a clear way. — “Weekends feel refreshingly **unstructured** compared to work days.”
* **regimented** /ˈrɛdʒəˌmɛntɪd/: Organised in a very strict, controlled way, following fixed rules. — “Life in the army is famously **regimented**.”
* **creature of habit**: A person who likes to do the same things in the same way every time. — “I'm a **creature of habit** — same breakfast every day.”
* **autopilot** /ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət/: A state in which you do familiar things automatically, without thinking. — “I got dressed on **autopilot**, still half asleep.”
* **disrupt** /dɪsˈrʌpt/: To interrupt something and stop it from continuing normally. — “A late night can **disrupt** your whole morning routine.”

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