100 chosen nouns (based on the BNC):

abbot
agriculture
almighty
apple
arts
aviation
bacon
bank
baroque
bay
bean
bell
birch
blackbird
brewer
brigade
bull
bureau
captain
cathedral
channel
chateau
cherry
chuck
coke
colt
commander
commerce
committee
constable
corporal
county
crook
crystal
dad
dent
deputy
digest
directive
district
dot
dove
dun
echo
economics
fellowship
forestry
forum
friar
gala
governor
guy
hall
hamlet
hawk
heritage
hitch
honey
hood
hunt
hurricane
journal
justice
knight
lady
lake
lane
manor
matron
memorial
moor
mount
national
pact
pall
peel
phantom
polo
porter
primrose
rectory
regiment
remembrance
saviour
scout
secretariat
senator
sheriff
silicon
spa
spike
street
teddy
thorn
thrush
tweed
union
valley
watt
zoo