B2 vocabulary Flashcards
So simple and easy to understand that it is unable to go wrong or be used wrongly:
Foolproof
pleasant or friendly
Good-natured
a strong belief about someone or something that cannot completely be explained and does not have to be decided by reasoning:
Gut feeling/reaction
Happy and not serious
Light-hearted
Someone who often forgets things or does not pay attention to what is happening near them because they are thinking about other things
Absent-minded
A person that becomes angry and annoyed easily
bad-tempered
Thinking that you are more important or more intelligent than you really are
Big-headed
Relaxed in manner and character; not usually worried about other people’s behaviour or things that need to be done:
Laid-back
Not willing to accept ideas or ways of behaving that are different from your own
Narrow-minded
Only interested in yourself and your own activities:
Self-centred
you are determined to behave in a particular way although there might be good reasons for not doing so:
Strong-willed
unwilling to spend money
Tight-fisted
A well balanced person is calm and reasonable and shows good judgment
well balanced
To need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange for something they have done for you.
To have success, happiness, a job, etc. only because of what someone has given you or done for you or because of your own efforts.
owe
strong; not easily broken or made weaker
tough