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Clumsy

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Awkward customer = difficult person to deal with

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Bold (3)

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Brave, decisive, courageous

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Faithful - синонимы (6)

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Loyal, reliable, honest, trustworthy, sincere, frank

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Industrious

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Hard-working

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Modest - синонимы

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Shy, closed

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Resolute [‘rezelu:t] - синонимы (5+/3-)

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+Determined, certain, decisive, firm, persistent
-obstinate, stubborn, pig-headed

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Irritable - синонимы (5)

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Hot-tempered, quarrelsome, argumentative, stubborn, obstinate

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Good-natured - синонимы

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Kind-hearted, have a heart of gold

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ill-mannered - синонимы (4)

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Impolite, ill-bred, discourteous, rude

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Reserved - антонимы (6) + idiom (1)

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≠easygoing, communicative, sociable, gregarious (общительный), out-going, a chatter-box
= he is rather a cold fish (distant, unfriendly)

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Lazy (antonyms 2 + idiom 1)

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≠hard-working, industrious
=lazy-bones

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Double-faced (antonyms 1)

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≠sincere

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Strong-willed (2 antonyms)

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≠weak-willed, pathetic

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Generous - антонимы (5 ant, 2 syn)

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-Mean, greedy, tight-fisted, misery, stingy
+economical , thrifty (бережливый)

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Open-hearted (2 ant)

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≠reserved, haughty (надменный, надутый)

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Light-minded

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=absent-minded (легкомысленный, рассеянный), silly (нелепый, легкомысленный)

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Envious

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Завистливый

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Jealous

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Ревнивый

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Touchy

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Обидчивый

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Touching

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Чувствительный = sensitive

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Sensible - синонимы (2)

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=down-to-earth, realistic

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Witty

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Остроумный

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A block-head (10 synonyms)

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Тупица
= dull, stupid, dumb, foolish, blunt, half-witted, simple, lunatic, brainless, daft(безрассудный)

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Coward

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Трус

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Dawdler (1 s)

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Капуша
Slow-coach

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Nuisance (1 idiom)

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She’s a pain in the neck

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Lier - антонимы (4)

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≠honest, sincere, frank, fair

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A sleepy-head

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Соня

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Sweet-tooth

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Сладкоежка

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Sadistic - синонимы (4)

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Rude, cruel, evil, violent

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Assertive - negative connotations (2)

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Напористый
Aggressive, bossy

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Confident, self assured - negative con (4+ 2 idiom)

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Self-important, arrogant, full of oneself, haughty, he’s over the top (very exaggerated in behaviour), big-head

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Weird - синонимы (4+ 2 idioms)

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An odd-ball, odd, eccentric, nerd, queer, he’s round the bend

34
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Innocent- negative c.

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Naive, childish

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Ambitious - negative con (1)

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Pushy (кто пойдёт по головам)

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Curious, inquiring- negative c.

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Nosy, inquisitive

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Smart - синонимы (13)+ negative c. (3)

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Wise, genius, intelligent, clever, bright, shrewd, brilliant, rational, able, gifted, talented, brainy, sanity
≈cunning (хитрый без интеллекта), crafty (хитрый с интеллектом), sly (врождённая черта хитрости и коварства)

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As hard as nails

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No sympathy for others

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He gets on everyone nerves

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Irritable

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“Fast” (2) + “Slow” (2)

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  1. Be quick off the mark, fast worker
  2. Slow off the mark, slow-coach
41
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Very normal

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Middle-of-the-road

42
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People in the classroom (4)

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  1. Teacher’s pet
  2. Top of the class
  3. Know-all
  4. Big-head (высокомерный)
  5. Lazy-bones
43
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Positive feelings, moods (4)

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  1. As happy as the day is long (очень довольный (content))
  2. Be on cloud nine
  3. To be in high spirit (lively)
  4. Chin up (happy despite bad things)
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Negative feelings, moods (4)

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  1. Have a face as long as a fiddle (look very sad)
  2. Look down in the dumps (looked depressed)
  3. In a (black) mood
  4. Be like a bear with a sore head (irritable)
45
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Very hungry (idiom)

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I could eat a horse!

46
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Exhausted

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I’m feeling all in

47
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Not very well/ill

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A bit under the weather

48
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In good physical condition

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On top form

49
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Dizzy - головокружение

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As if my head was going round

50
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Very sick/ill

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Be at death’s door

51
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Very fit indeed - очень подтянутый

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As fit as a fiddle

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Fear/fright (5)

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  1. Be scared stiff
  2. She frighten the life out of him
  3. Be all shaking in our shoes (трястись от страха)
  4. Be scared out of his wits
  5. Jump out of skin

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