DESCRIBE THINGS Flashcards
TROUSERS
I was walking around with my _____ open. Seriously, with my zip _____. Can you believe that?
FLIES
undone
I’m not _____ on things being all geometric and _____
keen
square
Paint on the bald head = ________’ paint on the ________
Bloomin’
napper
THE ROGHT CLOTHES
Did you find your perfect ______?
Fit
THIS PLACE IS A DUMP
The old, d_________ house at the end of the l______ had a _________ air about it, as if it had been forgotten by time itself.
dilapidated
Lane
folorn / abandoned / hopeless / sad
People who wear p__________ shirts come from diverse _____________ and have varied tastes in fashion.
patterned
backgrounds…. groups
INTERIOR STRUCTURE
It’s a nice ___________ you’ve got here.
set-up
EXAGERATED
Your headlines sound a little ______________
Lurid
Sensatoonalized
FARFETCHED
EXPRESS CURIOSITY
Oh, this place. I _________ what it’s like inside.
Wonder
I’m dead curious to know.
EXTRAORDINARY
The popularity of the new restaurant is _________. There are people queueing up around the ____________ every day.
off the scale;
block
AURORA BOREALUS
They were showing the _________ as a ___________ to an ___________ volcano. It was a spectacular ____________!
northern lights
backdrop
erupting
sight
That attitude is _____________
HORRIBLE
well rank / repulsive / disgusting.
SKIES ARE GREY AND IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN
A dreary day is one with ___________ skies or a generally ____________ atmosphere.
DREEH reeh
overcast
somber
This is Group _____________ gone ______________.
representaTIvity / RepreSENTativeness.
bonkers / mad.
Under the ___________ we walked hand in hand, _____________ the peaceful evening.
vanilla skies (trabquility),
enjoying
Lye is dangerous.
It ___________ bad.
It’s a highly corrosive __________ used for cleaning.
burns
solution
A FLARE-UP OF GOUT
The queen’s had ____________ gout.
(a type of inflammatory arthritis caused by a ____________ of uric acid crystals in the ____________).
an attack of
buildup
joints
THERE IS NO EXCUSE
What they did was not __________.
justiFIable
STAYS IN YOUR MIND FOREVER
It’s a ______________ heart-warming story.
memorable
Interrupting someone while they’re speaking’s proper ____________, innit?”
disrespectful
Oi, mate, check out that retro _____________ in the corner of the shop. And over there, fancy some posh ______________? They’re proper fancy. Amongst the cutlery, I found some ____________ silverware. And in the next aisle, loads of cool ____________ from all over, proper interesting stuff.”
hi-fi
cake servers
snazzy (eye catching)
mementos
BOTHERING ME
Oh boy, this ____________ and humidity are really ___________ me.
heat
getting to
ISOLATED AND QUIET
The ____________ cabin in the woods offered the perfect ____________ from the _____________ of city life.
secluded
retreat
hustle and bustle
STINKY FEET
This smells like _______________
cheesy feet
AN ANGRY MESSAGE ON A MESSAGING APP
When she finally read his _______________, she was _______________ because his angry message was written in _______________
text
taken aback
all caps.
MESSY HOUSE DUE TO CHILDREN BEING ON HOLIDAY
School’s ______________, so the house is a right ____________ with _______________ everywhere, but tomorrow it’ll be ________________ once the kids are off to their gran’s.
out
mess
clutter
clutter-free
WHAT A LYING FILM!
What a ________________ that film is!
“That film’s ________________!”
load of bollocks
full of crap
WET / DRENCHED
The carpet got all _____________
soaked
DULL OR SHINY
Is the photo _____________ or _____________?
matte
glossy
THAT’S A RELIEF
“Well, that’s _______________
not too bad.
I HAVE TO SHOW, OTHERWISE THEY WILL NOT REMEMBER MY ORDER
Let me ________________ so they will not forget me. Of course: out of _______________, out of ________________..
make myself seen
sight
mind
ABOUT THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF PETROPOLIS
This is the more ________________ and provincial ________________ of the city.
elegant
side
