different kinds of people Flashcards
a friendly and polite person
affable
she strikes me as an affable sort of person
someone with whom it is difficult to engage in meaningful conversation
aloof
remain aloof
keep yourself aloof from
her shyness often translates into a need to keep some distance and remain aloof
argumentative and aggressive
belligerent
generous
benevolent
she always speaks so highly of those she meets and I truly believe in doing so she instils a sense of confidence in others
distrusting of the motives of others
cynical
one who forcibly and stubbornly defends their ideas
dogmatic
a person with peculiar character
eccentric
learned and knowledgeable
erudite
widely respected throughout the world of academia
very sociable
gregarious
He actively seeks out friendship wherever he goes, such is his desire for company, and he can fit in anywhere. He is possibly the most … person l’ve ever known.
impulsive
impetuous
lazy
indolent
Her enthusiasm for lying in front of the television seems to know no bounds; she is the most person I have ever met
in a way that involves positive action
be actively involved in
actively encourage sb to do sth
look for sth or sb esp for a long time
seek out
While he was at the library, Steve decided to seek out some information on the history of the area.
aloof synonyms
withdrawn, reserved
impetuous antonyms
circumspect, cautious
eccentric synonyms
outlandish, idiosyncratic
submissive synonyms
border on toadying, subservient , acquiescent
affable antonym
standoffish
rude
short-tempered
dishonest
unpredictable and changing moods
pay attention to detail
deep in thought
fussy
impractical and idealistic
disobedient
optimistic
principled
faithful
impassive
noisy and forceful
stubborn
melancholy and longing for sth
insolent
irascible
mendacious
mercurial
pedantic
pensive
pernickety
quixotic(pursuit/project)
recalcitrant
sanguine
scrupulous attention to detail
steadfast friend/friendship/loyalty
stoic (be a stoic)
vociferous opponent/champion of/complain vociferously
wilful disregard/destruction of property
wistful smile/glance
- in your most secret and true thoughts
- deep down, what sb is really like
- don’t lose courage
- express sympathy
- lose hope
- HEART collocations and expressions
- start paying attention to advice or warnings
- quickly examine sth
- read sth quickly
- turn to sb for sth
- be planning to do sth
- consider advantages
- think abt the future
- consider a possibility
- become better, improve
- be quick to notice/understand
- available , ready to be used
- in progress
- prevent
- work as hard as others(other weight collocations)
- when your joke isn’t laughed at
- fall asleep
- eccentric
- adhere to laws and maintain them
- problems/difficulties
- agree to do what people have asked you to do
- to calm down ( of a situation)
- in your heart of hearts
- at heart
- don’t lose heart(take heart)
- your heart goes out to
- your heart sinks
- have a heart of gold/stone, do sth to your heart’s content, the heart of the city, at the heart of the dispute, the heart of the matter, your heart isn’t in it, put heart and soul into , your heart skips a beat, heart’s desire, set your heart on, sb’ heart is in their mouth/boots
- take criticism/advice to heart
- look over
- look througt
- took to sb for sth
- be looking to do …
- look on the bright side
- think ahead
- look into
- look up
- be on the ball
- on hand (keep sb/sth on hand), urgent and pressing matters on hand - deal with, be on hand to give advice, cash on hand
- well in hand (the work /task in hand/have the situation in hand)
- keep/hold at bay
- pull your weight , carry weight, attach weight to, give weight
- fall flat and go too far
- flake out
- off the wall
24.uphold the law/the rights/tradition/a decision (endeavour to uphold the high educational standards)
25.suffer/experience a setback, a slight setback in, a major/minor setback, a series of setbacks - accede to a request/demand
- let the dust settle
expert - synonym
connoisseur , one of the cognoscenti, epicure(food or drinks) pundit
a product that is extremely good in a particular place:
specialty
a local speciality, a speciality of the area
a speciality of the house
offers a superb menu of local specialities at affordable prices.
forte/strong point
as an epicure, he is entranced by their new range of speciality foods
sb who pretends to know sth when they in fact don’t
charlatan
an immoral person/ become worse in quality
degenerate
Educational standards are degenerating year by year owing to a lack of funds.
quality of life degenerates
unpleasantly or sharply clear
the stark reality, stand in stark contrast to, be in stark contrast to
stark naked, stark raving mad, stark terror
unusual person
maverick
a political maverick
a person who is practical
pragmatist
a political pragmatist takes advantage of every opportunity
a person who lives alone
hermit, recluse
an obsequious person
sycophant
able to imagine the future
visionary
visionary thinking/ a visionary author
SOCIETY coll
changes strike at the heart of modern society, address the needs of young/older members of society, the corrosion of moral standards within society, the family unit is still considered by some as the cornerstone of society
intervene in a dispute
mediate an end to a crisis/dispute/strike, mediate a solution/settlement/compromise, mediate a conflict/between,
set up a tribunal to arbitrate and mediate disputes, efforts to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict
appoint a mediator to assist in finding a resolution to the dispute, act/serve as a mediator
1. the mediator tried but failed miserably to get the two opposing sides to reach some common ground, shattering all remaining hope that a quick and painless resolution to the dispute could be found
biased
partisan
adopt a blatanly partisan attitude, partisan politics
faithfulness
loyalty
impressive loyalty to the cause, loyalties to your family, divided loyalties
having flexible working hours encourages employee loyalty to the company;
to build loyalty by creating a brand name
sb who lives somewhere (characteristic of a place)
denizen
be a denizen of
deer and squirrels are denizens of the forest
city dweller
the majority of urban dwellers live in tiny apartments / abject poverty
sb who cares only for the money
avaricious, venal, mercenary
he is nothing but a mercenary; morals do not come into it
to inherit money
come into money/property
an emotion or quality comes into a situations
a person who is a leading figure in a field
luminary
a luminary in a field
play host to a large gathering of luminaries
to emphasise the opposite of sth stated
anything but
the long -term prospects for the economy are anything but promising
figure coll
a key/leading/central figure, run into double figures, single figures
a figure of authority
have a head for figures
the main or prominent figure in a situation
key/main protagonist
hunt colloc
hunt sb down, hunt all over the place, hunt high and low, house/job hunting, a long hunt, the hunt for sth, be on the hunt for, step up the hunt
term collocations
be beneficial in the long - term , in terms of, yield returns in the short term , in no uncertain terms , terms of employment/under the terms of, be on good/friendly with sb terms with, come to terms , extend term of office, serve a short term for, speak in glowing terms/complain in the strongest terms, technical/medical terms, terms of approval, terms and conditions,
a lot of -
plethora
There’s a plethora of books about the royal family.
The plethora of regulations is both contradictory and confusing.
cornucopia
offer a cornucopia of/ hold a cornucopia of
as consumers h
we have an embarrassment of riches
adj. - when you think you are always correct and morally better than others
self-righteous
come across as self-righteous
leave a place/ punishment
get off : if we can get off by seven, then we’ll be there in good time
leave work w/o permission : workers can get off early
get off lightly/with a small fine
where does he get off doling out advice to people all the time
bold and shameless behaviour
brazenness\
be shocked by the sheer brazenness of
his brazenness astounds me
produce a lot of sth
prolific
a prolific writer churning out books
nerve colloc
it takes a lot of nerve to, lose your nerve, the nerve, suffer from nerves, be a bundle of nerves, calm/steady your nerves, a cool head and steady nerves
idea, belief
notion
reject a notion, a vague notion of
i can’t believe he had the nerve to show up let alone dismiss the notion that he should issue an apology
well colloc
well above/beyond, well away from , well aware of, well aorth
aggressively defient
truculent
obstreperous
belligeren
without regret or guilt
remorselessness
he seldom showed any mercy and was scathing in his criticism
when you are meddlesome you …
stick your nose into sth
take a risk
stick your neck out
remorse coll
be filled with remorse, feel no remorse for
on account of genuine remorse he was granted a more lenient sentence
to get
elicit
elicit a response from sb, elicit the support of the public, the questionnaire was intended to elicit information on sth, elicit a smile/elicit enormous public interest
illegal
illicit
partake in illicit activities such as money laundering and counterfeiting
illicit drugs
illegal copying
piracy
combat/crack down/stamp out piracy
video/software piracy, the growing problem of counterfeiting and piracy(allegations of counterfeiting and money-laundering)
to think
conceive
conceive of sb as, conceive of, can’t conceive how, find it hard to conceive that, conceive an exhibition/plot for a film
develop
evolve into , evolve from, evolve new strategies/ways to cope with changing market
new and modern
cutting edge companies/designs/products, be at the cutting edge of, be on the cutting edge in terms of (the graphics), maintain a cutting edge in technological advance
not very
none too
he seemed none too pleased at the prospect of making my acquaintance (on further acquaintance)
silly
ludicrouS, farciCAL
brilliant
ingenious
an ingenious idea, devise an ingenious solution to a problem
invent
devise games/cartoon characters, devise an agenda for, set about devising a plan, devise a way to
be in love with
be smitten by/with sb, be infatuated with
pass(of time)
roll by
riddle
brainteaser
when you like sth
penchant
a penchant for hiking
compare
liken sth to sthm equate, draw an analogy
insatiable coll
hunger/appetite/desire
satisfy insatiable curiosity
voracious, rapacious
brief and desultory
cursory glance/examination
bring sb down
dampen enthusiasm/ spirits
naive
ingenuous
lucky chance
fortuitous timig/opportunity
worried/scared synonyms
petrified of
distraught
unable to be explained
inexplicable
unable to be explained
inexplicable
revive
rekindle friendship/memories, rekindle the spark
spruce up
revamp image/system
