friendships and relationship Flashcards
friend colloc
relationship colloc
close/lifelong/childhood friends, a friend for life, circle of friends,
a long-term relationship, platonic relationship
circle of friends = paraphrase
social network
whether your social network is made up of firm friends of casual acquaintances, socialising could impact positively on your life expectancy
when two people aren’t getting along well or having differences…
on bad terms
to look at a situation from a different way that another person interprets it
take sth the wrong way
end a disagreement
heal the rift , the rift between
water under the bridge
split amicably, stay on friendly terms
completely opposite and different
poles apart (in personality)
a close conversation
a heart-to-heart chat
be criticised
come under attack
act quickly to defend sb
spring to sb’s defence
showing that you approve of sth
moral support sympathy
to have sympathy for sb
also- support and agreement
I must confess I have some sympathy with his views.
create new relationships
forge
also= forge a close bond, forge an agreement, forge a compromise/consensus
TRUST colloc
win sb’ s trust
abuse sb’s trust
full and … attention
undivided attention
pattern colloc
fall into the pattern (of family life)
a pattern is beginning to emerge from our comprehensive analysis of the data
establish/fall into/follow a pattern
address the needs of workers with diverse career patterns and goals.
not appreciate sth enough
take sth for granted
to make someone have a feeling that they had in the past:
rekindle
rekindle memories/friendship/love
not exact of memory
hazy memory
tending to commit crime( of young people)
relating to young people-
delinquent
juvenile delinquent
juvenile crime/offenders /detention
to spoil sb
pander to sb’s every whim
share secrets
let sb in on a secret
large in quantity and expensive or impressive:
lavish
lavish lifestyle/spending/praise/gifts/expenditure
a long, angry look:
glare
give sb a fierce/cold glare, a glare of contempt; to glare at sb She glared angrily at everyone and stormed out of the room.
unpleasantly bright or strong light:
reduce the glare, the sun’s glare, screen gives off a lot of glare, the harsh glare of the lights
oppressive public attention - in the full glare of publicity
the act of officially suggesting someone or something for a job, position, or prize:
nomination
nomination for a job
receive several nominations
achieve sth
realise one’s ambitions
quick ascent to fame
a meteoric rise to fame
… praise on sb
heap
praise and approval
accolade
be granted the ultimate accolade
Her approval was the highest accolade he could receive.
attitude colloc
undergo a profound change of attitude, have an attitude problem, take the attitude that
seem oddly ambivalent in your attitude
having the necessary ability and/or skills
competent
be competent at sth, a competent
fully/highly competent, an infinitely competent person, be competent to do sth
unquestionable competence
reach/attain a reasonable level of competence in, beyond one’s technical competence, doubts arose over the competence of the system, improve the competence of staff, But competent on its own can sometimes be a veiled criticism, with the implication that someone competent is just going to through the motions — you’d rather have someone inspired on the job.
display varying degrees of competence, reveal gross/sheer/utter incompetence
a competent essay lacking individuality
speak competent ..(language)
objective standards to assess the competency of our workforce.
knowledge
expertise
area of expertise, gain/pick up expertise, technical/professional expertise , require a high level of expertise in a subject
lazy
bone idle
stand/sit idle, idle threat/chatter/gossip , indulge in idle remarks, idle workforce
leave the machine idle - not in use
uniqueness
individuality
assert
an unpredictable person
slippery customer
also - slippery soap/floor/ice, as slippery as an eel
treat sb with conceit and be or disregard for sth that should be considered
contempt
stare with sheer/total/complete contempt, hold sb in contempt, treat sb with contempt, be beneath contempt , display an arrogant contempt for
shoulder the blame (often undeservedly)
take the flak
catch some flak from, come in for a lot of flak from,
causing disturbance
disruptive
disruptive influence, widespread disruption, delays and disruptions to sth
make a lot of people uncomfortable to do sth to cause tension
poison the atmosphere
sb is responsible for sth
the blame rests with sb
avoid one’s responsibilities
shirk responsibilities/duties
a few phrases expressing criticism
stoop to that level, dirty trick to play, a nasty piece of work, totally out of order, a downright disgrace, wouldn’t trust sb an inch
trust colloc
put one’s trust in sb
be in a position of trust
take nothing on trust
win/betray sb’s trust
to make someone confused, or make something more difficult to understand:
cloud one’s judgement
cloud sm’s memory
make light of sb
belittle sb’s achievements
small complaint
a few minor niggles
very obvious
overlook a glaring error,
a glaring omission
Measures to control child employment are a glaring (= very obvious) omission from new legislation to protect children.
pointless and to no purpose
senseless
a senseless argument, senseless violence/killings
also- futile, in a futile attempt
it … futile v-ing
attempts prove futile
bear fruit eventually
It was vain to pretend to it .. vain to , in the vain hope that , a vain attempt, in vain, efforts are in vain,
also - be very vain about
the ability to be relied on
trustworthiness
reliability and trustworthiness are important assets
corruption - synonym
bribery
stoop to bribery
be rife with bribery and corruption
a letter that is written by someone who knows you, to describe you and say if you are suitable for a job, course, etc.:
write/give a glowing reference
act as a referee for sb, provide a reference for
a reference check, follow up/take up references
also- a mention of sth - make reference to, write with/in reference to , contain many references to,
without reference to
prejudiced
biased
a biased referee, a biased view of the situation, tolerate biased media coverage
be prejudiced against sb, prejudiced views
be interested in sth very much
a keen interest in
to counter the negative effects of sth
compensate for
her enthusiasm more than compensates for her lack of experience
compensate for cuts in subsidies on which they vitally depend
a compensation clami, claim/seek compensation, provide adequate compensation for any costs incurred
richly compensated for efforts
extensive knowledge
encyclopaedic
comprehensive in terms of information
to GAIN EXPERIENCE
accumulate practical experience
improve skills
hone skills
do what you enjoy
pursue one’s interest (and realise one’s ambition)
very important
of paramount importance
… verb challenges
meet the challenges
full support, with complete sincerity and commitment
wholehearted support
wholeheartedly recommend/agree/support
be confident - every
have every confidence in
DO tasks
perform tasks indicated in the job description
savvy
acumen
remarkable/considerable business/financial/legal acumen
business/marketing savvy
skills for communicating with people
interpersonal skilss
SHOW a talent
reveal a remarkable talent for
trust sb totally
implicitly
interpret as an implicit criticism of
having good qualifications
well-qualified
be well-qualified to do/for sth
a chronic shortage of well-qualified academic staff
… a good relationship/rapport
develop/establish
personality characteristics - another way of saying
character/personality traits
unattractive character trait
very little effort to conceal sth
thinly disguised
disguise oneself , take elaborate measures to disguise myself as, disguise feelings/contempt/barely disguised emotion
disguise opinions, as a disguise
also_ thinly stretched budgets/resources
i couldn’t disguise my disappointment.
forte
strong point
tact is not my strong point
blunt manner - the opposite of(a blunt statement of fact)
tact
with tact and consideration
tactful
when you are …, you refuse to accept sth because others force you to or you will do as you deem right, often negative
stubborn
stubborn streak
be on a winning streak, have a ruthless/ambitious/winning streak
a streak of determination, arrogance, lucky/losing streak
to streak past, streak off down the street, be streaked with
a diamond in the rough-
beneath the gruff exterior
to consider or judge something in a particular way:
deem
deem safe/appropriate/necessary , be deemed a great success
to allow another person or group to have power or authority over you, or to accept something unwillingly:
submit
we protested …, but in the end we had to submit
She decided to resign from the party rather than submit herself to the new rules.
the outside of a building
exterior
a grand exterior
the exterior of the house, a modern exterior, the restored exterior
intelligence and an adj.
wit
sharp wit
a person of great intelligence and wit, dry/sharp/ready wit
perceptive - perceptive insights into
to absorb information, to digest
list some sharp colloc
a sharp decline in the standard of living, a sharp rise/decrease/blow/bend, in sharp contrast to
a sharp distinction between, a sharp reminder
a sharp mind/intellect
turn sharp left/right
energy and enthusiasm(a noun)
sparkle
lack sparkle, the sparkle went out of her, the sparkle left her, sparkling wit/intelligence/conversation
… anger(for a long time )
pent-up
direct
forthright
a forthright manner
feelings of unfriendliness and oftentimes open
hostility
open hostility to/toward
frightening and threatening
display intimidating characteristics
typical of sb
characteristic
characteristic hospitality/eloquence /dignity
when you have a lot of energy ..
boundless optimism/energy/enthusiasm
bursting with energy/curiosity, be bursting to do sth, also: balloons burst, the door burst open, burst banks of a river, burst into flames
improve confidence
boost
a friendly personality
a bright smile
bubbly personality
a dazzling smile, a warm and friendly smile
unfriendly and not welcoming
give sb a cool reception
be decidedly cool towards, seem distinctly cool, meet with a cool response (keep a cool head, keep your cool)
harsh and arrogant
abrasive
abrasive personality
the activity of looking for a house
house-hunting
i find house-hunting frustrating and mundane
of a place
big and roomy
and the opposite
spacious
spacious accommodation
a spacious room/house
confined space
the hostages had been confined for, be confined in the house, confine discussion to the matter in question, confine use of … to.., confine remarks to the job in hand
confine yourself to what you knowconfine your examples to ones that you can support with direct evidence
cramped conditions, a cramped room/house, a cramped/hectic schedule, the accommodation was cramped and conditions primitive
A LOT OF ROOM -
ample room for, ample space/opportunity/evidence, an ample supply of consumer goods
vast epanse
room and space colloc
waste of space, leave room for/space
short of space, take up a lot of space/room
empty parking spaces
vacant
course colloc
over the course of time, the course of the election, the best course to adopt, in the course of - during, an appropriate course of action, avoid collision by changing course
in due course
long in time, enduring
lasting
make a lasting contribution, a lasting peace/impression
be remembered in history as
go down in history as
kept for generations to come-
preserved for posterity
era colloc
a bygone era, he end of an era, represent the golden era
magnificence and splendour
glory
restore to former glory
revel in the glory of ing
in a blaze of glory
in all its glory
