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Lecture 2 - People And Relationships Flashcards

8, 10, 11, 12 & 13

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opportunistic

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using situations for own benefit

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methodical

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systematic, careful

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chauvinistic

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too patriotic

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to get carried away

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become too excited and lose control

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obliging

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ready to help

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superficial

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not caring about serious things

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insecure

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not confident, uncertain about your own
abilities

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perfectionist

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someone who is not satisfied if things are
not 100% perfect

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tactless

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inclined to say things that upset or off end
people

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intuitive

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understanding instinctively

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diligent

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hard-working

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placid

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calm, does not easily become excited or
angry

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cunning

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having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion

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magnetic personality

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personality that attracts people to you

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distrustful

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not trusting, suspicious of other

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supportive

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gives help or encouragement

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shrewd

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having good judgement

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extravagant

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spends too much money or uses too much
of something

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industrious

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diligent and hard-working.

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down-to-earth

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practical and sensible

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altruistic

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thinking of others rather than yourself

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morose

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gloomy

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sharp-tongued

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inclined to speak in a severe and critical way

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naive

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without enough experience of life, trusting
too easily

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unstinting

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given or giving without restraint; unsparing.
“he was unstinting in his praise”

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resolute

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marked by firm determination

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dogged

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very determined to continue doing something, or trying to do something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time

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thrifty

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being careful of your money and how you spend it

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frugal

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sparing or economical as regards money or food, thrifty

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immoderate

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not sensible or restrained; excessive.
“immoderate drinking”

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obstinate

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stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion

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stingy

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not generous or liberal

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parsimonious

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very unwilling to spend money or use resources

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dogmatic

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to follow a set of rules no matter what

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astute

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having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly

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pithy

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brevity to the point of seeming rude, indifferent, or mysterious

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sly

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attaining or seeking to attain one’s ends by guileful or devious means

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sullen

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bad-tempered and sulky

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brusque

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markedly short and abrupt

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terse

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being brief and to the point

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unscrupulous

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having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair

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verbose

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containing more words than necessary

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garrulous

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excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

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impetuous

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acts on a sudden idea without
thinking first (often negative)

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impulsive

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similar to impetuous, but can be
used in a more positive way

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effusive

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gives exaggerated expression of
pleasure, praise or gratitude

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excitable

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easily excited by things

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pushy

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always selfishly promoting your
own position or interests; informal

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self-conscious

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nervous or uncomfortable
because you know what people
think about you or your actions

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well-balanced

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calm and reasonable and showing
good judgement

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taciturn

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reserved or says very little
(generally negative)

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introvert

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inward-looking and quiet

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outgoing

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energetic and friendly, finds it easy to be with others

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extrovert

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outward-looking, energetic and sociable

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diffident

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lacks confidence

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Low self-esteem

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has a low opinion of himself

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reserved

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not immediately sociable

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aloof

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unfriendly and not sociable

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haughty

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unfriendly and thinks herself better than others

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disdainful

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Does not believe others deserve respect

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unapproachable

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not easy to be sociable with or start a conversation with

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conceited

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thinks herself wonderful

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modest

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prefers not to exaggerate her own qualities

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self-important

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has an exaggerated sense of her importance

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respectful

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treating someone well and politely, often with admiration

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naive

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willing to believe simple things, perhaps because of inexperience

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Gullible

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easily deceived

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conscientious

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always took his work very seriously

69
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restless

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not satisfied with what she is doing now and wanting something new

70
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obstinate

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unwilling to change, despite persuasion

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pig-headed

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similar to obstinate, but stronger and informal

72
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love began the first time they saw each other

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Love at first sight

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to fall deeply and madly in love

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to fall head over heels

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to not be interested in anyone else, to only be attracted to

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to only have eyes for someone

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romantically obsessed with

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to be infatuated with someone

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to be almost stupidly or madly in love with

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To be besotted with someone

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not sexual, friends

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not sexual, friends
platonic relationship

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to like each other from the moment you meet

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to hit it off

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people who feel close in spirit and understand each other deeply

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soulmates

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someone you admire because they do or think the same as you

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a woman after my own heart

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to get on like a house on fire

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have a very good, enjoyable relationship

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very close, good friends

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bosom friends/buddies/pals

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to be inseparable

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always want to be together, very close

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a bond

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relationship, feeling of togetherness

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kindred spirits

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to be very similar, the way you think and look at life

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well-matched couple

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to be perfect for each other

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family ties

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family bond

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mutual acquaintances

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i know people you know too

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to have a lot of respect for someone

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to hold someone in high regard

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to be very close

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to be thick as thieves

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adoring

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adoration:
feeling or expressing deep affection, love, or admiration.

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affectionate

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affection:
readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness.

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amiable

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amiability:
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.

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considerate

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cosideration:
careful not to inconvenience or harm others.

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faithful

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faithfulness:
remaining loyal and steadfast.

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fond

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fondness:
affection or liking for someone or something.

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loyal

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loyalty:
giving or showing firm and constant support or allegiance to a person or institution.

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opposite of loyal, loyalty

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disloyal, disloyality

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opposite of supportive

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unsupportive, critical

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opposite of honest, truthful

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dishonest, untruthful

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opposite of respectful, respect

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disrespectful, disrespect

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to be two-faced towards someone

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insincere, pleasant with someone and then unpleasant about them behind their back

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allies

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countries/ people who join together to fight for a common cause

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business partners

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people who own a business together

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bitter/arch rivals

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people in competition with each other in a negative, aggressive way

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sworn enemies

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people who will always hate each other

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to be distant towards someone

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not friendly, cold

108
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to be scrupulously honest

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scrupulous careful, thorough

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complete and unswerving loyalty

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unswerving: not changing or becoming weaker, steady, consistent

110
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staunchest ally

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very loyal, commited in attitude

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relationships can break down

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collapse

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genuine misunderstanding

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not understanding sth correctly

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a rift can develop

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serious disagreement that divides people

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discord

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disagreement, discontent

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to see eye to eye

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to have similar opinions

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to be on bad terms

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to have a poor relationship

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a relationship can turn sour

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to become bad

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to split up

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to separate

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a marriage has ups and downs

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had good and bad times

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a bumpy relationship

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up and down like a car on a bumpy road

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a broken home

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family split up by divorce

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a family feud

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quarrel in a family causing bad feeling for many years

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to crave/ have a craving for

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want very strongly

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to thrist / to have a thirst for

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to feel very strongly that you want

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to yearn for sth/to yearn to do/to have a yearning

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you want something that you do not have and, often, can never have

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to covet something

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to want to possess it very much

127
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to defuse

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to make a dangerous or tense situation calmer

128
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to placate someone

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to stop someone feeling angry

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to conciliate

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end a disgareement between two people or groups by acting in a friendly way towards both sides, formal

130
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to appease

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to end a disagreement by giving the other side an advantage they are demanding (disapproving, formal)

131
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implacable

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someone’s feelings cannot be changed, placable does not exist

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exultant

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feeling great pleasure anf happiness, usually because of a success, more formal than ecstatic

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to rejoice

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to be extremely happy, formal

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jubilant

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expressing great happiness, especially at a victory, formal

135
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bliss

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perfect happiness, often collocates with utter, sheer
adverb blissfully often collocates with happy, ignorant and unaware

136
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to be thrilled to bits

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very happy

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full of the joys of spring

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very happy

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i feel on top of the world

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very happy

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to be walking/floating on air

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very happy

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to be over the moon

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v happy

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