Vocab unit 4

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a big mouth

someone who says things they shouldn't

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a bright spark

someone who is clever or has a clever idea (but often used to mean just the opposite)

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a great laugh

someone who is very funny

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a live wire

someone who has a lot of energy and is interesting to be with

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a pain in the neck

someone that is very annoying

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a social butterfly

someone who is very sociable and goes to lots of different social events with lots of different people

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a wallflower

A shy person who stands alone at social events

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better late than never

expression used when sb arrives late or does sth later that they should have done

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better to be safe than sorry

it's better to take precautions than to have problems later because you didn't take them

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big-headed

arrogant; having a very high opinion of how important and clever you are; too proud

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bring to the table

to raise for discussion

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broad-minded

prepared to accept other views or behaviours

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cheerful

happy

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considerate

showing concern for the needs or feelings of others

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diplomatic

skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people

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down-to-earth

practical, realistic

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easier than done

it's easier to you should do sth difficult than to do it.

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easy-going

relaxed and not easily worried about anything

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energetic

active and lively

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humble

modest

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Impetuous

acting or done quickly and without thought or care, impulsive

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in the spotlight

a situation in which you get a lot of public attention

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insecure

lacking self-confidence or assurance

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introverted

shy or reserved

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kind

nice

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laid-back

very relaxed, not seeming to be worried about anything

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life and soul

centre of attention

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loud

Noisy; attention getting

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loyal

faithful; someone who stands by you in good times and bad

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modest

humble

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moody

quickly and easily becoming annoyed or unhappy

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narrow-minded

unwilling to accept or try to understand ideas that are new or different

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outgoing

sociable; eager to mix socially with others

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party animal

someone who enjoys going to lots of parties

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relate to

able to understand a situation or the way that someone feels and thinks

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reliable

trustworthy; not likely to fail

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reserved

slow to reveal emotion or opinions

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resilient

quick to recover

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resourceful

(adj.) able to deal promptly and effectively with all sorts of problems; clever in finding ways and means of getting along

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rise to the occasion

succeed in dealing with a difficult situation

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see the bigger picture

see a situation with a wider perspective

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self-confident

feeling sure about yourself and your abilities

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selfish

thinking only about yourself and not caring about other people

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sensible

Reasonable. Smart and practical

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sensitive

able to feel or perceive intensely

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shy

timid

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sociable

interacting with others; friendly

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tactful

(adj.) skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

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tactless

Insensitive; lacking skill or sensitivity in dealing with others

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take center stage

to be the focus of interest

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talkative

a person who talks a lot

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the more, the merrier

used to say an occasion will be more enjoyable if a lot of people are there

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the sooner, the better

sth should be done as quickly as possible

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this is going from bad to worse

the situation was already bad and it's getting even worse

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untrustworthy

not able to be trusted

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