English File - Advanced - Lesson 1A

all the qualities that shape a person's character and make them different from others

expressing love and care

trying or wishing to gain great success, power, or wealth

confident in expressing one's opinions, ideas, or needs in a clear, direct, and respectful manner

constantly telling others what they should do

telling the truth and having no intention of cheating or stealing

showing firm and constant support to a person, organization, cause, or belief

(of a young person or child) able to behave reasonably and responsibly, like an adult

experiencing frequent changes in mood, often without apparent reason or explanation

ready to accept or listen to different views and opinions

enjoying other people's company and social interactions

able to remain calm, especially in challenging or difficult situations, without becoming annoyed or anxious

able to be trusted to perform consistently well and meet expectations

capable of understanding other people's emotions and caring for them

unwilling to change one's attitude or opinion despite good reasons to do so

capable of thinking and learning in a good and quick way

acting in accordance with one's conscience and sense of duty

having or displaying a strong will to achieve a goal despite the challenges or obstacles

showing kindness and empathy toward others

capable of finding different, clever, and efficient ways to solve problems, often using the resources available to them in innovative ways

stating the opposite of what one means to criticize, insult, mock, or make a joke

capable of providing everything that one needs, particularly food, without any help from others

tending to act on impulse or in the moment

not subject to significant change or decline

(of a person or their behavior) direct and honest

showing care and understanding toward other people, especially when they are not feeling good

extremely careful and attentive to detail

to discover, meet, or find someone or something by accident

used to refer to a person's true feelings or beliefs that they may not openly show

used to provide a general assessment of a situation

to be likely to develop or occur in a certain way because that is the usual pattern

a group of words or a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal interpretation of its individual words, often specific to a particular language or culture

(of a person) not showing pretentious behavior

someone who does not express emotions and is considered unfriendly

someone who can be easily taken advantage of

a tendency to quickly lose one's temper

to refrain from doing anything that would harm or threaten the life of any person or animal

to make a minimal effort to do something, particularly in order to help someone

a generous and kind personality

a person or thing that is very annoying or troublesome

to be extremely proud and believe that one is superior in intellect, importance, etc.

an energetic and sociable person who makes a place livelier