Total English - Upper-intermediate - Unit 6 - Vocabulary

Here you will find the words from Unit 6 - Vocabulary in the Total English Upper-Intermediate coursebook, such as "awkward", "cold fish", "loner", etc.

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cold fish

[noun]

someone who does not express emotions and is considered unfriendly

Ex: He rarely smiles , making him seem like cold fish.

(as) hard as nails

[phrase]

a tough person who is not easily affected by emotions

Ex: The boxer hard as nails and never backed down from a fight .

a pain in the neck

[phrase]

a person or thing that causes one great annoyance or a lot of difficulty

Ex: She 's always complaining and finding faults with everything ; she can be a pain in the neck to be around .

one's heart is in the right place

[sentence]

having good intentions, even if the results are not perfect

awkward

[Adjective]

difficult to manage or deal with because of complexity or inconvenience

Ex: The ladder awkward to position on the uneven ground .

high-flyer

[noun]

someone who is likely to succeed because of their ambitiousness or capabilities, particularly in their career or education

Ex: high-flyers aim for executive positions early in their careers .

loner

[noun]

a person who actively avoids having any interaction with others

Ex: Some people mistakenly assume loners are unfriendly , but they may simply prefer solitude .

tough customer

[noun]

someone who is difficult to please or deal with, and is often demanding or critical in their expectations

Ex: His reputation as tricky customer made people cautious around him .

Total English - Upper-intermediate
Unit 4 - Reference	Unit 5 - Lesson 1	Unit 5 - Lesson 2	Unit 5 - Lesson 3
Unit 5 - Vocabulary	Unit 5 - Communication	Unit 5 - Reference - Part 1	Unit 5 - Reference - Part 2
Unit 6 - Lesson 1	Unit 6 - Lesson 3	Unit 6 - Vocabulary	Unit 6 - Reference
Unit 7 - Lesson 1	Unit 7 - Lesson 2	Unit 7 - Lesson 3	Unit 7 - Vocabulary
Unit 7 - Reference - Part 1	Unit 7 - Reference - Part 2	Unit 8 - Lesson 1	Unit 8 - Lesson 2

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Total English - Upper-intermediate - Unit 6 - Vocabulary