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: John is a nice guy , but he comes across as a bit of a cold fish .

(as|) (hard|tough) as nails [phrase]

a tough person who is not easily affected by emotions

Ex: The boxer 's training regimen was intense , making him hard as nails in the ring .

a pain in the neck [phrase]

a person or thing that is very annoying or troublesome

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{one's} heart [is] in the right place [sentence]

having good intentions, even if the results are not perfect

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awkward [adjective]

difficult to manage or deal with because of complexity or inconvenience

Ex: Maneuvering through the awkward hallway required a lot of care .

high-flyer [noun]

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

Ex: The company recruits high-flyers with strong leadership skills .

loner [noun]

a person who actively avoids having any interaction with others

Ex: She enjoys being a loner , finding comfort in her own company .

(tough|tricky|awkward) customer [noun]

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

Ex: She ’s an awkward customer who always finds something to complain about .

Total English - Upper-intermediate
Unit 1 - Lesson 1	Unit 1 - Lesson 2	Unit 1 - Lesson 3	Unit 1 - Vocabulary
Unit 1 - Reference - Part 1	Unit 1 - Reference - Part 2	Unit 2 - Lesson 1	Unit 2 - Lesson 2
Unit 2 - Lesson 3	Unit 2 - Vocabulary	Unit 2 - Reference	Unit 3 - Lesson 1
Unit 3 - Lesson 2	Unit 3 - Lesson 3	Unit 3 - Vocabulary	Unit 3 - Reference
Unit 4 - Lesson 1	Unit 4 - Lesson 2	Unit 4 - Lesson 3	Unit 4 - Vocabulary
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
Unit 8 - Vocabulary	Unit 8 - Reference	Unit 9 - Lesson 1	Unit 9 - Lesson 2
Unit 9 - Vocabulary	Unit 9 - Reference	Unit 10 - Lesson 2	Unit 10 - Lesson 3
Unit 10 - Vocabulary	Unit 10 - Reference