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to sympathise
to share feelings of another
to empathise
to understand the feelings of another
predecessor
someone who held a job position before you
peer
a person of the same age group/social position
dependant
someone who you take care of
acquaintance
someone you don´ t personally know that much but you know of each other
citizen
a member of particular country
companion
a person you spend a lot of time with (a friend, travel buddy…)
guardian
legal caretaker
spouse
husband or wife
to foster
to take care of a child (for a limited time) without being their legal parent
to intervene
to intentionally become involved
to interact
to communicate, react
to interfere
to involve yourself even when its not needed/wanted
to intercept
to step and catch sth before that thing/person is able to reach a particular place
junction
a place where things come together (e.g. roads, railways)
adjacent
very near, touching
outward
towards outside, relating to how people, situations, things seem to be, rather then how they are inside
inward
towards inside, relating to the inside of your mind
inset
something positioned within a larger object
integral
necessary and important as a part of a whole
coherent
clear and carefully considered
consistent
always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive, way
confirmed
used to say that someone has had a particular habit or way of life for a long time and is unlikely to change
moderate
neither small nor large in size, amount, degree, or strength
endure
to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful
resemblance
the fact that two people or things look like each other or are similar in some other way
correspondence
the action of writing, receiving, and reading letters, especially between two people
answer back
reply rudely to someone with authority
bring out
make someone/something show a quality that they have, produce a product and start to sell it
cancel out
to stop somethig from having any effect
come between
cause a disagreement between people
crowd around
move to a particular place at the same time with a lot of people
go together
2 things frequently coexist, seem good together, suit each other
pick on
treat someone badly/unfairly (criticism)
sound out
to try to find out someone´ s opinions
take after
look or behave like an older relative
take to
begin to like someone or sth, start doing sth as a habit
child´ s play
something easy
generation gap
different attitudes of different generations
national debt
the total amount of money which a country's government has borrowed
good company
people enjoy being with you
vivid imagination
very clear, powerful, colorful and detailed images
fiercely loyal
stronger then extremely loyal
snap decisions
quick
bear the grudge
resent for a long time after bad things people have done to you
play a joke/trick
prank
swallow your pride
to do something even if it´ s embarrassing for you (admit you´´ re wrong)
throw a tantrum
behave in an uncontrolled manner
come to terms with
accept something psychologically
candid
honest and telling the truth, especially about something difficult or painful
resilient
able to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened
placid
calm, does not easily become excited or angry
industrious
works hard
prudent
careful and avoiding risks
reverence
a feeling of respect or admiration for someone or something
exhibitionist
someone who tries to attract attention to themselves by their behaviour
dogmatic
certain that you are right and that everyone else is wrong
penetrating eyes
make you feel uncomfortable by looking at you in a way that makes you feel that they know what you are thinking
envious
wishing you had what another person has
stoical
determined not to complain or show your feelings, especially when something bad happens to you
tactless
inclined to say things that upset or offend people
non-conformist
someone who lives and thinks in a way that is different from other people
devoted
extremely loving and loyal
idealist
someone who believes that very good things can be achieved, often when this does not seem likely to others
evasive
answering questions in a way that is not direct or clear, especially because you do not want to give an honest answer
altruistic
thinking of others rather then oneself
diligent
hard-working
methodical
systematic
morose
gloomy
obliging
ready to help
quick-tempered
likely to become angry very easily
stingy
unwilling to spend money; small in amount
thick-skinned
does not appear to be easily hurt by criticism
low-brow
a person who is not highly intellectual or cultured.
gallant
polite
parsimonious
not willing to spend money or use a lot of something
sagacious
wise
terse
using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly
unscrupulous
behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want
sullen
angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people
mulish
very determined and refuses to change their plans for anyone else
astute
able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it
opportunistic
using situations for own benefit
chauvinistic
too patriotic
to get carried away
to lose control
superficial
not caring about serious things
intuitive
understanding instinctively
downfall
cause of destruction
naive
too trustful, lacking life experience
sharp-tongued
inclined to speak in a severe and critical way
fault-finder
critical person
self-seeking
wanting to gain advantage for oneself
shrewd
having a good judgement
flashy
expensive or impressive
magnetic personality
personality that attracts people
plagued by worry
troubled/distressed by
inclined to procrastinate
delay doing something
unstinting
extremely generous with time, money, praise, help, etc.
dogged
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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