people and relationships

Opportunistic

using situations for own benefits

Methodical

Systematic, careful

Chanvinistic

Too patriotic

Get carried away

Excitable

Obliging

Ready to help

Superficial

Not caring about serious things

Insecure

Not confident

Perfectionist

Sb who not satisfied if things are not 100% perfect

Tactless

Inclined to say things that upset or offend popleoffenofffpeople

Intuitive

Understanding instinctively

Stingy

Keo kiet

Diligent

Hard-working

Placid

Calm

Magnetic personality

Personality that attracts people

Distrustful

Not trusting, suspicious of others

Shrewd

Having good judgement

Supportive

Gives help or encouragement

Extravagant

Spends too much money or uses too much of sth

Altruistic

Thinking of others than yourself, vi tha

Morose

Gloomy, without hope,unhappy

Sharp-tongued

Inclined to speak in severe and critical way

Slender

Thin in an attractive way

Grimace

Make an expression of pain and strong dislike

Scowled

Give a bad-tempered,angry look

Leering

Looking in an unpleasant,sexually interested way

Shrugged one’s shoulders

Lifted one’s shoulders up and down

Fold one’s arms

Cross one’s arm over the other

Cross one’s legs

Cross one leg over the other while sitting

Twitching

Suddenly making small movements

Bite one’s nails

Clench one’s fist

Closed one’s hand tightly because of anger

Tap/drum one’s fingers

Make quick,light,hitting movements

Impetuous

Acts on a sudden idea without thinking first( negative)

Impulsive

Similar to impetuous, more positive way

Effusive

Gives exaggerated expression of pleasure, praise or gratitude

Excitable

Easily excited by things

Pushy

Always selfishly promoting your own position or interests (informal)

Self-conscious

Nervous or uncomfortable because you know what people think about you or your actions

Well-balanced

Clam and reasonable and showing good judgment

Taciturn

Reserved or says very little

Diffident

Lacks confident

Self-esteem

Has a low opinion of himself

Aloof

Unfriendly and not sociable

Haughty

Unfriendly and thinks herself better than others

Disdainful

Does not believe others deserve respect

(Un) approachable

Not easily to be sociable with or start a conversation with

Conceited

Thinks herself wonderful

Self-important

Has an exaggerated sense of her importance

Respectful

Treating sb well and politely,often with admiration

Gullible

Easily deceived

Conscientious

Always took his work very seriously

Restless

Not satisfied with what she is doing now and wanting sth new

Obstinate

Unwilling to change, despite persuasion

Pig-headed

Similar obstinate but stronger (informal)

Feel head over heels in love

Feel deeply and madly in love

Only have eyes for

Is only attracted to

Be infatuated with

Romantically obsessed with

Be besotted with

Almost stupidly or blindly in love with

Platonic relationship

Affectionate relationship between people of the opposite sex that is not sexual

Hit it off

Liked each other the moment we met

Soulmate

Poole who fell close in spirit and understand each other deeply

A man/woman after one’s own heart

Someone you admire bc they do or think the same as you

Get on like a house on fire

Have a very good, enjoyable relationship

Bosom friends/buddies/pals

Very close,good friends

Inseparable

Always want to be together

Kindred spirits

Same way of thinking a look of life

Well-matched

Perfect together

Family ties

Moi lien ket gd

Mutual acquaintance

A person both of them know but not very well

Hold sb in high regard

Very respect sb

As thick as thieves

Secret

Casual acquaintance

People you know, but not very well

Behind one’s back

When they are not there

Two-faced towards

Insincere

Allies

Countries or people who join together to fight for a common cause

Business partners

People who own a business together

Bitter-arch rivals

People in competition with each other in a negative,aggressive way

Sworn enemy

People who will always hate each other

Disloyal to,dishonest with

Distant towards

Not friendly

Scrupulously honest

In a way that pays careful attention

Complete and unswerving loyalty

Strong loyalty

Genuine misunderstandings

Not understanding sth correctly

Rift

Serious disagreement that divides people

Discord

Disagreement and discontent

See eye to eye

Have the same opinions

Turn sour

Become bad

Split up

Separate

Have its ups and downs

Had good and bad times

Bumpy relationship

Up and down like a car in a road with bumps

Broken home

Family split up by divorce

Family feud

Quarrel in a family causing bad feelings for many years

Crave/ have a craving for

Want very strongly (food,physical)

Thirst/have a thirst for

feel very strongly that you want (knowledge,power,clí)

Yearn to do/yearn for/have a yearning for

Want sth that you do not have and,often,can never have (sad,lacking,gather)

Coveted

To covet sth means to want to posses it very much

Defuse

Make a dangerous or tense situation calmer