English Vocabulary in Use Upper-Intermediate Book with -- Michael McCarthy; Felicity O’Dell -- Paperback, 2017 -- Cambridge University Press -- 9781316631744 -- 5769749d8fbc499dfa577d5ab6300941 -- Anna’s Archive

Unhappy if others have what you do not have yourself 

​jealous, envious 

Telling the truth to others

honest, trustworthy, reliable, sincere 

Not polite to others 

rude, ill-mannered, discourteous 

Relaxed in attitude to self and others

​easy-going, even-tempered, laid-back 

Taking pleasure in others’ pain 

​cruel, sadistic

Disagreeing with others 

​quarrelsome, argumentative 

Enjoying others’ company 

sociable, gregarious 

clever, in a negative way, using brains to trick or deceive 

cunning, crafty, sly 

intelligent

bright, clever, talented, sharp, shrewd, brainy, able, gifted

messy-looking

scruffy, untidy-looking

broad and solid

stocky

fat

plump, stout

receding hair

​​​​​to move gradually away from somebody or away from a previous position

gale

​​​​​very high wind

overcast

very cloudy

shower

short period of rain 

thaw

change from hard, frozen state to softer state 

misty

with clouds of small drops of water in the air  making it difficult to see things in the distance 

store cards

a small plastic card that can be used as a method of payment at a particular shop, with the money being taken from you at a later date 

cement-mixer

a machine with a drum that holds sand, water and cement and turns to mix them together

tree-lined

A tree-lined road has trees on both sides of it.

up to my eyes

having a lot to do 

ratty

becoming angry very easily

clamber

to climb or move with difficulty or a lot of effort, using your hands and feet

tureen

a large, deep dish with a lid (= cover), used for serving vegetables or soup

chisel

a tool with a sharp, flat edge at the end, used for shaping wood, stone or metal

vole

a small animal like a mouse or rat that lives in fields or near rivers

buzzard

bird that kills other creatures for food

fascinating

enthralling, entrancing, bewitching, riveting, engrossing, gripping

firm commitment 

engagement ferme

Run-down

In very bad condition

Hard-up

Poor

Well-off

Rich

Stuck up

Think they're better than anyone

Two-faced

Not sincere 

Big-headed

Proud

Quick-witted

Quick thinking

Absent-minded

Forgetful

 a nasty piece of work

Unpleasant 

 as hard as nails

no sympathy for others

as good as gold

helpful, well-behaved; used

generally for children

Has a heart of gold. 

very kind, generous

Cunning/crafty/sly

Cleverin a negative way, using

brains to trick or deceive

Scruffy/messy-looking

Looks messy

Plump/stout

Fat

Crew cut

Coupe ras du coup

Auburn 

Red-brown

Muggy

Very warm and a little damp

Stifling 

Hot, uncomfortable you can hardly breathe

as hard as nails

no sympathy for others

a nasty piece of work

unpleasant

heart’s in the right place

is a good and kind person even though they do not always seem so

an awkward customer

difficult person to deal with

a pain in the neck

nuisance, difficult

to have your head screwed on

be sensible, informal

to have a head for heights

not suffer from vertigo

to have a head like a sieve

bad memory

to have a good head for figures

be good at maths

to have your head in the clouds

unaware of reality

to be head and shoulders above someone

much better than

to bury your head in the sand

refuse to think about a difficult situation in the hope you won’t have to deal with it

to keep your head

stay calm in a difficult situation

to be an odd-ball

peculiar, strange

over the top

very exaggerated in behaviour

to go/be round the bend

absolutely crazy, mad

middle-of-the-road

very normal, no radical ideas, no left or right wing

know-all

thinks he knows everything

a big head

has high opinion of him/herself

lazy-bones

someone who is lazy

get on well

have a good relationship

don’t see eye to eye

often argue/disagree

fallen out with

had arguments

detached house

not joined to any other house

terraced house

joined to several houses to form a row

bungalow

a house with only one storey (no upstairs)

semi-detached house

joined to one other house

self-contained flat

does not share facilities with any other

cottage

a small house in the country or in a village

studio flat

a small apartment for one or twopeople, usually with onelarge roomforsleeping and living in, a bathroom and sometimes a separate kitchen

villa

a large house with big gardens or a rented houseinaholidayresort / tourist area

utility room

usually just for the washing machine, freezer, etc.

shed

small building separated from the house usually for storing garden tools

attic/loft

space in the roof of a house used for storing things; it can also be converted into an extra living space with stairs leading up to it

landing

flat area at the top of a staircase

corkscrew

a device for removing corks from bottles, that consists of a handle with a twisted metal rod to push into the cork and pull it out

peeler

a kitchen tool for removing the skin of fruit and vegetables

chopping board

to cut things in the kitchen

ironing board

thing to iron on

socket

where you plug something

dustpan and brush

to collect dust

grater

a metal device with holes surrounded by sharp edges used to cut food into small pieces

table mat

a small cover that protects a table against heat damage from food containers or plates

cracked

fissurer

chipped (glass, cup)

with a small piece or pieces broken off

a power cut

coupure de courant

come off

s’enlève

to break down

casser

computer crashes

bug

graze something

it becomes red with broken skin, but no blood

mislaid

put it somewhere and can’t find it