friendship and contacting old friends

1. bad at keeping in touch with: not good at maintaining contact with

someone
2. get back in touch: contact someone again
3. have in common: share the same interests
4. be into something: enthusiastic about something
5. hit it off right from the word go: become friends from the very
beginning
6. tell (you) straight to (your) face: express feelings and opinions directly
to someone
7. in keeping with: according to the typical stereotype
8. go our separate ways: take a different path in life
9. far and few between: less and less frequent
10.be largely down to (me): mainly my fault or responsibility
11.come across by chance: find unintentionally
12.it was she who tracked down his email: she investigated and found his
email
13.start out where (we) left off: continuing again from the last time we met
14.our friendship was as strong as ever: we were still as good friends as
before
15.catch up and fill in the gaps: share details about what’s been happening
in your life
family and friends
16.A lifelong friend – A friend that you have had for most of your life
17.A relationship of trust – a connection with another in which you have
faith and confidence
18.Arrange a dinner date – Plan to share an evening meal
19.A shoulder to cry on – Someone to sympathize with you
20.Close-knit family – A close family with common interests
21.Dear to my heart – Someone that I care about
22.Distant cousins – People who share a common ancestor but are not
closely related
23.Extend the hand of friendship – Reach out to someone in a friendly
manner
24.Extended family – Uncles, aunts and cousins form part of the extended
family
25.Face to face – In person
26.Get to know one another – Learning different aspects of each other
27.Get together – Meet up
 28.Immediate family – Spouse, parents, children, grandparents
29.Long lost friend – A friend that you have lost contact with
30.Long-term relationships – A committed relationship between partners
31.Nurture our friendships – Looking after our relationships with friends
32.Professional relationships – The relationships that we have in the
workplace
33.Relationship problems – Difficulties with people with whom we interact
regularly
34.Share a common background – The share a similar heritage or culture
35.Share the same ideas – To have similar opinions and views
36.Stand the test of time – To last a long time
37.Struck up a friendship – To make friends
38.To enjoy someone’s company – To enjoy spending time with someone
39.To have a good working relationship – To work together well
40.To have a lot in common – To have shared interests
41.To hit it off – To like each other straight away
42.To keep in touch with – To keep in contact
43.To lose touch with – To lose contact
WORK
• to be called for an interview: to be invited to attend an interview
• to be your own boss: to have your own business
• a dead-end job: a job with no promotional opportunities
• to do a job-share: to share the weekly hours of work with another person
• a good team player: somebody who can work well with other people
• full-time: the number of hours that people usually work in a complete
week
• a heavy workload: to have a lot of work to do
• a high-powered job: an important or powerful job
• holiday entitlement: the number of days holiday allowed
• job satisfaction: the feeling of enjoying a job
• manual work: work that requires physical activity
• maternity leave: time off work given to a woman about to have a baby
• to meet a deadline: to finish a job by an agreed time
• a nine-to-five job: a normal job that consists of an 8 hour day
(approximately)
• one of the perks of the job: an extra benefit you get from a job
• part-time: working less than full-time
• to run your own business: see ‘to be your own boss’
 • to be self-employed: see ‘to be your own boss’
• sick leave: time allowed off work when sick
• to be stuck behind a desk: to be unhappy in an office job
• to be/get stuck in a rut: to be in a boring job that is hard to leave
• to take early retirement: to retire early (retire: to reach an age when you
are allowed to stop working for a living)
• temporary work: work done for a limited time only
• voluntary work: to work without pay
• to be well paid: to earn a good salary
• working conditions: the hours, salary and other entitlements that comes
with the job
• to work with your hands: to do manual work

List of Idioms & Phrases to Describe a Person’s Character

• bend over backwards: to try hard to assist someone
• broad-minded: willing to accept others’ perspectives or behaviours
• to be the life and soul of the party: a fun and outgoing person who is
the centre and encouraging soul of an activity
• easygoing: unfazed and unconcerned about anything
• extrovert: a person who enjoys being in the company of others
• fun-loving: to love having a good time
• fair-mindedness: the ability to treat people fairly.
• painfully shy: terribly shy
• hiding one’s light under a bushel: to conceal one’s abilities and talents
• good sense of humour: the ability to recognise and appreciate the
humour
• introvert: a shy person
• to lose one’s temper: to become enraged immediately
• two-faced: not truthful or honest. When they are p resent, they will say
one thing to them and another when they are not.
• thick-skinned: a person who is unaffected by criticism.
• to take after: to resemble or be like (often another member of the family)
• self-effacing: not attempting to attract others’ notice (particularly in
terms of concealing one’s skills or abilities).
• self-centred: solely thinks of oneself

Personality:
Words Meanings
Active Energetic
Adventurous Daring
Affable Pleasing and friendly
Affected Influenced by something/someone
Affectionate Adoring
Afraid Scared
Ambitious Sincere regarding career goals
Amiable Cordial
Angry Annoyed
Animated Lively
Annoyed Irritated
Anxious Nervous
Argumentative Tendency to argue
Arrogant Negatively boastful
Astonished Surprised
Attentive Paying attention
Babyish Very childish
Bewildered Confused
Blaze Unbothered
Boring Dull
Bossy Dominating
Busy Engaged
Calm Quiet
Capable To have the ability
Careful Cautious
Charismatic Attractive
Charming Pleasant
Cheerful Happy
Clever Intelligent
Courageous Brave
Cooperative Helpful
Dauntless Fearless
Determined Persistent
Doubtful Uncertain
Eager Curious
Efficient Well planned
Enthusiastic Full of excitement
Glum Sorrowful
Haughty Arrogant
Hopeful Optimistic
Humble Down to earth
Humorous Funny
Impartial Not biased
Impudent Shameless
Languid Sluggish
Lucky Fortunate
Mature Grown-up
Mean Cruel
Obnoxious Disagreeable
Pensive Thoughtful
Popular Famous
Reliable Trustworthy
Rowdy Loud and violent
Skillful Proficient
Surly Not friendly
Valiant Courageous
Wise Clever
Witty Entertaining
Zealous Enthusiastic
Zany Stupid
Zippy Fast

Negative Adjectives for Objects

1. Ugly
2. Hideous
3. Terrible
4. Awful
5. Dreadful
6. Abominable
7. Disgusting
8. nauseating
9. Repulsive
10. Loathsome

Adjectives for everyday Objects

1. Common
2. Frequent
3. Standard
4. Usual
5. Average
6. Routine
7. Normal
8. Customary
9. habitual
10. traditional

Adjectives for inanimate Objects

1. Quiet
2. still
3. Eerie
4. large
5. Intimidating
6. Unnerving
7. Mysterious
8. Delicate
9. Strange
10. Foreign

Positive adjectives for Objects:

1. Stunning
2. Magnificent
3. Gorgeous
4. Lovely
5. Beautiful
6. Wonderful
7. Fantastic
8. Incredible
9. Marvelous
10. Extraordinary

List of Adjectives for Objects | Words to be Used for Objects

1. Big
2. Small
3. Tall
4. Short
5. Long
6. Wide
7. Heavy
8. Light
9. Colorful
10. Shiny
11. New
12. Old
13. Broken
14. Dirty
15. Soft
16. Hard
17. Smooth
18. Rough
19. Hot
20. Cold
21. Wet
22. Dry
23. Empty
24. Full
25. Heavy
26. Light
27. loud
28. Quiet
29. Fast
30. Slow

Adjectives for inanimate Objects

1. Quiet
2. still
3. Eerie
4. large
5. Intimidating
6. Unnerving
7. Mysterious
8. Delicate
9. Strange
10. Foreign

Positive adjectives for Objects:

1. Stunning
2. Magnificent
3. Gorgeous
4. Lovely
5. Beautiful
6. Wonderful
7. Fantastic
8. Incredible
9. Marvelous
10. Extraordinary

Negative Adjectives for Objects

1. Ugly
2. Hideous
3. Terrible
4. Awful
5. Dreadful
6. Abominable
7. Disgusting
8. nauseating
9. Repulsive
10. Loathsome

Adjectives for everyday Objects

1. Common
2. Frequent
3. Standard
4. Usual
5. Average
6. Routine
7. Normal
8. Customary
9. habitual
10. Traditional

Feelings:

Argument- a discussion, typically a serious one, between two or more people

with different views
To complain- to express one's annoyance, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction about
something
Nervous- (of a reaction or situation) indicating a feeling of agitation or
nervousness
Pleased- feeling happy and satisfied with something that has happened or with
someone's actions
Scared- afraid of something or someone
Stress- (psychology) a mental state of worry caused by physical or emotional
tension
Surprised- feeling or showing surprise or wonder
Worried- feeling unhappy and afraid because of something that has happened
or might happen
Amazed- feeling or displaying great surprise
Annoyed- being angry to some extent
Disappointed- not satisfied with something, especially because one expected
otherwise
Embarrassed- feeling ashamed and uncomfortable because of something that
happened or was said. especially in front of other people
Exhausted- completely drained of energy, often due to physical or mental
exertion
Emotion- a strong feeling such as love, anger, etc.
Excitement- a feeling of much enthusiasm and happiness
Frightened- feeling afraid or anxious
Grateful- displaying or expressing thanks because someone has done
something for one
Keen- (of senses) sharp and highly-developed
Phobia- an intense and irrational fear toward a specific thing such as an object,
situation, concept, or animal
Pleasure- a feeling of great enjoyment and happiness
Aggressive- behaving in an angry way and having a tendency to be violent
Alarmed- worrying about or fearing something
Amazement- a feeling of extreme surprise or wonder
Anxiety- a feeling of nervousness or worry that one might have about an
uncertain outcome in the future
Anxious- feeling nervous or worried because of thinking something unpleasant
might happen
Ashamed- feeling embarrassed or sorry about a characteristic or about having
done something wrong
Astonished- feeling very surprised or impressed, especially because of an
unexpected event
Awkward- making one feel embarrassed or uncomfortable
Boredom- the quality of being boring; the state of being bored
Curious- unusual or strange in a way that is unexpected
Rage- great anger that is hard to contain