VOCABULARY – UNIT 1

Personality adjectives to fall out

adventurous to hit it off
analytical to put up with
bright to tolerate
chaotic
competent Reading – p. 12, 13
conscientious ally
considerate approach – to approach
determined deserved, undeserved
genuine downside
high-achieving grateful to sb / for stg
hilarious honest opinion
idealistic intention – with the best of intentions –
imaginative un/intentionally
insecure significant, insignificant
naïve to accuse sb of stg
observant to acknowledge – acknowledgement
open-minded x narrow-minded to appreciate – appreciation
outgoing to catch up with sb
persuasive to head off
protective, over-protective to incorporate
rational to settle down
self-assured to tend to – tendency
self-aware to turn up
self-centred to wind up
self-sufficient upbringing – to bring up
sensible
sensitive x insensitive Collocations with MAKE and GIVE – p. 14
spontaneous
steady Reading – WB p. 6
straightforward assumption - to assume
supportive depth
sympathetic detrimental
thoughtful distraction – to distract
unconventional interaction – interactive – to interact with
well-organised selection – selective – to select
superficial
Listening – p. 9 thought-provoking
avoidable – unavoidable to be in two minds about stg
honesty to cheer up
incident to handle
initial impression to rave about
mutual friend to set boundaries
social gathering to subscribe to stg – subscription
to adapt to
to bump into
to dwell on
to fall apart