Country profile:

Bulgaria
Paraphrasing

Unit 6
quiet and soberness are
valued
not intoxicated / drunk
clear sense of reason

self-control

Also:
showing no excessive or extreme
qualities of fancy, emotion, or
prejudice
 hereditary nobles
old noble blood
Also:
having title or possession through
inheritance or by reason of birth;
noble families, dynasties
 hinder
make (something go) slower
provide an obstacle to
something
closer to their interlocutor
person who were talking to
collocutor

conversation(al) partner

the other party

Also:
person to or with whom one speaks
little pushing or shoving in
public
pushing
hustle someone
aggressive behaviour
moving others out of their way
aggressively

Also:
to quickly move or push (someone) along or away
often in a rough way
 more punctual than most
Slavs
accurate
right on the clock
time accurate
temporally accurate

 reticent and reserved

restrained / shy
withdrawn
backed away
mostly quiet

Also:
inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in
speech (reserved); restrained in expression;
not willing to tell people about things
(reluctant)
 sound out and size up their
conversation partners
estimate, assess
calm (up)
become quiet and listen to other people

Also:
to measure the depth of (fathom) ; to try to
find out the views or intentions of (probe)
often used with out

to form a judgment of
 extract opinions from
get them to talk
get (hear) opinions
get them to say their opinion
get an opinion out of them
Also:
to get (information, a response, etc.)
from someone who does not want to
give it
 not place the right
connotation
misunderstand the point / meaning
(not) give the right context
not get it exactly right

Also:
the suggesting of a meaning by a word
apart from the thing it explicitly names or
describes
 have an inner urge to
succeed
self-motivated

self-driven
 hedge their options
carefully consider, weigh
Also:
to avoid giving a promise or direct
answer
 circuitous

being indirect / not straight

roundabout
 hospitable
friendly, the opposite of shy
friendly and polite
convivial
guest-friendly

Also:
generous and friendly to guests or visitors
sociable, extroverted
 reciprocate their
hospitality
return
return the favour

Also:
to return in kind or degree

visit you on your own turf

your own place
your territory
your homeland

Also:
the territory you control
naturally likeable people

easy to like
affable

Also:
characterized by ease and friendliness
 give a modicum of
feedback
minimum of opinion needed
very little response
a minimum of feedback

Also:
a small portion; a limited quantity

 reveal the full extent of

their reactions
give a full opinion
completely reveal / show their hand
discover the full volume of
express their reactions

 enthuse about things

Bulgarian
be enthusiastic
show enthusiasm
show interest

pick up other expenses they

can ill afford
not being able to cover the costs
not afford
barely afford

Also:
hardly, scarcely (adverb)

 homespun virtues
traditional values
original values
practical knowledge
things valued at home

Also:
simple and informal in a way that reminds
people of life in a small town or in the country ;
folksy

 the young post-communist

generation begins to take the
reins
take something under control
take command
take charge
take over