Topic vocabulary |
| amusing (adj) |
funny or entertaining |
Jan sent me an amusing birthday card. |
| annoy (v) |
to make someone feel slightly angry or
impatient |
I don’t dislike her - she just annoys me
sometimes. |
| attitude (n) |
opinions or feelings that you show by your
behaviour |
We can win if we keep a positive attitude. |
| bad-tempered (adj) |
made annoyed or angry very easily |
Relax and try not to be so bad-tempered. |
| behave (v) |
to do things in a particular way |
The children behaved very badly. |
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| bully (v) |
to frighten or hurt someone who is smaller or
weaker than you |
You shouldn't bully the other children in your
class. |
| bully (n) |
someone who uses their strength or status
to threaten or frighten people |
Leave him alone and don't be such a bully! |
| calm (adj) |
not affected by strong emotions |
'Don't move and the snake won't attack/ he
said in a calm voice. |
| celebrate (v) |
to do something enjoyable in order to
show that an occasion or event is special |
Let's have a party to celebrate. |
| character (n) |
the qualities that make up someone’s
personality |
Amy has get a really nice, friendly character. |
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| depressed (adj) |
very unhappy and without any feelings
of hope or enthusiasm |
She get very depressed after her husband
left her. |
| embarrassing (n) |
making you feel nervous, ashamed, or stupid |
What's the most embarrassing thing you’ve
ever done? |
| emotion (n) |
a feeling that you experience, for example love,
rear, or anger |
Jealousy is an uncomfortable emotion. |
| enthusiastic (adj) |
very interested in something, or excited by it |
For a while, we were enthusiastic about the idea. |
| feeling (n) |
an emotional state, for example anger or
happiness |
He found it difficult to express his feelings. |
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| glad (adj) |
happy and pleased about something |
Maggie was glad to be home. |
| hurt (v) |
to feel pain somewhere in your body |
Fred's knees hurt after skiing all day. |
| hurt (adj) |
injured, or feeling physical pain |
Two young men were badly hurt in the
accident. |
| miserable (adj) |
extremely unhappy |
He looked cold and miserable. |
| naughty (adj) |
a naughty child behaves badly |
Sally was often naughty and got into trouble
at school. |
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| noisy (adj) |
making a lot of noise, or full of noise |
Me have really noisy neighbours. |
| polite (adj) |
behaving towards other people in a pleasant
way that follows all the usual rules of society |
It’s not polite to talk with your mouth full of
food. |
| react (v) |
to behave in a particular way because of
things that are happening around you or things
that other people a^e doing to you |
I wasn't sure now you would react. |
| regret (v) |
to feel sorry or sad about something that has
happened, or about something that you
have done |
We regret any problems because of the
delay. |
| regret (n) |
a feeling of sadness about something that has
happened or something that you have done |
Do you have any regrets about what you did? |
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| ridiculous (adj) |
silly or unreasonable and deserving to be
laughed at |
She looks absolutely ridiculous in that hat. |
| romantic (adj) |
involving love, or making you have feelings
of love |
We had a romantic dinner in an expensive
restaurant. |
| rude (adj) |
not polite |
I don’t want to seem rude, out I'd rather be
alone. |
| sense of humour (n phr) |
the ability to laugh at things and recognize
when they are funny |
Kev has got a great sense of humour and he
makes me laugh all the time. |
| shy (adj) |
nervous and embarrassed in the company
of other people, especially people who
you do not know |
I’d love to meet her, but I'm too shy to
introduce myself. |
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| stress (n) |
a worried or nervous feeling that makes
you unable to relax, or a situation that makes
you feel like this |
Carol’s been under a lot of stress lately. |
| tell a joke (v phr) |
say a short story with a funny ending to make
people laugh |
The kids were telling jokes. |
| upset (v) |
to make someone feel sad, worried, or angry |
I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you. |
| upset (adj) |
sad, worried, or angry about something |
It's nothing to get upset about. |
