UNIT 7 KEY WORDS
1 take up to start doing a particular activity
2 carry on to continue doing something
3 give up to stop doing something
4 end up to finally be in a particular place or situation
5 get on to have a good relationship
6 find out to get information about something, or to learn a fact for the first time
7 show up to arrive somewhere
8 set off to start a journey
9 cold unfriendly or showing no emotion
10 unfriendly not friendly
11 lively full of energy and interest
12 polite behaving in a way that is not rude and shows that you do not only think about
yourself
13 selfish caring only about yourself and not other people
14 rude behaving in a way which is not polite and which upsets other people
15 warm friendly and loving
16 kind generous, helpful and thinking about other people's feelings
17 calm relaxed and not worried, frightened or excited.
18 Shy not confident, especially about meeting or talking to new people
19 generous willing to give other people money, help, kindness, etc.
20 thoughtful kind and always thinking about how you can help other people
21 tight unwilling to spend money (not generous); if time or money is tight is only just
enough
22 thrifty using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully;
unwilling to spend money (not generous)
23 deceitful dishonest or hiding the truth
4 bashful often feeling uncomfortable with other people and easily embarrassed
25 idle lazy and not willing to work
26 meek quiet, gentle and not willing to argue or express your opinions in a forceful way
27 timid easlily frightened,shy and nervous, without much confidence
28 meticulous very carefull and with great attention to every detail
29 modest not usually talking about your own abilities and achievemnets
30 devious dishonest, often very clever and successful
31 unassuming quiet and showing no wish for attention or admiration
32 frosty unfriendly or not welcoming-
33 affable friendly and easy to talk to
34 coal miner someone whose job is to dig coal out of the ground
35 professional someone is professional if they earn money for a sport or activity which most people
do as a hobby
36 bend to make something curve
37 scholarship an amount of money given to a person by an organisation to pay for their education,
usually
at a college or university
38 convince to persuade someone or make them certain
39 stereotype a fixed idea that people have about what a particular type of person is like, especially
an
idea that is wrong
40 guard someone whose job is to protect a person, place or thing from danger or attack, or to
41 prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping
42 prisoner a person who is kept in prison as a punishment
43 nerd someone, especially a man, who is not fashionable and who is interested in boring
things
44 Got it in one! used to say that someone's first guess is correct phrase Yes, got it in one!
45 Pack it in. used to tell someone in a rude way to stop doing something
46 I'm with you used to tell someone that you agree with them
on this one
47 Don't get me used when you do not want someone to think that you do not like someone or
wrong something
48 good point used to say that what someone has just said is true or important
49 Don't used to reply politely when someone says thank you to
mention it
50 after all used to add information that shows that what you have just said is true
51 all day the whole day
52 once and for completely and finally
all
53 for all I know used to say that something might be true but you don't know about it
54 all we're used to say that your opinion or suggestion is not very extreme
saying
55 all the same all behaving in the same way
56 make to force someone to do something
57 let to allow someone to do something, or to allow something to happen
58 be allowed to to have permission to do something
59 be used to to have experienced something a lot
60 get used to to experience something often enough for it to seem normal to you
