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have a whale of a time to enjoy yourself very much
perplexing puzzling, confusing
personal attributes the attitudes, character traits and physical characteristics of an individual
self-indulgent allowing yourself to have or do anything that you enjoy; excessive, lavish, immoderate
coo to speak in a soft, gentle, or loving way
squabble an argument over something that is not important; petty quarrel
admittedly certainly, undeniably, confessedly
conscientious always doing your work with a lot of effort, care; thorough, assiduous, diligent
resentment a feeling of anger because you have been forced to accept something that you do not like; hostility(ellenszenv), indignation(ingerültség), bitterness =neheztelés, megbántódás, sértődés
estrangement separation; the fact of no longer being in contact with sbdy.
self-appointed behaving as if you have responsibility but without having been chosen by other people
self-conscious nervous and uncomfortable because you are worried about what people think about you/your actions
apprehensive feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen; uneasy, fearful, worried
timid shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened =fainthearted, bashful(szégyenlős, félénk)
self-effacing not making yourself noticeable, or not trying to get the attention of other people; bashful(szégyenlős, félénk)
buoyant happy and confident, cheerful, lighthearted
compassionate feeling or showing sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others, and wanting to help them =sympathetic
aloof not friendly or willing to take part in things; distant, uninvolved
conciliatory showing willingness to end a disagreement, seeking peace
inept not skilled/effective, foolish, unskillful, inane
brusque quick and rude in a manner of speech
jittery nervous, jumpy, tense, edgy
betrothed engaged
chap, bloke a man
apathetic passive, uninterested
pluck up to muster, courage one's spirits
to be oblivious of to be unaware of, to be disregarding of, to be ignorant of; unmindful, unaware=feledékeny, hanyag
nimble quick and exact either in movement or thoughts
forthright (too) honest or direct in behaviour/speech =blunt
liaise maintain contact
erratic inconsistent, deviating, unpredictable
fervent passionate, ardent, zealous=buzgó, lelkes, odaadó
protracted lasting longer than expected or longer than usual; prolonged, extended
composed calm, dignified(méltóságteljes), self-controlled =nyugodt, higgadt, összeszedett
ungainly unwieldy( esetlen), clumsy(ügyetlen)
impede hinder, obstruct=akadályoz, megakadályoz, gátol, feltartóztat, hátráltat
embark board, start an enterprise(vállalkozás)
debilitating weakening, draining
prowess exceptional skill, ability; talent, excellence
close humid, stuffy, warm; secretive
emulate imitate in an effort to equal =to try to do something as well as somebody else because you admire them
bereavement affliction(szerencsétlenség), loss of someone dear
steady unwavering
brusque discourteously blunt
trigger off put in motion
inexhaustible tireless, endless
pang a sudden sharp feeling
cohort a group of people who share a common feature or aspect of behaviour
kin a relative
stray wander around without purpose
pacifying conciliatory, calming; showing willingness to end a disagreement, or trying to make someone less angry
tread(-trod-trodden) to make a step in a certain direction
breach to break through rules, boundaries
to tackle sth. to deal with sth.
coin(vb.) to invent a new word or phrase that other people then begin to use
devoted dedicated, committed
to hit it off to get on (well) with
meek submissive, humble, quiet
blithe happy and without worry
forthright blunt
rash careless or unwise, premature
cordial friendly, but formal and polite
indifferent having or showing no interest in somebody/something
unforthcoming unfriendly, unhelpful, not willing to talk; aloof
to be harnessed to to be strapped to
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