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Sheer Arrogance (Extreme Arrogance) Arrogant Arrogantly

The document provides definitions and explanations of various English words related to personality traits, behaviors, and interpersonal relationships. It defines words like "approachable", "arrogance", "bothered", "charm", "cynical", and "laid-back" and provides sample sentences to illustrate their meanings in context. It also includes phrasal verbs like "back down", "drag down", "get ahead", and "lighten up" as well as other multi-word terms like "line manager" and "stick up for". The document aims to concisely explain the meaning and typical usage of these terms.
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Sheer Arrogance (Extreme Arrogance) Arrogant Arrogantly

The document provides definitions and explanations of various English words related to personality traits, behaviors, and interpersonal relationships. It defines words like "approachable", "arrogance", "bothered", "charm", "cynical", and "laid-back" and provides sample sentences to illustrate their meanings in context. It also includes phrasal verbs like "back down", "drag down", "get ahead", and "lighten up" as well as other multi-word terms like "line manager" and "stick up for". The document aims to concisely explain the meaning and typical usage of these terms.
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turn out /ˌtɜː(r)n ˈaʊt/ Phrasal verb ставатися

happens in that way, even if it was not expected to

approachable /əˈprəʊtʃəb(ə)l/ Adjective

they are friendly and always willing to talk to other people досяжний

arrogance /ˈarəɡəns/ Noun uncount


зарозумілий
proud and unpleasant behaviour in which someone thinks they are a lot more пихатий
important than other people

Collocates: sheer arrogance (extreme arrogance)

Adjective: arrogant | Adverb: arrogantly

back /bak/ Noun


спина за чиєюсь
the part of your body that is on the other. If you do something behind someone’s
спиною
back, you deliberately do it without them knowing about it because you know
they would not approve

back down /ˌbak ˈdaʊn/ Phrasal verb\

stop insisting on something, especially because other people have been opposed відступати
to them

barrier /ˈbariə(r)/ Noun

a physical object that blocks a road or path and stops you getting past. also
перешкода бар'єр
something that prevents people from speaking openly and honestly with each
подолати
other
перешкоду
Collocates: put up a barrier | break down a barrier

bitchy /ˈbɪtʃi/ Adjective стервозний


involve being unfairly critical of someone or something.

Noun: bitch | Verb: bitch | Noun: bitchiness

bothered /ˈbɒdə(r)d/ Adjective


схвильований
you don’t like it and worry about it a lot

Collocates: bothered about something

Verb: bother

charm /tʃɑː(r)m/ Noun

behaves in a way that is pleasant and attractive and that makes people like them чарівність
приручати
Collocates: use your charm | turn on the charm | a charm offensive

Adjective: charming | Verb: charm

cynical /ˈsɪnɪk(ə)l/ Adjective doesn’t usually believe that other people are
honest or sincere.
цинічний
drag down /ˌdraɡ ˈdaʊn/ Phrasal verb
their actions put you in the same bad situation that they are in
fake /feɪk/ Adjective
is not sincere and pretends to be better потягнути вниз
Noun: fake | Verb: fake | Adjective: faked
get ahead /ˌɡet əˈhed/ Phrasal verb
very successful in what they are trying to achieve in their life неправдивий
go over someone’s head /ɡəʊ ˌəʊvə(r) sʌmwʌnz ˈhed/ Phrase
not to appreciate \ do without discussing it with them, especially when it is
someone who is your boss or who has authority over you
Collocates: go over someone’s head | do something просуватися вперед
over someone’s head
hit it off /ˌhɪt ɪt ˈɒf/ Phrase знецінювати
realise they have a lot of things in common and become very friendly with each
other
incompetent /ɪnˈkɒmpɪt(ə)nt/ Adjective
not able to do a job or a particular task properly
Collocates: totally/completely incompetent знайти спільну мову
Adverb: incompetently | Noun: incompetence
Collocates: very/highly competent
intense /ɪnˈtens/ Adjective
very serious in the way they talk and behave некомпетентний
Noun: intensity
laid-back /ˌleɪdˈbæk/ Adjective
always very calm and relaxed and never seem to worry about anything
lighten up /ˌlaɪt(ə)n ˈʌp/ Phrasal verb
to become less serious about things напружений
line manager /ˈlaɪn mænɪdʒə(r)/ Noun
the person who is one level above you at your work, and who is responsible for
telling you what you must do and making sure that you do it розслаблений
naїve /naɪˈiːv/ Adjective розслабитися
does not have much experience of life and believes that other people will be підбадьоритися
kind and generous to them and that things will be easy
Adverb: naїvely | Noun: naїvety безпосередній
pain /peɪn/ Noun начальник
they are very annoying
Collocates: a pain in the neck
painful /ˈpeɪnf(ə)l/ Adjective наївний
it hurts a lot. causes you a lot of pain
Noun: pain || Opposite – Adjective: painless
Collocates: be in pain
principle /ˈprɪnsəp(ə)l/ Noun болісний
the set of moral rules that you believe you are not willing to break
Collocates: strong/strict principles | moral principles |
stick to one’s principles болючий
Adjective: principled
prone /prəʊn/ Adjective
it often happens to them,
Collocates: be prone to doing something | accidentprone
slacker /ˈslakə(r)/ Noun
who is rather lazy and does not make any effort to work hard or do their job принцип
properly
Verb: slack | Noun: slacking
Collocates: slack off
snob /snɒb/ Noun мати здатність
who thinks they are better than other people because they come from a higher
social class or because they have better taste in literature, music, etc.
Collocates: an intellectual snob ледаp
Adjective: snobbish | Adverb: snobbishly |
Noun: snobbishness | Noun: snobbery
stand up for /ˌstand ˈʌp fɔː(r)/ Phrasal verb відлинювати
you support it publicly and defend it against people who disagree with you
streak /striːk/ Noun
a part of their character that is different
from or more extreme than the rest of their character
stride /straɪd/ Noun вискочка
always stay calm even in difficult situations
suck up /ˌsʌk ˈʌp/ Phrasal verb
to try and please them in order to get some benefit from them.
Collocates: suck up to someone
take over /ˌteɪk ˈəʊvə(r)/ Phrasal verb
to occupy відстоювати
undermine /ˌʌndə(r)ˈmaɪn/ Verb
to weaken them or make them less powerful or effective риса характеру
wilful /ˈwɪlf(ə)l/ Adjective жилка
actions are done deliberately, not by accident
Adverb: wilfully
collaborative /kəˈlab(ə)rətɪv/ Adjective приймати все в
you work together with them and share the results and successes of the своєму темпі
work. підлизуватися
Collocates: highly collaborative
Adverb: collaboratively | Verb: collaborate |
Noun: collaboration | Noun: collaborator займати окупувати
Collocates: collaborate on something | collaborate with
someone | collaborate together
contested /kɒnˈtestɪd/ Adjective підривати
people argue about it because they do not agree about it
counterpart /ˈkaʊntə(r)ˌpɑː(r)t/ Noun навсминий
another thing of the same kind in a different place or at a different time
determine /dɪˈtɜː(r)mɪn/ Verb
to discover them and be sure that they are right
draw /drɔː/ Verb спільний
learn something useful as a result of it.
filtering /ˈfɪltə(r)ɪŋ/ Noun uncount
the process of examining a large number of things in order to select the ones that
are wanted and need to be thrown away
Verb: filter | Noun: filter
give away /ˌɡɪv əˈweɪ/ Phrasal verb
let someone else have it for free
narrow down /ˌnærəʊ ˈdaʊn/ Phrasal verb Оспорюваний
means to reduce them to a smaller number
perseverance /ˌpɜː(r)sɪˈvɪərəns/ Noun Двійник
the determination to continue doing something until you have finished it, even
when it is difficult and might feel impossible
Collocates: show perseverance Визначити
Verb: persevere | Adjective: persevering
premises /ˈpremɪsɪz/ Noun plural
are the buildings and land which it uses
Collocates: on the premises Фільтрування
prove /pruːv/ Verb очищення
becomes difficult, effective, successful
Collocates: prove to be something
sound out /ˌsaʊnd ˈaʊt/ Phrasal verb
to talk to them in order to find out what their opinion is about a plan or course of Роздавати
action
subject to /səbˈdʒekt tuː/ Phrasal verb Звузити
often something unpleasant, they are forced to experience it
subscriber /səbˈskraɪbə(r)/ Noun
someone who pays to be able to use a service such as a TV channel, a telephone Наполегливість
network, an online newspaper, etc.
Verb: subscribe | Noun: subscription
Collocates: subscribe to something | take out a subscription | renew/cancel a
subscription | a monthly/ annual subscription
thorough /ˈθʌrə/ Adjective Приміщення
very carefully and with a lot of attention to detail so that no aspect is forgotten
Collocates: a thorough search | a thorough investigation/ examination/analysis
Adverb: thoroughly | Noun: thoroughness Випробовувати
aid /eɪd/ Noun
help that someone gives to someone else
Collocates: come/go to someone’s aid Довідуватися
answer back /ˌɑːnsə(r) ˈbæk/ Phrasal verb Підаватися
reply rudely to someone in authority after they have told you something or asked підлягати
you to do something
blow over /ˌbləʊ ˈəʊvə(r)/ Phrasal verb Підписник
it finishes and things are back to normal
come /kʌm/ Verb
it makes you feel surprised, shocked, relieved
confide /kənˈfaɪd/ Verb
tell something personal about yourself that you do not want other people to
know about, because you trust that person and want to share it with them Ретельно
Collocates: confide that | confide something to someone | confide in someone
conserve /kənˈsɜː(r)v/ Verb
save, to use as little of it as possible and to make sure that none of it is wasted or
lost Допомогаролджоро
Collocates: conserve energy/water
Noun: conservation
discharge /dɪsˈtʃɑː(r)dʒ/ Verb
officially allow them to leave Відповісти
Collocates: discharge someone from somewhere
Noun: discharge
Collocates: an honourable discharge | a dishonourable discharge проходить
frail /freɪl/ Adjective
weak thin and not very strong Стати (шокуючим)
Noun: frailty
instil /ɪnˈstɪl/Verb
encourage to have that feeling or behave in that way Довіряти
Collocates: instil something into someone | instil loyalty | instil confidence | instil
discipline
nerves /nɜː(r)vz/ Noun plural
they make you very angry by doing something that really annoys you, especially Зберігати
over a long period of time
pace /peɪs/ Noun
they show how well they can do something, especially in a sports activity
Collocates: go through your paces | put someone through their paces | show
your paces Виписати
patch /pætʃ/ Noun
a period of time when someone has a lot of problems or difficulties in life
point blank /ˌpɔɪnt ˈblæŋk/ Adverb
you say it very forcefully, with no explanation or apology
Collocates: refuse point blank Кволий
Adjective: point blank
prospect /ˈprɒspekt/ Noun
the chances that you may be successful in something
rough /rʌf/ Adjective Всиляти ідею
when life has become very difficult for someone
Collocates: a rough patch | a rough day/week | rough times
Verb: rough
Collocates: rough it
scene /siːn/ Noun
a loud or angry argument
Collocates: make a scene
setback /ˈsetˌbæk/ Noun Крокувати
a sudden problem that temporarily stops you making progress in what you are
trying to achieve
Collocates: suffer a setback | overcome a setback
Phrasal verb: set back Сварка
terms /tɜː(r)mz/ Noun plural
you are able to talk to them in a friendly way. Категорично
the straight and narrow /ðə ˌstreɪt ən ˈnærəʊ/ Phrase
to mean a morally good and honest way of life
toddler /ˈtɒdlə(r)/ Noun
Young children who are just starting to walk a Перспектива
Verb: toddle
unsteady /ʌnˈstedi/ Adjective
has difficulty keeping their balance when they walk. Нерівний
Collocates: be unsteady on your feet
Adverb: unsteadily || Opposite – Adjective: steady | Adverb: steadily
Collocates: a steady hand
weight /weɪt/ Noun uncount
is how heavy you are. are not making as much effort Сцена сварки

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