Relationships

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gregarious

open-minded

diligent

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cantankerous (вредный)

capricious

disruptive (нарушающий) child/behaviour

ill behaved person

slothful=lazy=slack=idle

vain person (too interested in his own appearance); assertive/arrogant (smn who shows off)

self-centered

complacent (thinks he knows everything

cynic doesn't believe in good things
He's ever so cynical

throw/have a tantrum

meticulous (very careful, and giving great attention to detail)

sensitive
(able to understand what people are feeling and deal with them in a way that does not upset them)

verbs

to nag
Wives are always nagging their husbands
You're forever nagging

sensible

showing good judgment

благоразумный

confident

conspicuous (very easy to notice) = noticeable

contented=satisfied, or making you feel satisfied

outgoing

bubbly

brave = bold

to have a hidden agenda = secret plan

approachable = ready to help/willing to listen

laid-back (very relaxed, not worrying); feel at ease

  • intense

It's his sheer/pure arrogance that I hate ( he thinks he knows it all)

obnoxious =very rude

belligerent/ rebellious= very aggressive, ready to fight

to harbour a grudge against ..(if you're offended)

He grudges no effort to achieve a success

a bit of a pain

charming

shy and retiring (застенчивый)

bitchy

bossy

deadline junky

stubborn/wilful своевольный

to undermine smb reputation/confidence/authority/health

She's constantly going behind my back

He doesn't lose temper. He takes everything in his stride (in the calm way)

to grovel at smb (лебезить, пресмыкаться)

To suck up to the boss

She sticks to her principles.

lighten up = take it easy

Put your socks up = relax

You've just taken the words out of my mouth/from the tip of the tongue/It slipped my mind

Stand up on smn's point

accumulate/clear a backlog (pile of undone work)

to have/reveal/show a stubborn/strong/mean/hidden/selfish streak

to mess up

busy-body

confide(trust) in the news

Can you fill me in on your news?

spill the beans (to tell people secret information)
So who spilled the beans about her affair with David?

He seems/strikes me as /comes across as

I get the impression/feeling

binominals

every now and then

hit and miss

peace and quiet

here and there

first and foremost

law and order

rules and regulations

long and hard (difficult) to weigh up

on and off/ sporadically from time to time

to sound bookish

I'm a lay person in this area (no idea )

go through a bit of a rough/rocky/sticky/difficult patch

to be in each other's throats

start to drift apart

in the early days of their relationship

move in different circles

their lives are taking them in different directions

cheat on smb/see smn else behind their back

This is the last straw. Enough is enough. Call it a day.

move out

give it another go/get back together again

like newfound freedom and go it alone.

shrug off (отряхнуться) criticism/negative comments

She's so full of herself (зациклена на себе)

I can relate (I understand). It's the same for me. Our opinions coincide very well.

well-rounded /sharp man ( intelligent)

tight-fisted скупой

a whinger (нытик)

thick =stupid

put words in my mouth

I've tried persuading her, but she won't budge.

Matchmaker - an outdated relic from the past

lucrative business

sort out a visa

sound out voters/your views/the members of the board/staff about the changes.

contempt - пренебрежение

hostility - вражда, неприязнь

Business travel is exciting at first, but you soon become jaded.

to numb the emotions

I want the ground to open up and swallow me.

on 1st name terms - на ты

to brag= to show off = to boast

a handful of friends ( not many)
Kira is a bit of a handful today.

handful (annoying/disobeying)

feed on/thrive on negative feelings

She keeps her husbamd on the straight and narrow (наставить на путь истинный)

to refuse point blank (наотрез)

suffer a major setback/hurdle/stumbling block

to be prone to outbursts. She's prone to exaggerate, that's for sure.