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ME (Emotions, Behaviour and manner, Truth and lies, Personality,…
ME
Emotions
wear your heart on your sleeve
show sb's true colors
release your pent-up emotions/ show sb's feelings
rather vulnerable/ feel a bit uneasy
be stunned/ appalled/ horrified
pour our their innermost thoughts to me
hysterical (fans)
bottle up my emotions/ suppress my feelings
lose my temper/ go mad/ hit the roof
in tears/ close to tears/ devastated/ heartbroken
ecstatic/ over the moon/ jubilant
my heart wasn't really in it/ my heart told me to
my own instinct is to be quite guarded/ withdrawn
Behaviour and manner
set an example/ be a role model for
take exception to
impeccable/ exemplary
be on your best behavior
cheeky/ insolent
very upper class/ in poor taste
messy/ disgraceful
discourteous/ disrespectful/ offensive
by nature/ nurture
nagging/ make a fuss/ give in
Truth and lies
sustain the lies
distort truth
a falsehood/ a white lie/ a half-truth/ a fib
detect st was wrong/ catch sb out
phoney/ anonymously
puzzle sb/ baffle sb
talk up / embellish / gloss over st
be economical with the truth on st
unpalatable truth
deceive/ delude sb
Personality
a real chatterbox
pretty down-too-earth
passionate/ considerate/affectionate
a virtue/ a positive attribute
aloof/ shy and diffident/ cruel/ kind
be drawn to sb who is considerate/ happy to show affection
cunning/ impulsive/ naive/ unpredictable
sb with integrity and not pretentious
a spontaneous, happy-go-lucky sort of person
don't judge a book by its cover
Appearance
pear-shaped/ hourglass figure
get a lot of wrinkles and look a bit frail
high heels are flattering - exaggerate the length of the legs
get ginger hair and freckles
wear dark colors/vertical stripes - create the illusion of being slimmer
get a pauch - stick out
slender/ in good shape/ have a gorgeous figure
Physical movements
stagger to sw despite the injury
hike across the countryside
limp quite badly after the accident
dash across the road for the bus
stroll along the beach
the horse galloped across the field
chase the man for miles
Character in work
assertive (enough for the role)
pretty ruthless
get the (necessary) charisma
come across as rather pushy
conscientious and trustworthy
get up people's noses
quick-witted and shrewd