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ORIGINS - Coggle Diagram
ORIGINS
PHRASES WITH NAME
to name after sb
to live up to sb's name / reputation / expectations
to make a name for yourself (as a journalist / actor)
to put your name / yourself forward as (a candidate)
to clear your name
to address / ask for / know sb by name
in name only
surname / last name
middle name
patronymic name
given / first name / forename (formal)
maiden name
married name
READING, P.9
(MAKING YOUR NAME)
take your pick
increasingly outlandish
professor emeritus
to generate a positive or negative impression
an attribute
(to reach) the top of the tree
cut and dried (= already decided and unlikely to be changed)
conclusive (evidence / proof)
callbacks
to submit your CV
to go viral
to spawn
DESCRIBING HABITS, P.11
I'm inclined to.../ I have an inclination to.../ I'm happy to...
I tend to.../ I have a tendency to
I'm prone to...
I'll spend hours... / I'd spend hours...
As a rule, I...
Nine times out of ten, I...
keep (on) -ing
PERSONALITY
perceptive
inspirational
over-ambitious
conscientious
obstinate
neurotic
open-minded
prejudiced
apathetic
insensitive
solitary
rebellious
mature
inquisitive
OPPOSITES
considerate ≠ selfish
circumspect ≠ impetuous
conservative ≠ liberal
temperamental ≠ easy-going
gregarious ≠ introverted
LISTENING, P.12
sweeping generalisers
detail-obsessed nit-pickers
obsessive planners
last-minute deadline junkies
recharge your batteries
flat-pack furniture
IDIOMS FOR PEOPLE
a yes-man
a whizzkid
a busybody
a chatterbox
to be a (real) pain in the neck / arse
a dark horse
an old hand
to be set in your ways
the black sheep of the family
the life and soul of the party
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VOCABULARY, P.14
to capture the beauty (of the human soul)
evocative
(truly) iconic
revealing
striking
provocative
to wind sb up
SPECULATING
I suppose / guess / reckon he's/she's about to...
I'd say he's/she's...
I wonder what he/she...
I'd hazard a guess (that)...
If I had to make a guess, I'd say (that)...
I'm pretty sure he/she...
There's something ... about him/her.
He / She gives the impression of being...
He / She could be/have been...
It seems like she/he... / It seems to me...
It looks to me as if he/she...
It makes me think (that) maybe he/she...
It might suggest (that)...