describing people etc

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scrawny
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unattractively thin
lanky
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very tall and thin, usually moving awkwardly
gangling/gangly
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with long thin arms and legs, rather awkward movements
portly
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with fat stomach and chest; often used humorously about older man
stout
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with a quite fat, solid body; used of men and women
corpulent
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fat
complexion
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the type of skin (cera)
double chin
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fat around the chin
unkempt hair
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untidy, scruffy
swarthy
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śniada
sallow
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yellowish and unhealthy looking
haggard
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with the skin hanging with folds, skin that shows tiredness and age
to pout
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to make a duck face
to pout
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positioning lips in the look of annoyance
grimace
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expression of pain or strong dislike
to scowl
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to give an angry look
to leer
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to look at somebody in unpleasant way
to shrug shoulders
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meh
to fold arms
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to cross one arm over the other close to your body
to bite your nails
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obgryzać paznokcie
to pick your nose
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dłubać w nosie
to clench fist
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zacisnać pięść
to tap fingers
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uderzac palcami w stół
impetous
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acts on a sudden idea without thinking first
impulsive
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similar to impetous but used in more positive way
effusive
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gives exaggerated expression of pleasure, praise or gratitude
excitable
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easily excited by things
pushy
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always selfishly promoting one’s own position or interest
garrulous
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talk too much about unimportant things
taciturn
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reserved or says very little (negative)
diffident
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lacks confidence
aloof
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unfriendly and not sociable
haughty
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aloof
disdainful
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does not believe other deserve respect
unapproachable
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not easy to be sociable
conceited
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thinks her/himself wonderful
gullible
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easily deceived
conscientous
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obscinate, stubbord, determined
pig-headed
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obscinate but stronger
unscrupulous
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lacks moral principles, prepared to do very bad things
bland
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lacking taste, character, interest
brash
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too confident
dowdy
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dull in apperance
fickle
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changing opinions suddenly without any reason
grasping
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always wanting more money
nit-picking
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too concerned about unimportant things
obnoxious
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unpleasant and rude
obsequious
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too eager to praise or obey people
off-hand
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showing rude lack of interest in others
officious
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too eager to tell others what to do
ostentatious
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displaying wealth or possesions
pompous
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too formal and showing that he or she consider himself or herself as more important than others
pretentious
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trying to appear more serious or important
puerille
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childish
sloppy
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not taking care in the way he or she work
trite
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banal
all the rage
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fashionable
scruff
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messy
frumpy
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old-fashioned
dress code
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accepted way of dressing in a particular social group
to dress down
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to wear less formal clothes
smart-casual
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informal but stylish
skimpy
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close fitting, using a little material
snazzy
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modern, stylish
of the peg/rack
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second hand
on the high street
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expensive butique
off the cuff
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unprepared
to be hand in glove with someone
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be good friends with sb
cloak-and-dagger
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spisek
to take the shirt off someone’s back
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zerwać komuś ostatnią koszulę
on a shoestring
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to live really humble
without frill
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simple and plain
to put sb in a straitjacket
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ograniczyć czyjąś wolność
rewarding
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gives you a lot of positive emotions
fruitful
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produces good results
lucrative
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makes a lot of money
therapeutic
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makes you healthy
culture-vulture
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big fan of anything cultural
dabbler
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person who never keeps doing one activity for a long time
pastime
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hobby
doer
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person who believes in doing and acting rather than just thinking
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very dirty and unpleasant

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