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Question		Answer
to be laid back I've never seen her worried or anxious in any way - she's so laid-back. start learning		calmed and relaxed
tight fisted Don't wait for Gillian to buy you a drink - she's too tight-fisted. start learning		unwilling to spend money
a whinger His friend Jon is such a whinger. start learning		a person who complains all the time
a party animal Sarah's a real party animal - she likes to dance all night. start learning		someone who enjoys having fun
a macho He's too macho to admit he was hurt when his girlfriend left him. start learning		man who consider himself a real man
a ladies' man John was always a bit of a ladies' man. start learning		a man who gives women a lot of attention
hypochondriac She's a terrible hypochondriac - she's always at the doctor's. start learning		a person who worries all the time that has every illness under the sun
a know-all start learning		a person who thinks he knows everything
egomaniac Some celebs are just self-absorbed egomaniacs. start learning		someone who considers themselves to be very important and able to do anything that they want
man-eater start learning		a woman who involves with a lot of men
bully Teachers usually know who the bullies are in a class. start learning		someone who hurts or frightens someone who is smaller or less powerful
weirdo start learning		person who behaves strangely/ freak
to be a snob start learning		a person with an exaggerated respect for high social position
to be cynical start learning		believing that people have hidden interests
to be charming start learning		pleasant and attractive
to be a really bitchy start learning		someone who is gossiping about others
arrogance start learning		noun of arrogant
to be incompetent start learning		not having the ability to do something as it should be done
to have a stubborn streak start learning		stubborn tendency
to be intense start learning		extreme and forceful
to be willing to do sth start learning		to be happy to do something if it is needed
to be a slacker start learning		a laid-back in a negative way
to make up one's mind start learning		to make a final decision
to back down She refused to back down on a point of principle. start learning		not be willing to chage his mind
to go behind someone's back start learning		to do something that is kept a secret form someone affected by it
to undermine start learning		to make someone less confident, less powerful
to take no notice of sth start learning		do not care
to stick to your principles start learning		to stand up for what someone believe
to take everything in somebody's stride start learning		to deal with a problem calmly
to be shy and retiring start learning		not confident
to be the center of attention start learning		everything is about this person
to lighten up start learning		to become more relaxed and less serious
to be prone to doing something start learning		to have tendency to doing something
to suck up to somebody start learning		to be extremely nice to someone in order to get something
to get ahead It's tough for a woman to get ahead in politics./ She's the kind of person who's constantly sucking up to the boss in order to get ahead. start learning		iść naprzód/to be successful in the work that you do
cheesy/tacky I really like the new car that I bought, and that car dealership is really great overall. But ugh ... the salesman that I got was so cheesy./ Ugh. My uncle Steve always tells cheesy jokes and embarrasses me in front of my friends. start learning		cheap, unpleasant insincere
mesmerise start learning		hypnotize/ to have someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else
relentless start learning		very intense
silver fox start learning		very attracirve elderly
self-deprecating start learning		modest
modest He's very modest about his achievements. start learning		not usually talking about or making obvious your own abilities and achievements
crude start learning		bright/ rude
happy-go-lucky start learning		person does not plan much and accepts what happens without becoming worried
fake start learning		not natural
full of himself start learning		self-important
unapproachable person start learning		not friendly
decent start learning		polite or respectable
chatty start learning		informal and friendly, gossipy
a coach potatoe start learning		a snob

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