| Term | Definition |
|---|
| vain | always looks at herself in every mirror she passes |
| conscientious | takes care to do things carefully and correctly |
| open-minded | is prepared to accept new and different ideas |
| well-balanced | is emotionally in control, not moody |
| insincere | doesn't say what she/he really thinks |
| eccentric | other people often find different and unusual |
| stubborn | never changes his opinion even when she's clearly wrong |
| assertive | express her ideas or opinions with confidence |
| immature | behave like a child |
| bad-tempered | get angry very easily |
| impulsive | act without thinking |
| possessive | she's not letting other people share her friends |
| funny | she has a great sense of humour |
| kidnapping | A gang took a rich man's son and asked the family for money. |
| murder | She went to her ex-husband's house and shot him dead. |
| hijacking | A passenger on a flight made the pilot land in the desert. |
| rape | After a party the man made the woman have sex against her will. |
| burglary | We came home from holiday and found that our TV had gone. |
| drug dealing | Someone tried to sell me some marijuana during the concert. |
| smuggling | When the border police searched his car, it was full of cigarettes. |
| vandalism | Someone threw paint on the statue in the park. |
| blackmail | He said he'd send the photos to a newspaper if the actress didn't pay him a lot of money. |
| robbery | An armed man walked into a bank and shouted, "Hands up!" |
| fraud | A man transferred company money to his own bank account |
| bribery | A builder offered the mayor a free flat in return for a favour. |
| terrorism | Two men left a bomb in the supermarket car park. |
| theft | Somebody stole my car last night from outside my house. |
| mugging | A man held out a knife and made me give him my wallet. |
| hooligan | This person causes trouble at football matches |
| forger | This person makes illegal copies of paintings, documents,etc. |
| cockpit | the place where the pilot sits in a plane |
| to queue | to stand in line |
| chin | the bottom of your face, below your mouth |
| talkative | someone who likes to socialize and talk a lot |
| deserted | empty (like a street) |
| fasten your seatbelts | what you have to do when you are sitting in an airplane |
| go bust | when a company loses all it's money |
| a check-up | when you go to the doctor for a regular visit |
| turbulance | when the plane shakes because of wind |
| collar | what a dog wears around its neck |
| filthy | very dirty |
| stingy | doesn't like to spend money |
| cling to | hold on tightly to |
| giggle | laugh a little bit |
| choke | when somethings gets stuck in your throat and you can't breathe |
| dysfunctional | when something doesn't work like it's supposed to (like a relationship) |
| painkillers | medicine you take to make something stop hurting |
| psychic | someone who predict your future |
| to flatter someone | to say nice things about somebody (their appearance or abilities) |
| budget travel | cheap airlines |
| innovative | someone who always comes up with bright and new ideas |
| pale | light color (skin, especially when feeling sick) |
| destiny | the idea that the future is controlled and we can't change it |
| genuine | real, honest, true |
| scared the life out of me | really really scared me, shocking |
| rest | relax and lay down for a while |
| heatwave | a period of unusually hot weather |
| hailstorm | a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain |
| cool | quite cold, not cold or hot |
| mild | pleasant and not cold |
| chilly | unpleasantly cold |
| drizzling | raining lightly |
| breeze | a light wind |
| showers | short periods of rain |
| drought | a long, usually hot, dry period when there is little or no rain |
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