ISBN-13: 9781490331942 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 40 str.
THIS BOOK CONTAINS MEANINGS OF MORE THAN 1200 ADVANCED ENGLISH WORDS (including phrasal verbs and idioms) Sample This: ("sb" implies somebody, "sth" implies something) arduous / strenuous involving a lot of effort and energy assiduous / diligent / sedulous showing care and effort in your work or duties fastidious / meticulous / scrupulous giving careful attention to every detail ebullient / effervescent / exuberant / rollicking full of energy, excitement, etc. dejected / despondent / disconsolate unhappy and disappointed discomfit / disconcert / faze to make sb feel confused or embarrassed ********** SYNONYMS FOR "TO MAKE SOMEBODY VERY ANGRY" antagonize / enrage / exasperate / infuriate / incense / raise sb's hackles to make sb very angry ********** SYNONYMS FOR "ANNOYED" brassed off / crooked on sb / cross with sb / disgruntled / fed up / hacked off / miffed / narked / peeved annoyed pique annoyed because your pride has been hurt get under sb's skin to annoy sb grate on sb / irk to annoy sb vex to annoy or worry sb vexatious making you feel annoyed or worried ********** SYNONYMS FOR "TO AVOID" dodge / elude / eschew / evade / fight shy of sth / fudge / gloss over / skirt around sth / skate over sth / shun / shy away from sth to avoid ********** SYNONYMS FOR "BAD-TEMPERED" cantankerous / choleric / crotchety / crusty / dyspeptic / grumpy / irritable / peevish / petulant / ratty / splenetic / sourpuss / stroppy / tetchy bad-tempered ********** SYNONYMS FOR "TO CRITICIZE" castigate / censure / chastise / deplore / denounce / excoriate / flay / fulminate / inveigh against sb/sth / lampoon / lash out at sb / pan / pillory / pull sb up / rap / revile / upbraid to criticize get / give a rap over the knuckle to get / give criticism hit out at sb/sth to criticize pounce on to quickly criticize second guess to guess, to criticize slam to bang, to criticize slate to plan that sth will happen at a particular time in future, to criticize take a swipe at sb / take sb to task to criticize ********** SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPINESS" elation great happiness, excitement exultation great pride or happiness bliss / ecstasy / felicity / jubilation / joie de vivre great happiness **********