Personality
nuts /nʌts/ adjective informal
1 crazy
They thought I was nuts to go
parachuting.
2 go nuts
To become very excited, angry, or upset
If I don't have a holiday soon,
I'll go nuts.
Have a screw loose
Informal to be slightly crazy
Spontaneous /spɒnˈteɪniəs/
Thorough /ˈθʌrə/ /ˈθɜːrəʊ/ adjective
Careful and covering every detail
The government has promised a
thorough investigation of the matter.
thoroughness
noun
[ U
]
Easy-going /ˌiːziˈgəʊɪŋ/ adjective
Relaxed and not easily upset or worried
imaginative
/ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/
efficient
/ɪˈfɪʃənt/
Appealing /əˈpiːlɪŋ/ adjective
attractive or interesting
The idea of living in Paris
appealingly
adverb
nonsense /ˈnɒns ə ns/ noun [ U ]
Word
partners for nonsense
talk nonsense • absolute / complete / utter
nonsense • a load of nonsense
1 SPEECH AND WRITING If something someone has
said or written is nonsense, it is silly and not true.
She talks such nonsense
sometimes.
That's a load of nonsense.
These claims are utter nonsense.
It's nonsense to suggest they
could have cheated.
2 BEHAVIOUR silly behaviour
Will you stop this childish
nonsense!
3 make a nonsense of sth
Cuts to the text made a nonsense
of the play.
decisive
/dɪˈsaɪsɪv/
intuitive
/ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/
thoughtful /ˈθɔːtf ə l/ adjective
1 QUIET quiet because you are thinking about
something
You look thoughtful.
2 KIND kind and always thinking about how you
can help other people
Thank you for the card - it was
very thoughtful of you.
thoughtfully adverb
She gazed thoughtfully into the
distance.
thoughtfulness noun [ U ]
supportive /səˈpɔːtɪv/
No hard feelings
Spoken
used to tell someone that you do not want to be angry
with them or for them to be angry with you:
I'm sorry
it didn't work out, but no hard feelings, eh?
Lively /ˈlaɪvli/ adjective
Full of energy and interest
A lively conversation/debate
A lively child
liveliness
noun
[ U
]
Cautious /ˈkɔːʃəs/ adjective
Taking care to avoid risks or danger
She is cautious about lending
money to anyone.
Cautiously adverb
He crept cautiously towards the
door.
bothered /ˈbɒðəd/ adjective [never before noun]
If you are bothered about something, it is important
to you and you are worried about it.
He's very bothered about what
other people think.
I can’t be bothered making plans.
I leave things to the last minute.
Procrastinate /prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt/ verb [ I ] formal
To wait a long time before doing something that you
must do
I know I've got to deal with the
problem at some point - I'm just procrastinating.
Hands-on /ˌhændzˈɒn/ adjective
Physically doing something and not only studying it or
watching someone else do it
hands-on
experience
Bother
verb
both‧er
1make an effort [intransitive,transitive usually in
questions and negatives]
to make the effort to do something
(not) bother to do something
He didn't bother to answer the question.
not bother about/with
He didn't bother with a reply.
(not) bother doing something
Many young people didn't bother voting.
don't/didn't/won't etc bother
'Do you want me to wait for you?' 'No, don't bother.'
Why bother to go abroad, when there are so many nice
places here?
2worry [intransitive and transitive]
to make someone feel slightly worried, upset, or
concerned:
Being in a crowd really bothers me.
It was very noisy, but that didn't bother me.
bother about
especially British English
I try not to bother about what other people think.
It really bothered me that he'd forgotten my birthday.
both‧ered [not before noun]
1 worried or upset
bothered about
He doesn't seem too bothered
about the things that are written about him in the papers.
bothered that
No one else seemed bothered that
Grandfather wasn't there.
2
not bothered
especially British English if you are not bothered about something, it is not
important to you:
'What film do you want to see?' 'I'm
not bothered.'
not bothered about
He's not bothered about getting
the facts right.
A straight-away person
I like being out and about meeting people.
Party animal
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