English words unit 6

• bring (someone) up


  to look after a child until he or she becomes an adult
• fall out with


  to stop being friendly with someone because you have had a disagreement with them
• get on with


  if people get on with each other, they like each other and are friendly to each other
• give up


  to stop doing something that you are trying hard to do
• grow up


  to change from being a baby or young child to being an older child or adult
• grow up


  used for talking about the things that happened while you were a child
• let (someone) down


  to make someone disappointed by not doing something that they are expecting you to do
• look up to


  to admire and respect someone
• put up with


  to accept someone or something unpleasant in a patient way
• run out of


  if something runs out, you do not have any more of it left
• sort out


  to do what is necessary to deal with a problem, disagreement, or difficult situation successfully
• split up with

  to end a marriage or romantic relationship
• tell (someone) off


  to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong
• almond-shaped (eyes)


  the same shape as an almond (a flat white nut with a brown skin that is often used in cooking)
• ambitious


  determined to be successful, rich, famous etc
• bald


  with little or no hair on your head
• cheerful


  behaving in a happy friendly way
• curly (hair)


  forming curves or circles
• dark (eyes/ complexion)


  dark hair, eyes, or skin are brown or black in colour
• decisive


  able to make choices or decide what to do quickly and confidently
• enthusiastic


  very interested in something or excited by it
• expressive (face)


  clearly showing what your thoughts or feelings are, especially by your behaviour
• fat


  a person or animal that is fat has too much flesh on their body and weighs too much; it is not polite to call someone fat
• flowing (hair)

  hair hanging in an attractive way
• freckled (face)


  covered in freckles
• friendly


  someone who is friendly is always pleasant and helpful towards other people
• generous


  giving people more of your time or money than is usual or expected
• hazel (eyes)


  light brown and slightly green or golden in colour
• healthy (complexion)


  showing that you are physically strong and not ill
• honest


  a person who is honest does not tell lies or cheat people, and obeys the law
• imaginative


  used about someone who has new, different, or exciting ideas
• immature


  an immature person behaves in a silly way, as though they are much younger than they really are
• immodest


  someone who is immodest thinks they are very good or clever and likes to talk about their achievements
• impatient


  annoyed because something is not happening as quickly as you want or in the way you want
• impolite


  not polite
• inconsiderate


  not thinking about other people and their feelings
• indecisive


  unable to make decisions
• insensitive


  not noticing or caring about other people's feelings or needs, and not worrying that things that you say or do may upset them
• insincere


  not expressing your feelings or opinions honestly
• intolerant


  not willing to accept behaviour, beliefs, or opinions that are different from your own