opportunistic	using situation for own benefit
conservative	the opposite of 'liberal'
methodical	systematic, careful
chauvinistic	too patriotic
conscientious	painstaking, careful, thorough
carried-away	too excited and lose control
obliging	ready to help
gallant	(of men) polite to woman
superficial	not carrying about serious issues, shallow
tactless	tend to do faux pas
sagacious	wise
intuitive	understanding instinctively
to proctrastinate	to postpone your duties in order to be lazy
diligent	hard-working, industrious
placid	calm, controling emotions
cunning	deceiving
plagued by	troubled by, distressed by
self-seeking	wanting to gain advantage for oneself
shrewd	having good judgement
flashy	expensive, impressive
altruistic	thinking of others rather than oneself
morose	gloomy, pesimistic
sharp-tongued	inclined to speak in a severe and critical way
fault-finder	a critical person
naive	gullible
downfall	cause of destruction
astute	very perceptive, wise
dogged	persited in effort
mulish	very stubborn (neg. conotation)
thrifty	economical
frugal	economical in use or spending
stingy	mean (about spending money)
sly	sneaky, mischievous
sullen	showing irritation or anger
pithy	brief, forceful and to the point
broad-minded	being open to different views or cultures
unprincipled	lacking moral, basic principles