outgoing | extravert; you won't find him in the corner at the party | |
carefree | easy-going | |
light-hearted | not serios | |
truthful | she tells no lies | |
open | she has few secrets | |
candid | frank, honest | |
strong-willed | determined | |
self-assured | self-confident | |
dominant | she likes to be the boss, the one on top | |
ambitious | he wants to be even bigger, even better - the best | |
demanding | expects high standards of performance from others | |
energetic | he works 18 hours a day, jogs, and plays squash | |
competetive | she hates to lose, in business or a tiddlywinks | |
proud | she thinks she's good | |
arrogant | he thinks he's superior to everyone | |
pompous | 'As the most experienced and sensible person present, I...' | |
boastful | talking with too much pride | |
selfish | she won't share her presents with her sister | |
vain | he spends half the day in front of the mirror | |
self-centered | egocentric | |
snobish | she looks down on anyone who hasn't got a heated indoor swimming pool at home | |
critical | she seems to enjoy finding faults with others | |
petty | he'll take off marks if you don't dot your i's | |
narrow-minded | she can only see one side of things | |
obstinate | stubborn | |
mercenary | materialistic | |
possessive | she never lets her husband out of her eyes | |
unpredictable | changable | |
indicisive | he never knows what he's going to do | |
two-faced | hypocritical | |
insincere | dishonest | |
temperamental | she behaves like the proverbial primadonna | |
unreliable | he never does all the things he says he'll do | |
impressionable | other people's points of view always impress him | |
gullible | credulous | |
cowardly | he lacks courage | |
weak-willed | not strong willed | |
passive | he doesn't do much - he just sits back and watches | |
obedient | she'll do what she's told | |
secretive | you never know what he's thinking | |
modest | humble | |
left-headed | sensible; well-balanced | |
practical | she'd solve all the problems on a desert island | |
calm | nothing would upset her | |
fair-minded | he'd be a good judge pr referee | |
realistic | she's got both feet on the ground and is really down-to-earth | |
rational | logical | |
vicious | aggressive, brutal, violent | |
ruthless | unscrupulous | |
malicious | spiteful, vindictive | |
passionate | those with some Latin blood in their veins | |
heart-blooded | they are fiery and emotional | |
courageous | brave | |
adventorous | he wants to go to wild and unexplored places | |
lively | they're vivacious, like champagne bubbles | |
dedicated | devoted | |
loyal | these friends do not desert you in a crisis | |
considerate | thoughful | |
tender | affecionate | |
gentle | he wouldn't hurt a fly | |
generous | he leaves 10$ tip | |
tolerant | understanding | |
protective | he defends her in any argument | |
impetuous | impulsive | |
impatient | lose your way in the car? you'd better not! | |
excitable | he's constantly like a child on Christmas Eve | |
rebelious | revolutionary | |
forgetful | he's got a memory like a sieve | |
irresponsible | he thought a double brandy would help the baby sleep | |
uncontrollable | if she gets an idea in her head, there's no stopping her | |
shy | there she is, over there, on ther own in the corner | |
self-conscious | he's afraid that the whole world is looking at him | |
timid | she peeps round her front door like a mouse | |
reserved | he's always the last to introduce himself | |
sensitive | be careful not to upset her. it's easily done | |
immaginative | he can see beauty in the pile of rubbish | |
creative | he can then turn the pile of rubbish into a work of art | |
emotional | I was moved to tears by the beauty of his sculpture | |
unstable | he doesn't know who he is, where he is, what to do or why | |