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a group of people, often a family, who live together:
Household
a family unit that includes grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, and uncles, etc. in addition to parents and children
Extended family
3 or 4 generations
Multi-generation
a family consisting of two parents and their children, but not including aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc.
Nuclear family
a convent
Nunnery
a feeling of friendliness towards people that you work or share an experience with:
camaraderie
a liking or sympathy for someone or something, especially because of shared characteristics:
Affinity
a child who has been legally taken by another family to be taken care of as their own child:
Adopted child
to annoy someone a lot:
get on someone’s nerves
a person, especially a child, who talks a lot:
Chatterbox
A person who have difficultes in the moment of interacting with other people
Awkward socially
to not talk to other people very much:
Be alone most of the time
keep (yourself) to yourself
behave in a silly or playful way.
To mess around
To mess about
to tell a joke:
To crack a joke
someone or something that is very funny and make laugh other people
To crack up
to suddenly laugh a lot, or to make someone suddenly laugh a lot:
To crack somebody up
to get angry very easily
to have a short fuse
relaxed in manner and character; not usually worried about other people's behaviour or things that need to be done:
Laid-back
to let things affect you <br />
You feel frustrated
To let things get to you
very nervous and easily upset:
Highly strung
be extremely anxious or tense.
live on one's nerves
: a person who always wants things to be very orderly and clean
Neat freak
not easily satisfied, or having very high standards about particular things:<br />
(Perfeccionista)
Fussy
things that someone says or does, when you are referring to them in a general way without saying exactly what they are
Stuff
too confident and too determined to tell other people what to do, in a way that is unpleasant:
Person who gives orders with the expectation to be obeyed.
Overbearing
someone who has more energy than is normal, gets excited easily, and cannot stay still or think about work:
Hyperactive
relax after a period of work or tension.
Unwind
To be lazy
To lounge around
to be silent and refuse to smile or be pleasant to people because you are angry about something that they have done:
to Sulk
is a person who is certain about their beliefs, and expresses their ideas strongly and often:<br />
Testarudo y obstinado
opinionated
expressing strong opinions very directly without worrying if other people are offended:
Outspoken
a word or phrase that might be understood in two ways, one of which is usually sexual
Double entendre
a long, rambling story or joke, typically one that is amusing only because it is absurdly inconsequential or pointless.
Shaggy dog story
Looking at goods in shop windows without intending to buy any of them
Window-shopping
To make a judgement or decision quickly without careful thought or discussion
To make a snap decision
Jake regretted his snap decision to buy a new phone when he got her credit card bill at the end of the month
To have everything you've always wanted
To have it all
To share secrets with somebody
To exchange confidences
To not be easily offended by criticism or insults
To be thick-skinned
To feel very guilty about something that you have done wrong
To be conscience-striken
Informal
To like somebody or something so much that you cannot refuse or resist them
To be sucker for something
Used when somebody demands too much of somebody else
That's asking too much<br />
To ask too much
When I was young (expression)
In my time
to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen:
To look forward to (doing) something
Something masculine
Boy thing
to repair a hole or a piece of clothing with long stitches across the hole and other stitches across them:
To darn
to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something:
A challenge that you cannot do
Daunting (experience)
very beautiful or pleasant:
gorgeous
to express anger in a loud and often uncontrolled way:
To storm ( a place)
to follow a rule, decision, or instruction even if you don't like them
To abide by (the rules)
to go somewhere very quickly because you are angry or upset
I stormed to my room
To storm out of the room
Rob stormed out of the house and slammed the door.
Una choza
un gran lugar para vivir
A long hut
various levels of social position or achievement:
From all walks of life
In my work I see people from all walks of life.
doing, or willing to do, what you have been told to do by someone in authority:
obedient
your idea or opinion of yourself, especially your feeling of your own importance and ability:

in psychoanalysis, the part of a person's mind that tries to match the hidden desires (= wishes) of the id (= part of the unconscious mind) with the demands of the real world
Ego
a hairstyle for men in which the hair is cut short at the back and sides, showing the ears
A short back and sides
the flat area at each side of the upper part of the face
Temple
to think about something that happened in the past:
To look back
something that you say before you give the most important fact of a situation: (synonym of After all)
Despues de todo
At the end of the day
A person who can only clearly see objects that are close to them
Short-sighted
Something that doesn't exist anymore<br />
expresssion
They are thing of the past
someone who is lazy:
Lazybones
a man, often one who is considered to be ordinary:
Bloke
The feeling that a woman that have been married feels when her husband is of a lower class than herself and thinks this is a general habit of upper-class women. (expression)
I'm married beneath (me)
A man that is complete or completely lost ( expression)
He's finished
a husband that is controlled by and a little frightened of a woman, especially his wife.
A henpecked (husband)
a person who gets sexual pleasure from being hurt or controlled by another person:
Masochist
completely in love with someone and always thinking of them :
Besotted
a man who believes that women are naturally less important, intelligent, or able than men, and so does not treat men and women equally:
male chauvinist
a problem that is difficult to deal with:
Conundrum
in an extremely happy way:
Blissfully happy
An open honest crude person
Bluffer
enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose:
Adequate
(of a pig) to make a low, rough noise:
Grunts
slightly confused:
Bemused
to be not as good, strong, clever etc as someone you are competing against
They will never be a match (for woman)
To be no match for someone
Despite thorough preparation, England’s cricketers were no match for India.
used to tell someone that they should deal with something more bravely:
Man up
to criticize or complain often in an annoying way:
Nag
to tell someone about your problems and secrets:
To open your heart
a job or piece of work that is often boring or unpleasant but needs to be done regularly:
Chore
a layer of dirt on skin or on a building:<br />
Ensuciar
Grime
a woman whose work is inside the home, doing the cleaning, cooking, etc., and who usually does not have any other job
House husband
Housewife
the member of a family who earns the money that the family needs:
Breadwinner
an act of making a place or a collection of things tidy:
To tidy up ( my room)
Clothes ( white clothes ) that are need to be cleaned.
The whiteness of their washes<br />
they feel guilty about the whiteness of their washes
A book or magazine that has been produced on shiny and expensive paper and contains many colour pictures:
Glossy (magazines)
Gleam
to get everything one wants,
To have it all
the fact of being stupid, or a stupid action, idea, etc.:
Folly
To pull hairs out from around the edges of your eyebrows
To pluck your eyebrows
overgrown eyebrows that need immediate attention and should be trimmed.
Bushy eyebrows
A man who behaves or looks similar to a woman:
Effeminate
a long plastic, metal, or ceramic container that is filled with water so that you can sit or lie in it to wash your whole body
Bath
to think about or feel something, usually over a long period:
To keep bad ideas in your mind
Harbour
To think before buying something
Armchair-shopping
To think before buying something that is on television and is very competitive
Armchair-shopping
to run at a slow, regular speed, especially as a form of exercise:
To jog
to be the main or most important result of something:
The ultimate requisite
Todo se reduce
To boil down something
to not do something that you were going to do, or to stop doing something before you have completely finished:
To drop out
to attract attention to or emphasize something important:
highlight
to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult
To do something complex:
Undertake
is a subgenre of the family saga genre of literature. ... It refers primarily to fictional family sagas dealing with British "middle-class country or village life".
Aga-saga
a typical quality or an important part of something:
to include someone or something as an important part:
To feature
an area of land, when considering its natural features:
Terrain
to get tears in your eyes, so that you almost start to cry, because you are experiencing strong emotion:
Romper algo
I tore up
to tear up
the time of the day between sunrise and sunset.
Day time
money that is given, usually by a company, to support a person, organization or activity:
Sponsorship
to walk a long distance, usually over land such as hills, mountains, or forests:
Trek
Trekking
not expected:
unexpected
unforeseen
a group of people who work together, especially all those who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc.:
Crew
Justo a tiempo
Just in time
something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it:
feat
the act of collecting or producing money for a particular purpose, especially for a charity:
fundraising
a person who is chosen to speak officially for a group or organization:
Vocero
Spokesperson
a famous person that most people know of:
Household name
funny
(of a person) friendly and in a good mood, or (of a situation) enjoyable because of being friendly and pleasant:
Jokey
jovial
thinking only about yourself and what is good for you:
Egocentric
the degree to which people start to buy or use a product or service that has become available:
To start something
To take up
quick, energetic, and active:
Briskly
A nature that is pleasant
Sweet-nature
calm and able to deal easily with difficult situations
Level-headed
a supporter of the political left
the political right:
leftist
the right wing
a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something:
Contempt
someone whose job is to make certain that people do not leave their cars in illegal places:
traffic warden
rich, famous, and fashionable people whose activities are of interest to the public and are written about in some newspapers and magazines:
Glitterati
to produce a lot of small, bright flashes of reflected light:
Glitter
a group of people who admire something or someone:
Following
strong; not easily broken or made weaker or defeated:
strong and determined:
Tough
having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, resulting in an advantage:<br />
Intelligent person
Shrewd
talking and expressing your opinions a lot, especially in a rude way:
Geton
Mouthy
shocking and morally unacceptable:
Outrageous
kind and loving:
warm-hearted
very determined to do what you want without listening to others:
Cabezadura
Headstrong
relaxed and not easily upset or worried:
Easy-going
presenter or reporter on television who addresses the camera and is viewed in close-up.
Talking-head
A person that is an expert in a topic or idea.
Insider
the public admiration that a person receives as a result of a particular achievement or position in society:
Kudos
to state an idea or opinion, or to suggest a plan or person, for other people to consider:
To put sth/sb forward
have a harmonious or friendly relationship.
To get on with somebody
badly-behaved, disobedient.
Naughty
(Example: Now that’s naughty ― you mustn’t throw food on the floor! / Our boss treats us all like naughty schoolchildren
To explode
Go off
to obtain something by force or threat, or with difficulty.
To Extort ( money )<br />
Example: He had been extorting money from the old lady for years. / Police have not so far been able to extort a confession from the people accused of the bombing.)
a very serious, energetic attempt to punish people for doing something that is not allowed; an increased effort to enforce a law or rule.
Crackdown
v
strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain
Uncanny
to keep well away from
Evitar algo
give a wide berth (to) someone/something
Una sensacion de seguridad
A sense of security
Miedo a ser rechazado
Fear of rejection
Amor por la aventura
A love of adventure
Necesidad de presumir
A need to show off
Un deseo de satisfacer a alguien
A desire to please
Una falta de ambicion
A lack of ambition
Una necesidad de consuelo
A need for reassurance
Una habilidad de leer tu mente
An ability to read your mind
Una sensacion de victoria
Sense of achievement
Inabilidad de ver puntos de vista de otra gente
Inability to see others' people point of view
to know what your opinion or situation is:
to know where you stand (with somebody) (to something)
I know where I stand on this issue, I'm against the war.
When we've paid all our debts we'll know where we stand.
You never know where you stand with Theresa