Nouns
Manager
the person who is responsible for managing an organization:
a bank manager
a station manager
a store manager
Lonely
unhappy because you are not with other people:
She gets lonely now that all the kids have left home.
the lonely life of a widower
Critic
someone who says that they do not approve of someone or something:
Her critics say she is leading the party to disaster.
He's his own worst critic (= he judges himself severely).
Uncomfortable
not feeling comfortable and pleasant, or not making you feel comfortable and pleasant:
I've eaten so much, I actually feel uncomfortable.
These shoes are really uncomfortable.
Bandit
a thief with a weapon, especially one belonging to a group that attacks people travelling through the countryside
Unreal
as if imagined; strange and dream-like:
The whole bizarre evening had an unreal quality to it.
Unaware
not understanding or realizing something:
[ + that ] He was unaware that the police were watching him.
I was completely unaware of the problem.
Skim-milk
milk from which the cream/the fat has been removed:
I have sold skim milk at twice the price of ordinary milk to people wanting to slim.
Lackluster
lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring.
without energy and effort:
The U.S. number-one tennis player gave a disappointingly lackluster performance.
Elbow
strike (someone) with one's elbow.
to push someone rudely with your elbows so that you can move or have more space:
elbow your way to -> He elbowed his way to the front of the crowd.
They elbowed the onlookers aside.
Swagger
to walk or behave in a way that shows that you are very confident and think that you are important:
They swaggered into the room.
A group of young men swaggered around outside the bar.
His swaggering self-confidence irritates many people.
The green-eyed monster
Jealously
“O beware, my lord, of jealousy;
It is the green-eyed monster..."
Dauntless
showing determination and no fear:
In spite of the scale of the famine, the relief workers struggled on with dauntless optimism.
Dwindle
Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.
to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number:
dwindle to -> The community has dwindled to a tenth of its former size in the last two years.
Her hopes of success in the race dwindled last night as the weather became worse.
Unearthly
An unearthly time is not at all convenient because it is too early in the morning or too late at night:
I was woken up at some unearthly hour of the morning by someone knocking on my door.