Definition
saying what you think directly
Outspoken
____ ______as arrogant
____ ______as friendly
____ ______as confident
____ ______as rude / kind
come across
I was walking to work when I ____ an old colleague from university.Be careful not to ____ the table — that vase is valuable.
to bump into
We ______ (help) them if they had asked us.
would have helped
When we got to the station, the train ______ just ______ (leave).
had just left
to talk easily without pauses
the conversation flowed
build ____
establish ____
have good ____
instant ____
____ with clients / students
Rapport
It's a cheap ring but it has great ___________value for me.
sentimental
I ______ (study) harder for the exam, but I didn’t feel motivated.
should have studied
By 10 p.m. tonight, I ______ (finish) my homework.
will have finished
tries to get acceptance
Seeks approval
____ memories of childhood
____ feelings of nostalgia
____ a response / reaction
____ an emotion
To evoke
He’s shy, so he rarely ____ ____ a conversation with people he doesn’t know.At the bus stop, she tried to ____ ____ a conversation about the weather.
to strike up a conversation
She ______ (arrive) late — the traffic was terrible this morning.
must have arrived
His clothes were dirty because he ______ (repair) the car all morning.
had been repairing
to keep and remember memories
to retain memories
____ resources
____ food / water/ time
increasingly ____
____ and expensive
make yourself ____
Scarce
The two strangers ____ ____ together during a snowstorm.We ____ ____ together in a shared flat and became best friends.
to be thrown together
He ______ (forget) about the meeting — he’s usually very punctual.
can’t have forgotten
Their eyes were red — they ______ (cry) for a long time before we came in.
had been crying
to act as a clear or obvious example of something
a manifestation
____ about details
____ planning
____ attention
____ research
____ record-keeping
Meticulous
He is sometimes very _______with clients.
His _____manner makes me uncomfortable.
abrupt
You ______ (bring) your own lunch — the company provided food for everyone
needn’t have brought
Next July, they ______ (live) in this house for thirty years.
will have been living