15 Thinking and feeling

 Embarrassed=stanjenit
 Trait=caracteristică/particularitate
 Objectionable=criticabil
 Prospective buyers/employers/parents=people who are expected to buy
something, employ someone, become parents, etc./potențial
 To reckon=to meditate/to think/to believe
 Notion=belief/idea
 Unconscious=an unconscious thought or feeling is one that you do not know you
have
 Unaware=not understanding or realizing something
 Humble=not proud or not believing that you are important
 Tactful=careful not to say or do anything that could upset someone
 Reluctant=dezinteresat
 Hesitant=ezitant
 To infer=to deduct
 Gain=to get something that is useful, that gives you an advantage, or that is in
some way positive, especially over a period of time
 Intrusion=an occasion when someone goes into a place or situation where they
are not wanted or expected to be
They complained about excessive government intrusion (= unwanted involvement)
into their legitimate activities.
 Infringement=an action that breaks a rule, law, etc./încălcare
 Interference=an occasion when someone tries to interfere in a situation
The government's interference in the strike has been widely criticized.
 Secretive=rezervat/discret
 Reticent=tăcut/rezevat/necomunicativ/secretive
 Particular=special
 Laborious=needing a lot of time and effort
 To resign=a se resemna
  To persuade someone to do something
 To establish=to cause someone or something to be accepted generally
His reputation for carelessness was established long before the latest problems arose.
 To establish yourself=to be in a successful position over a period of time
He has established himself as the leading candidate in the election.
 To define=a defini
 To regard=a privi
 Conscious of=to notice that a particular thing or person exists or is present
 Knowledgeable (about)=knowing a lot
 Aware that
 Not have the faintest ideea=used to emphasize that you do not know something
 Faint=no strong or clear/slight
 Favouritism=favoritism
 Prejucide (against)=an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially
when formed without enough thought or knowledge
 Biased (towards)=showing an unreasonable like or dislike for a person based on
personal opinions
 To recollect=to remember=to reminisce
 To reminisce=to talk or write about past experiences that you remember with
pleasure
 Concerned (with)=involved in something or affected by it
 Conceited=îngâmfat/încrezut
 Considerate=atent/delicat
 Lenient=indulgent
 Naughty=disobedient
 Envious=invidios
 Rash=nesocotit
 Unscrupulous=behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what
you want
 Cherished=prețuit/apreciat
 Dreaded=causing worry or fear
 To mourn=to grieve for
 To resent=a displăcea/to feel angry because you have been forced to accept
someone or something that you do not like
 To deplore=to say or think that something is very bad
 To loathe=to hate
 To reproach=to criticize someone, especially for not being successful or not
doing what is expected
 To giggle=a chicoti

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  To stress=a accentua
 To lay=to prepare a plan or a method of doing something
 Temper=the tendency to become angry very quickly
 Outlook for/on=the likely future situation
 Outlook=a person's way of understanding and thinking about something
 Impulsive=repezit
 Self-centred=egoist/only interested in yourself and your own activities
 Vain=unsuccessful; of no value
 Evil=malefic
 Vicious=rău
 Malicious=răutăcios
 Frank=sincer
 Straightforward=clar
 Candid=inocent
 Undemanding=not needing a lot of time, energy, or attention
 Gossip=rumour
 Avid (reader)=extremely eager or interested
 Ardent (supporter)=showing strong feelings
 Zealous (worker)=enthusiastic and eager
 Fervent=used to describe beliefs that are strongly and sincerely felt or people
who have strong and sincere beliefs
 To bang=to (cause something to) make a sudden very loud noise or noises
 Nuisance=something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you
 Wearying of=sictirit
 Tiresome=annoying and making you lose patience
 Compelling=convingător
 Enchating=încântător
 Gripping=captivant
 Enticing=tentant
 To entice=to lure=a ademeni
 To fall short=to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped
for, causing disappointment
 To put in for=to apply for
 To come up to=a se ridica la
 Tense=tensionat
 Aloof=distant
 Touchy=easily offended or upset
 Stubborn=încăpățânat
 Spiteful=ciudos
 Sly=seeming to know secrets

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  Nosey=băgăcios
 Inhibited=not confident enough to say or do what you want
 To bite=to speak to someone in a quick, angry way, for no good reason
 To come out of=if you come out of your shell, you become more interested in
other people and more willing to talk and take part in social activities, and if
someone brings you out of your shell, they cause you to do this
 Bright side=the advantages or good characteristics of a situation
 To take the time to=to spend enough time to do something well or carefully
 Attachment=a feeling of love or strong connection to someone or something
 Distress=a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, or pain
 Revenge=răzbunare
 Animosity=strong dislike, opposition, or anger/dușmănie
 Consolation=something that makes someone who is sad or disappointed feel
better
 Preoccupation=preocupare
 Symathy=simpatie
 Main worry=preoccupation
 Swear-words=înjurături
 Considerable=large or of noticeable importance/considerabil
 Hatred=an extremely strong feeling of dislike
 To get their own back=to revenge
 To mislead=to cause someone to believe something that is not true/a induce în
eroare
 To put=to express something in words
 To utter=a rosti
 To imply=a sugera
 To wonder=a contempla
 Grievance=nemulțumire la locul de muncă
 To be wary of= a nu se simți confortabil
 To compel=a forța