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This document defines and explains the meanings of various English words and phrases related to personality traits, relationships, occupations, education, and more. It provides definitions for words like take up, carry on, give up, end up, get on, find out, show up, set off, and personality traits like cold, unfriendly, lively, polite, selfish, rude, warm, kind, calm, and shy. It also defines terms like coal miner, professional, scholarship, and phrases such as got it in one, pack it in, I'm with you on this one, and don't get me wrong.

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At A College or University

This document defines and explains the meanings of various English words and phrases related to personality traits, relationships, occupations, education, and more. It provides definitions for words like take up, carry on, give up, end up, get on, find out, show up, set off, and personality traits like cold, unfriendly, lively, polite, selfish, rude, warm, kind, calm, and shy. It also defines terms like coal miner, professional, scholarship, and phrases such as got it in one, pack it in, I'm with you on this one, and don't get me wrong.

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take up - to start doing a particular activity

carry on - to continue doing something phrasal


give up - to stop doing something
end up - to finally be in a particular place or situation
get on- to have a good relationship
find out - to get information about something, or to learn a fact for the first time
show up- to arrive somewhere
set off - to start a journey
cold - unfriendly or showing no emotion
unfriendly - not friendly
lively - full of energy and interest
polite - behaving in a way that is not rude and shows that you do not only think about yourself
selfish - caring only about yourself and not other people
rude - behaving in a way which is not polite and which upsets other people
warm - friendly and loving
kind - generous, helpful and thinking about other people's feelings
calm - relaxed and not worried, frightened, or excited.
Shy- not confident, especially about meeting or talking to new people
generous - willing to give other people money, help, kindness, etc.
thoughtful - kind and always thinking about how you can help other people
coal miner - someone whose job is to dig coal out of the ground
professional - someone is professional if they earn money for a sport or activity which most people do as a hobby
bend - to make something curve
scholarship - an amount of money given to a person by an organisation to pay for their education, usually
at a college or university
convince - to persuade someone or make them certain
stereotype - a fixed idea that people have about what a particular type of person is like, especially an
idea that is wrong
guard - someone whose job is to protect a person, place or thing from danger or attack, or to
prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping
prisoner - a person who is kept in prison as a punishment
nerd - -someone, especially a man, who is not fashionable and who is interested in boring things
Got it in one! - used to say that someone's first guess is correct phrase Yes, got it in one!
Pack it in. - used to tell someone in a rude way to stop doing something
I'm with you on this one. - used to tell someone that you agree with them
Don't get me wrong - used when you do not want someone to think that you do not like someone or something
good point - used to say that what someone has just said is true or important
Don't mention it. - used to reply politely when someone says thank you to
after all - used to add information that shows that what you have just said is true
all day - the whole day
once and for all - -completely and finally
for all I know - -used to say that something might be true but you don't know about it
all we're saying - used to say that your opinion or suggestion is not very extreme
all the same - all behaving in the same way
make - to force someone to do something
let - to allow someone to do something, or to allow something to happen
be allowed to - to have permission to do something
be used to - to have experienced something a lot
get used to - to experience something often enough for it to seem normal to you

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