Confidence in your ability
A presentation or a performance can call for self-belief. Describe feeling sure of your own ability in English.
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Curious: wanting to know more
A mysterious box can make someone want to investigate. Describe the desire to learn, ask questions or discover something.
Read and practiseLight: weight, brightness or colour
Use light for low weight, a bright room or a pale colour, and compare weight with lighter.
Read and practiseActing independently
Living alone or funding a project without outside help can show independence. Describe people who can act without relying on others.
Read and practiseLocked: secured by a lock
Use locked for something secured by a lock and distinguish it from simply being closed.
Read and practiseDuties and accountability
A garden needs care and a team makes decisions. Describe who has a duty and who must answer for an action in English.
Read and practiseSleepy: wanting to sleep
Use sleepy to describe wanting sleep and distinguish it from already being asleep.
Read and practiseStubborn minds and choices
A person who refuses to reconsider a decision can be described with this adjective, even when others offer good reasons.
Read and practiseAdapting to change
Plans can change without warning. Describe people and arrangements that can adjust to new circumstances in English.
Read and practiseAfraid: feeling fear
Use afraid after a verb, with of for a thing or to plus a verb for an action.
Read and practiseSimilar: alike in some ways
Use similar to compare things that share features without assuming they are identical.
Read and practiseSaving time and effort
A nearby station or a suitable appointment can make life easier. Describe useful arrangements and times in English.
Read and practiseStrong: strength or intensity
Use strong for physical strength, resistance or intensity, and interpret it from context.
Read and practiseCrowded places and people
A busy market or a packed train has many people in a small space. Describe such places and ask when they are less busy.
Read and practiseWeak: not strong
Describe weak physical strength, a fragile object or a low-intensity signal, and compare with weaker.
Read and practisePersonal or restricted
A personal message or a members-only room can be described with this adjective. Explore privacy and restricted access in English.
Read and practiseHonest: truthful and open
Use honest for a person or answer, choose with and about, and recognize that honest is not infallible.
Read and practiseOpen to everyone
A shared garden or an open meeting offers a way to describe access and public spaces in English.
Read and practiseHigh: height or amount
Use high for a position or measured height and for a greater-than-usual price or temperature.
Read and practiseEvents from a short time ago
A storm, a visit or a discovery can be recent when it happened only a short time before now.
Read and practiseWide: distance from side to side
Use wide for side-to-side distance, ask about width and compare objects with wider.
Read and practisePatterns and usual things
Repeated breaks, a familiar seat or an even pattern can be described with this adjective in English.
Read and practiseEveryday things without anything unusual
A familiar meal or a plain pen can be described as ordinary when nothing about it stands out.
Read and practiseSerious: severity and sincerity
A damaged roof or an honest intention can both be serious; context tells you whether the word means severe or sincere.
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