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sociable
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used to describe sb who wants to meet other people and likes to do it
social butterfly
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person who thrives in social events
standoffish
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behaving in slightly unfriendly way
talk a blue streak
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talk quickly without stopping
timid
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shy or nervous
upbeat
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cheerful full of hope
wallflower
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shy person who is scared of social interaction
whiny
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complaints a lot in annoying way
see the bright side
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find good things in bad situation
find the silver lining
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discover sth good in a bad situation
realistic
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close to reality
unrealistic
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not close to reality
wallow in sorrow
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to remain in unhappy emotional state
cranky
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easiest annoyed/ upset
stand your ground
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refuse to change your opinion
assert yourself
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behave in a way that shows your confidence
fasting
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period of time when you don’t eat food
baking/boiling (hot)
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to be extremely hot
balmy
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pleasantly warm, with gentle wind
drought
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long period of time where there is no rain
heatwave
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period of unusually hot weather
humid/muggy
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hot wet and uncomfortable
scorcher
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very hot day
sweltering/stifling
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be uncomfortably hot
blizzard
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bad snow storm
chilly
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little bit cold
frost
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thin layer of ice which forms on some surfaces when temperature falls under 0
nippy
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a little bit cold
sleet
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mixture of rain and snow
slush
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wet snow
snowdrift
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mass of snow that is pushed together by wind and looks like side of a hill
to bucket/pour down
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to rain heavely
cloudburst
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short period of heavy rain
downpour
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short period of heavy rain
drizzle
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only rain a bit not heavely
hail
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frozen rain that falls as hard balls of ice
to be spitting
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to be raining really lightly
breeze
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soft gentle wind
gale
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very strong wind
blustery weather
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very hard wet windy weather
clap of thunder
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sound of thunder
flurry of snow
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a light snow shower
gust of wind
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very sudden strong rush of wind
howling gale
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very strong winds
not a drop of rain
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no rain at all
patch of fog
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area with fog
spell of bad/good weather
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a period of time when there is good/bad weather
thick fog
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a lot fog
thin veil of mist
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thin layer of mist
torrential/driving rain
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very heavy rain

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