Emotional States and Attitudes
GG3 To tease: “See those big boys trying to ________ (that little one).”
GG4 Stirred up, angry: “When he saw them coming, he got ________.”
GG8 When a person is very easily offended: “Be careful what you say to him, he’s ________.”
GG14 Names and nicknames for someone who fusses or worries a lot, especially about little things:
GG16 Words for finding fault, or complaining: “You just can’t please him—he’s always ________.”
GG18 Other words meaning ‘obstinate’: “Why does she have to be so ________?”
GG21b If you don’t care what a person does, you might say, “Go ahead—I don’t give a(n) ________.”
GG23b If you speak sharply to somebody to make him be patient, you might say, “Hold ________!”
GG30 To suddenly break out laughing: “When he told her that, she just ________.”
GG31 To laugh very hard: “I thought I’d ________.”
GG32a To habitually play tricks or jokes on people: “He’s always ________.”
GG34a To feel depressed or in a gloomy mood: “She has the ________ today.”
GG35a To sulk or pout: “It won’t do any good to ________ about it.”
GG37 Somebody who is very brave or courageous: “He’s got plenty of ________.”
GG38 Somebody who is usually mean and bad-tempered: “He’s an awful ________.
GG40 Words or expressions meaning violently angry: “She’s mad as ________.”
GG42 About a reckless person, one who takes foolish chances, you might say, “She’s a(n) _________.”
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