Essential English Speaking: 8000 Phrases for Expressing Likes and Dislikes

noun

1. a theatrical pose created for effect

e.g. the actor struck just the right attitude

2. the arrangement of the body and its limbs

e.g. he assumed an attitude of surrender

Synonym: positionposture

3. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

e.g. he had the attitude that work was fun

Synonym: mental attitude

4. position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

adj

1. creating or arousing excitement

e.g. an exciting account of her trip

2. stimulating interest and discussion

e.g. an exciting novel

adj

1. extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent

e.g. adoring grandparents
deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain
hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother

Synonym: adoringdoting

2. having or displaying warmth or affection

e.g. affectionate children
a fond embrace
fond of his nephew
a tender glance
a warm embrace

Synonym: affectionatelovesometenderwarm

3. absurd or silly because unlikely

e.g. fond hopes of becoming President
fond fancies

verb

1. select as an alternative over another

e.g. I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
She opted for the job on the East coast

Synonym: chooseopt

2. like better
value more highly

e.g. Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels
We prefer sleeping outside

3. promote over another

e.g. he favors his second daughter

Synonym: favorfavour

4. give preference to one creditor over another

adj

1. highly offensive
arousing aversion or disgust

e.g. a disgusting smell
distasteful language
a loathsome disease
the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
revolting food
a wicked stench

Synonym: disgustfuldistastefulfoulloathlyloathsomerepellentrepellantrepellingrevoltingskankywickedyucky

adj

1. addicted to a drug

Synonym: dependentdependantdrug-addictedstrung-out

2. curved down like an eagle's beak

Synonym: aquiline

3. having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)

e.g. hooklike thorns

Synonym: hooklike

noun

1. fortitude and determination

e.g. he didn't have the guts to try it

Synonym: backbonegritmoxiesandgumption