Share Compound Adjectives - English File Upper-Intermediate 4th ed
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able to provide everything you need, especially food, for yourself without the help of other people
Self-sufficient
pleasant or friendly / kind and happy
Good-natured and Good-tempered
always doing a lot of work / working with a lot of effort
Hard-working
not noticing what is going on around one because one is thinking deeply / forgetful
Absent-minded
becomes angry and annoyed easily
Bad-tempered
thinks that they are very important or clever
Big-headed
relaxed and not easily upset or worried / not inclined to worry
Easy-going
relaxed in manner and character / not usually worried about other people's behaviour or things that need to be done
Laid-back
doesn't want to accept or consider other people's different ideas and behavior
Narrow-minded
willing to listen to other people and consider new ideas, suggestions, and opinions
Open-minded
only interested in yourself and your own activities
Self-centred
determined to behave in a particular way even if there might be good reasons for not doing so / stubborn
Strong-willed
doesn't want to spend money
Tight-fisted
not sincere, saying unpleasant things about you to other people while seeming to be nice when they are with you
Two-faced
tries to have harmony in life
Well-balanced
acts in a way that is accepted as correct
Well-behaved
