I haven't been writing, but here I am with a list of vocabulary to help you out.
1. All finger and thumbs | Clumsy |
2. Anecdote | A short often funny story, especially about something someone has done |
3. Awkward | Difficult, embarrassing or inconvenient |
4. Blunt | Honest, even if it means upsetting people |
5. Burst into tears | To suddenly cry |
6. Burst out laughing | To suddenly laugh |
7. Butterflies in the stomach | To feel very nervous, usually about something you are going to do |
8. Crass | Without considering how other people might feel; stupid |
9. Cross | Angry or annoyed |
10. Cultural clash | Misunderstandings, and disagreements between different cultures |
11. Delighted | Very pleased and happy |
12. Dodgy | Not honest, not reliable |
13. Earth-shattering | Extremely important or very surprising |
14. Flabbergasted | To be in a state of confusion or surprise |
15. Giggle | A quiet laugh |
16. Goods | Things produced in order to be sold |
17. Hair-raising | Very frightening |
18. Heart-rending | Causing great sympathy or sadness |
19. Ins and outs | Details |
20. Laugh my head off | To laugh very noisily and for a long time |
21. Let down | Disappointed by something or someone |
22. Mouth-watering | Describes food that looks as if it will taste good |
23. No laughing matter | To laugh very noisily and for a long time |
24. Non-p.c. joke | A funny story which may offend people |
25. Opinionated | It describes someone who is certain about what they think and believe, and who expresses their ideas strongly and often |
26. Out of this world | Fantastic |
27. Overjoyed | Extremely happy |
28. Pun | A humorous use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sounds like another word |
29. Relieved | Happy that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended |
30. Shattered | To break into a million pieces, fragments |
31. Straight face | A serious expression on your face that you use when you do not want someone to know that you think something is funny |
32. Swear | To use offensive words |
33. The penny drops | You suddenly understand something |
34. To make light of it | To treat something as if it were unimportant or humorous |
35. To put your foot in it | To do or say something embarrassing and tactless or get yourself into trouble |
36. To turn a blind eye | To ignore something that you know is wrong |
37. Up to my neck | Deeply involved |
38. Worldwide | Appearing or occurring everywhere in the world |
39. Yawn | To open your mouth wide because you are tired or bored |
