Unit 1 - This is us - English TOP C2, short test 16.10.2026

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besotted with (someone/something)
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So attracted by someone or something that you are always thinking about them.
chuffed to bits
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Very pleased about something.
despondent
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Very unhappy because you do not believe that an unpleasant situation will improve.
down in the dumps
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Unhappy or without hope.
dumbfounded
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So surprised that you do not know what to do or say.
elated
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Extremely happy and excited.
engrossed in (something)
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So interested or involved in something that you think about nothing else.
flabbergasted
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Very surprised or shocked.
glued to (something)
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Looking at something and not paying attention to anything else.
go apoplectic with rage
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To show an extremely strong feeling of anger.
go ballistic
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To become extremely angry.
gross out
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To make someone feel ill or disgusted because something is so unpleasant.
head over heels in love (with someone)
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Loving someone very much.
petrified
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Extremely frightened, especially so that you cannot move or decide what to do.
repulse
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To make someone feel disgusted or slightly ill because someone or something is so unpleasant.
scared out of your wits
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Extremely frightened.
self-deprecating
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Showing that you think you are not very good or important.
self-indulgent
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Allowing yourself to have or do something you like very much, often something you should not have or do.
self-made
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Successful through your own efforts, without help from other people.
self-possessed
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Behaving in a calm and confident way in difficult situations.
self-respecting
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Having the qualities and standards that a particular type of person should have.
self-sacrificing
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Choosing not to have or do something you want in order to help other people.
self-satisfied
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Showing how pleased you are with your own situation in a way that annoys other people.
act of self-deception
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An instance of making yourself believe something positive that is not true, especially about yourself.
foster self-reliance
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To help someone become able to do things for themselves without depending on other people.
question your self-worth
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To doubt whether you are as important as other people and deserve to be respected and treated well.
wallow in self-pity
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To spend a lot of time feeling that your situation is worse than other people's and that people should feel sorry for you.
be full of yourself
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To keep talking about yourself or your achievements in a way that annoys other people.
by the book
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Strictly following all the rules or established procedures for doing something.
come out of your shell
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To stop being shy and begin to confidently show your real character and feelings.
creature of habit
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Someone who likes to do the same things at the same times every day.
go-getter
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Someone who is determined to succeed and works hard to achieve this.
have a chip on your shoulder
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To be easily angered or offended, especially because you feel you have been treated unfairly.
live and breathe (something)
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To be very enthusiastic about an activity and spend all the time you can doing it or talking about it.
nasty piece of work
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Someone who is unkind or unpleasant.
people person
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Someone who enjoys being with other people and easily becomes friends with them.
wet blanket
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Someone who spoils other people's fun by being negative and complaining.

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