Relier Pairs Feelings, HP 1Version en ligne --------------- par Evgenia Bakina 1 to be keen on, eg I got quite keen on the idea. I wasn't too keen on physics and chemistry. 2 original eg It is one of the most original works of imagination in the language. ...an original writer. ...a chef with an original touch and a measure of inspiration. 3 ordinary eg I strongly suspect that most ordinary people would agree with me. I'm just a very ordinary, boring normal guy. 4 1) to be fond of, eg I am very fond of Michael. [+ of] She was especially fond of a little girl named Betsy. 2) fond eg ..a fond father. He gave him a fond smile. 5 curious, eg Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from. [+ about] Children are naturally curious. ...a group of curious villagers. 6 anxious, eg The foreign minister admitted he was still anxious about the situation in the country. 7 jealous, eg he got insanely jealous and there was a terrible fight. She was jealous of his wealth. [+ of] You're jealous because the record company rejected your idea. 8 typical eg Cheney is many people's image of a typical cop: a big White guy, six foot, 220 pounds. She threw her hands into the air. 'That is just typical of you, isn't it?' 9 bossy eg She remembers being a rather bossy little girl. She always told people what to do. 1) to like it or like doing it very much/ 2) to describe people or their behaviour when they show affection. normal and not special or different in any way very imaginative and have new ideas. to enjoy telling people what to do. to like it a lot and to be very enthusiastic about it. interested in smth and want to know more about it. something that shows the most usual characteristics of a particular type of person or thing, nervous or worried about something. 1) to feel angry or bitter because they think that another person is trying to take a lover or friend, or a possession, away from them. 2) feel angry or bitter because you do not have them.