English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

Unit 9
 9.1
1 She looks as if she needs a good meal; her body is so 
scrawny.
2 Martha and David are both rather 
lanky individuals.
3 Being 
obese can have health risks.
4 A 
gangly/gangling boy carried our bags for us.
5 Her new silk dress suited her 
slender frame.
6 A 
stocky man offered to lift the stone so we could look underneath.
7 That 
stout woman on the left of the photo is Charlie’s wife.

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 9.2 
Possible answers:
1 unkempt
2 hair
3 bulked up 
4 haggard
 9.3
1 He’s folding his arms.
2 He’s clenching his fists.
3 She’s biting her nails.
4 She’s shrugging her shoulders.
5 She’s scowling.
6 She’s grinning.
 9.4
1 The two meanings: positioning your lips in an attractive way; positioning your lips in a look of 
annoyance.
2 They are probably angry or annoyed.
3 A swarthy complexion is dark, a sallow one is rather yellowish and unhealthy-looking.
4 When you feel really angry or frustrated.
5 When they want to show that they don’t understand or know something, or that they don’t care 
about something.
6 You might tap or drum them.
7 People often fold their arms when they are listening to a lecture or to the teacher in class, 
or when sitting for a photograph. Folding your arms can also express a refusal to respond, 
confrontation or hearing something you don’t like. People often cross their legs when sitting and 
waiting for something.
8 A ‘lean and wiry’ person is thin, healthy and strong.
Unit 10
 10.1
1 An approachable teacher or boss is one that you can easily talk to.
2 pig-headed
3 little
4 an effusive greeting
5 difficult
6 impetuous
7 conscientious
8 extrovert