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

Aspects of appearance and complexion
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Hi Jessica,
Guess who I bumped into the other day? Our old college mate, Rob Parsons! First thing I noticed was he’s really 
bulked up
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(he used to be so lean
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and wiry 
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, didn’t he?) but also that he still looks so unkempt
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. His sister 
was always the opposite – never a hair out of place
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and immaculate
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clothes, remember? But they were 
different in appearance too, weren’t they? He has a rather swarthy
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complexion: his sister’s was more sallow
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.
I must say he looked a bit haggard
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and exhausted too. He’s probably working too hard. Anyway, how are things 
with you?
Beth
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increased in body size, especially by gaining 
more muscle
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thin and healthy
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thin but strong
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untidy, scruffy (the opposite would be 
smart
or 
neat
; ‘kempt’ does not exist)
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always well-dressed, neat and smart-looking
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in perfect condition, smart
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dark-coloured, used about skin
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yellowish
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his face looked ill and tired
Facial expression
A: What are you 
grinning at? 
[giving a big smile]
B: You’ve got ice cream on your nose – it looks so funny! 
Look at those models 
pouting for the photographers! 
[positioning their lips in an attractive way]
She said if her daughter doesn’t get what she wants, she 
pouts for the rest of the day. 
[positions her lips 
in a look of annoyance]
You don’t have to 
grimace every time I eat raw garlic. I happen to think it’s delicious. 
[make an 
expression of pain or strong dislike]
I arrived late and she just