Vocabulary 3: people, appearance build, height fat thin slip plump medium-build well built / muscular broad-shouldered overweight

obese stocky skinny frail anorexic stout medium height average height below average tall / tallish short / shortish hair colour, hairstyle black brown (a brunette) ginger / red (a redhead) blonde (a blonde) fair mousey / mousy grey white dyed long, short straight wavy curly a crew cut neat untidy with plaits (F) a fringe swept back in a bun pony tail (F) bald receding thinning face, complexion thin, long round, oval, square heart-shaped (F) high cheekbones high forehead thin lips, straight lips, full lips, curved lips

long nose broken nose high-bridged nose short and snub nose a cleft chin a pointed chin double chinned chubby face sticking out ears large lobes

straight nose

pale sunburned, tanned olive-skinned, fair-skinned brown, black distinguishing features beard, moustache, sideburns unshaven, clean-shaven a beauty-spot (F) (well) made-up (F) a scar a mole with freckles with dimples with wrinkles / lines crows-feet bushy eyebrows hairy chest tattoo personality quiet reserved thoughtful calm moody sociable, unsociable sophisticated lively cheerful amusing polite reliable, unreliable / trustworthy, untrustworthy talkative aggressive friendly shy crafty clumsy tough strict sympathetic selfish mean stubborn bad-tempered

general appearance trendy snob fashionable smart, elegant well-dressed conservative casual unattractive untidy-looking scruffy extravagant