Appearance Topical Vocabulary:

1. General 2.Build

1. appearance 1)large

2. look (v) 2)small

3. look like (resemble smb) 3)powerful

4. take after smb 4)slight

5. family likeness 5)slim

6. look one’s age 6)stocky

7. look one’s best 7)graceful

8. to be the picture of health

9. attractive

10. unattractive

11. impressive 3. Figure

12. unimpressive 1) well-made

13. good-looking 2) ill-made

14. ill favoured 3) well-build

15. pleasant-looking 4) well-fed

16. pretty 5) shapeless

17. charming 6) graceful

18. ugly 7) clumsy

19. lovely 8) stout

20. common 9) bony

21. beautiful 10) paunchy

22. plain 11) slim

23. nice 12) plump

24. usual 13) slender

25. handsome 14) skinny

4. Stature 5. Gait

1. short 1) steady

2. tall 2) heavy

3. middle-sized 3) light

4. diminutive 4) shuffling

5. be of average (medium) height 5) halting

BODY

1. Shoulders 2. Face

1. broad 1) angular

2. sloping 2) oval

3. narrow 3) long

4. hollow cheat 4) wrinkled

5. waist 5) freckled

6. be slim at the waist 6) pimply

3.Complexion 4. Nose

1. dark 1) nostrils

2. fair 2) bridge of the nose

3. florid 3) tip of the nose

4. pasty 4) aquiline

5. sallow 5) snub

6. pale 6) straight

7. sunburnt 7) pointed

8. swarthy 8) turned-up

5. Forehead 6. Chin

1. broad 1) double

2. narrow 2) protruding

3. domed 3) massive

4. retreating 4) pointed

5. high 5) round

6. low 6) firm

7. Lips 8. Teeth

1. full 1) close-set

2. thick 2) sparse

3. thin 3) even

4. compressed 4) uneven

5. well-cut 5) perfect

6. painted 6) large

7. beard 7) small

8. moustache 8) artificial

9. Cheeks 10. Eyes

1. chubby 1) hazel

2. hollow 2) cross-eyed

3. with dimples 3) bulging

4. ruddy 4) wide-set

5. pale 5) deep-set

6. rouged 6) close-set

7. rosy 7) sunken

8. stubby 8) pale

9. clean-shaven 9) navy-blue

11. Ear 12. Eyelids

1. earlobe 1) heavy

2. lop-eared 2) drooping

3. tiny 3) swollen with tears

13. Eyebrows 14. Eyelashes

1. straight 1) straight

2. bushy 2) thick

3. shaggy 3) thin

4. arched 4) short

5. pencilled 5) long

6. well-marked 6) curving

15. Hair and hair-do

1. thick/thin

2. straight

3. wavy

4. curly

5. disheveled

6. silky

7. bald-headed

8. receding

9. blonde

10. ash-blond

11. red

12. reddish

13. chestnut

14. dark/fair

15. gray

16. jet-black

17. brunette

18. hair-cut

19. hair-do

20. hairstyle

21. hairset

22. hairwaving

23. hair-dressing

24. grow one’s hair

25. wear one’s hair long/short

26. wear one’s hair parted

27. fringe (Am. bang)

28. ponytail

29. pinned-up hair

30. plaits (bunches)

31. bun (chignon)

32. curled hair

33. pageboy style

34. hair rollers

35. hair spray

Words and Expressions: She is a real beauty – она просто красавица Common appearance – заурядная внешность What does he / she look like? как он / она выглядит ? What is he / she like?  To lose (reduce) weight - худеть To put on (gain) weight – полнеть, поправляться To resemble smb. = to take after smb. – быть похожим на кого-либо Ann greatly resembles her mother. Tom is the very image of his father – Том – вылитый отец.  To look the picture of health – дышать здоровьем