Strong (extreme) adjectives

Angry – furious
Big – huge, enormous, vast, titanic, colossal
Clever – brilliant, ingenious
Cold – freezing
Dirty – filthy, stinking, grotty (cutre)
Hot – boiling, roasting, baking hot
Hungry – starving, famished
Interested – fascinated
Pleased – ecstatic, thrilled, delighted
Surprised – Shocked – horrified
Scared – frightened-petrified/terrified
Small – tiny, miniscule
Surprised – amazed, astonished, shocked
Tired – exhausted (knackered – British English colloquial slang)
Ugly – hideous
Upset – devastated

PROVERBS – What is a proverb? – A simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. Proverbs are often metaphorical (metaphor – metáfora).

“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink”
“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”don't count your chickens
“The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.”
“You can’t judge a book by its cover.”
“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.”
“Out of sight, out of mind.”

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