1. Characteristic (n)
Example: Vietnamese people have quite different characteristics from Chinese people.
Related collocations:
- Personal characteristics
- Inherited characteristics
- Genetic characteristics
2. Personality (n)
Example: The children in her class have different personalities.
Related collocations:
- To develop/ express/reflect
- Out-going personality
- The strength of somebody’s personality
3. Innate/inborn (adj)
Example: Some people believe that we all have some innate abilities which can be further developed through training.
Related collocations:
- Inborn talents
- Inborn qualities
- Innate abilities
4. Charismatic (adj) / Charisma (n)
Example: My supervisor is a charismatic leader, and everyone in our department follows his directions.
Related collocations:
- A charismatic leader/ leadership
- To demonstrate/ grow/ cultivate charisma
5. Trait (n)
Example: We all inherit some certain personality traits from our parents.
Related collocations:
- Genetic traits
- To inherit personality traits from somebody
- To share traits
6. Up-bringing / Bring somebody up (phr)
Example: Children who have proper upbringing tend to become productive members of society in later life.
Related collocations:
- Proper up-bringing
- Childhood up-bringing
7. Persistent (adj) / Persistence (n)
Example: This job requires a lot of hard work and persistence.
Related collocations:
- To show remarkable persistence
8. Discipline (n)
Example: Teachers have to maintain discipline during lessons.
Related collocations:
- To maintain discipline
- To lack discipline
9. Self-esteem (n)
Example: Children who are physically punished at home tend to grow up with low self-esteem.
Related collocations:
- Low self-esteem
- To lose/build/ destroy someone’s self-esteem
10. Tendency (n) / Tend to do something (phr)
Example: Many youngsters nowadays show a tendency to adopt inappropriate foreign culture.
Related collocations:
- To have/show a tendency to do something
- To have/show a tendency for something
11. Temperament (n)
Example: To win the tournament, one has to have the right temperament.
Related collocations:
- to have the right temperament
