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Vocabulary
| File | Definition |
|---|---|
| thinking long and hard | Speech: idiom Meaning: to take the time needed to understand something before making a decision about it Example: I thought long and hard about it, and decided that I wouldn’t have the operation. |
| miserable | Speech: adj Meaning: extremely unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated Example: I spent the weekend feeling miserable. |
| cold and distant | Speech: adj Meaning: thinking deeply about something private, rather than about what is happening around you Example: After the quarrel Sue remained cold and distant. |
| pep talk | Speech: n Meaning: short speech intended to encourage somebody to work harder, try to win, or have more confidence Example: Since I am not a person whose anxiety diminishes at the prospect of certain failure, I gave myself a pep talk. |
| drain | Speech: adj /dreɪnd/ Meaning: very tired and without any energy Example: he noticed how negative and drained I had become |
| rip the band-aid off | Speech: idiom Meaning: To do something painful or unpleasant very quickly so that the discomfort, while typically more intense, is short-lived. “Band-Aid” is a brand of adhesive bandages, so it is sometimes capitalized in this usage. Example: You just need to rip the Band-Aid off and tell them the bad news. |
| a heart-to-heart | Speech: idiom Meaning: a serious conversation between two people, usually close friends, in which they talk honestly about their feelings Example: He and I had a heart to heart and discussed the various problems at length. |
| pour your heart out | Speech: idiom Meaning: to tell someone your secret feelings and things that worry you, usually because you feel a strong need to talk about them: Example: I poured my heart out to him and then he told all his friends what I’d said. |