44 Flashcards
Get to know somebody
Meet somebody a number of times and become friends
One another
Each other
Get together
Meet for a social reason
Go wrong
Used when problem happens in a situation or relationship
Realize something
Begin to understand something that you didn’t know before
Have nothing in common
Have no interest that are the same
Opp= have a lot in common
Regret something/ doing something
Feel sorry about something you did or didn’t do
Split up with somebody
Stop being in a romantic relationship with somebody
Go out with somebody
Have somebody as a boyfriend or girlfriend
In a (serious) relationship
Having a long-term boyfriend or girlfriend
Fall out with somebody
Argue with somebody and stop being friendly with them
Have a row
Have an angry discussion
I had a row with…
An argument
Have an angry discussion
They argue with each other
Tension
1 NERVOUS FEELING [uncountable] a nervous worried feeling that makes it impossible for you to relax → tense
The tension was becoming unbearable, and I wanted to scream.
reduce/relieve/ease etc tension
Exercise is the ideal way to relieve tension after a hard day.
2 NO TRUST [countable usually plural, uncountable] the feeling that exists when people or countries do not trust each other and may suddenly attack each other or start arguing
political/racial/social etc tension
In those days, there was a great deal of racial tension on campus.
tension between
The obvious tension between Warren and Anne made everyone else uncomfortable.
3 DIFFERENT INFLUENCES [countable, uncountable] if there is tension between two things, there is a difference between the needs or influences of each, and that causes problems
tension between
In business, there’s always a tension between the needs of customers and shareholders.
4 TIGHTNESS [uncountable] tightness or stiffness in a wire, rope, muscle etc
Tension in the neck muscles can cause headaches.
Muscle tension can be a sign of stress.
5 FORCE [uncountable] the amount of force that stretches something
This wire will take 50 pounds tension.
tension on
Used to
عادت کردن، خوگرفتن
used to /ˈjuːst tuː/ ●●● S1 W2 modal verb
1 if something used to happen, it happened regularly or all the time in the past, but does not happen now
He used to go to our school.
We’re eating out more often than we used to.
did not use to do something
You didn’t use to eat chips when you were younger.
used not to do something British English
You used not to fuss like this.
never used to do something spoken
It never used to bother me.
did somebody use to do sth?
Did you use to go to church regularly?
2 if a particular situation used to exist, it existed for a period of time in the past, but does not exist now
Jimmy used to be a friend of mine.
There used to be a large car park on this site.
did not use to be/do something
Why are you so bad-tempered? You didn’t use to be like this.
did somebody/something use to be/do sth?
Did this building use to be a hotel?
Where did you use to live before you came to Manchester?
USAGE: Used to do sth, be used to something
•Don’t confuse I used to do something and I am used to (doing) something.
• You say
I used to live in Paris
when you lived in Paris in the past, but you do not live there now. In this meaning, used to is followed by the base form of the verb (=the infinitive without ‘to’).
• You say
I’m used to living in Paris
when you are accustomed to living in Paris because you have lived there for some time.
•Be used to is followed by an -ing form, not the infinitive. ✗Don’t say: I’m used to live in Paris.
