The Mind and Emotions

Question 1

something that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or a shared interest or idea
Synonym(s): association
Antonym(s):

Answer 1

BOND
E.g. I want to find a friend who can share a common bond
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: emotional, form a bond, break

Question 2

a feeling of extreme unhappiness
Synonym(s): anguish
Antonym(s): comfort

Answer 2

DISTRESS
E.g. I knew that my opinion caused my parents great distress
Collocation + ~: ~at/
~ + Collocation: social/suffer/feel

Question 3

an abandoned person or animal has been left completely alone by the person that was looking after them
Synonym(s): deserted
Antonym(s):

Answer 3

ABANDONED
E.g. - I feel abandoned at work
- abandoned children
Collocation + ~: 
~ + Collocation:

Question 4

to find information or the truth about something or someone
Synonym(s): dig up/uncover
Antonym(s):

Answer 4

TO BE UNEARTHED
E.g. I don’t want anybody to unearth my secret
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:

Question 5

strange or unusual behaviour
Synonym(s): bizarre
Antonym(s): conventionality

Answer 5

ECCENTRICITY
E.g. When hanging out with friends, I tend to show my eccentricity behavior
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:

Question 6

to admire or respect someone
Synonym(s): venerate
Antonym(s):

Answer 6

LOOK UP TO SOMEBODY
E.g. I’ve always looked up to Nhan for his determination
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:

Question 7

feeling or showing a lot of interest and excitement about something
Synonym(s): eager
Antonym(s): apathetic

Answer 7

ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SOMETHING
E.g. I and my friends have many things in common. For example, we are enthusiastic about travelling or food
Collocation + ~: ~about
~ + Collocation: feel/look/extremely/

Question 8

relaxed and seeming not to be worried about anything
Synonym(s): leisurely
Antonym(s): uptight

Answer 8

LAID-BACK
E.g. Ly always has a laid-back attitude toward life
Collocation + ~: attitude/manner/approach
~ + Collocation:

Question 9

Rate of death of a baby
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s):

Answer 9

INFANT MORTALITY RATE
E.g.
Collocation + ~:
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Question 10

based on general ideas or principles rather than specific examples or real events
Synonym(s): theoretical
Antonym(s): actual

Answer 10

ABSTRACT
E.g. By the age of seven, children are capable of thinking in abstract terms.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: entirely, purely ~

Question 11

to talk or think about pleasant events in your past
Synonym(s): remember
Antonym(s):

Answer 11

REMINISCE
E.g. Sometimes I reminisce about these days in Hungary
Collocation + ~: reminisce about
~ + Collocation:

Question 12

to react in a very angry way
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s):

Answer 12

THROW A TANTRUM
E.g. When things aren’t going your way, do you throw a tantrum or are you the peacemaker?
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:

Question 13

to form a picture of someone or something in your mind
Synonym(s): imagine
Antonym(s):

Answer 13

VISUALIZE
E.g. Somehow I can’t visualize myself staying with this company for much longer.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: try to | be easy to | be difficult to,

Question 14

to have an idea about who or what you want for a particular purpose
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s):

Answer 14

HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND
E.g. I don’t have anything in mind for Truc’s present?
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:

Question 15

to be forgotten
Synonym(s): to be forgotten
Antonym(s):

Answer 15

SLIP SB’S MEMORY/MIND
E.g. I always forget all the name after I ask him/her- it completely slipped my mind.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:

Question 16

to have a willingness to listen to or accept new ideas, other people’s suggestions etc (eg before making a decision)
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s):

Answer 16

KEEP AN OPEN MIND
E.g. It doesn’t seem to be a very good plan, but I think we should keep an open mind about it for the time being.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:

Question 17

you cannot remember a particular thing, or you cannot remember anything:
Synonym(s): to forget something
Antonym(s):

Answer 17

MY MIND WENT BLANK
E.g. I tried to remember her name, but my mind was a complete blank/went completely blank.
Collocation + ~:
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Question 18

to stop someone from worrying about something:
Synonym(s): calm down
Antonym(s):

Answer 18

PUT YOUR MIND AT EASE
E.g. I phoned to say I arrived safely, so that really put my parents’ mind at rest.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:

Question 19

to remember a piece of information when you are making a decision or thinking about a matter:
Synonym(s): remember
Antonym(s):

Answer 19

BEAR IN MIND
E.g. As generation gap exists, we must bear in mind that the younger people might not like that idea.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:

Question 20

“to make a serious or formal request, especially to the public, for money, information, or help:
Synonym(s):
ask earnestly
Antonym(s): “

Answer 20

“APPEAL
E.g. They’re appealing for clothes and blankets to send to the devastated region.
Collocation + ~: make a ~/
~ + Collocation: desperate, emergency/ an ~ for”

Question 21

CONFUSION

Answer 21

“when you do not understand what is happening or what something means because it is not clear
E.g. To avoid confusion, the teams wore different colours.
Collocation + ~: confusion about/over
~ + Collocation: “

Question 22

” an idea or opinion formed by guessing
Synonym(s): guess
Antonym(s): “

Answer 22

“CONJECTURE
E.g. She didn’t know the facts; what she said was pure conjecture.
Collocation + ~: ~ about/as to
~ + Collocation: pure conjecture (=a guess)”

Question 23

“remembering happy times in the past
Synonym(s): wistful
Antonym(s): “

Answer 23

“NOSTALGIC
E.g. A lot of adults feel nostalgic about their childhood.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: “

Question 24

The level of satisfaction or happiness

Answer 24

THE QUALITY OF LIFE

Question 25

a feeling that you would like to kill yourself

Answer 25

SUICIDAL THOUGHTS

Question 26

To make people understand

Answer 26

TO RAISE AWARENESS

Question 27

“extremely interested in something you are listening to
Synonym(s): fascinated
Antonym(s): bored”

Answer 27

“SPELLBOUND
E.g. The children were spellbound by the circus performance.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: “

Question 28

“understanding of past events using new knowledge
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s): “

Answer 28

” HINDSIGHT
E.g. With the benefit of hindsight, it’s easy to say it was the wrong decision.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: (with) the advantage/benefit/wisdom of hindsight”

Question 29

“a piece of writing in a diary, or in a book containing information such as a dictionary
Synonym(s): recording
Antonym(s): “

Answer 29

“ENTRY
E.g. the last entry she made in her diary
Collocation + ~: For/ in
~ + Collocation: write”

Question 30

a detailed description of how or why something happens

Answer 30

“ACCOUNT
E.g. The study aims to give an account of modern attitudes towards democracy.
Collocation + ~:
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Question 31

” the feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life because you are doing interesting, useful, or important things
Synonym(s): happiness
Antonym(s): unhappiness”

Answer 31

“FULFILMENT
E.g. (1) I can’t find fulfilment in doing housework.
(2) I need greater fulfilment in my job.
Collocation + ~: in~/from~/
~ + Collocation: personal/great/derive (obtain)/gain/a sense of fulfilment”

Question 32

“to make someone have a strong feeling or reaction
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s): “

Answer 32

“STIR MEMORIES
E.g. Looking at the photographs stirred childhood memories of the long hot summers.
Collocation + ~: stir memories/emotions
~ + Collocation: “