The Mind and Emotions Flashcards
something that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or a shared interest or idea
Synonym(s): association
Antonym(s):
BOND
E.g. I want to find a friend who can share a common bond
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: emotional, form a bond, break
a feeling of extreme unhappiness
Synonym(s): anguish
Antonym(s): comfort
DISTRESS
E.g. I knew that my opinion caused my parents great distress
Collocation + ~: ~at/
~ + Collocation: social/suffer/feel
an abandoned person or animal has been left completely alone by the person that was looking after them
Synonym(s): deserted
Antonym(s):
ABANDONED E.g. - I feel abandoned at work - abandoned children Collocation + ~: ~ + Collocation:
to find information or the truth about something or someone
Synonym(s): dig up/uncover
Antonym(s):
TO BE UNEARTHED
E.g. I don’t want anybody to unearth my secret
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:
strange or unusual behaviour
Synonym(s): bizarre
Antonym(s): conventionality
ECCENTRICITY
E.g. When hanging out with friends, I tend to show my eccentricity behavior
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:
to admire or respect someone
Synonym(s): venerate
Antonym(s):
LOOK UP TO SOMEBODY
E.g. I’ve always looked up to Nhan for his determination
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:
feeling or showing a lot of interest and excitement about something
Synonym(s): eager
Antonym(s): apathetic
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/
relaxed and seeming not to be worried about anything
Synonym(s): leisurely
Antonym(s): uptight
LAID-BACK
E.g. Ly always has a laid-back attitude toward life
Collocation + ~: attitude/manner/approach
~ + Collocation:
Rate of death of a baby
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s):
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
E.g.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:
based on general ideas or principles rather than specific examples or real events
Synonym(s): theoretical
Antonym(s): actual
ABSTRACT
E.g. By the age of seven, children are capable of thinking in abstract terms.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: entirely, purely ~
to talk or think about pleasant events in your past
Synonym(s): remember
Antonym(s):
REMINISCE
E.g. Sometimes I reminisce about these days in Hungary
Collocation + ~: reminisce about
~ + Collocation:
to react in a very angry way
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s):
THROW A TANTRUM
E.g. When things aren’t going your way, do you throw a tantrum or are you the peacemaker?
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:
to form a picture of someone or something in your mind
Synonym(s): imagine
Antonym(s):
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,
to have an idea about who or what you want for a particular purpose
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s):
HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND
E.g. I don’t have anything in mind for Truc’s present?
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:
to be forgotten
Synonym(s): to be forgotten
Antonym(s):
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:
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):
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:
you cannot remember a particular thing, or you cannot remember anything:
Synonym(s): to forget something
Antonym(s):
MY MIND WENT BLANK
E.g. I tried to remember her name, but my mind was a complete blank/went completely blank.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:
to stop someone from worrying about something:
Synonym(s): calm down
Antonym(s):
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:
to remember a piece of information when you are making a decision or thinking about a matter:
Synonym(s): remember
Antonym(s):
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:
“to make a serious or formal request, especially to the public, for money, information, or help:
Synonym(s):
ask earnestly
Antonym(s): “
“APPEAL
E.g. They’re appealing for clothes and blankets to send to the devastated region.
Collocation + ~: make a ~/
~ + Collocation: desperate, emergency/ an ~ for”
CONFUSION
“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: “
” an idea or opinion formed by guessing
Synonym(s): guess
Antonym(s): “
“CONJECTURE
E.g. She didn’t know the facts; what she said was pure conjecture.
Collocation + ~: ~ about/as to
~ + Collocation: pure conjecture (=a guess)”
“remembering happy times in the past
Synonym(s): wistful
Antonym(s): “
“NOSTALGIC
E.g. A lot of adults feel nostalgic about their childhood.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: “
The level of satisfaction or happiness
THE QUALITY OF LIFE
a feeling that you would like to kill yourself
SUICIDAL THOUGHTS
To make people understand
TO RAISE AWARENESS
“extremely interested in something you are listening to
Synonym(s): fascinated
Antonym(s): bored”
“SPELLBOUND
E.g. The children were spellbound by the circus performance.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: “
“understanding of past events using new knowledge
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s): “
” 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”
“a piece of writing in a diary, or in a book containing information such as a dictionary
Synonym(s): recording
Antonym(s): “
“ENTRY
E.g. the last entry she made in her diary
Collocation + ~: For/ in
~ + Collocation: write”
a detailed description of how or why something happens
“ACCOUNT
E.g. The study aims to give an account of modern attitudes towards democracy.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: “
” 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”
“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”
“to make someone have a strong feeling or reaction
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s): “
“STIR MEMORIES
E.g. Looking at the photographs stirred childhood memories of the long hot summers.
Collocation + ~: stir memories/emotions
~ + Collocation: “
