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The document defines and provides examples for various words related to moods, emotions, and states of being. It defines words like certain, weather the storm, mood swing, ecstatic, doom, gloom, confide in, get it off one's chest, inhale, clear the mind, push sb to the limits, accomplish, conscious, and prey.

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1st B2

The document defines and provides examples for various words related to moods, emotions, and states of being. It defines words like certain, weather the storm, mood swing, ecstatic, doom, gloom, confide in, get it off one's chest, inhale, clear the mind, push sb to the limits, accomplish, conscious, and prey.

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Certain-adj.

strongly believing something; having no doubts Are you absolutely


certain about this? I am not certain of the precise date.
that you can rely on to happen or to be true
• The climbers face certain death if the rescue today is unsuccessful. She looks certain to win an Oscar.
• He seemed certain to be defeated in the election.
• The death toll was almost certain to rise.
• One thing is certain—it will be exciting. If you want to be certain of getting a ticket, book now. certainty-n
uncertainty
Weather the storm -to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or
damaged too much
Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online
themselves.
mood swing- n. a very noticeable change in mood
It's hard to relate to someone who has such wild/extreme mood swings.
Ecstatic-adj. very happy, excited and enthusiastic; feeling or showing great enthusiasm
Sally was ecstatic about her new job.
ecstatic applause/praise/reviews
He gave an ecstatic sigh of happiness.
SYNONYM delighted
Doom-v.​to make somebody/something certain to fail, suffer, die, etc.
be doomed to something The plan was doomed to failure.
be doomed to do something The plan was doomed to fail.
be doomed The marriage was doomed from the start.
Gloom-n.​[uncountable, singular] a feeling of being sad and without hope
The gloom deepened as the election results came in.
He remained sunk in gloom for several days. SYNONYM depression
Confide in-v. to tell somebody secrets and personal information because you feel you
can trust them
It is important to have someone you can confide in.
She used to confide in him whenever she had a problem.
Get it off one’s chest- to tell someone about (something that has been making one
upset or unhappy)
You've been a little cold to me lately. Is there something you'd like to get off your chest?
Inhale-v. to take air, smoke, gas, etc. into your lungs as you breathe
She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply.
He inhaled deeply on another cigarette. SYNONYM breathe in
Local residents needed hospital treatment after inhaling fumes from the fire.
Inhaled medications are available in various types of inhalers.
OPPOSITE exhale
Clear the mind-
Push sb to the limits-
Accomplish-v. accomplish something to succeed in doing or completing something
The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished.
I don't feel I've accomplished very much today.
That's it. Mission accomplished (= we have done what we aimed to do). SYNONYM achieve
Conscious-adj. not before noun] aware of something; noticing something
She's very conscious of the problems involved.
I am conscious of the fact that there's a limit to what we can achieve here.
conscious of doing something He became acutely conscious of having failed his parents.
conscious that… I was vaguely conscious that I was being watched.
Synonym: aware consciousness-n. Awareness-n.
Prey-n. an animal, a bird, etc. that is hunted, killed and eaten by another
The lion will often stalk its prey for hours.
birds of prey (= birds that kill for food)

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