#Vocabulary
💢 Distress is a state or condition of great suffering, danger, anxiety, pain or discomfort.
💢 Distress is a state or condition of great suffering, danger, anxiety, pain or discomfort.
#Vocabulary
💢 Stroke can be any blow or ill effect caused as if by a blow such as a stroke of misfortune or sunstroke. It can also be an attack of paralysis or apoplexy.
💢 Stroke can be any blow or ill effect caused as if by a blow such as a stroke of misfortune or sunstroke. It can also be an attack of paralysis or apoplexy.
#Vocabulary
⚜ NOTE ⚜
For the loss of friends by death we commonly use blow, affliction or bereavement
🫧 we speak of the misery of the poor
🫧 the hardships of the soldier
🫧 the misfortunes of a businessman
🫧 the adversities met with because of bad weather
🫧 the calamities of war
🫧 a mishap preventing you from doing something
🫧 people in distress
🫧 a boy being a trial to his mother
⚜ NOTE ⚜
For the loss of friends by death we commonly use blow, affliction or bereavement
🫧 we speak of the misery of the poor
🫧 the hardships of the soldier
🫧 the misfortunes of a businessman
🫧 the adversities met with because of bad weather
🫧 the calamities of war
🫧 a mishap preventing you from doing something
🫧 people in distress
🫧 a boy being a trial to his mother
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My uncle's sudden inability to move was diagnosed as a paralytic..... .
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83%
Stroke
17%
Blow
Sorry we're late, but we had a little..... on the way here. We got a flat tyre on the highway.
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59%
Mishap
41%
Misfortune
The two drunken sailors kicked up a brawl and exchanged..... outside the tavern.
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27%
Strokes
73%
Blows
Towards the end of the experiment, the subjects showed signs of great..... .
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48%
Hardship
52%
Distress
The recent floods were the worst..... in the country's history.
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78%
Calamity
22%
Mishap
The..... borne by explorers during the expedition resulted in their relinquishing any hope of conquering the unknown territory.
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47%
Afflictions
53%
Hardships
The mischievous boy was a..... to his parents and teachers alike.
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65%
Trial
35%
Misfortune
The captain had the..... to hit an iceberg on his maiden voyage.
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41%
Mishap
59%
Misfortune
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The airline had lost her suitcase; the customs officer had misplaced her passport. Yet, despite all this, she remained cheerful in the face of her..... .
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56%
Adversities
44%
Misfortune
#Expressions
💥Take the plunge
•to do something important or difficult, especially after thinking about it for a long
time.
●Example:
⚡️We're finally going to take the plunge and buy a house.
💥Take the plunge
•to do something important or difficult, especially after thinking about it for a long
time.
●Example:
⚡️We're finally going to take the plunge and buy a house.
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#Expressions
💥Lose sleep over something
•to worry about something
•Example:
⚡️I know she's angry with me, but I'm not losing any sleep over it.
💥Lose sleep over something
•to worry about something
•Example:
⚡️I know she's angry with me, but I'm not losing any sleep over it.
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#Expressions
💥Finer things
●That which is considered of a high quality, expensive or tasteful.
•Example:
⚡️I'm not materialistic, though I do enjoy the finer things in life.
💥Finer things
●That which is considered of a high quality, expensive or tasteful.
•Example:
⚡️I'm not materialistic, though I do enjoy the finer things in life.
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