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Positive situations and feelings



Positive situations and feelings

a sense of purpose / delight / achievement/ direction  
a sigh of relief / impatience / satisfaction  
feel a shiver down your spine  
send shivers down your spine  
a surge of adrenalin / emotion / anger / anger  
a burst of energy / anger / enthusiasm / temper / laughter  
be in a state of euphoria  
sheer bliss  
blissful  
sb’s heart leaps  
lifelong / burning / great(est) ambition  
have high hopes  
jump for joy  
be dead keen to do sth  
live up to your expectations  
work to sb’s advantage  
pure/ sheer luck  
be cautiously optimistic  
take delight in sth  
derive pleasure from  
have profound admiration for sb/ sth  
get the recognition  
express admiration for …  
a close-knit family / community / team  
be on cloud nine  
delighted  
thrilled  
be over the moon  
hit the roof  
blow your top  
livid  
lose temper  
lose it (inf)  
flip (inf)  
be seething (with rage)  
can’t keep a straight face  
burst out laughing  
hysterical  
amused  
laugh your head off  
laugh till you cry  
drive sb crazy / mad  
exasperated  
be overcome with … (emotion)  
be overwhelmed with/ by …  
cranky  
mellow  
restless  
wistful  
resentful  
outraged  
adamant  
mood swings  
be in no mood for  
get into the festive mood  
lighten sb’s mood  
when the mood takes him  

Negative situations and feelings

a nasty shock  
do sth in a fit of jealousy  
be sick with worry  
be worried sick  
a harebrained scheme  
shatter sb’s confidence  
take exception to sth  
fill sb with dread  
give vent to your frustrations  
admit defeat  
bottle up feelings  
increase sb’s stress levels  
an outpouring of grief  
distance yourself from …  
in a state of shock  
inconsolable grief  
hasten sb’s death  
have an intense dislike  
the threat of sth hangs over sb/ sth  
a lapse of judgment  
disparaging remarks  
fuel sb’s fears  
suffer at the hands of sb  
be left with little alternative but to …  
hurl insults at sb  
take a sideswipe at  
a laughable idea  
pose a threat  
be in for a shock  
considerable / excessive / daily / psychological stress  
relieve…/ manage …/ be under … stress  
mixed / conflicting / pent-up / strong / intense emotions  
be overcome with … / be devoid of … / conceal …(s) / stir up …(s) emotion(s)  
fly into a temper  
   

 

Unit 24 Relationships and people

 



  

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