Social and Personal Relationships Wordlist

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering family relations, social interactions, and emotional states as detailed in the lesson transcript.

acquaintance

A person known to one, but usually not a close friend.

bump into

To meet someone unexpectedly or by chance.

break up

To end a romantic relationship with someone.

argument

A heated or angry exchange of diverging or opposite views.

distant relative

A person who is related to you but not closely, such as a second or third cousin.

engaged to sb

Having formally promised to marry someone.

fall for sb

To fall in love with or be strongly attracted to someone.

fall out

To have a quarrel or disagreement that leads to a break in a friendship or relationship.

look up to sb

To have a great deal of respect or admiration for someone.

make up

To become friends again after a formal disagreement or quarrel.

siblings

Each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister.

take after

To resemble a parent or ancestor in appearance, character, or behavior.

anxious thoughts

Worried, uneasy, or fearful ideas.

awkward

Causing or feeling embarrassment or a lack of social ease.

bring up

To raise or care for a child until they are an adult.

crippling

Something that is damaging, devastating, or paralyzing in its effect.

devastated

Feeling extremely shocked, overwhelmed, or grief-stricken.

grief

Deep sorrow or intense emotional suffering, especially caused by a loss.

grumpy

Bad-tempered, irritable, or surly.

it takes two to tango

An idiom implying that both parties involved in a situation or argument are responsible for it.

mumble

To say something indistinctly and quietly, making it difficult for others to hear.

pop over

To pay a short, informal, or spontaneous visit to a person or place.

romcom

A movie or television series that is a romantic comedy.

soulmate

A person ideally suited to another as a close friend or romantic partner.

peer

A person who is of the same age, status, or ability as another specified person.

cheat

To act dishonestly or to be unfaithful to a partner in a relationship.

be under the impression

To have a particular idea or belief, which may or may not be true.

wallow in sth

To indulge in an emotional state, such as misery or self-pity, for a long period.

say something behind someone's back

To speak about someone without them being present, usually in an unkind or critical way.

support someone through a difficult time

To provide emotional or practical help to someone during a period of hardship.