words (light blue)

drowsy

sleepy

to shirk

to avoid/neglect (a responsibility)

societal pressures

expectations that affect the entire community, социален натиск

deduction

the process of reaching a decision or answer by thinking about the known facts, or the decision that is reached:

• Through a process of deduction, the detectives discovered the identity of the killer.

• deduction from All we can do is make deductions from the available facts.

rigorous

careful to look at or consider every part of something to make certain it is correct or safe

controlling behaviour in a severe way

unresponsive

the negative form of responsive

to be given a clean bill of health

to be told that you’re healthy

be as fit as a fiddle

to be in perfect health

degenerative

A degenerative illness is one in which the body or a part of the body gradually stops working

amiable

pleasant and friendly

amiable mood

uppermost

higher than anyone/anything else

utmost

used to emphasize how important or serious something is:

• a matter of the utmost importance

• The situation needs to be handled with the utmost care.

the greatest amount or degree possible

ladle

черпак

take something in your stride

to deal with a problem or difficulty calmly and not to allow it to influence what you are doing

proactive

проявяващ, инициативен, деен

what’s the bottom line

какъв е извода

imply

внушавам

to encompass

to include sth as a part of sth bigger

to entail

to involve

impose

to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received

to force someone to accept something, especially a belief or way of living

incorporate

include

profound

significant, felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way

in and of itself

само по себе си

mood-enhancing

подобряващо настроението

rotten mood

bad mood

soothing

making you feel calm:

• I put on some nice soothing music.

• Her words had a soothing effect.

propensity

the fact that someone is likely to behave in a particular way, especially a bad way

therapeutic

healing

• I find gardening very therapeutic.

postulate

предполагам

enigmatic

mysterious and impossible to understand completely

stress buster

an activity or product that stops or reduces stress

• Reading a book can be a great stress buster.

to despair

отчайвам се

housebound

unable to leave your home, especially because you are ill

tentative

(of a plan or idea) not certain or agreed, or (of a suggestion or action) said or done in a careful but uncertain way because you do not know if you are right

susceptible

предразположен към

easily influenced or harmed by something

addle

озадачавам

to make someone feel confused and unable to think clearly:

• I think my brain's been addled by the heat!

foremost

the most important

innermost

most secret and hidden

nearest to the centre

exclusively

only:

• This offer is available exclusively to our established customers.

• an exclusively female audience

mischievous smirk

злобна усмивка

fly off the handle

to react in a very angry way to sth

hectic lifestyle

забързан начин на живот

tackle the issue

to solve a problem

fruition

finally achieved the wanted result - осъществяване

defiant mood

ready to fight at any moment