29.07 emotions and social pressure

strenuous physical activity

інтенсивна фізична активність / напружене фізичне навантаження — Strenuous physical activity can help you stay fit.

vigorous

інтенсивний / енергійний — She does vigorous exercise five times a week.

at the snap of your fingers

за клацанням пальців / миттєво — You can't expect everything to change at the snap of your fingers.

at the drop of a hat

без вагань / у будь-який момент — She is always ready to travel at the drop of a hat.

suddenly

раптово — Suddenly, I realised that I had forgotten my keys.

get out of a vicious circle

вийти із замкненого кола — I need to change my habits to get out of this vicious circle.

stop

зупиняти — You need to stop this vicious circle before it gets worse.

break

розірвати / перервати — It is difficult to break a vicious circle of negative thoughts.

it piles up in a big heap

усе це накопичується в одну велику купу — If you keep ignoring your problems, they will pile up in a big heap.

fall into a vicious circle

потрапити в замкнене коло — If you don't deal with stress, you can easily fall into a vicious circle.

take body measurements

робити заміри тіла — I take my body measurements every few months.

weigh myself

зважуватися — I usually weigh myself once a week.

barely a metre tall

ледь сягає метра заввишки, метр с кєпкой — I can't say that I am barely a metre tall because my height is pretty average.

my height is pretty average

мій зріст досить середній — My height is pretty average for my age.

impose ideas on someone

нав'язувати комусь ідеї — Parents shouldn't impose their ideas on their children.

ideas imposed by society

ідеї, нав'язані суспільством — We should question some of the ideas imposed by society.

caveat

застереження / важливе уточнення — There is one important caveat I should mention.

align with societal expectations

відповідати суспільним очікуванням — Many people feel pressure to align with societal expectations.

there is only one important caveat

є лише одне важливе застереження — There is only one important caveat: if you live in a society, you should align with societal expectations.

become particularly acute

стати особливо гострим — This problem has become particularly acute lately.

intensify

посилюватися / загострюватися — The problem has intensified over the past few months.

worsen

погіршуватися — His condition has worsened recently.

flare up

загострюватися про здоровʼя — My gastritis tends to flare up when I am stressed.

neglect an illness

нехтувати хворобою / не займатися лікуванням — You shouldn't neglect an illness, even if the symptoms seem mild.

leave an illness untreated

залишати хворобу без лікування — If you leave an illness untreated, it may become more serious.

in obscene amounts

у непристойно великих кількостях — Some people consume sugar in obscene amounts.

in ridiculous amounts

у величезних / смішно великих кількостях — He spends ridiculous amounts of money on clothes.

stress-eat

заїдати стрес — I tend to stress-eat when I feel overwhelmed.

can't get enough of

не могти насититися / хотіти ще і ще — If you can't get enough of something, you want to experience it more and more.

be a once-in-a-lifetime experience

бути унікальним досвідом / траплятися раз у житті — If something is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, it is very special and you are unlikely to be able to do it again.

get an adrenalin rush

відчути приплив адреналіну / отримати викид адреналіну — If you get an adrenalin rush from something, it gives you a very strong feeling of excitement.

have the time of my life

чудово провести час / пережити найкращі моменти життя — If you have the time of your life, you enjoy yourself a lot.

be completely blown away by

бути повністю враженим / бути в повному захваті від — If you are completely blown away by something, you enjoy it a lot.

lose track of time

втратити лік часу / не помічати як плине час — If you lose track of time, you forget what time it is.

get stuck in

з ентузіазмом взятися за справу / активно долучитися — If you get stuck in, you take part in an activity enthusiastically.

lose myself

забутися / повністю зануритися в щось — If you lose yourself in something, you concentrate on it completely and forget about everything else.