34.8.2. gy. C1 (példák)

sacrifice noun /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/ [C or U] áldozat (lemondás vmiről/a feláldozott dolog)

We had to make sacrifices in order to pay for our children's education.

They cared for their disabled son for 27 years, at great personal sacrifice.

torture noun /ˈtɔː.tʃər/ [U] 1 kínlódás, gyötrelem (nagyon kellemetlen/unalmas dolog) (!)

I had to sit there listening to her for two whole hours - it was torture!

cool adjective /kuːl/ 3 nyugodt, higgadt

She seemed cool and confident.

hostile adjective /ˈhɒs.taɪl/ 2 ellenséges (zord, barátságtalan) (körülmény, éghajlat, stb.)

a hostile climate

They live and work in very hostile conditions.

reassuring adjective /ˌriː.əˈʃʊə.rɪŋ/ megnyugtató (aggodalmat csökkentő)

a reassuring smile/voice

restless adjective /ˈrest.ləs/ 1 nyugtalan (ideges, türelmetlen)

The audience was getting restless.

self-conscious adjective /ˌselfˈkɒn.ʃəs/ feszélyezett, zavart

He looked uncomfortable, like a self-conscious adolescent who's gone to the wrong party.

uncomfortable adjective /ʌnˈkʌmpf.tə.bl̩/ 2 kínos (feszélyezett, zavart) (pl. csend)

an uncomfortable silence

uncomfortably adverb /ʌnˈkʌmpf.tə.bli/ kellemetlenül; kínosan

I was warm but not uncomfortably so.

Phrases and idioms:

be a pain in the neck kellemetlen (személy, dolog, esemény) (informal)

My brother can be a real pain in the neck sometimes.

have had enough elege van (vmiből/abból, hogy ...)

I've had enough of your excuses.

nerves idegesség

I sometimes suffer from nerves when I'm speaking in public.

I need something to calm my nerves.

put/set sb's mind at ease/at rest megnyugtat vkit

I was really worried about the tests, but talking to the doctor put my mind at rest.