34.8.2. gy. Top 3000 (példák)

misery noun /ˈmɪz.ər.i/ [C or U] nyomor, nyomorúság, gyötrelem

The war brought misery to millions of people.

We have witnessed the most appalling scenes of human misery.

Ten years of marriage to him have made her life a misery.

nuisance noun /ˈnjuː.sənts/ [C usually no plural] kellemetlenkedő (ember); nyűg; háborgatás

I've forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance!

It's such a nuisance having to rewrite those letters.

I hate to be a nuisance, but could you help me?

Local residents claimed that the noise was causing a public nuisance.

peace noun /piːs/ [U] 1 békesség, nyugalom

You'll need peace and quiet to study.

He says he's at peace when he's walking in the mountains.

Go away and leave us to finish our dinner in peace.

There'll be no peace until she gets what she wants.

pressure noun /ˈpreʃ.ər/ 2 stressz (nehéz/feszült/problémás helyzet) [C or U]

She's got a lot of pressure on her at work just now.

Be nice to him - he's been under a lot of pressure recently.

Can you work well under pressure?

the pressures of work

relief noun /rɪˈliːf/ 1 megkönnyebbülés (megnyugvás) [U or no plural]

It'll be such a relief when these exams are over.

"James can come tonight." "Well, that's a relief!"

I felt such a sense of relief when we finished the project.

stress noun /stres/ 1 feszültség, stressz [C or U]

People under a lot of stress may experience headaches, minor pains and sleeping difficulties.

Yoga is a very effective technique for dealing with stress.

the stresses and strains of work

stress-related illness

awkward adjective /ˈɔː.kwəd/ 1 kínos, nehéz, kellemetlen; alkalmatlan (pl. időpont)

an awkward customer

Some of the questions were rather awkward.

My car's quite awkward to drive.

They'd chosen an awkward time to call as I'd just got into the bath.

She's put me in quite an awkward position/situation.

There was an awkward silence.

embarrassed adjective /ɪmˈbær.əst/ feszélyezett, zavart

She felt embarrassed about undressing in front of the doctor.

I was too embarrassed to admit that I was scared.

nervous adjective /ˈnɜː.vəs/ ideges, izgatott

He gets very nervous before exams.

I was too nervous to speak.

I was very nervous about driving again after the accident.

She's always been nervous around dogs.

a nervous cough/laugh

peaceful adjective /ˈpiːs.fəl/ 1 békés, nyugodt, csendes

a peaceful afternoon/place

upset adjective /ʌpˈset/ [never before noun] zaklatott, feldúlt

They'd had an argument and she was still upset about it.

Mike got very upset when I told him the news.

She was very upset to hear that the holiday had been cancelled.

He was very upset that you didn't reply to his letters.

quietly adverb /ˈkwaɪət.li/ 2 nyugodtan

He sat quietly on the sofa, reading a book.