Press 5A - Lesson 4c Vocabulary
Lesson Content
  Number Word Definition 5Note Example Type type                                
  1 leave out to not include   I was often left out of games when I was a child because people didn't like me. Transitive phrasal verb - separable Transitive phrasal verb - separable                                
  2 isolated to be separated from others   I felt isolated in Taiwan because I couldn't speak Mandarin. adjective adjective                                
  3 fit in to be accepted by others   I don't really fit in with Japanese businessmen. I have no watch, and my shoes are pretty cheap. Intransitive phrasal verb Intransitive phrasal verb                                
  4 adjust to to change in order to work or do better in a new situation   I adjusted to working noon to nine every day. verb + preposition + object verb + preposition + object                                
  5 inevitable to be bound to happen   It was inevitable that was going to happen. adjective adjective                                
  6 unfamiliar with to not know something   I am unfamiliar with the proper method of cooking sole. adjective + preposition + object adjective + preposition + object                                
  7 one's surroundings where one lives or resides   I live in a suburb of Osaka, so my surroundings are pretty quiet. noun (always plural) noun (always plural)                                
  8 transition a change   I had to go through lots of different transitions. noun (countable) noun (countable)                                
  9 reverse culture shock when you get culture shock from going back home   I experienced reverse culture shock when I went back to the US last Christmas. My brother has so much stuff in his house! noun (phrase) noun (phrase)                                
  10 lifestyle the way a person lives   Eating vegetables is a big part of my lifestyle. noun (countable) noun (countable)                                
  11 belief a strongly held opinion about something   Lots of people have different beliefs. noun (countable) noun (countable)                                
  12 mind-set a particular way of thinking   My brother has a different mindset than me. He would never be able to live in Japan and be happy. noun (countable) noun (countable)                                
  13 value importance or interest of a particular kind   What are some of your values? noun (countable) noun (countable)                                
  14 bound to to be very likely to happen   I am bound to marry a Japanese woman if I stay here long enough. adjective + infinitive adjective + infinitive                                
  15 to differ from to be different from   America differs from Australia in a few areas. verb (phrase) + object verb (phrase) + object                                
  16 second nature to to be normal to someone   Speaking slowly and clearly is second nature to me, as my father was nearly deaf. adjective (phrase) adjective (phrase)                                
  17 make fun of to tease someone   I don't like it when people make fun of me. verb (phrase) + object verb (phrase) + object                                
  18 give someone a hard time to make someone's life difficult   My friends made fun of me when I couldn't speak the language correctly. verb (phrase) verb (phrase)                                
  19 anxiety the idea of being afraid or nervous especially about what may happen   Sometimes I suffer from anxiety. noun (uncountable) noun (uncountable)                                
  20 anxious the feeling of being afraid or nervous especially about what may happen   I am anxious about the health effects of the pollution blowing over from China. adjective adjective                                
  21 long for to really want something   Sometimes, I long for food that you can only find in America, such as Whoopy Pie or Funnel Cake. verb + preposition + object verb + preposition + object                                
  22 homesick to miss one's home and family   I don't usually get homesick when I travel. adjective adjective                                
  23 loneliness the idea of being sad from being apart from other people   Loneliness can affect anybody, even people living in large cities. noun (uncountable) noun (uncountable)                                
  24 lonely the feeling of being sad from being apart from other people   I was really lonely when I travelled by myself adjective adjective                                
  25 develop a simplistic view to think everyone or everything is the same   "I have developed a simplistic view of foreigners living in Japan; in my mind, there are only a few personality types that can describe them all." verb (phrase) verb (phrase)