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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to be stressed |
to have a feeling of tension or worry, usually from
overworking |
I was so stressed before I took the important exam. |
| 2 |
to be stressed out |
to have a feeling of tension, worry, or pressure |
I was so stressed out after working Monday through Friday. |
| 3 |
to release some stress |
to do a physical activity in order to dissipate feelings of
tension or pressure |
I released some stress by lifting weights and running a few
kilometers. |
| 4 |
to relieve stress |
to escape from feelings of tension or pressure |
I like to relieve my stress by drinking a little bit in the
evening. |
| 5 |
to stress ~ out |
to cause another person to feel tension or pressure |
My old boss was always watching me and waiting for me to make a
mistake; she really stressed me out. |
| 6 |
to be stressful |
of a situation, to cause feelings of tension or worry |
Driving in heavy traffic is so stressful. |
| 7 |
to burn oneself out |
to do something too much, such that you cannot continue |
I burnt myself out on customer service; I did it for many
years, and I grew to dislike it. |
| 8 |
to vent about ~ |
to complain about something for the purposes of releasing
stress |
The workers met at the bar after work and vented about their
boss. |
| 9 |
to avoid ~ |
to try and escape from something, not come into contact with
something |
I try to avoid flying because I find it so stressful. |
| 10 |
to have it up to here with ~ |
to be at one's limit of patience or goodwill regarding a
certain situation or person |
I've had it up to here with my new puppy; he keeps chewing up
my shoes! |
| 11 |
to go crazy |
to have a period of irrational or irregular behavior due to
stress |
When they told him he had to work weekends every month for the
next year, he went crazy. |
| 12 |
to have a confrontation with ~ |
to have a conflict or fight, verbally or physically |
He had a confrontation with his boss, and he was fired shortly
afterward. |
| 13 |
to have a breakdown |
to become insane for a short time due to undergoing too much
stress |
She had a breakdown and went to the mental hospital for a
little while. |
| 14 |
to lose it |
to become angry or irrational for a short time |
When he got fired, he lost it and started breaking things and
throwing things. |
| 15 |
to get to someone |
to cause someone to feel annoyance, tension, or worry |
My co-worker is always chewing gum really loudly; he gets to
me. |
| 16 |
to annoy the hell out of ~ |
to cause someone to become extremely annoyed |
I'm okay with flies and gnats, but mosquitoes annoy the hell
out of me. |
| 17 |
anxiety |
a feeling of worry or tension regarding the future |
My mother had a lot of anxiety, she was always worried about
something. |
| 18 |
to be overwhelming |
of a situation, to be too extreme or difficult to deal
with |
Living in downtown Tokyo is nice, but sometimes the noise can
be overwhelming. |
| 19 |
to cope with ~ |
to treat something negative as though it is normal, to be
unaffected by it |
I live in an extremely small apartment, but somehow I cope with
it. |
| 20 |
to see a shrink |
to visit a mental doctor or mental therapist |
He saw a shrink for a few years after college, hoping to cure
his anxiety. |
| 21 |
to be at risk of ~ |
to be in danger of being affected by something |
People who cannot express their anger are at risk of having a
heart attack. |