1. Obligatory, topic-specific words:
cardiovascular (adj) /ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈvæskjʊlə/ -
Relating to the heart.
- Eating to much fat products can lead to cardiovascular diseases.
- Many people suffer from cardiovascular diseases because they do are coach potatoes.
impromptu (adj) /ɪmˈprɒmptjuː/ - unrehearsed, improvised, spontaneous
Done without being planned.
- I was forced to give an impromptu speech during the meeting.
- Impromptu actions are the ones which you will remember forever.
unbeknownst (adj) /ˌʌnbɪˈnəʊnst/ - unnamed, unknown
Without the knowledge of someone.
- Unbeknownst to me, she planned a party!
- I just hate birthdays; it's always the same story: my friends make something unbeknownst to me so that it annoys me pretty much.
harass (v) - tease, hassle, attack
To bother someone in uncomfortable way, making someone frightened or scared.
- She made me feel of being harassed all the time during her event.
- To harass someone means you break the law and probably go to jail.
anxiety (n) /æŋˈzaɪəti/ - doubt, stress, panic
The feeling of being not certain and afraid.
- There are many technics focusing on alleviating the anxiety levels.
- What makes me feel anxiety is her attitude towards my homeworks.
2. The rest:
relatively (adv) - comparably, almost
moderate (adj) /rɪt/- balanced, bearable
homicide (n) /ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/ - assassination, manslaughter /ˈmanslɔːtə/
freak out (v) - go crazy, go bananas
to redeem oneself - compensate, rehabilitate
to demonize - criticize,
fine-tune - calibrate, make small adjustments
to crave - fancy, desire intensely,
enhance - enlarge, increase
inevitable - unavoidable, impending
profound - thoughtful, deep
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