English Vocabulary and Phrases for Daily Life

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Prepositions

  • Blessed with
  • Responsible for the damage
  • Connect with long-lost
  • Sympathized with
  • Recover from a broken heart
  • Contributes to most

Phrasal Verbs

  • Settle down: To establish oneself, to set down roots
  • Handed down: To inherit
  • Brought about: To cause, to provoke
  • Open up: To be sincere
  • Wind down: To relax
  • Broke up: To break up, to end a relationship
  • Fall apart: To collapse
  • Fell for: To fall in love with

Word Formation

  • Fashionable: Unfashionable
  • Thrill: Thrilling
  • Essence: Essential
  • Pursue: Pursuit
  • Exact: Exactly
  • Concentrate: Concentration
  • Know: Knowledge
  • Satisfy: Satisfaction
  • Value: Valuable
  • Price: Priceless

Hobbies

  • Go: Dancing, Fishing, Hiking, Climbing
  • Do: Swimming, Crossword puzzles, Extreme sports, Hiking, Model Making, Photography, Stamp collecting, T’ai chi
  • Play: Chess, Computer Games, Golf, a musical instrument

Moods and Feelings

  • Pleased: Satisfied
  • Upset: Devastated
  • Sad: Depressed
  • Happy: Content
  • Selfish: Self-centered
  • Frightened: Petrified
  • Calm: Relaxed

Common Expressions of Moods and Feelings

  • Bored: Aburrido
  • Frustrated: Frustrado
  • Happy: Feliz
  • Have an open mouth and raised eyebrows: Surprised
  • Insecure: Inseguro
  • Puzzled: Perplejo (To be confused and not know what to say)
  • Sad: Triste
  • Scared: Asustado
  • Surprised: Sorprendido
  • Tense: Tenso
  • To have a broad smile: Bored
  • Bite your bottom lip: Tense
  • Bite your nails: Scared
  • Lower corners of your mouth: Sad
  • Point your finger at somebody: Angry
  • Scratch your head: Puzzled
  • Scratch your neck: Frustrated
  • Stand with crossed legs: Relaxed
  • To have folded arms: Insecure
  • Yawn: Bored

Relationships and Life Stages

  • Widow: Viuda
  • Divorced: Divorciado
  • Engaged: Prometido
  • Gap year: Año sabático
  • Past my prime: Etapa de receso
  • Pregnant: Embarazada
  • Senior citizens: Persona de la tercera edad/jubilado
  • Toddler: Niño pequeño que empieza a andar
  • Upbringing: Crianza
  • Voting age: Edad mínima para votar

Health and Well-being

  • Disease: Enfermedad
  • Loud and clear: Alto y claro
  • Minimize: Minimizar
  • Circumstances: Circunstancias
  • Chronic: Crónico
  • Inescapable: Ineludible
  • Take a heavy toll: Pasar un alto precio
  • Mild: Leve
  • Secrete: Secretar
  • Hormone: Hormona
  • Serve a function: Cumplir una función
  • Flow: Fluir
  • Handle: Manejar
  • Evolve: Evolucionar
  • Immune system: Sistema inmunitario
  • Risk: Riesgo
  • Neurological disease: Enfermedad neurológica
  • Effect: Efecto
  • Workout: Ejercicio
  • Ensure: Asegurar
  • Functional: Funcional
  • Distinguish: Distinguir
  • Disheartened: Descorazonado
  • Push sb/sth to the limit: Llevar alguien/algo al límite
  • Accomplishment: Logro
  • By far: Con mucho, de sobras
  • Beneficial: Beneficioso
  • Industry: Industria
  • Professional assistance: Asistencia profesional
  • Practitioner: Facultativo
  • Cure: Curar
  • Counsellor: Consejero
  • Embrace: Abarcar
  • Sensation: Sensación

Work and Career

  1. a) Renovate: Renovar b) Improve: Mejorar c) Restore: Restablecer d) Value: Valorar
  2. a) Redundant: Redundante b) Worthless: Despreciable c) Laid off: Despedido d) Extra: De más
  3. a) Follow: Seguir b) Pursue my goals: Perseguir c) Seek: Buscar d) Attempt: Intentar
  4. a) Prompted: Provocar b) Prolonged: Prolongar c) Progressed: Progresar d) Get Promoted: Promovido
  5. a) Satisfy: Satisfacer b) Deserve: Merecer c) Accept: Aceptar d) Fulfil your dreams: Cumplir
  6. a) Costly: Costoso b) My gap year was Invaluable: Inestimable c) Priceless: No tiene precio d) Worth: Valor

Synonyms and Expressions

  1. Developed → Evolved
  2. Help → Assistance
  3. Depressed → Disheartened
  4. Gladly accepted → Embraced
  5. Helpful → Beneficial
  6. Moderate → Mild
  7. Handle: Manejar
  8. Deal: Trato
  9. Take care: Cuidarse
  10. Couple sort: Tipo de pareja
  11. Perceived: Percibido
  12. Recognize: Reconocer
  13. Distinguish: Distinguir
  14. Serve a function
  15. To a large extent
  16. From time to time
  17. To push sb to the limit
  18. Daily life
  19. The heart beats

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