Face2Face Upper-Intermediate "Unit 12 - 12A" Vocabulary

to stress somebody out

phrase

/stɹˈɛs ˌɛsbˈiː ˈaʊt/

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to cause someone to feel anxious, overwhelmed, or under pressure, often due to excessive demands or expectations

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The tight deadline is really stressing me out.

Don't stress yourself out over small problems.

to bug

Verb

b

u

ʌ

g

to hide a small microphone in a place or device in order to secretly listen to or record someone's conversations

Grammatical Information:

transitive

crazy

Adjective

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k

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eɪ

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extremely foolish or absurd in a way that seems insane

to chuck out

Verb

/tʃˈʌk ˈaʊt/

to make someone leave a place against their will

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

chuck

phrase's particle

out

to hang on

Verb

/hˈæŋ ˈɑːn/

to ask someone to wait briefly or pause for a moment

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

hang

phrase's particle

on

to pop into

Verb

/pˈɑːp ˌɪntʊ/

to briefly visit a place, often without prior planning or notice

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

pop

phrase's particle

into

to mess up

Verb

/mˈɛs ˈʌp/

to make a mistake or error, causing a situation or task to become disorganized, confused, or unsuccessful

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

mess

phrase's particle

up

to chill out

Verb

/tʃˈɪl ˈaʊt/

to relax and take a break especially when feeling stressed or upset

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

chill

phrase's particle

out

telly

noun

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ɛ

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i

Informal

used to refer to a television set

quid

noun

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w

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ɪ

d

the currency of the United Kingdom, equivalent to one hundred pence

trendy

Adjective

t

r

e

ɛ

n

d

y

i

influenced by the latest or popular styles

mate

noun

m

a

eɪ

t

e

Informal

a friend, especially of the same gender

pretty

Adverb

p

r

e

ɪ

tt

t

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i

to a degree that is high but not very high

unreasonably

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of degree

to fancy

Verb

f

a

æ

n

c

s

y

i

to like or want someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

guy

noun

g

u

y

aɪ

a person, typically a male

hassle

noun

h

a

æ

ss

s

ə

l

e

a dispute or disagreement between people

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