Hygge
sitting at the desk or working on a
computer for many hours and being
inactive
desk-dweller
not having had enough sleep,
especially for several days or more.
sleep-deprived
doing the same old thing for too
long.
be stuck in a rut
completely from the beginning.
from scratch
Is it easy for you to _____ _____ your schedule, plans, habits, diet
stick to
the opposite of "smooth skin"
textured skin
to put on makeup and nice clothes for a social occasion
to get dolled up
Someone who becomes extremely dependent on their partner emotionally and physically. They tend to get upset and jealous when their partner wants to have a life outside of their relationship.
clingy
My kids and I like to _________ together on the couch and watch Disney movies.
snuggle
It can be difficult to _____ ______ a conversation with a complete stranger.
strike up
I would persuade my daughter _________ plastic surgery
persuade
feeling warm, comfortable, and protected, or (ofa place, especially a small place) giving feelings of warmth, comfort, and protection
snug
I am a slow eater. I like to sit down and ______ each and every bite
savour
I've always wanted to try yoga but never _________ it.
got around to
I wouldn't want any girl to get a plastic surgery, ____ ____ my daughter
Let alone
I've been __________ to call you but the got disctructed
meaning
to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to havea romantic relationship with.
to get stood up/to stand sb up
the official name of a plastic surgery done on people's nose
rhinoplasty
face a tough time in relationship.
to hit a rough patch
to be friendly with each other immediately.
hit it off right away
Paraphrase:
Teenagers today keep receiving a lot of underweight, air-brushed female bodies.
are bombarded with
paraphrase:
As a teenager I was always sensitive about wearing glasses.
self-conscious
paraphrase:
Every third teenager wants to partially change at least one part of their body.
alter
Young people suffer because of unrealistic beauty standards.
fall victim to
His nose was badly operated/done. (informal)
His nose got botched