Facing Challenges
To stop fighting against a difficult situation and agree that it is real or true.
What is to accept?
This adverb is used with the Present Continuous (e.g., "He is _____ complaining") to describe a habit that is frequent and often annoying.
Answer: What is always?
This square plastic object with magnetic tape inside was used to listen to music before CDs or MP3s existed.
What is a cassette tape?
This is a group or chain of many islands, such as Japan, Indonesia, or the Philippines.
What is an archipelago?
This five-word idiom means to make someone feel very upset, annoyed, or even a little bit "insane."
What is to drive somebody crazy?
An informal way to say you find a situation unbearable or too difficult to endure (e.g., "I ______ this noise anymore!").
What is "can't take"?
This three-word verb phrase is used to describe a general trend or something that is likely to happen (e.g., "I ______ wake up early on weekends").
What is tend to?
This was the original portable music player; you had to use headphones and these devices were often made by Sony.
What is a Walkman?
This is the term for the permanent frozen layer of soil found in extremely cold regions like Siberia or Alaska.
What is permafrost?
This adjective describes a social situation that feels uncomfortable, embarrassing, or lacking "flow."
What is awkward?
To manage or survive a difficult time or a bad experience (e.g., "It was a hard year, but we _____ it together").
What is to get through?
While "usually" is very common, this adverb is a slightly more formal way to say that something happens many times or at short intervals.
Before you used your fingers on a touchscreen or a keyboard, this circular part was what you used to dial a phone number.
What is a rotary dial?
These are the giant, moving "plates" under the Earth's surface that create mountains and cause volcanoes to erupt.
What are tectonic plates?
This powerful adjective describes something that makes you extremely angry or frustrated.
What is infuriating?
To show a positive attitude toward a new difficulty because you find it exciting or helpful.
What is to "welcome a challenge"?
In the sentence "She tends to be late," this is the grammatical form of the verb that must follow the word "to."
What is the infinitive (or base form)?
In the 1980s, people had to physically walk up to this large box in their living room to change the channel.
What is a TV (television) without a remote?
This is a city that is the center of government for a country or state.
What is a capital?
This compound adjective describes a task that takes up a lot of your day or requires a large amount of time to finish.
To fail to guess how strong or clever someone is, or to think a problem is smaller than it actually is.
What is to underestimate?
To make the phrase "tend to" negative for a habit you do not usually have, you must add this auxiliary phrase before it.
What is don't (or do not) tend to?
This style of long, padded bicycle seat was very popular in the 80s and was often paired with high handlebars.
What is a banana seat (on a bike)?
This refers to the line that marks the limit of a country's territory; it can be natural (like a river) or artificial.
What is a border (or boundary)?
This adjective describes a problem or task that is difficult to deal with because it is complicated and requires a lot of care.
What is tricky?