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alarm bells ring
if alarm bells ring, you feel worried that something bad may be happening
appalled at
very shocked and upset by something very bad or unpleasant
ashamed of
feeling very sorry and embarrassed because of something you have done
be on sb’s conscience
if you have something on your conscience, it makes you feel guilty
be unable to bring yourself to do sth
to feel unable to do something because it would upset you or someone else too much
capable of
having the qualities or ability needed to do something
cheer sb up
to make someone feel less sad
come to sb’s aid
help someone
come to terms with
to accept an unpleasant or sad situation and no longer feel upset or angry about it
compose yourself
to try hard to become calm after feeling very angry, upset or excited
contrary to
used to say that something is true even though people believe the opposite
do chores
to perform small jobs that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean
eager to
very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do
fight back
to use violence or arguments against someone who has attacked you or argued with you
fool around
to waste time behaving in a silly way or doing things that are not important
get out of hand
if a situation or person gets out of hand, they become impossible to control any longer
