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Seemingly trapped or stuck in a mundane, non-changing pattern of life, work, or personal behavior.

in a rut We're stuck in a rut—let's move abroad for the summer and shake things up!

If you are in someone's good .... they are pleased with you, and if you are in their bad .......they are angry with you.

books,

A pain in the .......

neck

I was really stressed .... before finals.

out

to annoy someone: He keeps complaining and it really winds me ....

up.

work ...... enthusiasm/interest/courage etc to make yourself feel interested, brave etc

up:I’m trying to work up enough courage to go to the dentist.

If two people drift ........, they gradually become less friendly and their relationship ends.

apart: Over the years my college friends and I have drifted apart.

SYNONYM naive : too willing to believe or accept what other people tell you and therefore easily tricked

gullible

having great love for somebody/something and supporting them in everything

devoted to somebody/something They are devoted to their children.

used to describe feelings that two or more people have for each other equally, or actions that affect two or more people equally

mutual respect/understanding mutual support/aid/ I don't like her, and I think the feeling is mutual (= she doesn't like me either).

= meticulous /ˈskruːpjələs/

scrupulous

(a) paying careful attention to every detail = thorough

meticulous planning/records/research Their room had been prepared with meticulous care.

If someone or something e...... influence, authority, or pressure, they use it in a strong or determined way, especially in order to produce a particular effect.

exerts

used to say that if you know someone very well you stop respecting them because you have seen all of their bad qualities

Too much familiarity breeds contempt: “She takes the old-fashioned view that too much familiarity breeds contempt. GAN CHUA GOI BUT ANG ANH

to prevent yourself from having or expressing a feeling or an emotion (v)

suppress She was unable to suppress her anger./He could hardly suppress his surprise.

(v) to express feelings, especially anger, strongly

vent something (on somebody) He vented his anger on the referee./ She talked with me whenever I needed to vent.

(a) not usual or not socially acceptable

The aim is to find the cause of the child's aberrant behaviour.

(a) the best or most effective possible in a particular situation:

We have found that our workers reach their optimal level of performance around 11 a.m.

to experience something bad

sustain something = suffer E.g to sustain damage/an injury/a defeat / The company sustained losses of millions of dollars.