Strong feelings

  1. Happy: thrilled, ecstatic, chuffed, delighted
    • You’ve just been offfered the job in the world. You must be absolutely thrilled
    • She was ecstatic when she finally passed her driving test
    • I’m feeling rather chuffed because I managed to beat Nikolai at chess
    • I will be delighted to attend your party
  2. Unhappy: miserable,upset
    • They split up after ten years together and now they are both miserable
    • We were a bit upset that you didn’t remember our wedding anniversary
  3. Neither happy nor unhappy: indifferent, uninterested
    • I feel completely indifferent about technology; I just don’t care one way or the other
    • I know Maths isn’t your favoutite subject, but do you have to look so uninterested?
  4. Scared: terrified, petrified
    • She was terrified when she saw the spider on her bed
    • Stuck in the middle of the avalanche, they were petrified. They fully expected to die
  5. Surprised: taken aback, dumbstruck, flabbergasted
    • I was taken aback when they asked me to be the captain team. I hadn’t expected it at all.
    • I was absolutely flabbergasted when they told me I had won the lottery
    • When she was voted Best Actress, she was dumbstruck. She just couldn’t believe it
  6. Angry: furious, outraged, livid
    • One thing that make me furious is when peole drop rubbish in the street
    • He was absolutely outraged by your terrible behaviour
    • When the TV repair man didn’t show up again I was livid. I’d taken the day off work

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