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Commute
Match the words to their definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| commute (verb) | to make the same journey regularly between work and home : It's exhausting .......... from Brighton to London every day. |
| commute (noun) | a regular journey between work and home: It's at least an hour's .......... to work. / "the strain of the lengthy ............" |
| strain (noun) | [ C or U ] something that makes you feel nervous and worried: She's a lot better than she was but she's still not ready to face the stresses and .............. (pl) of a job. / He's been under a lot of ............ recently. |
| Pinch something (+ adv./prep.) | to hold something tightly between the thumb and finger or between two things that are pressed together : .......... the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding. / a ...........ed nerve in the neck |
| mindset | a person's way of thinking and their opinions : to have a different/the same .......... / It's extraordinary how hard it is to change the ........... of the public and the press. |
| hand in your notice/resignation | formally tell your employer that you want to stop working for them |
| quit | [intransitive, transitive] (informal) to leave your job, school, etc. : If I don't get more money I'll ............ .. |
| be expecting a baby/ a child | (informal) to be pregnant |
| burnout (noun) | the state of being extremely tired or ill, either physically or mentally, because you have worked too hard |
| stressful (adj.) | causing a lot of anxiety and worry : a ............. job / It was a ............ time for all of us. |
| side effect ( noun) | an unexpected result of a situation or course of action that happens as well as the result you were aiming for : Commuting is stressful and stress has all sorts of ............. (pl) on health,” |
| rush hour (noun) [countable, usually singular, uncountable] | the time, usually twice a day, when the roads are full of traffic and trains are crowded because people are travelling to or from work: the morning/evening .......... / Don’t travel at ........../in the .......... / .....-........ traffic |
| overwhelming | very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react : The evidence against him was .................. . / She had the almost ................. desire to tell him the truth. |
| powerlessness ( noun) | the state of being unable to control or influence somebody/something : a feeling/sense of .......... |
| stuck (adj.) | in an unpleasant situation or place that you cannot escape from : We were ....... in traffic for over an hour. / I hate being ......... at home all day. / "...we get ...... on a train or in a traffic jam and there is nothing we can do about it.” |
| well-being (noun) | general health and happiness : emotional/physical/psychological ......... / to have a sense of ....... |
| isolation (from somebody/something) (noun) | the state of being alone or lonely : Many unemployed people experience feelings of ........... and depression. |
| buffer against something (noun) | a thing or person that reduces a shock or protects somebody/something against difficulties : Support from family and friends acts as a ....... against stress. |
| underlying (adj.) | important in a situation but not always easily noticed or stated clearly : ..." there’s an ................ problem that keeps us from taking in the benefits of commuting. " |
| trait (noun) | a particular quality in your personality : personality .......... (pl) |
| engagement ( noun) | being involved with somebody/something in an attempt to understand them/it : "but commuting on public transport violates nearly every rule of social ................" |
| overcrowding ( noun) | the situation when there are too many people or things in one place : ........ in prisons/prison ........... |
| solitude | the state of being alone, especially when you find this pleasant (synonym = privacy) : She longed for peace and ............... . |
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