Life’s good! Why do we feel so bad? 16.10

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jovial
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friendly and happy
beaming at
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to smile very happily
smirk
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to smile in an unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased by someone else’s bad luck or think you are better than other people
down in the mouth
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unhappy
perk up
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to become more cheerful, active and interested in what is happening around you, or to make someone feel this way
incivility
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impolite behaviour, remarks etc
gloom
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a feeling of great sadness and lack of hope
stark
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unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid
wretched
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someone who is wretched is very unhappy or ill, and you feel sorry for them
lot
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a group of people or things considered together
ingrate
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an ungrateful person
wake up to
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to start to realize sth annd understand a danger, and idea
capture
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to get something that previously belonged to one of your competitors
keep up with the Joneses
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to always want to own the same expensive objects and do the same things as your friends or neighbours, because you are worried about seeming less important socially than they are
likewise
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in the same way
beam
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a line of light, energy that you cannot see
affluent
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having plenty of money, nice houses, expensive things
jump-start
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to help a process or activity to start or become more successful
wear off
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if pain or the effect of something wears off, it gradually stops
studded
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decorated with a lot of studs or small jewels
a cool million
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a surprisingly large amount of money, specifically one million dollars or another large sum
dejected
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unhappy, disappointed or sad
glum
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if someone is glum they feel unhappy and do not talk a lot
encircle
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to surrond someone or something complety
largely
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mostly or mainly
alleviat
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to make something less painful or difficult to deal with
word of mouth
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when people hear about something from their friends, people they work with, etc.

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