ESL Podcast 462 - Having Doubts About Getting Married
wedding party - the group of people who are officially part of a wedding ceremony and stand next to the people who are getting married during the ceremony
All the women in the wedding party wore long purple dresses.
cold feet - fear that makes one think about not to do something that one was planning to do
He was going to quit his job and start his own business, but then he got cold feet and decided to keep his job.
doubt - uncertainty; not knowing whether something is true or whether one should do something
The project manager has doubts about whether his team will be able to finish the project on time.
to freak out - to act in an unusual way because one is very worried, anxious, afraid, or upset
Rafael freaked out when he learned that his rent was going to increase by 50%.
rash - decided or done very quickly, without thinking about something ahead of time, so that one usually feels bad about the decision or action later
She made a rash decision to cut her hair really short and now she hates the way she looks.
irresistible - something that one cannot say `no' to; something that one must do or have because it is very desirable
Takahiro wants to lose weight, but ice cream is irresistible to him.
impulse - a desire to do something, especially if the desire comes very quickly and isn't something that one has thought about very much
Have you ever bought something on impulse, even though it cost more money than you should have spent?
soul-searching - a period of time spent thinking about what one really wants or what one really feels, trying to understand oneself better
After a lot of soul-searching, Greg decided to stop studying to become a lawyer and start a band instead.
to leave (someone) at the altar - to decide very quickly not to get married so that the other person and all the guests are waiting for one to come to the wedding ceremony until they realize that one is not going to come
Ingrid was extremely embarrassed and angry when Ralf left her at the altar, and she never spoke to him again.
life-altering - an event that changes the rest of one's life in an important way
The birth of his child was a life-altering event that made him stop smoking and work harder.
to get over (something) - to recover; to be able to live one's life normally again after one has gone through a very bad or painful experience
Keenan still hasn't been able to get over his divorce, even though it happened more than three years ago.
to go through with (something) - to do something that one has said one will do, even if one doesn't want to; to keep a promise
Are you going to go through with your decision to sell the car or have you changed your mind?
to regret - to feel bad about something that one has done in the past and wish that one had not done it
He has always regretted not asking his college girlfriend to marry him.
to stay put - to not move; to stay where one is
If you get lost in the forest, just stay put until the rescuers can find you.
to set (someone) straight - to correct someone; to make sure that someone understands something correctly; to help someone know and accept the truth
Derrick thought that his girlfriend Francine was faithful to him, but his best friend, Curt, set him straight.