ESL Podcast 794 - Getting Over a Fight
mad - angry; upset
Yuhiko is very mad that you lied to him about how the car got damaged.
to admit - to confess; to say that something is true when one would prefer not to have to say that, especially when it is shameful or embarrassing
Why can't you just admit that you were responsible for the project's failure?
fault - responsibility for something that did not happen as it should have; carrying the blame or shame associated with some failure or other problem
It's not my fault the game was canceled. Nobody knew it was going to rain.
to mope - to be sad, depressed, or despondent; to feel many negative emotions for a long time and not be able to be happy
Shanaya has been moping ever since her boyfriend broke up with her last month.
silent treatment - a period of time when one refuses to speak to another person as a punishment, usually because one is very angry at that person
My husband is giving me the silent treatment because I threw away his soccer magazines by mistake.
peeved - upset; angry; mad
Mariah was really peeved when she found out her brother had read her diary.
to make it up to (someone) - to make amends; to do something nice for another person so that he or she will no longer be angry or upset about something bad that one did in the past
I know that what I did was wrong, but I promise I'll make it up to you somehow.
to stew - to think about something negative for a long period of time; to dwell on
Tashaki is still stewing over the fact that he didn't get the promotion last year.
to replay - to think about something over and over again, visualizing it in one's head; to reenact in one's imagination
That was so embarrassing, and now it keeps replaying in my mind!
incident - an event, especially something bad, unpleasant, dangerous, negative, or embarrassing
There was one small incident on the first day of the conference, but everything else went smoothly.
grudge - a feeling of resentment or anger over something that happened in the past but that one cannot or will not forget or forgive
How can you still hold a grudge against Marcos for what happened? It was an accident and he has apologized.
to forgive - to stop feeling angry or offended; to agree to not continue to be mad about something that happened in the past
Luciano finally forgave his father for leaving his family when Luciano was just a child.
to move on - to be able to forget or forgive something bad that happened in the past and be able to live one's life normally again
It is taking Helena a long time to move on after the death of her cat.
slight - a minor insult, usually caused by someone not showing another person enough respect
Some people take it as a slight when Makiko doesn't make eye contact with them. They don't realize it's a cultural difference.
out-and-out insult - something that is said or done disrespectfully, deliberately, and intentionally to hurt another person's feelings
He looked her in the eyes and said, "You're ugly." That was an out-and-out insult!
contrite - sorry for what one has done; feeling ashamed and guilty for one's actions or words; wanting to receive forgiveness
If the defendant seems contrite, the judge would probably consider a lighter prison sentence.
in front of - at a place and time where other people can see or hear what happens; in the presence of other people
Shawn is going to propose to his girlfriend in front of his entire family.