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

jovial

friendly and happy

beaming at

to smile very happily

smirk

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

unhappy

perk up

to become more cheerful, active and interested in what is happening around you, or to make someone feel this way

incivility

impolite behaviour, remarks etc

gloom

a feeling of great sadness and lack of hope

stark

unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid

wretched

someone who is wretched is very unhappy or ill, and you feel sorry for them

lot

a group of people or things considered together

ingrate

an ungrateful person

wake up to

to start to realize sth annd understand a danger, and idea

capture

to get something that previously belonged to one of your competitors

keep up with the Joneses

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

in the same way

beam

a line of light, energy that you cannot see

affluent

having plenty of money, nice houses, expensive things

jump-start

to help a process or activity to start or become more successful

wear off

if pain or the effect of something wears off, it gradually stops

studded

decorated with a lot of studs or small jewels

a cool million

a surprisingly large amount of money, specifically one million dollars or another large sum

dejected

unhappy, disappointed or sad

glum

if someone is glum they feel unhappy and do not talk a lot

encircle

to surrond someone or something complety

largely

mostly or mainly

alleviat

to make something less painful or difficult to deal with

word of mouth

when people hear about something from their friends, people they work with, etc.