Competitor Competitor (noun) /kəmˈpet.ɪ.təʳ/ US /-ˈpeţ.ɪ.ţɚ/ an animal, person, organization, team, etc. that competes against each other – opponent – contestant: Do not underestimate your competitors in the tournament.
Intense Intense (adj) /ɪnˈtents/ 1. (of a feeling, activity, etc.) having a very strong and penetrating effect – severe – extreme: intense hostility / competition / dislike 2. (of people) very serious with strong emotions – passionate: an intense teenage boy
Anxiety Anxiety (noun) /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti/ US /-ţi/ 1. the psychological state of being worried and frightened for a continuous period of time – nervousness: His intense anxiety was the reason why he saw a psychologist. 2. willingness to do something – eagerness: I was suddenly filled with the anxiety to approach her and propose to her…
Concerned with Concerned with (adj) /kənˈsɜːnd/ US /-ˈsɝːnd/ involved in something and deeply influenced by that – preoccupied with – focused on: Professional blogging is something I’d like to be concerned with as my future career.
Explicit Explicit (adj) /ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/ expressed and portrayed in a very clear and direct way, overt, clear, definite, clear-cut, candid, specific, definitive, frank, unequivocal, straightforward, express, unambiguous As a detective, he was searching for explicit evidence in the spot that the murder had happened. Antonyms: implicit, tacit, covert, equivocal, vague Adverb: explicitly Noun: explicitness
Preoccupied Preoccupied (adj) /ˌpriːˈɒk.jʊ.paɪd/ US /-ˈɑː.kjuː-/ focusing all your attention on something particular and not paying attention to other things due to being worried or nervous – anxious, thoughtful, inattentive, pensive, engrossed She’s taken a term off at the university because she’s preoccupied with her silk young daughter these days. Antonyms: carefree, indifferent
Undermine Undermine (verb) /ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn/ US /-dɚ-/ to gradually make somebody or something less powerful, competent and effective – weaken: The point that he was interrupting me again and again was undermining my confidence.
World-famous World-famous (adj) /ˌwɜːldˈfeɪ.məs/ US /ˌwɝːld-/ known about by most people all over the world – renowned – popular – celebrated: Why didn’t you recognize such a world-famous musician?
Anxious Anxious (adj) /ˈæŋk.ʃəs/ 1. feeling worried and apprehensive – nervous – concerned: He was anxious that he might have failed the exam. 2: being keen and eager to do something – enthusiastic – impatient: Being a new mother, she was most anxious to know the gender of her child.
Self-conscious Self-conscious (adj) /ˌselfˈkɒn.ʃəs/ US /-ˈkɑːn-/ much too uncomfortable and concerned with your appearance, actions and presence in public places – ill at ease – awkward: Being the only conference member who didn’t have a PhD, I was feeling self-conscious like a fish out of water.