Pour Oil on Troubled Waters Pour Oil on Troubled Waters to make peace among people or stop a quarrel, reconcile, put people back on friendly terms, end conflict between people, calm someone down, settle down, quiet down, conciliate, pacify, appease, mollify, placate, soothe, resolve: There was such hostility between the two political parties that no …
Halcyon Halcyon (adj) /ˈhælsijən/ (of a time in the past) calm and peaceful – tranquil – quiet and heavenly – serene: My grandfather often recalls the old halcyon days with a heavy sigh.
Phlegmatic Phlegmatic: Adjective /flegˈmæt.ɪk/ describes someone who tends not to get emotional or excited about things, lethargic, tired, weary, calm, indifferent: Phlegmatic in context My boss is such a phlegmatic person that any attempt to impress him seems trivial in his eyes. As a footballer his great asset was his calm, phlegmatic manner. Antonyms nervous Parts of speech Adverb: phlegmatically
Shrug Shrug /ʃrʌg/ (noun & verb) to raise and lower your shoulders to show that you don’t care about something, ignore, treat lightly, make light of, overlook, disregard, pay no attention to, sign, gesticulation: Shrug in context Although many attempts were made to make my neighbor aware of his disturbance to local residents, he simply …
Attenuate Attenuate (verb) /əˈten.ju.eɪt/ to make something weaker, smaller or less effective – weaken – lessen – reduce – decrease – diminish – mitigate – assuage – calm – soothe – lighten: Attenuate in context The polio vaccine is manufactured by attenuating the virus to arouse the immune system so that the body would be …
Reading and listening practice on how to stay calm in crucial moments with a video and its transcript Listening practice on how to stay calm Lecturer, author or publisher: Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen on TED-Ed YouTube Channel Watch this video on YouTube Reading practice on how to stay calm Your favorite athlete closes in …
Authentic Materials Meditation Benefits Authentic Materials Meditation Benefits About this activity Second Language Acquisition (SLA) on the premise of authentic materials or authenticity in learning — as opposed to instructional materials found in English coursebooks — has proved to be more successful in raising the level of motivation in ESL learners to genuinely engage in …