Vocabulary Bank

I'm bored. I'm annoyed. I'm confused.

I'm amazed. It's amazing.

how I feel because of it

I'm annoyed. He's annoying.

the thing that irritates

feeling bad about something you did or are

It astounds me. I'm astounded. It's astounding.

mixing sweet feelings with sad ones

willingness to take risks

the risk I didn't take

It bores me. I'm bored. It's boring.

-ED = how I feel; -ING = the thing that causes it

the relationship I didn't keep up

It disappointed us. We're disappointed. It's disappointing.

The lecture enthrals me. I'm enthralled. It's enthralling.

He exasperates me. I'm exasperated. He's exasperating.

The race exhilarated her. She's exhilarated. It's exhilarating.

the small, long-term basis of something

It frustrates me. I'm frustrated. It's frustrating.

Her courage galvanizes me. I'm galvanized. She's galvanizing.

to become stronger, less flexible, more painful

to keep coming back into your mind painfully

understanding after the event — 'in hindsight, I would…'

wish for a present ability

wish for an ability / freedom you don't have now

regret about the past

regret about something you didn't do (past perfect)

regret about something you did do

wish about a present state (weather, mood, etc.)

annoying habit of someone else

you want the other person to change a habit

stronger 'I wish'

stronger, more emotional version of 'I wish…'

connected to right and wrong

the wrong thing I did

I was moved. It was a moving story.

It perplexes him. He's perplexed. It's perplexing.

sadness about what you did or didn't do

regretful, often with a wry or bittersweet edge

The story stirred me. I was stirred. It was stirring.

✗ 'I'm boring.' → ✓ 'I'm bored' (unless you really mean you bore other people!)

to blame yourself harshly for something

to act against something / someone you value

to keep coming back into your mind painfully

to start doubting a decision

I regret saying that. / I regret not calling.

to fix something that was broken

to blame yourself for something

not exciting or attractive; ordinary

needing immediate attention

This film BORES me. The noise ANNOYS me.