to mess up - to make a mistake, ruin something, or cause something to go wrong, cringe-worthy  - extremely awkward or embarrassing, pat someone on the back - to praise someone for doing something good, to reassuringly murmur /ˈmɜː.mər/ - speaking in a soft, quiet voice in a way that comforts or calms someone., be resilient /rɪˈzɪl.i.ənt/ - able to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened:, failure /ˈfeɪ.ljər - not achieving a desired result or falling short of a goal., learning curve - the rate of someone's progress in learning a new skill, overly simplistic - too simple, ignoring important details or complexity., put your heart and soul into something - to make a lot of effort to do something:, to make strides going forward - to make progress or improvement in the future, pursue a career /pəˈsjuː/ - to actively work toward developing or building a professional life in a particular field, entrap /ɪnˈtræp/ - to cause someone to do something that they would not usually do, by unfair methods, intervention - an action taken to improve a situation, prevent a problem, or help someone in difficulty, the idea is spot on - the idea is exactly right, accurate, or perfect, ring true - something sounds accurate, believable, or genuine, reassess - to think about something again in order to make a new judgment or evaluation, change tack - to change your approach, strategy, or way of doing something, go along with the fashionable belief - to accept or agree with an idea or opinion simply because it is popular or trendy, it makes sense - means something is logical, reasonable, or easy to understand., we shouldn’t dwell on failure - we shouldn’t spend too much time thinking about or worrying over mistakes, get hung up about all our mistakes - to worry too much or be overly concerned about the mistakes we’ve made, get nowhere in life - to fail to make progress, achieve goals, or improve one’s situation., persistence - the quality of continuing steadily despite difficulties, obstacles,, It bugs me - something annoys, irritates, or bothers you, It is patently not true - something is obviously or clearly fals, give it a good go - to try something with effort and determination, even if success is not guaranteed, strike a chord with me - something evokes a strong feeling, memory, or sense of agreement—it resonates with you emotionally or intellectually, human beings are inherently self-centred creatures - people naturally tend to think about themselves and their own interests first, we like to be liked - people generally enjoy being accepted, appreciated, or approved by others, vacuous comments - remarks that are empty, meaningless, or show a lack of thought or intelligence, sweeping statements - broad or general claims that cover too much and often ignore exceptions or details, an element of truth - a small part of something is true, even if the whole idea or statement is not completely accurate, trot out these trite phrases - to repeatedly use overused, clichéd, or unoriginal expressions, they are way too oversimplistic - they are extremely simplified, ignoring important details or complexity, complete fallacies - ideas, statements, or arguments that are entirely false or logically incorrect, fallacy /ˈfæl.ə.si/ - an idea that a lot of people think is true but is in fact false, to have dire consequences /daɪər/ - to cause very serious, harmful, or severe results, knock your confidence - to make someone feel less confident, unsure, lead to disasters - to cause very serious problems, failures, rob you of a job - to cause you to lose a job or to prevent you from getting one, often unfairly or unexpectedly, get hung up - to become overly worried, upset, or obsessed about something, often unnecessarily, go along with - to agree with, accept, or support someone’s idea, plan, or action, share of problems - the portion or amount of difficulties, challenges, or issues that someone experiences or has to deal with, not be cut out for something - to not be the right type of person for something, make strides - to make significant progress or improvement., fly in the face of something (idiom) - to completely oppose what seems sensible or normal:, change (your) tack (idiom) - to try a different method to deal with the same problem, throw in the towel (idiom) - to stop trying to do something because you have realized that you cannot succeed,

Speakout, C1, Unit 1 (Vocabulary)

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