WORDS

Gradually- slowly, over a long period of time

> The climate is gradually becoming drier and warmer.

Resolve- to find a satisfactory way of dealing with a problem or difficulty

> Barnet was desperate for money to resolve his financial problems.

Manage- to succeed in doing something difficult, especially after trying very hard

> I don’t know how she manages with seven children.

Disagreement-   situation in which people express different opinions about something and
sometimes argue 

> We’ve had a few disagreements, but we’re still good friends.

Depress-  to make someone feel very unhappy 

> It depresses me that nobody seems to care.

> He’s depressed about losing his job.

frustration (n) -[fruh-STREY-shuh n] --  disappointment or discouragement, or a discouraging
situation:
> He finally quit in frustration.

Invasion of Privacy- a situation in which someone tries to find out details about another
person’s private affairs in a way that is upsetting and often illegal

Tend to- regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic.

fiancé(male)--[fee-ahn-SEY, fee-AHN-sey] 
-a person who has formally promised to marry another
fiancée
-the woman who someone is engaged to be married to

NOTES (PHRASAL VERBS) 

1. Work Through  -To gradually resolve something, step by step.

“a problem”

This problem seems big but it won’t be that bad if we work through it together.

                      - go through a process of understanding and accepting (a painful or difficult

situation); to manage a problem that has many different parts step by step:
> They should be allowed to feel the pain and work through their emotions.
> There are a lot of details we need to work through.

2. Break up with - to stop having a romantic relationship with someone; 

“a partner”
I’m really sad. My long-time partner broke up with me last night.
> I'm so sad to hear that Amber broke up with Jaxon—I thought those two would be together
forever.

3. Bottle Up - to conrol and hide one's emotion in an unhealthy way

“one’s feelings”

It’s not healthy to bottle up your feelings. You should find someone to talk to.

              - to hold onto something inside, especially an emotion, and keep it from being
expressed or released openly. 
A noun can be used between "bottle" and "up" or after "up."
> If you bottle your anger up, it will only grow worse, and soon you won't be able to contain it. 
> Please talk to me, don't bottle up your emotions like that.

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PRACTICE 1
1. We’ve had some difficult times in our marriage, but we always manage to work through
them.
2. Dave’s been depressed since breaking up with his girlfriend.
3. Don’t bottle up your emotions. Tell me how you feel!
4. I’m sorry to hear you broke up with Jerry. When did it happen?
5. Bob always bottles up his anger, so I’m never sure when he’s mad.
6. Let’s try to work through our disagreements.

PRACTICE 2
1.A: My roommate makes me so angry! He plays his music too loud, and he never cleans up
after himself!
B: Maybe if you sat down and talked with him, you could work through these issues.
A: I’d like to, but we don’t speak to each other much anymore.
B: Well, you shouldn’t bottle up your frustrations like that. It’s not healthy.

2.A: I heard your sister broke up with her fiancé.

B: Yeah, I’m really upset about it as he’s such a great guy.
A: Do you think they’ll work through their problems and get back together again?
B: Well, I sure hope so.