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Emotions & States

How we name, share, and navigate emotional experience — from everyday conversation to clinical writing.

5 phrasal verbs · 15 register substitutes

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Neutral
Work
Academic

casual formal

PV-001 Emotions & States

get over

recover emotionally from something difficult

PV get over casual · spoken
Neutral move on blog · LinkedIn
Work recover from email · report
Academic overcome paper · IELTS
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PV-002 Emotions & States

move on

stop dwelling on the past and continue forward

PV move on casual · spoken
Neutral continue blog · LinkedIn
Work proceed email · report
Academic advance paper · IELTS
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PV-003 Emotions & States

break down

lose emotional control; or stop functioning

PV break down casual · spoken
Neutral collapse blog · LinkedIn
Work deteriorate email · report
Academic disintegrate paper · IELTS
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PV-004 Emotions & States

open up

share feelings or personal thoughts with others

PV open up casual · spoken
Neutral confide blog · LinkedIn
Work disclose email · report
Academic self-disclose paper · IELTS
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PV-005 Emotions & States

hold back

suppress emotions or prevent progress

PV hold back casual · spoken
Neutral restrain blog · LinkedIn
Work withhold email · report
Academic inhibit paper · IELTS
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