BLISSFUL
TREPIDATION
LONG FOR SOMETHING
LATTERLY
OUTLAST
UPBRINGING
HEAL
HAUNT
LEAP
ATTRITION
to get better after an illness; if an injury heals, the skin or bone grows back together and becomes healthy again. Eg The wound took a long time to heal.
to last longer, or to continue to be successful for longer, than someone or something else Eg. This system has outlasted many of its rivals.
a deliberate gradual reduction in the number of workers in an organization, as a result of the organization not replacing those who leave or die
to jump into the air or over a long distance Eg. She leapt into the air with joy.
a feeling of fear, nervousness or anxiety about something that may happen. Eg We view future developments with some trepidation.
the way that parents look after their children and teach them to behave. Eg My husband’s upbringing was completely different from mine.
to want something very much Eg She longed to see him again.// I'm longing for news of him.
giving you great pleasure Eg. a deep blissful sleep
to make someone feel worried and upset for a long time Eg. Images from the war still haunt him.
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