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stress
n. force or pressure caused by difficulties in life 壓力；緊張

well-being
n. the state of being healthy, happy, or prosperous 安康；安樂(lè)；幸福

* overwhelming
a. irresistible by force of numbers, influence, amount, etc. 壓倒的，勢(shì)不可擋的；無(wú)法抵抗的

stressful
a. 緊張的；壓力重的

distress
vt. subject to pressure, stress, or strain; make unhappy 使緊張；使苦惱；使痛苦
n. （精神上的）痛苦；苦惱

* prolong
vt. make longer; extend 延長(zhǎng)；延伸

resistance
n. an act of resisting; desire to oppose sth. 抵抗；反抗；抵制；抗拒

resistant
a. having or showing resistance 抵抗的；反抗的

rush-hour
a. 交通高峰時(shí)間的

initial
a. occurring at the beginning; first or earliest 開(kāi)頭的；最初的

bloodstream
n. the blood as it flows through the body （體內(nèi)的）血流

* flush
vi. turn red because of a rush of blood to the skin; blush （因皮膚充血而）變紅；臉紅

close call
n. a narrow escape from danger or an accident 僥幸脫險(xiǎn)，死里逃生

condition
vt. accustom; train 使習(xí)慣；訓(xùn)練

deplete
vt. use up or exhaust 用光；耗盡

insomnia
n. inability to sleep; sleeplessness 失眠癥；失眠

relieve
vt. ease or reduce (pain, anxiety or trouble) 解除或減輕（痛苦等）

social worker
n. a person who does work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in a community 社會(huì)福利工作者

irritable
a. easily made angry; impatient 易怒的；急躁的

* irritate
vt. make impatient or angry 使急躁；激怒

tense
a. nervous, anxious and unable to relax （心理或神經(jīng)）緊張的，不安的

repeatedly
ad. again and again 一再，再三；反復(fù)地

volunteer
n. a person who enters any service of his own choice; a person who serves without pay 志愿者
a. of or made up of volunteers 志愿（者）的

confrontation
n. an open or direct clash; angry opposition 沖突；對(duì)抗

give and take
n. willingness to be mutually tolerant and forgiving within a relationship 互諒互讓