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To encounter an especially difficult, troubled, or low point, as in a relationship or some pursuit.

If you tell someone to  go easy  on, or be  easy  on, a particular person, you are telling them not to punish or treat that person very severely.

1. Outside of the normal range of measurement; beyond expectations. Advance sales quickly went  off the charts . 2. Have reached an extreme or unexpected level.

If you  string  words or  sentences  together, you  manage  to say something that other  people  can  understand .

the  quality  of being very  interested  and  eager , or  wanting  something very much

1. To be encountered or obtained by one. 2. To come to someone. 3. Happen to you or come into your possession, temporarily or permanently. I wish a large sum of money would come my way.   I hope that no bad luck comes my way.

1. an act of staying up  all night , as to study or finish a task: I had to  pull an all - nighter  to get the paper done on time.

1. The critical point in a situation, process, or system. 2. The point at which, after a series of small changes, something reaches a level where it begins to change dramatically or starts to have an important effect on something/somebody.

1. If you describe something or someone as an  accident waiting to happen , you mean that they are likely to be a cause of danger in the future.  2. Someone who  behaves  in a way that is  likely  to cause  trouble .

1. Imminent or just becoming apparent 2. Likely to happen or exist soon

a  bad   situation  or  habit  that, after it has  started , is  likely  to get very much  worse .

double down 1. In blackjack, to double one's wager after seeing one's initial hand of cards, with only one more card allowed to be drawn afterward. Having  already lost a massive sum, he decided to double down an already huge bet to try to win back some of his money. 2. By extension, to significantly increase or strengthen effort, investment, or resolve toward some goal, strategy, or action so as to maximize the potential yield as a result. The  president made clear that he intends to double down the government's involvement in the war overseas. With the market booming, many companies are doubling down their development in mobile apps and games.

take care to avoid or keep away from.

to make a  bad   situation   worse , by  criticizing  or being  unkind : After he  lost  his  job , his  wife  put the boot in by  announcing  she was  leaving  him.

1. showing no emotion; impassive. 2. not  showing  any  emotion 3. having a rigid, expressionless face.

1. To force someone or something to endure harsh treatment or criticism. Often used in passive constructions. 2. Subjected to a harsh scolding or punishment. 3. If you  say  that someone  has been  put  through the wringer  or  has  gone  through the wringer , you  mean  that they have  suffered  a very  difficult  or  unpleasant   experience .

To remove the bad feelings between people.

1. (Verb) Of a machine, to malfunction or break altogether. 2. (Verb) To fail or cease. 3. To destroy a physical structure. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "break" and "down." 4. To lose control of one's emotions, often sadness, especially after trying not to or after an intense buildup. 5. Break someone down : to force someone to give up and tell secrets or agree to do something.  After threats of torture, they broke the spy down. 6. B reak down  (and cry): to surrender to demands or emotions and cry. Max finally broke down and confessed. 7. Stop functioning, cease to be effective or operable. 8. To be divisible into smaller parts. 9. To fail despite effort; come to a stop:  The negotiations between the warring nations broke down, and the fighting continued.

To start obeying certain laws or generally accepted standards or behaviours. 

To outdo or surpass in thinking.

begin to behave in a better way, especially by giving up alcohol, drugs, or illegal activities.

1. to  stop  something before it is  finished , or to  reduce  or  limit  something: -to curtail  your   holiday / spending -With all the  snow ,  our   daily   walks  have been  severely  curtailed.

1. to be  watching   carefully  in  order  to find,  obtain , or  avoid  someone or something. 2. looking or searching for (something or someone)

To irritate and confuse.

1. written for another  person  to  publish  under  their  own  name . Soon she had been  offered  her own ghosted  column  in a  magazine . 2 .  To cut off all communication with (someone), especially a romantic or sexual partner, without providing an explanation. 

seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.

to take someone or something  somewhere :

having strong feelings of sadness or sympathy, because of something someone has said or done: When she told me about her daughter's death,  I was  too  moved  even to speak.

to experience something, usually something unpleasant, as a result of actions you have taken.

1. To physically restrain someone or something against a surface, typically a horizontal one, such as the ground. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "hold" and "down." As a kid, I hated getting shots so much that a nurse usually had to hold me down. Hold  down those papers so they don't blow away. 2. To maintain something, often a job. He's  never been able to hold down a job, so he'll probably be fired within a week. 3. To limit something. Can  you please get the kids to hold down the screaming while I'm on the phone? 4. To be able to digest food without vomiting. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "hold" and "down."  I'm surprised that I was able to hold down that disgusting dinner.

1. To make something less  forceful  or  offensive . 2. Make less vivid, harsh, or violent; moderate. For example,  That's a little too much rouge; I'd tone it down a bit , or  Do you think I should tone down this letter of complaint?  

a  belief  that a  king  or  queen   represents , and has been given  power  by,  God