#183: How to Master Your Fear

 In this podcast you will learn English with a beautiful poem by Gavin Aung Than how to overcome your fears. You will not only get a lot of inspiration to achieve your goals and master your fears but you will also learn many expressions and useful vocabulary.

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Topics:

• The Monster Named Fear, by Gavin Aung Than.

Words You’ll Learn:

• Have cojones / Man up / Grow a pair / Stop being a wimp / Don’t be a chicken: Stop being scared and just do something; give it a go
• Sexist: someone who discriminates on the basis of gender.
• To be blown away: to be surprised by something.
• In a nutshell: in the fewest possible words.
• Playground: an outdoor area provided for children to play in, especially at a school or public park.
• Show(ing) off: to behave in a way that is intended to attract people’s attention and make them admire you.
• Prodigy: a young person with exceptional qualities or abilities.
• Killer: slang for great/cool. 
• Cramp: painful contraction of a muscle, generally caused by fatigue or strain.
• Laugh until you cramp: laugh until you get a pain in your stomach.
• Troll: a type of fairytale creature, but also someone who bullies other people.
• Obscene: offensive, immoral
• You’re so gonna fail (use of “so” here): used for emphasis in colloquial English, like totally.
• Bail: to give up, to stop trying
• Doubters: haters
• Foul stench: a horrible smell.
• Scaly: something with scales, like a fish or lizard.
• Slimy: something with an unpleasant, wet, sticky texture.
• Disgustingly gross: gross and disgusting mean the same thing.
• Mucus: when you are congested you have this slimy substance in your nose. 
• Goo: a sticky, slimy liquid.
• Kindergartener: a child attending kindergarten.
• Bunged up (Br.E.) / Stuffed up (Am. E): to be congested.
• Spotlight: light used in theaters to put the focus on a person.
• To be in the spotlight: to be the center of attention.
• Get gobbled up: to gobble is to eat in an exaggerated way. Often used in kid’s stories.
• Devour: to eat something completely.
• Beast: an animal or living thing, real or fantasy.
• Land a blow: to punch or hit something accurately.
• Grit: passion + perseverance.
• Craft: something that you do with skill and passion.
• Chore: something that you have to do, for example around the house.
• Butterflies in your tummy: a feeling of nervousness.
• Roll up your sleeves: to prepare to fight or work.
• To give something a go: to try something.
• Battle: single fight/combat in a war.
• You can win the battle, but lose the war: used when you have succeeded in winning an argument, but with more consequences in the long term.
• Slowly but surely: when you take the right steps to achieve a target.
• Face fear head on: to not avoid confrontation.
• To take something back: to retract a statement.
• Lurk: to be hiding, waiting to attack.
• Stalker: Someone who follows you without you knowing it.
• There’s no need to fret: don’t worry or complain.
• Follow through: to do what you committed to
• Fright: a sudden intense feeling of fear.
• The end is in sight: you can see that the end is about to happen.
• To put something off: to postpone or delay something.
• To put someone down: to push someone down, it is the opposite of being supportive.

Links/Resources:

• Brené Brown Ted Talk
• Zen Pencil
• 12 Native British Expressions
• RealLife English Instagram

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