Emotional reactions	
…then there was a tremendous bang and all the lights went out. It [frightened the life] out of me, but apparently it was just a fuse blowing.	
I can’t [get over] his new look. It’s just so strange. Blond hair makes him look completely weird. And as for that suit…oh dear!	
I could see that Mandy was about to lose her temper. She was [trembling with anger]. I don’t blame her.	
I was [close to tears] but I didn’t cry – I didn’t want him to know how upset I was.	
If I’m feeling down or tired, I always listen to some music. That usually [puts me in a good mood].	
Never mind. It’s not the end of the world. It’s only an exam. Let’s go for something nice to eat. It will [cheer you up].	
The ending was so sad. Most people in the cinema were [crying their eyes out].	
The teacher slipped on a banana skin and of course, all the children [roared with laughter].	
The way he drives [scares me to death]. I won’t get in the car with him any more. He’ll have an accident one of these days, that’s for sure.	
This awful weather is really [getting me down] – I haven’t seen the sun for a week.	
This is the funniest book I’ve ever read. Sometimes it has me [laughing out loud] on the bus and everyone thinks I’m crazy.	
Try not to get so [worked up], David. It’s not worth worrying about. You’ll have a heart attack.	
When they offered me the director’s job  I nearly fell out of my chair. It [took me completely by surprise].	

close	with anger	
cry	in a good mood	
roar	the life out of (somebody)	
laugh	get over (something)	
get	down	
tremble	to tears	
take somebody	with laughter	
frighten	out loud	
can’t	(your) eyes out	
scare	worked up (about something)	
put somebody	by surprise	
get somebody	(somebody) to death