Pronunciation Challenge On Feeling Depressed

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How do you guys deal with feeling depressed?

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Societies tend slyly to insist on cheerfulness. We end up not only struggling, but humiliated that we are in such difficulties. Yet, in truth, there is nothing more natural or routine than grief.
Original Video: On Feeling Depressed

Key Vocabulary

1. tend to

tend to

[tɛnd tuː] (phr.)

tendency

[ˈtendənsi] (n.)

tender

[ˋtɛndɚ] (adj.)

2. slyly

slyly

[ˈslaɪli] (adv.)

quietly

[ˈkwaɪətli] (adv.)

sneaky

[ˈsniːki] (adj.)

low-key

[ləʊ-kiː] (adj.)

3. truth

truth

[truːθ] (n.)

sincere

[sɪnˈsɪə(r)] (adj.)

honest

[ˈɒnɪst] (adj.)

genuine

[ˈdʒenjʊɪn] (adj.)

4. routine

routine

[ruːˈtiːn] (n.)

standard

[ˈstændəd] (adj.)

ordinary

[ˈɔːdənri] (adj.)

5. grief

grief

[griːf] (n.)

mourn

[mɔːn] (v.)

suffer

[ˈsʌfə(r)] (v.)

torment

[ˋtɔr͵mɛnt] (v.)