Eager to do something

I was eager to get back to work as soon as possible.

He’s a bright kid and eager to learn.

She’s a very hard worker and very eager to please .

A crowd of eager young students were already waiting outside.

eager for fans eager for a glimpse of the singer eagerness

People were pushing each other out of the way in their eagerness to get to the front.

20. ecstatic 1 feeling extremely happy and excited :

an ecstatic welcome from the thousands who lined the streets

ecstatic review/praise/applause a review (= an opinion about a film, play etc that appears in a newspaper or magazine ) , praise etc that says that something is very good :

delighted very happy because something good has happened : The doctors say they are delighted with her progress.

thrilled very happy and excited about something : He’s thrilled at the idea of going to Disneyworld.

overjoyed very happy because you have heard some good news : She was overjoyed when she found out that her son was safe.

be on top of the world ( also be over the moon British English ) I was over the moon when I won the championship.

ecstatic extremely happy : The crowd were ecstatic, and cheered wildly. | ecstatic fans

21. emoticon is a special sign that is used to show an emotion in email and on the Internet, often by making a picture. For example, the emoticon :-) looks like a smiling face and means that you have made a joke.

22. feast is a large meal where a lot of people celebrate a special occasion → banquet : a wedding feast

The king promised to hold a great feast for all his people.

a very good large meal :

have a feast We decided to have a feast to celebrate the victory.

give a feast He gave a feast to which all the villagers were invited.

hold a feast (= arrange for a feast to take place ) The feast was held in the college dining hall.

prepare a feast A catering company was hired to prepare the feast.

23. frustrated 1 feeling annoyed, upset, and impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something :

He gets frustrated when people don’t understand what he’s trying to say.

frustrated with/at

She had become increasingly frustrated with her life.

24. first-rate is of the very best quality SYN excellent :

He’s a first-rate surgeon.

25. furious very angry

furious at/about

Residents in the area are furious at the decision.

furious with

She was furious with herself for letting things get out of hand.

furious/livid extremely angry : She was furious when she found out he’d been lying to her. | He looked absolutely livid.

outraged very angry and shocked by something you think is unfair or wrong : Most people were outraged by the 9/11 attacks. | complaints from outraged viewers

lose your temper to suddenly become very angry and start shouting at someone : It was the first time I’d seen her lose her temper.

26. graduate is to obtain a degree, especially a first degree, from a college or university

graduate from Kate graduated from medical school last year.

graduate in He graduated in physics from Cambridge University.

2 to complete your education at high school

graduate from Jerry graduated from high school last year.

leave especially British English to finish studying at school or college, usually at the age or time when people normally finish : When James left school, he worked for a while with his father. | She found it hard to get a job after leaving university.

graduate to successfully finish your studies at a college or university, or at an American high school : Kelly graduated from Harvard with a degree in East Asian Studies. | Approximately 80% of Americans graduate from high school.

drop out to leave school, college, or university before your course of study has finished, because you do not want to continue with it : I failed my first year exams and decided to drop out and get a job.

quit American English to leave school without finishing your course of study He quit school at fourteen to work and help support his family.