Grief and joy, fear and relief, longing and resentment, in the words of careful writing.
At this level the question is no longer how you feel but exactly how, and many of these words are the written counterparts of everyday ones: 喜悦 for 高兴, 愤怒 for 生气, 恐惧 for 害怕. Others name a feeling English needs a phrase for: 惋惜 is regret over something lost that was not your fault, 心寒 the chill of being let down by people you trusted. Most work as adjectives after 很 or 感到, and with 让 to say what caused them.
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感慨to reflect with feeling; to sigh with emotionVerb5
看到小时候的照片，爷爷感慨地说：“时间过得真快啊！”Looking at the photos of his childhood, Grandpa said wistfully: “How time flies!”
Also a noun: 有很多感慨, to have many thoughts and feelings about something.
惋惜to feel sorry about (a loss or waste)Verb5
这么有才华的人放弃了音乐，大家都很惋惜。Everyone thought it a great pity that someone so talented gave up music.
Regret for something that happened to others; 后悔 is regret for what you did yourself.
震惊shocked; to shockVerb4
听说他辞职了，同事们都很震惊。His colleagues were shocked to hear that he had resigned.
怀念to look back fondly on; to miss (the past)Verb5
我常常怀念上大学时的生活。I often think fondly of my life at university.
For times past and people who are gone; 想念 is for people you are apart from now.
庆幸to count oneself lucky; to be glad (something was avoided)Verb5
我很庆幸那天没坐那班车。I count myself lucky that I didn’t take that bus that day.
畏惧to fear; to be daunted byVerb5
面对困难，她从来没有畏惧过。She has never been daunted by difficulties.
厌恶to detest, loatheVerb5
我很厌恶在背后说别人坏话的人。I detest people who speak ill of others behind their backs.
恶 is fourth tone wù here, “to hate”, not è.
嫌弃to turn one’s nose up at; to reject as not good enoughVerb5
妈妈做的饭虽然简单，他从来不嫌弃。Mum’s cooking is simple, but he never turns his nose up at it.
怨恨to resent; resentmentVerb5
他心里一直怨恨哥哥当年没有帮他。He has always resented his brother for not helping him back then.
渴望to long for, yearn forVerb5
这些孩子渴望得到更好的教育。These children long for a better education.
向往to yearn for (a place or a way of life)Verb5
她一直向往海边的生活。She has always dreamed of living by the sea.
崩溃to break down; to collapseVerb5
工作压力太大，她差点儿崩溃。The pressure at work was so great that she nearly broke down.
Also of systems and economies: a computer system or a market can collapse.
This list belongs to People and feelings — eleven lists and 442 words that can also be practised as a whole.
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