✅ Anxious refers to feeling anxiety, nervousness, panic, or stress (I felt anxious about my exam results).

✅ Distressed refers to feeling sad, worried, or upset (It makes me distressed to hear people cry).

✅ Both of these words refer to feeling upset or stressed out.

✅ Anxious emphasizes feelings of worry, whereas distressed emphasizes feelings of panic or upset.

✅ Ditch means to leave, get rid of, or get away from (I ditched my friends at the airport).

✅ Abandon means to leave permanently (We had to abandon our car after we got caught in a storm).

✅ Both of these terms mean to leave something or get away from it.

✅ Ditch is more informal and tends to suggest leaving temporarily rather than permanently (He ditched me to go to a concert; The sailors had to abandon their ship).

✅ A win is a victory or a positive achievement that you’re proud of (Celebrate the little wins: like remembering to drink your coffee while it’s still hot!)

✅ A success is the achievement of your goals and ambitions (her recent success at the award show).

✅ Both of these words refer to achievements that you feel like celebrating.

✅ Win is a more informal term (I need a win this week; I heard about your success at the tournament).