Hey!
Perhaps there is somebody out there who knows whether you can use the following adjectives after "to be" AND "to feel" ( with the same meaning )? ( I've added the meanings that I guess the expressions with the adjectives have in brackets ):

- to be / feel despondent / downhearted / dejected ( = to be depressed / niedergeschlagen sein )
- to be / feel elated / overjoyed ( = to be very happy / überglücklich sein )
- to be / feel dispirited ( to feel downcast / niedergeschlagen, mutlos sein )
- to be / feel distressed ( to be unhappy / unglücklich, verzweifelt etc. sein )
- to be / feel shamed / shamefaced ( to have a feeling of shame / sich schämen )
- to be / feel regretful ( to regret sth. / etw. bereuen, Reue zeigen, reumütig sein )

Can anyone help ? :)