Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• call in: To ask others for help when in need
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• feel sick: To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• hard to swallow: Difficult to accept or believe as true.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• muscle aches: Pain in the muscles.
• breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• symptom: Sign that suggests that there is a problem
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• blow: To move something using air
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• congestion: Excessive accumulation of blood/fluid in the body
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• click: To work well with someone or something
• sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
• leave: To go away from; depart
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• sore: An open or raised painful spot on the skin
• sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
• cough: To suddenly expel air from the lungs
• tickle: Discomfort caused by something touching the skin
• chilly: Slightly cold
• headache: Pain in the head
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• runny: Being able to flow as a liquid
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• snot: Person regarded as arrogant and annoying
• congest: To be or become very crowded
• wheeze: To breathe with difficulty