Vocabulary

• soldier on: To continue despite suffering
• have to: Must do
• quiz question: A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
• such as: For example; like
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• fire away: To start to ask questions
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• longer lasting: Continuing or enduring for a greater amount of time.
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• hold your horses: To wait and be patient; to not be so fast or impulsive.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• sweat it out: To endure a trying period, especially while awaiting some development or resolution.
• deal with
• check out
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• annoying: To make someone angry
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• conduct: Your behavior
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• definitive: Clear and leaving no further question
• phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• person: Man, woman or child
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• whine: To complain in an annoying crying voice
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• sue: Person's name
• headache: Pain in the head
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• yuck: Used to express rejection or strong disgust
• manly: Like a man is supposed to be; brave; strong