Topic vocabulary |
| affect (v) |
to change or influence something, often in a negative way
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Did the newspapers really affect the outcome of the election? |
| balance (v) |
to create or preserve a good or correct balance
between different features or aspects |
We have to balance the needs and tastes of
all our customers. |
| balance (n) |
a situation in which different aspects or
features are treated equally or exist in the
correct relationship to each other |
A healthy diet is about getting the correct
balance of a variety of foods. |
| benefit (v) |
to get an advantage, or to give someone
an advantage |
Thousands of people could benefit from the
invention. |
| benefit (n) |
an advantage that you get from a situation |
He has had the benefit of the best education
money can buy. |
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| breathe (v) |
to take air into your lungs through your nose
or mouth and let it out again |
Doctors said he was having difficulty
breathing. |
| chew (v) |
to use your teeth to bite food in your mouth
into small pieces |
She chewed her food slowly. |
| chop (v) |
to cut something such as food or wood into
pieces |
Chop the meat into small pieces. |
| contain (v) |
to have something inside |
The envelope contained a few old
photographs. |
| cough (v) |
to force air up through your throat with a
sudden noise, especially when you have a cold
or when you want to get someone’s attention |
My chest felt painful, and 1 was coughing
uncontrollably. |
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| cough (n) |
the action of coughing, or the sound that you
make when you cough; an illness in which you
cough a lot and your throat hurts |
I've got a bad cough. |
| cure (v) |
to stop someone from being affected by an
illness |
Only an operation will cure her. |
| cure (n) |
a medicine or treatment that makes someone
who is ill become healthy |
Doctors say there are several possible cures. |
| exercise (v) |
to do a physical activity in order to stay healthy
and to make your body stronger |
Do you eat properly and exercise regularly? |
| exercise (n) |
physical activity that you do in order to stay
healthy and make your body stronger |
I get plenty of exercise being an aerobics
instructor. |
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| flu (n) |
a very common infectious disease that lasts
for a short time and makes you feel weak and
tired |
My dad has got flu. |
| have an operation (v phr) |
the process of cutting into someone’s body for
medical reasons |
The baby had to have an operation. |
| healthy (adj) |
physically strong and not ill |
I feel very healthy at the moment. |
| ignore (v) |
to not consider something, or to not let it
influence you |
We had ignored the fact that it was getting
darker. |
| infection (n) |
a disease that is caused by bacteria or by
a virus |
I’ve got a throat infection. |
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| ingredient (n) |
one of the foods or liquids that you use in
making a particular meal |
Mix all the ingredients together carefully. |
| injury (n) |
physical harm |
All the passengers in the vehicle escaped
injury. |
| limit (v) |
to prevent a number, amount, or effect from
increasing past a particular point |
We want to limit classes to a maximum of 30
pupils. |
| limit (n) |
the greatest amount of something that is
possible or allowed |
The speed limit here is 40 miles an hour. |
| meal (n) |
an occasion when you eat, such as breakfast
or lunch, or the food that you eat at that time |
He cooked us a delicious meal. |
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| pill (n) |
a small piece of solid medicine that you
swallow with water |
Did you remember to take your pills this
morning? |
| recover (v) |
to become fit and healthy again after an
illness or injury |
I haven't fully recovered from the flu. |
| salty (adj) |
containing salt, or tasting like salt |
This soup is very salty. |
| slice (v) |
to cut something into flat pieces |
I’ll slice some bread. |
| slice (n) |
a flat piece of food that has been cut from
something larger |
Cut the bread into thick slices. |
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| sour (adj) |
with a taste like a lemon |
If it's too sour, add some sugar. |
| spicy (adj) |
with a strong hot flavour |
Curry should be spicy! |
| stir (v) |
to move food or a liquid around using a
spoon or other object |
Stir the sauce gently over a low heat. |
| suffer (v) |
to feel pain in your body or your mind; to have
a particular illness or physical problem |
I'm suffering from a cold at the moment. |
| taste (v) |
to have a particular flavour; to eat or drink
something and experience its flavour |
The dinner was one of the best meals I’ve
ever tasted. |
| taste (n) |
the flavour that something creates in your
mouth when you eat or drink it |
I love the taste of chocolate. |
| treatment (n) |
the process of providing medical care, or a
particular type of medical care |
What’s the best treatment for this disease? |
| vitamin (n) |
a natural substance in food that is necessary
to keep your body healthy |
Oranges contain lots of vitamin C. |
