Lesson 51 Flashcards

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Out of sorts

A

Not well, but not seriously ill (informal)

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1
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Off-color

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Slightly ill

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2
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Under the weather

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Not well, but not seriously ill (informal)

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3
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Feeling poorly

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Not well, but not seriously ill (informal)

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4
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Fighting off

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Trying to get rid of

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5
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Gone down with

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Has caught, usually a non-serious illness

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6
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Come down with

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To start to suffer from an illness, especially one that is not serious

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7
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Suffers from

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Used for more long term problems

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8
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Hurt

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To give pain caused by an injury

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9
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Ache

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Persistent low-level pain

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10
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Stinging

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Sudden, burning pain

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11
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Throbbing

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Beating with pain

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12
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Stiff neck

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Pain and difficulty in moving your neck round

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13
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Twisted her ankle

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Injured by turning it suddenly

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14
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Dizzy

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A feeling that you are spinning round and can’t balance

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15
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Feverish

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With a high temperature/fever

16
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Shivery

A

Shaking slightly, usually because if fever

17
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Sleepless

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Without sleeping much

18
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Nauseous

A

Feeling that you want to vomit

19
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Trembling

A

Shaking

20
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Bunged up

A

Blocked (informal)

21
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Get over it

A

Get better, recover

22
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Recovering from

A

Getting better, used for more serious illness

23
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On the mend

A

Getting better

24
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Over the worst

A

Past the most difficult period

25
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Be back on her feet

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Fully healthy again