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HEALTH KICKS
Vocabulary relared to health
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| balanced diet | a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required |
| check-up | routine medical examination |
| gain weight | get fatter, put on weight |
| get over | recover from |
| health benefit | positive effects on health |
| healthcare | medical services |
| health-conscious | aware of and concerned about health |
| prescription | written instructions from a doctor to a pharmacist |
| prevent | avoid, stop |
| adjust | change, modify (something) |
| assume | suppose |
| average | standard, normal |
| constantly | without stop, continually |
| exhausted | very tired, fatigued |
| focused | concentrating |
| lifetime | whole life, life span |
| meet (someone's) expectations | fulfill requirements, achieve the required standards |
| nightmare | bad dream |
| on purpose | deliberately, intentionally |
| productive | fruitful, profitable |
| schedule | timetable, programme |
| sibling | brother, sister |
| slightly | a little, a bit |
| as pale as a ghost | extremely pale, often from fear or shock |
| as sick as a dog | extremely ill |
| at death's door | so ill that one may die |
| back on one's feet | recovering from an illness, and returning to a state of health |
| it's a bitter pill to swallow | an unpleasant fact or situation that is difficult to accept, but unavoidable |
| on the mend | recovering |
| out of shape | unfit |
| turn one's stomach | cause someone to feel sick or nauseous |
| under the weather | unwell |
| in detail | thoroughly, completely |
| in high demand | greatly desired or required by many people |
| in the mood | feeling like doing something |
| on second thoughts | change of mind |
| on time | punctual |
| out of the ordinary | unusual, remarkable |
| out of the question | not possible or permitted |
| under control | being managed |