1. Item=thing.
2. *To get rid of something or someone= te give away.
3. To come around= to visit or to pop in ( to pay someone a short visit).
4. To glance at something= to look at something really quickly.
5. To glare at someone or something= to look at someone or something angrily.
6. To stare= to look at someone or something not blinking for a long time.
7. Unsettling= unstable, disconcerting, something that makes you anxious or nervous.
8. *To head somewhere= go in that direction (I’m heading for/to Zaragoza tomorrow).
9. To be determined to do something= to try very hard to be successful (determination).
10. *To help yourself to something= to serve yourself as much as you want.
11. Abroad= in a country that’s different from yours.
12. To afford to + infinitive = to have enough money, time or energy to do something.
13. To cope with something negative= to deal with it.
14. To be up for/to something= to be ready to do it.
15. Long-term/ short term.
16. Loan= something or money someone gives you which you have to give back.
17. A mortgage= money you borrow to buy a house.
18. To set up/ pitch a tent= to put it up.
19. To set up a business= to start a business.
20. To store= to keep things you don’t use very often aside.
21. Storage= place where you keep things.
22. *To set off= to leave.
23. *To come up with an idea/ a suggestion= to think of that idea/ to make that
suggestion.
24. Belongings= possession.
25. *To try clothes on= to check if they fit or look good.
26. To pour down= to rain a lot.
27. It’s raining cats and dogs= it’s pouring down.
28. Drizzle= light rain.
29. Hail= when instead of rain, it rains ice.
30. Blizzard= strong snowstorm.
31. Gale= strong winds.
32. Monsoon= long period of rain.
33. Drought= period with no rain.
34. To shelter or look for shelter or take shelter= to look for protection.
35. Shield= something to protect you.
36. Wallet= were men keep their money.
37. Purse= where men keep their money.
38. *To end up doing something= to finish up that way.
39. *To end up in a specific way= to finish up that way.
40. To turn out= to be completely different from what you expected/ to result in.
41. “If” something gives you a real buzz= you get really excited.
42. Ties= connections
43. Glad = happy.
44. To spend or waste time/money on something.
45. To splash on something= waste, spend unnecessary money.
46. On the internet/ on the social media/ on TV/ on radio.
47. Stationery= school or office material.
48. At least/ at first.
49. Convenient= ideal or perfect for something ( convenience).
50. Crowd= lots of people.
51. Crowded= packed or full of people.
52. To put up to something= to deal with something.
53. Stuff= things.
54. Staff= workers or crew.
55. I’d rather + infinitive= I’d rather go to the beach than the pool.
56. I prefer + ing= I prefer going to the beach to the pool.
57. To give away= to give something for free.
58. To get rid off= to throw away.
59. To come up with= to think of it.
60. To end up= to finish (by doing something).
61. To turn into= to change someone or something into something different from what it
was.
62. To buy a bargain= to buy something much cheaper.
63. To buy for peanuts= to buy something super cheap.
64. To buy= to purchase.
65. To buy something on the sales= to buy something in the end of Xmas/summer/ end
of season.
66. Out of stock= unavailable.
67. In stock= available.
68. Workout= physical exercise.
69. A balanced diet= diet which includes a variety of health products.
70. A check-up= a thorough/ an examination by the doctor in depth.
71. To get over an illness= to recover from an illness.
72. Prescription= document the doctor gives you with the dose of medicine you need to
take.
73. Receipt= ticket.
74. Recipe= cooking instructions.
75. Surgery= to have an operation on…
76. Surgeon= person who operates.
77. Operating theatre= where the surgeon operates the patient.
78. Bruise= purple mark on your skin after someone hit you.
79. Dose = the amount of medicine someone is told to take.
80. Scar= a mark, often permanent, on a person’s skin, after it has been cut.
81. Injury= damage to a person’s body, often through sports or an accident.
82. Symptom= a specific characteristic of a disease or a problem.
83. To put on weight= to gain weight.
84. To catch the flu= to get a serious cold.
85. to make up (your) mind= to decide.
86. To manage= to do something despite the difficulties.
87. To eradicate= to eliminate, to finish with it.
88. A breakthrough= a major discovery.
89. Safe and sound=
IDIOMS
1. To be taken aback= to be taken by surprise.
2. To be over the moon= to be delighted or extremely happy.
3. To lose track of time= not to be aware of time.
4. To come down with (an illness)= to start to get that illness.
5. To get to the bottom of something= to get to know the truth.
6. To feel a bit off-colour= to be pale, to start to feel bad.
