3B Flashcards
trigger symptoms
to cause symptoms to start
mounting of
gradually increasing
halting the march of
stoping sth
a bout
a short period of illness or involvement in an activity
spawn
1-to cause something new, or many new things, to grow or start suddenly
2-the eggs of fish, frogs
3-to produce eggs (frogs, fishes ect.)
grumpy
easily annoyed and complaining
moan
to make a complaint in an unhappy voice, usually about something that does not seem important to other people
by and large
when everything about a situation is considered together, generally
laid-back
relaxed in manner and character; not usually worried about other people’s behaviour or things that need to be done
mood swing
mood change
be prone to sth/do sth
likely to suffer from an illness or show a particular negative characteristic
a bit up and down
sometimes a bit happy and sometimes a bit sad
frank
honest, sincere, and telling the truth, even when this might be awkward or make other people uncomfortable
blow up
to become suddenly very angry
lose the plot
to no longer be able to act normally or understand what is happening
dwell on something
to think or talk about something a lot of the time
shrug sth off
to treat something as if it is not important or not a problem, “whatever”, “it doesn’t matter”
shrug
to raise your shoulders and then lower them in order to say you do not know or are not interested