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
run-down
tired and not healthy, especially because of working too much
reoccur
(especially of something unpleasant) to return or happen again
handful of time
several of time
late
used to refer to someone who has died
dwell
to live in a place or in a particular way
crouch
to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly
pat
to touch someone or something gently and usually repeatedly with the hand flat
wink
to close ONE eye for a short time as a way of greeting someone or showing friendliness, sexual interest, etc., or of showing that you are not serious about something you have said
dwelling
a house or place to live in
blink
to close and then open your (BOTH) eyes quickly once or several times
glare
a long, angry look
stare
to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking
gawp
= gawk, to look at something or someone in a stupid or rude way, usually with mouth opened
pat sb on the back
to praise someone for doing something good
gawk
=gawp, to look at something or someone in a stupid or rude way, usually with mouth opened
gaze
to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration, or because you are thinking about something else
frown
to bring your eyebrows together so that there are lines on your face above your eyes, often while turning the corners of your mouth downwards, showing that you are annoyed, worried, sad, or thinking hard
grin
a wide smile
shudder
to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling
wipe
to slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid
smirk
to smile in a way that expresses satisfaction or pleasure about having done something, or knowing something that is not known by someone else
it raised eyebrows when
It was suprising when
grin and bear it
to accept something bad without complaining
frown on/upon sth
to disapprove of something
clutch
the pedal or handle in a vehicle that allows turning gears eg in a car
grin/smile from ear to ear
to look extremely happy
shudder to think
said when you are worried about something unpleasant that might happen or might have happened
wipe your forehead
to express relief (can be a deliberate exaggeration)
support your back
to take comfortable position while eg working in front of computer
