RSF 1 CHAPTER 7

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medicine
(n.) something you take to feel healthy or cure an illness
"This __ isn't working because I still feel terrible."
sick
(adj.) affected with a disease or an illness
"I'm sorry, but I'm __ and can't go to work today."
plant
(n.) a living thing with leaves and roots
"That's a really beautiful and interesting __. What kind is it?"
get better
(phr. v.) to become healthy again after being sick
"The medicine is working because I started to __ this morning."
found
(v.) to have discovered something lost or hidden (past of "find")
"I __ some money behind the sofa."
thousand
(num.) 1000
"I have __s of songs stored on my phone."
however
(adv.) but; though
"I really love baking cakes; __ I don't do it so often because I don't have the time."
scientist
(n.) someone whose job is to study how things work
"I think the __s will be able to find the cure soon."
carefully
(adv.) slowly and with care
"If you cross the road __, you won't have an accident."
safe
(adj.) not in danger
"That's not a __ place to cross the road. Let's walk a bit further to the traffic signals."
bodybuilding
(n.) exercise to make the body strong by lifting weights
"If I start __, I will become stronger."
hold
(v.) to keep something in your hand
"If it is raining, you __ an umbrella so you don't get wet."
lift
(v.) to raise to a higher level
"If you __ heavy weights, you have to be careful to bend your knees."
push
(v.) moving something or someone away
"__ the button and a ticket will come out."
weight
(n.) an object which is heavy at a known amount; e.g. 1kg, 5kg, etc.
"I can lift a 20kg __ ten times using my arms."
use
(v.) to do something with another thing
"I can't __ this pen anymore, there is no more ink."
careful
(adj.) staying safe
"Be __ with that or you will break it."
hurt
(v.) to cause pain
"I slipped on the ice and __ my back."
medicine
(n.) something you take to feel healthy or cure an illness
"The __ stopped the pain."
trainer
(n.) someone who teaches people how to do something well
"My __ says I have to work harder."
emergency
(n.) something very bad that needs fast action
"You should only call an ambulance in an __."
hospital
(n.) a place where sick people get help
"I went to __ when I fell off my motorbike."
nurse
(n.) a person who works with doctors to help people get better
"It must be a hard job being a __."
must
(mod. v.) to do something that has to be done
"You __ study hard if you want to be a doctor."
may
(mod.) used to express possibility
"I __ not see you tomorrow because I'm going to be late."
worker
(n.) a person who does a job
"The __ asked his boss for more money."
however
(adv.) but; though
"The worker wanted more money; __ the boss couldn't give her any more money."
maybe
(adv.) possibly but not for sure
"I don't know why I failed, but __ it is because I didn't study hard enough."
die
(v.) to stop living
"Susan's cat __d yesterday; it was very old."
difficult
(adj.) not easy
"I failed the test because it was so __."
bird
(n.) an animal with feathers that lays eggs
"The __s were very noisy this morning."
flu
(n.) an illness that causes fever, coughing, and aches
"If you catch the __, you should go to the doctor to get some medicine."
sickness
(n.) an illness; a disease
"The doctor said that the __ would go away in a few days."
touch
(v.) to put your hand or fingers on something
"Don't __ the stove; it's very hot!"
carry
(v.) to bring something from one place to another
"I can't __ this bag because it is so heavy. Please help me."
happen
(v.) to take place without being planned
"What do you think will __ this year?"
problem
(n.) something not good or not wanted
"There could be a __ if we are not careful."
die
(v.) to stop living
"I cried for a week when my cat __d."
carefully
(adv.) slowly and with care
"She held the mouse very __ so as not to hurt it."
medicine
(n.) something you take to feel healthy or cure an illness
"This __ is great: I feel better already!"
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