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to catch a non-serious illness
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to come/go down with
a system of compulsory payments made by employers and employees to provide financial assistance during sickness or unemployment
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national insurance
a doctor who provides primary healthcare for anyone in a local area
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family doctor / GP (general practitioner)
a fixed amount of money that a patient has to pay for a medicine prescribed by a doctor
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prescription charge
an illness in which the tubes that take air into the lungs become infected and swollen
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bronchitis
an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules in the tissues, especially the lungs
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tuberculosis (TB)
a serious disease of the liver, causing inflammation
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hepatitis
an infectious bacterial fever with an eruption of red spots on the chest and severe intestinal irritation
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typhoid
to be in poor health / to feel ill
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to be poorly
to be getting better after an illness or injury
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to be on the mend
to be healthy or successful again after a period of illness or trouble
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to be back on one's feet again
minor body pains that are not very serious, often felt after exercise or when minorly ill
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aches and pains
minor injuries where the skin is broken or discolored
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cuts and bruises
having a blocked nose (from a cold)
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bunged up
slightly unwell / looking pale or sick
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off-colour
slightly unhappy or slightly ill / not feeling like one's usual self
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out of sorts
a system of complementary medicine based on the manipulative treatment of misaligned joints, especially the spine
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chiropractic
a system of alternative medicine based on the doctrine that "like cures like," using highly diluted substances
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homeopathy
to have a cavity in a tooth filled by a dentist
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have a filling
the low-temperature preservation of human corpses or severed heads, with the hope that resuscitation may be possible in the future
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cryonics
a liquid that can be added to water to lower its freezing point
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antifreeze
injury to body tissues caused by exposure to extreme cold
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frostbite
a detachable container or spacecraft compartment designed for a specific function
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pod
a container (like a bowl or cask) or a ship/large boat; also used for blood vessels
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vessel
warming up something that is frozen so that it melts or returns to its normal state
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thawing out
to provide an impetus to start a process or resume an activity
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kickstart
deeply felt / sincere
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heartfelt
emphasized or stressed
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underscored
support or financial aid
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backing
a person's death / the end or failure of an enterprise
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demise
a weapon with a pointed tip, or to pierce something with a sharp instrument
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spear
in a way that cannot be undone or altered
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irreversibly
the act of rising from the dead
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resurrection
the ethical doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority
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utilitarianism
relating to an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale
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incremental
to die, especially in a violent or sudden way
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perish
the state or fact of lasting for only a limited period of time
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impermanence
incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
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futile
likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing
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susceptible to
wholly and completely / immediately
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outright
a state of mental health where a person is sane and rational
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sound mind
the doctrine that the morality of an action is to be judged solely by its consequences
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consequentialism
strange or peculiar things or people
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oddities
well-known for something bad
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notoriously
to knock or force something out of its position
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dislodge
completely defenseless against / in the power of
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at the mercy of
extracted or gathered information from various sources
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gleaned
seriously or dangerously hurt
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gravely injured
a state of long-term suspended animation or hibernation used during long space voyages in science fiction
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hypersleep travel
cannot be satisfied or put out
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unquenchable
to make a problem or bad situation worse
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exacerbate

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