Health

• To alleviate (the)pain / symptoms (boredom, a problem, anxiety, poverty)

• To contract a disease/illness = to fall ill with …

• To give blood• To make a (full)

recovery

• To nurse sb back to health

• To perform an operation = to operate on sb

• To reduce the swelling• To regain

consciousness• To respond to treatment

Health 2

• To take effect• To treat an illness• To undergo surgery• To be admitted to

hospital• To be allergic to• To be on antibiotics• A cure for a disease

• To die of sth• To be discharged

from hospital• To be in intensive

care• To be on the mend• to get medicine on

prescription• To be rushed to/into

hospital

Health 3

• To be in good shape• To be under a lot of

stress• To suffer from sth• To be susceptible to

sth• To hang by a thread• To take it’s toll/a

heavy toll on

• To clear up• To come out in a

rash/spots• To come out of a

coma• To come round/come

to• To go down with sth• To pass out

Health 4

• To pull through• To put sb on sth (doctor

puts you on a course of medicine)

• To put you back out = to hurt your back

• To shake sth off• To take a tooth out• To be hard of hearing

• To wear off• A blinding/splitting/

thumping headache• A bug• To feel as right as rain• A highly infectious

disease• To have/ suffer a nervous

breakdown• To have poor eyesight• A runny nose

Health 5

• Shooting pains• A sore throat• A stinking cold = a

very bad cold• To have touch of flu• To feel under the

weather/ off-colour• To have an upset

stomach