Unit 9 - Discoveries

Word

Example

care for sb

They think a computer tablet will help to care for people

come down with sth

I feel terrible. I've come down with the flu

cure

This simple pill can cure cancer

develop

People who eat too much fatty food are likely to develop heart disease

get over sth

I don't want to go out yet. I'm still getting over a heavy cold

heal

The substance can be used to heal wounds

strain

I can't stand up for very long, because I've strained my back

treat

His doctor treated his throat infection with antibiotics and that helped

cough

I was coughing and sneezing all day

faint

I think I'm going to faint

pass out

I thought I was going to pass out, but I managed to crawl into bed

shiver

I felt dizzy and I started to shiver

sneeze

I've got a bad cough and I sneeze a lot

suspect

The thieves were seen on CCTV and two suspects were arrested yesterday

seizures

What exactly causes seizures in patients?

assume

He assumed that Rodriguez would be dying to tell his story

come to the conclusion

After hours of discussion, they came to the conclusion that the project should be postponed

not have any idea

He didn't have any idea who the men were

realise

He realised that Rodriguez's story was the one to tell

doubt

Most people doubted that he could be a superstar in one country when no one else had heard of him

estimate

People estimated he'd sold about 1.5 million records in South Africa

ache

My face was very pale and my head was aching

bruise

There's quite a large bruise on my forehead

bump

Last night I bumped my head against the kitchen cupboard door

dizzy

I felt really dizzy

infection

The doctor said my illness was probably just an infection

lose consciousness

I collapsed on the ground and lost consciousness

pale

My face was very pale and my head was aching

scar

I didn't cut myself badly, so I won't have a scar

transmit

This camera transmits the images to a distant device

cure the illness

There is no remedy to cure that deadly illness

prevent from

It would be great to prevent the kids from suffering from different allergies

too good to be true

All these recent science discoveries in new approaches of cancer cure seem too good to be true

electronic circuits

The Lego blocks and electronic circuits I'd loved as a boy were put away

anaesthetist

A physician specialized in anesthesiology is called an anaesthetist

surgeon

Surgeons are not usually responsible for anesthesia during operations

operating theatre

Surgeons have their own music playlists when in operating theatres

a wide range

This approach can be used ina wide range of medical treatments

lack of certainty

The biggest stress I am facing now is the lack of certainty in the future

hoax

The story about the alien invasion turned out to be a hoax spread on social media

fraud

Fraud typically involves unauthorized access to personal information without the victim's knowledge or consent

fake

My gradpa thought it was a great joke when set up his fake funeral

scam

I almost fell for an online scam where they asked I give them my credit card details

forge

He tried to forge his boss's signature, but they quickly noticed it was fake

come across

I came across an interesting article while browsing the internet

come up with

An important issue came up during the meeting, so we had to discuss it

come to

After adding everything, the total bill came to a hundred euros

come true

His dream of becoming a pilot finally came true after years of hard work