Il libro Headway - Intermedio - Unità 4

a medical doctor who specializes in general medicine, not in surgery

related or belonging to people, not machines or animals

a person who is a female adult

belonging to the sex that cannot give birth to babies or lay eggs but is capable of fertilization of the opposite sex

someone we know well and trust, but normally they are not part of our family

the red liquid that the heart pumps through the body, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues

the body part that is at the end of our leg and we stand and walk on

the body part that is in the middle of the leg and helps it bend

to have some information about something

(third-person plural possessive determiner) of or belonging to people, animals, or things that have already been mentioned or are easy to identify

at a place that is not where the speaker is

an illness in a human, animal, or plant that affects health

a treatment or medication for a certain disease or injury

a condition or disease that makes one cough frequently

the fact or act of dying

furniture we use to sleep on that normally has a frame and mattress

the first meal we have in the early hours of the day

the instructions on how to cook a certain food, including a list of the ingredients required

a plant or a part of it that we can eat either raw or cooked

something we can eat that grows on trees, plants, or bushes

a small, crisp, sweet baked good, often containing ingredients like chocolate chips, nuts, or dried fruit

to cause food, drink, or another substance to pass from the mouth down into the stomach, using the muscles of the throat

a sweet yellow or green bell-shaped fruit with a lot of juice

a drink we make by soaking dried tea leaves in hot water

things that people and animals eat, such as meat or vegetables

very poor in quality, condition, or value

having a quality that is satisfying

to a degree or extent that is sufficient or necessary

used to introduce a statement that makes the previous one less strong and somewhat surprising

the very strong emotion we have for someone or something that is important to us and we like a lot and want to take care of

to change your position or location

item of clothing for our hands with a separate space for each finger

used to express an unspecified amount or number of something

to move toward a location that the speaker considers to be close or relevant to them

the place that we live in, usually with our family

very loved or cared for

a bad feeling that we get when we are afraid or worried

unable to be located or recovered and is no longer in its expected place

used to refer to someone or something that possesses the highest degree or amount of a particular quality

a job, position, or role, often within an organization or a company

the air taken into or sent out from the lungs

in or to a lower position

a type of strong shoe that covers the foot and ankle and often the lower part of the leg

to release a bullet or arrow from a gun or bow

the number 8

the heaviness of something or someone, which can be measured

the distance from the top to the bottom of something or someone

to become covered or filled by water

a part of a plant from which the seed or fruit develops

the ability to control or have an effect on things or people

to reduce something in degree, amount, quality, or strength

to let someone or something do a particular thing

to move or travel behind someone or something

to have something such as clothes, shoes, etc. on your body

the group of people in a court including the judge and the jury

a part of an object, broken or cut from a larger one

a period of time that is made up of seven days in a calendar

to move smoothly and continuously in one direction, especially in a current or stream

a set of two matching items that are designed to be used together or regarded as one

to say, write, or take action in response to a question or situation

a written or printed document that shows the payment for a set of goods or services has been made