clear up | if a rash or a cold does it, it goes away |
come out in a rash | when a rash or spots start covering part or all of your body |
come out of a coma | wake up from a coma |
come round/come to | to regain consciousness after you have fainted |
go down with sth | to become ill with sth |
pass out | to faint, to lose consciousness |
pull through | survive and recover from a serious illness |
put sb on sth | to prescribe some medicine to sb |
put sb on a diet | to tell sb to go on diet |
put your back out | hurt your back, often because you have tried to lift sth very heavy |
shake (sth) off | to get rid of sth |
take a tooth out | remove a tooth |
wear off | stop having an effect |
blinding/splitting/thumping headache | very bad headache |
bug | illness which is easily caught but which is not serious and probably lasts for two or three days |
a stomach/tummy bug | not serious illness that affects the stomach |
feel as right as rain | to feel 100% well, after having previously felt ill |
highly infectious disease | a disease that is very easily passed from one person to another |
have/suffer a nervous breakdown | to become extremely depressed and unable to cope |
have (got) poor eyesight | not to be able to see well |
be hard of hearing | not to be able to hear very well |
runny nose/ nose is running | katar |
be seriously ill | to be very ill and probably in hospital as a result |
shooting pains | sudden sharp pains |
sore throat | when your throat hurts |
stinking cold | a very bad cold |
have a touch of flu | to have some of the symptoms of flu |
feel a bit under the weather/off-colour | to feel slightly ill |
have an upset stomach/have a stomach upset | not be able to keep anything in your stomach because you have probably eaten or drunk sth bad |
alleviate (the) pain/symptoms | to reduce the amount/effect of pain/symptoms (used also with boredoom, problem, anxiety, poverty) |
contract a disease/illness | to catch/fall ill with a disease; not used with minor illnesses in spoken English |
give blood | to voluntarily have blood taken form you |
make a recovery | to recover, to get better |
make a full recovery | to recover completely |
nurse sb back to health | help sb get better |
perform an operation | to operate on sb |
reduce the swelling | do sth or take some medicine which will return the swollen part of your body back to its normal size |
regain consciousness | to "wake up" having previously fainted/been unconscius; to come round/to |
respond to treatment | get better as a result of taking a particular medicine |
take effect | to start to work (for a medicine, a painkiller, etc.) |
treat an illness | to try and cure an illness |
undergo surgery | formal, to have a surgeon operate on you |
be admitted to hospital | to be taken into hospital |
be allergic to sth | when your body reacts to something in a negative way |
be on antibiotics | to be taking antibiotic medicine |
cure for a disease | a medicine or medical treatment that will get rid of an illness or a disease |
die of sth | to be dead because of sth |
be discharged from hospital | to be allowed to leave hospital |
be in intensive care | to be in a hospital ward where people who are very ill are treated and looked after |
be on the mend | to be getting better |
operate on sb | to treat sb by cutting open part of their body and removing or repairing sth |
get medicine on prescription | when you must have a prescription to get medicine |
over the counter | when you don't need to have a prescription to buy medicine |
be rushed to/into hospital | to be taken to hospital very quickly |
be in good shape | to be fit and healthy |
be under a lot of stress | to be unable to relax because you're worrying a lot |
suffer from sth | to have a particular illness or disease |
be susceptible to sth | to be the kind of person who easily catches a disease or illness |
hang by a thread | when youre life is..., you're very ill and likely to die |
take its toll/a heavy toll on | to have a bad effect on |
enjoy good health | cieszyć się dobrym zdrowiem |
reduce stress levels | zredukować stres |
build up your strength | wzmacniać się |
do plenty of exercise | wykonywać wiele ćwiczeń |
gentle exercise | łagodne ćwiczenia |
do sport | uprawiać sport |
watch what you eat | uważać na to, co się je |
go on diet | przejść na dietę |
buil up resistance | wzmacniać odporność |
serious medical condition | poważny stan zdrowia |
have an operation | mieć operację |
course of medication | kuracja, leczenie |
make a full recovery | całkowicie wyzdrowieć |
exceed the recommended dose | przekroczyć wskazaną dawkę |
take an overdose | take too much of a drug |
side effects | efekty uboczne |
adverse reactions | reakcje negatywne, niepożądane |
streaming cold | a heavy cold |
shake off a cold | get rid of a cold |
be in poor health | not be very well |
infectious disease | diseases caught from someone with that disease |
rare illness/disease | an illnoss that seldom occurs |
critically ill | extremely/dangerously ill |
fight for one's life | in danger of dying |
fall into a coma | become unconscious |
come out of a coma | regain consciousness |
massive heart attack | a very serious heart attack |
untimely/premature death | death at too, early an age |
sense of achievement | feeling of having succeeded |
sense of purpose | feeling of having a clear aim |
sigh of relief | happy feeling that something bad has not happened |
feel a shiver down one's spine | feeling of excitement (or sometimes fear) |
surge of adrenalin | a sudden increase in adrenalin |
burst of energy | a feeling of being full of energy |
state of euphoria | a feeling of excited happiness |
sheer bliss | a feeling of calm happiness |
my heart leapt | moje serce podskoczyło |
lifelong ambition | życiowy cel, pragnienie |
dream come true | spełnione marzenie |
high hopes | wielkie nadzieje |
go into raptures | express one's extreme pleasure and excitement |
jump for joy | podskoczyć ze szczęścia |
dead keen | infml very keen |
find happiness | odnaleźć w czymś szczęście |
sth doesn't live up people's expectations | sth isn't as good as expected |
work to one's advantage | be of benefit to sb |
pure luck | czyste szczęście |
cautiously optimistic | powściągliwie optymistyczny |
take delight in | czerpać przyjemność z (d) |
profound admiration | głęboki podziw |
get the recognition one deserves | mieć taką rozpoznawalność, na jaką się zasługuje |
take pleasure from | formal find great enjoyment in |
express one's admiration | wyrazić uznanie |
great pleasure | not BIG pleasure |
nasty shock | nieprzyjemny, paskudny szok |
black eye | podbite oko |
fit of jealousy | przypływ zazdrości |
sick with worry/worried sick | bardzo się martwić |
harebrained scheme | crazy plan |
shatter one's confidence | make sb lose all their confidence |
take exception to sth | obect to sth, be annoyed by sth |
sth fills me with dread | sth makes me feel very upset and worried, about sth in the future |
give vent to one's frustration | express one's feelings of frustration; only with negative feelings |
admit defeat | accept that one will not succeed |
bottle up one's feelings | when sb does not express their feelings |
increase your stress levels | make yourself feel more stressed |
outpouring of grief | widespread expr. of sadness caused by someone's death |
in a state of shock | w szoku |
inconsolable grief | niepocieszony żal -,- |
hasten one's death | make sb die sooner |
threat of civil war | widmo wojny domowej |
hang over the country | wisi nad krajem (widmo wojny domowej) |
intense dislike | silna awersja |
lapse of judgement | poor judgement |
disparaging remark | unpleasant comment |
fuel fears | make sb feel more afraid |
retaliate | brać odwet |
suffer rough treatment | być surowo traktowanym |
at the hands of | w rękach |
to be left with little alternative | nie mieć zbyt dużego wyboru |
hurl insults | rzucać obelgi |
take a sideswipe at | make a critical remark about one thing while talking about sth else |
laughable idea | śmieszny pomysł |
pose a threat | stanowić zagrożenie |
to be in for a shock | to get a nasty surprise |