start doing | embark | |
understand | figure out | |
fault | defect | |
take sth in throuhg your mouth and down to your stomach | swallow | |
not working properly | faulty | |
accepted through established use | conventional | |
react | respond | |
bad effect of a drug intended to cure you | side effect | |
difference | variation | |
failure to produce a result | ineffectiveness | |
harmful or unfavourable | adverse | |
tell a patient what medicine to take | prescribe | |
description | profile | |
very full of sth | bulging | |
withdrew | took out | |
leftover bits of food | table scraps | |
moved without any conscious effort | wandered | |
loud noise indicating danger | siren | |
unable to move | frozen to the spot | |
a hill or any inclined surface | slope | |
ability to remain steady | balance | |
faced | confronted | |
things left in tiny little pieces | shattered remains | |
dragged along without having control | swept away | |
closely packed | huddled | |
crying uncontrollably | sobbing | |