laughter is the best medicine	laughing is a good way to be happy and stop worrying and healthy too
no laughing matter	something very serious that you should not make jokes about
fainting	losing consciousness for a short time, usually falling to the ground
gullet	the tube through which food passes from the mouth to the stomach
lungs	the organs in your chest which you use to breathe
dislocated	moved suddenly out of its correct position
jaw	the lower part of your face (your chin and lower teeth)
heart attack	a serious medical problem when the heart stops working properly and causes chest pain
to have the last laugh	to finally be successful, often after an argument or disagreement
pros and cons	benefits and defects, advantages and disadvantages
driveway	a parking space off the road at a house
feeling the pinch	feeling poor
holidaymakers	people on holiday
make a few pennies	make some money
on the side	extra
market-leader	the most successful company in an industry or sector
out of pocket	with less money than before
regulations	laws
thriving	successful
source of income	a way of making money
goldmine	a rich source of money
traumatised	someone who carries emotional wounds which affect them psychologically
to intimidate	to cause fear in other people
helpless	make people feel they can't help themselves, they are powerless
to cooperate	to work together for their mutual benefit
alpha male	the strong man in the group who wanted to dominate everybody else
human resources	HR - is the department which hires new employees and keeps information about their life in the compa
intentional	planned, deliberate
perception	the way someone interprets something they see or hear
one for a rainy day	an idea to be stored for a time when it might be useful
habit	something you do frequently without even thinking and that is difficult to give up
controversy	disagreement expressed in a heated and public way
campaigning	working in an organised and active way to achieve an objective
second-hand smoke	the smoke from other people's cigarettes
asthma	an illness of lungs. People with asthma have difficulty to breathe
fine	the money you pay as a punishment for having breached the law
vulnerable	someone exposed to harm who can't defend themselves
personal space	the area around a person's body which if invaded makes them feel uncomfortable
small talk	polite and informal conversation about things which aren't really important or meaningful
awkward	feeling uncomfortable, embarrassed
etiquette	set of rules which indicate what acceptable behaviour in society is
breaking the ice	approaching someone you don't know and starting a friendly conversation with them
private	someone who doesn't like to give away their personal information, opinions or share their feelings
rude	ill-mannered or unpleasant
slipped my mind	forgot
smartphone	phone which allows you to connect to the internet
app (application)	a computer programme for a specific purpose
to connect	to link or join one thing to another thing
crash	stop operating (computers and systems)
skill	the ability/capacity to do something well because you have practised it
talent	a natural ability to do something well
empathy	the ability to imagine and understand what another person might be feeling
GPS	gives us information about location and directions with the help of satellites orbiting Earth
spellchecker	software which prevents us from making spelling mistakes when we type text on a computer
CV (curriculum vitae)	document in which you list your work history, education, your interests and abilities
viral	video posted online which becomes popular very quickly
to stand out	to appear more than others in the same group
get your strengths across	make your abilities clear to somebody
confident	self-assure, believe in your own capacity to do things
modest	humble
concise	brief, give the information in few words
accurate	precise