- abroad = overseas = To or in a foreign country
- acupuncture = stylostixis = Treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
- addict = junky = Someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance
- admiral = The supreme commander of a fleet
- affect = impact = Have an effect upon
- amusement = entertainment = A feeling of delight at being entertained
- analytical = Using or skilled in using analysis
- antibiotics = A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
- appointment = date = A meeting arranged in advance
- arcade = A covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side
- avoid = keep away from
- beg = request urgently or persistently
- blubber = An insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales used as a source of oil
- caterpillar = hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
- chew = to bite and grind with the teeth
- contain = hold = have within
- cough = A sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages
- crunchy = crispy = Tender and brittle
- decrease = Make smaller
- defeat = overcome = Win a victory over
- defend = Protect against a challenge or attack
- definitely = unquestionably = Without question and beyond doubt
- demand = Request urgently and forcefully
- digestive system = The system that makes food absorbable into the body
- divine = Emanating from God
- eclipse = One celestial body obscures another
- enchiladas = Tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili
- epidemic = A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease
- essential = all important = Of the greatest importance
- eyesight = sightedness = Normal use of the faculty of vision
- fancy = Have a particular liking or desire for
- fizzy drinks = a beverage that is hissing and bubbling
- flood = Fill quickly beyond capacity
- freeze = Change to ice
- graffiti = A rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
- hailstones = Small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm
- heading = Be in the front of or on top of
- herbal = Tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs
- ice rink = Building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
- immune = Secure against
- impatient = Restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
- improve = To make better
- injury = hurt = Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
- insomnia = An inability to sleep
- invade = Penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way
- leisure = Time available for ease and relaxation
- major = Of greater importance or stature or rank
- marvelous = tremendous = Extraordinarily good or great
- medieval = Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
- metro system = subway system = An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground
- myth = A traditional story accepted as history
- notice = An announcement containing information about an event
- offer = Put forward for consideration
- order = The act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
- parliament = A legislative assembly in certain countries
- peach = Downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh
- peasant = One of a class of agricultural laborers
- pedestrian = A person who travels by foot
- perhaps = By chance
- period = An amount of time
- pity = A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
- plague = Any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- population = The people who inhabit a territory or state
- possessive = Having or showing a desire to control or dominate
- previous = Just preceding something else in time or order
- reflexive = Referring back to itself
- remedy = cure = A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
- revelation = Communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
- row = Propel with oars
- scale = The ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
- section = part
- sensible = reasonable = Showing reason or sound judgment
- sightseeing = Going about to look at places of interest; Visit famous or interesting sights
- silly = foolish
- sinking = A descent as through liquid
- site = The piece of land on which something is located
- snails = Freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
- sneeze = A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
- sore throat = Inflammation of the faucets and pharynx
- spicy = Having an agreeably pungent taste
- spot = A small contrasting part of something
- storm = A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots
- straight = Erect in posture; Free from curves or angles
- suffer = endure = be subjected to
- tacos = A tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
- tasty = yummy = Pleasing to the sense of taste
- tiredness = fatigue = Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
- to be fed up = tired of = sick of = Having a strong distaste from surfeit
- to be packed with = Filled to capacity
- trader = dealer = monger = Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
- unfair = unjust = marked by injustice or partiality or deception
- unfit = Not in good physical or mental condition
- unfortunately = unluckily = By bad luck
- unlikely = Having a probability too low to inspire belief
- vandalism = hooliganism = malicious mischief = Willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
- vendors = seller = marketer = Someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
- viral disease = a disease caused by a virus
- visible = seeable = Capable of being seen
- whooping cough = Cough spasmodically
- willow = Any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
- worm = Any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals
- wounded = Suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
adapted from: WordWeb & Oxford Learner's Pocket Dictionary
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