to avoid talking about something or dealing with something that you should do

to make something serious happen suddenly or more quickly than was expected SYN hasten

to make a judgment about something based on the information you have

to make someone react or respond in a particular way

to recognize and understand the difference between two or more things or people SYN differentiate

safe or fit to be eaten

to reduce someone's pain or unpleasant feelings to OR make a problem less difficult or serious (relieve unemployment)

having the power to heal or cure; beneficial

bring a particular idea, emotion or memory into your mind

extremely worrying, upsetting or frightening

not very noticeable or obvious

to find the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand → indecipherable

to encourage or help an activity to begin or develop further OPP suppress

avoid something by going around it

to reduce or get rid of the difference between two things

to cut off completely

to be a sign of something good to happen SYN augur

to wait until the right moment to do something

in its early stages

a problem or difficulty that you must deal with before you can achieve something SYN obstacle

the cells and tissues that recognize and attack foreign substances in the body

a reason for doing something; explanation

an abundance of

the heart and the other parts of the body that transport blood

to manage or control

a part of something that is different from or affected differently from the whole in some way

describe someone or something in pictures or words

a passage taken from a book, article, etc.

make something smaller or narrower

cause a reaction

to go along with; to be together

medication that reduces or eliminates pain

to consider that two things are similar or connected e.g. Most people equate wealth with success.

the body system the breaks down food and absorbs nutrients

a part of the body that produces a chemical substance needed for bodily function

relating to muscles

the long tube in the body that deals with food after it has left the stomach

trachea

relating to breathing air

extends from the skull, which it supports, to the pelvis, where it transmits the weight of the body to the lower limbs

a place where two or more bones meet

relating to the movement of blood around the body

Consists of glands that control many of the body's activities by producing hormones.

make an agreement, law, etc. official, e.g. by signing it

a proposal for a new law

approve of behaviour that is generally throught to be wrong

say publicly that you think someone or something is bad or wrong

criticize someone officially for something bad or wrong they have done

not confident

careful or nervous about someone or something that you think is risky

make something even worse

to make someone very annoyed, usually when they can do nothing to solve a problem

stop someone from feeling angry or offended

the act of forcing air in and out of the lungs of a person who has stopped breathing, using equipment or by blowing into their mouth and pressing their chest

heart attack

a department of a hospital where people who are very sick or badly injured are looked after

the average length of time that a person or animal is expected to live

the number of people who die in a particular area, group, etc.

happening or appearing again and again

a short period of sickness, depression, etc.

able to be passed from one person to another

affecting someone's health since birth

able to spread from one person to another

making someone physically or mentally weak

causing death

impossible to cure

continuing for a long time

impossible to cure and leading eventually to death