break my arm
to break a bone in my arm
burn my hand
to injure my hand with heat
graze my knee
to scrape the skin off my knee (usually by falling down)
have a cough
to force air out of my lungs through my throat with a short loud sound
have a fever
to have a high temperature
have a headache
to have a pain in the head
have a sore throat
to have a pain in the space inside the front of the neck
have a backache
to have a pain in the back
have the measles
to suffer from an illness which includes a red rash and a high temperature
have a toothache
to have a pain in a tooth
pull a muscle
to injure a muscle by stretching it too far so that it is very painful
sprain my ankle
to cause an injury to the joint that connects the foot to the leg by a sudden movement
a bite to eat
a snack
accidentally
not on purpose; by mistake
almond
a type of nut
apple pips
the seeds in the middle of an apple
bitter
having a sharp unpleasant taste
cancer causing
having the ability to cause the development of cancerous growths in the body
capture
to catch; to trap
carcinogenic
likely to cause cancer
chewed
crushed by the teeth
colonist
sb who goes to live in a country which is under the control of a more powerful country
chopped
cut into small pieces with a knife
compound
a chemical that combines two or more elements countless
countless
endless, numerous
crushed
ground or pressed until flat
cyanide
a powerful poison
damp
moist; slightly wet
deadly nightshade
a poisonous plant
deadly poison
a toxic substance that can kill
deadly secret
information that is dangerous to know
decay
to be gradually destroyed by a natural process
discourage
to try and stop sth happening
export
a product sold to another country
enemy
an opponent; sb who tries to harm us
fall into a coma
to become unconscious for an indefinite time
fatal combination
two or more things which when mixed can kill
fool
to trick; to deceive
fungus
an organism that gets its food from decaying material
harmless
not dangerous
heat-processed
treated with heat
highly poisonous
very toxic
hydrogen cyanide
a powerful poison
illegal
against the law
in particular
particularly; especially
innocent appearance
looking like it can do no harm
lurk
to hide and wait somewhere
mushroom
a fungus, i.e. a plant without flowers, leaves or green colouring, with a short stem and a round top
oil
a thick liquid used for cooking
organism
an animal or plant
paste
a soft, wet, thick mixture which can be spread easily
peckish
slightly hungry
potentially fatal
able to kill in certain circumstances
poison
a substance that can be fatal
powder
a substance consisting of very fine small pieces
raw
uncooked
razor-sharp knife
a very sharp cutting utensil
recipe
a list of ingredients and a set of instructions telling us how to cook sth
remove
to get rid of sth; to make sth disappear
seed
a small hard part from which a new plant grows
self-defence system
a means of protecting myself from attack
Shiitake mushroom
a type of edible fungus
sliced
cut into equal thin pieces
slip
to lose my balance and fall while moving on a wet or icy surface
solanine
a poisonous chemical
spy
sb whose job is to find out secret information about another country or organisation
stem
the thin and long part of a plant on which the flowers and leaves grow
stomach upsets
stomach ache, diarrhoea and vomiting
swallow
to cause food to go from the mouth down into the stomach
take a closer look
to look at sth more carefully
thrive
to grow strong and healthy
trace
a very small amount of sth
tumour
a mass of diseased cells which might cause a lump or cancer
victim
a person or an animal that is injured or killed
weak
exhausted
white button mushroom
the most common type of edible fungus