6, 6a, 6b

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 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 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 (phr)

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

add

to put sth with sth else or a group of other things

apply

to put a substance onto a surface

bake

to cook bread or cakes in an oven

be a real pain in the neck

to be very annoying and irritating

beat

to mix together

be obsessed with sth

to think about sth all the time

bite

to close my teeth upon sth

bland

(of foods) tasteless

bloated

(of a part of the body) enlarged due to liquid or gas

boil

to heat a liquid until bubbles appear

bruise

an injury appearing as a purple mark on the body

chew

to bite food and break it into small pieces

cold

an infection that includes a cough, a runny nose and sneezing

come down with

to get an illness

cook

to prepare food for eating by heating it

cope (with sth)

to deal with a situation successfully

cough

the action of forcing air out of our lungs through our throat with a short loud sound

cramps

sharp pains in the abdomen

craving (for sth)

a strong desire to eat sth in particular

creamy

(of food or drink) thick and smooth or containing a lot of cream

crunch

to eat sth by making a loud crushing sound

crunchy

pleasantly hard or crisp so that it makes a noise when we eat it

cure

to cause a disease or illness to end or disappear with medical treatment

cut

to divide into pieces using scissors or a knife