Wishes B2.1 (Module 2 SB)

High achiever

(n) a very successful person who achieves a lot in their life

Draw nearer

come closer

Drastically

very much

Sullen

bad-tempered and gloomy

Withdrawn

unsociable, shy, timid

Skinny and pale

too thin and has white skin

Make a big deal

say that sth is important

Convince

persuade

Settle down

start living in a specific place

Mood swings

changes of mood

Initial

first

burst into tears

suddenly start crying

Scare to death

be very scared

Enraged

very angry

Persuade

change minds

At a loss

don't know what to do

Eating disorder

problems with stomach

Affect

to influence

Worthless

useless

Distort

twist; change

self-esteem

how you feel about yourself

Accuse of

to say that someone has done something wrong

Underweight

not enough weight

glossy magazine

a magazine using high quality paper with a lot of beautiful photos

Equate

to consider to be the same

Damage

to harm

Brittle

weak and easily broken

Urgent

immediate

Severe

serious

come to terms with

understand

Tearful

the state of crying

Guilty

having done something wrong

Get through

get over sth challenging

Dreadful

terrible

Vibrant

energetic

Desperate

lost hope

Do my best

try as hard as possible

Do smb a favour

help smb

do the washing-up

to wash the dishes

Do smb a good turn

to do something helpful for someone

Do my hair

do a hairstyle

Do an experiment

try sth new

Do harm

injure

Make certain

to make sure

make a mistake

to do something wrong

Make a fortune

to earn a lot of money

make friends

to begin to know and like someone

make a dicision

Choose

Make fun of

laugh at smb

Make peace

calm down

Make war

fight

Make an appointment

have a meeting

Make a promise

to promise

Make progress

to improve

Regain

to get back; to reach again

Recover

get over an illness or shock

Heal

to cure an injury

Eating habits

when, where, and how we eat

Disturb

worry

Annoy

to bother; make smb angry, irritated

come down with

to become ill

Get over

to recover

Bring about

cause

Look after

to take care of

bring smb round

make smb become conscious

Threaten to V

tell that you will do sth bad to a person

Remind smb to V

repeat sth

Accuse smb of Ving

say that someone has done sth wrong

to beg smb to do smth

say "please, please"

Deny Ving

say that you haven't done something

Warn smb to V

prevent sth

consumption

the amount used or eaten

Dietician

an expert on diet and nutrition

Daily

every day

Longevity

long life

Concentration

plenty of

Portion

a serving of food

Benefits

advantages

Savour

to enjoy (food)

Throw away

put something in the garbage / trash, discard.

Stroll

walk around

Clue

hint

Queue

a line of people or vehicles

Stall

small shop in the street

Low in calories

Contains less than 40 calories

Continuously

all the time

Major

main

Contribution

the act of giving or doing something

Decade

10 years

Prevent illness

stop sth from happening

Interaction

communication

Sprinkle

drop a few pieces or drops

Blend

to mix

simmer

slow boiling

Fry

to cook in hot fat

Soak

get very wet

Marinate

To soak food in a sauce before cooking

Drain

to remove liquid from a food product

Still water

water without gas

Sparkling water

water with gas