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30 Cards in this Set
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A sun-kissed morning |
a morning with a lot of bright sunshine |
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a little rough |
a little difficult, slighty hard |
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an abundance of |
a lot of, many |
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to go for something |
to be fond of, to like something |
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a clean complexion |
clear skin |
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muscle tone |
firm, nice looking muscles |
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lustrous |
shiny, having a healthy glow |
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vitality |
the power to live and grow |
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hard-luck story |
sad stories where people face many difficulties |
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the order of the day |
usual for that time, normal |
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marvelous |
wonderful, great, fantastic |
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The Valley of the Shadow of Death |
The shadow of death implies a situation where death looms over you, but it might not result in actual death.
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hearth |
Stone fire place |
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consolation |
something that makes a person feel less sadness, disappointment
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bedside manner |
the way a doctor or nurse behaves with patients
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to sink in |
to fully comprehend, to understand |
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to go downhill |
to worsen, to decline |
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oncologist |
a doctor who specializes in cancer treatment |
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to be running behind |
to be behind schedule, to be late for an appointment |
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to get your sh*t together |
an impolite slang term for organizing your work or your life, putting things in order |
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to anticipate |
to expect, to believe possible |
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Hard to get up for |
hard to be excited about, difficult to be enthusiastic |
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to brace yourself |
to prepare your body for a shock or pain. |
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metal mouth |
a metallic taste in the mouth, sometimes due to iron content or medications |
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restlessness |
uneasiness, the inability to relax, nervousness |
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to pace |
to walk back and forth in the same place while thinking over something |
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to flop |
to fall down suddenly, to drop down on a sofa or bed |
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to handle something |
to be able to endure something, to put up with hardship |
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episodes of... |
an occurrence of an illness
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dry heaves |
vomiting when you have nothing in your stomach to expel |