3A

Question 1

to cause symptoms to start

Answer 1

trigger symptoms

Question 2

gradually increasing

Answer 2

mounting of

Question 3

stoping sth

Answer 3

halting the march of

Question 4

a short period of illness or involvement in an activity

Answer 4

a bout

Question 5

1-to cause something new, or many new things, to grow or start suddenly
2-the eggs of fish, frogs
3-to produce eggs (frogs, fishes ect.)

Answer 5

spawn

Question 6

easily annoyed and complaining

Answer 6

grumpy

Question 7

to make a complaint in an unhappy voice, usually about something that does not seem important to other people

Answer 7

moan

Question 8

when everything about a situation is considered together, generally

Answer 8

by and large

Question 9

relaxed in manner and character; not usually worried about other people’s behaviour or things that need to be done

Answer 9

laid-back

Question 10

mood change

Answer 10

mood swing

Question 11

likely to suffer from an illness or show a particular negative characteristic

Answer 11

be prone to sth/do sth

Question 12

sometimes a bit happy and sometimes a bit sad

Answer 12

a bit up and down

Question 13

honest, sincere, and telling the truth, even when this might be awkward or make other people uncomfortable

Answer 13

frank

Question 14

to become suddenly very angry

Answer 14

blow up

Question 15

to no longer be able to act normally or understand what is happening

Answer 15

lose the plot

Question 16

to think or talk about something a lot of the time

Answer 16

dwell on something

Question 17

to treat something as if it is not important or not a problem, “whatever”, “it doesn’t matter”

Answer 17

shrug sth off

Question 18

to live in a place or in a particular way

Answer 18

dwell

Question 19

a house or place to live in

Answer 19

dwelling

Question 20

to raise your shoulders and then lower them in order to say you do not know or are not interested

Answer 20

shrug

Question 21

tired and not healthy, especially because of working too much

Answer 21

run-down

Question 22

(especially of something unpleasant) to return or happen again

Answer 22

reoccur

Question 23

several of time

Answer 23

handful of time

Question 24

used to refer to someone who has died

Answer 24

late

Question 25

to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly

Answer 25

crouch

Question 26

to touch someone or something gently and usually repeatedly with the hand flat

Answer 26

pat

Question 27

to praise someone for doing something good

Answer 27

pat sb on the back

Question 28

to close ONE eye for a short time as a way of greeting someone or showing friendliness, sexual interest, etc., or of showing that you are not serious about something you have said

Answer 28

wink

Question 29

to close and then open your (BOTH) eyes quickly once or several times

Answer 29

blink

Question 30

a long, angry look

Answer 30

glare

Question 31

to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking

Answer 31

stare

Question 32

to look at something or someone in a stupid or rude way, usually with mouth opened

Answer 32

gawp = gawk

Question 33

to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration, or because you are thinking about something else

Answer 33

gaze

Question 34

to bring your eyebrows together so that there are lines on your face above your eyes, often while turning the corners of your mouth downwards, showing that you are annoyed, worried, sad, or thinking hard

Answer 34

frown

Question 35

a wide smile

Answer 35

grin

Question 36

to smile in a way that expresses satisfaction or pleasure about having done something, or knowing something that is not known by someone else

Answer 36

smirk

Question 37

to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling

Answer 37

shudder

Question 38

to slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid

Answer 38

wipe

Question 39

It was suprising when (differently)

Answer 39

it raised eyebrows when

Question 40

to accept something bad without complaining

Answer 40

grin and bear it

Question 41

to disapprove of something

Answer 41

frown on/upon sth

Question 42

the pedal or handle in a vehicle that allows turning gears eg in a car

Answer 42

clutch

Question 43

to look extremely happy

Answer 43

grin/smile from ear to ear

Question 44

said when you are worried about something unpleasant that might happen or might have happened

Answer 44

shudder to think

Question 45

to express relief (can be a deliberate exaggeration)

Answer 45

wipe your forehead

Question 46

to take comfortable position while eg working in front of computer

Answer 46

support your back