Body 01

Question 1

Muscle

• use your muscle
• use weights in the gym to build up/ develop muscles
• stretch muscles
• relax (sore) muscles
• He tensed/tightened his stomach muscles, ready for the blow.
• massage (tense) muscles
• pull/strain a muscle (in my calf) (= injure it)
• flex your muscles (= bend your arm muscles so that people can se how strong you are)
• soothes tired muscles
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• muscles ache
• These nerves tell the muscles when to contract.
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• (increase) muscle strength/power
• (improve) muscle tone (= the firmness of your muscle)
• The drug helps control painful muscle spasms (= when your muscles tighten suddenly)
• If you lose weight too quickly you will lose muscle tissue as well as fat.
• muscles feel stiff
• big muscles
• hard muscles (=strong, firm muscles)
• The sight of his rippling muscles sends women wild. (=muscles that move in a strong attractive way)

Question 2

Skin

• your skin peels
• your skin sags (= it hangs down in loose folds)
• beauty products that will make your skin glows/shines (= it looks healthy)
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• make-up can irritate your skin
• The lotion helps to soothe your skin
• Strong sunlight can damage/burn your skin.
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• There is still discrimination on the basis of skin color.
• the colours of your clothes enhance your skin tone (= how light or dark someone’s skin is)
• a (nasty) skin condition/complaint/disease
• chemicals can cause skin irritation.
• skin rashes are common among children
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• fair/pale/white skin
• dark/brown/black skin
• tanned skin
• smooth/soft skin
• dry/oily skin
• sensitive skin
• itchy skin
• a lean man with leathery skin (=thick and dry) and sea-blue eyes
• an old lady with wrinkled skin (=covered in lines because of age)

Question 3

Stomach

• She felt her stomach rumble (= it makes a noise because of being hungry)
• Her stomach was churning with anxiety. (= feel sick because of being nervous or frightened)
• Her stomach lurched/tightened at the thought of moving out. (= it suddenly feels tight because of being frightened)
• The doctor gave me some tablets to settle my stomach. (= to stop it feeling uncomfortable)
• lie on your stomach
• something upsets your stomach
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• You should never run on a full stomach. You might get (acute) stomach cramps/pains.
• don’t take these pills on an empty stomach, eat first
• Debbie was at home because she had an upset stomach (=a stomach affected by illness).
• The film is full of blood and guts. You’ll need a strong stomach to watch it.
• I picked up a (nasty) stomach bug while I was on holiday.
• hit somebody in the stomach

Question 4

Waist and Back

• strip to the waist (=not wearing any clothes on the top half of your body)
• put your arms round (her) waist
• wrap (a towel) round (your) waist
• (your hair) reaches down to your waist
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• hurt your back
• lie on your back
• pat someone at the back
• He’s been off work for months with a sore/bad back

Question 5

Finger

• tap your fingers (on the table)
• snap your fingers (to attract the waiter’s attention)
• point your finger at someone
• have/wear a ring on your finger
• hold (a match) between your finger and thumb
• lick (the chocolate) off your finger
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  We’ll just have to keep you fingers crossed that it doesn’t rain. (= to hope for good luck)

Question 6

Knee

• scrape (skin off) your knees
• graze your knees
• have/need an operation on your knees
• hurt your knee
• get down on your hands and knees
• (the water) come right up to your knees

Question 7

Foot

• stand on someone’s foot
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• smelly feet
• your feet are freezing
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• my feet are killing me (=my feet are hurting)
• be unsteady on your feet
• be on your feet all day
• go/travel on foot
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• drag your feet (=walk slowly in an unwilling way)
• Be sure to wipe your feet (=wipe your shoes on a mat to remove dirt) before coming into the house.
• She was tapping her feet in time with the music.
• Ken shuffled his feet (=make small movements with them, because you are nervous or impatient) and looked down at the floor.
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• the sole of your foot (=the base of your foot, that you walk on)
• the ball of your foot (=the rounded part of your foot at the base of the toes)
• The dog was sitting at his master’s feet (=on the ground, near your feet).

Question 8

Nail and Toe

• paint your nails
• break a nail
• cut your nails
• file your nails
• have dirt under your nails
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• stand on your toes
• step on someone’s toes
• be covered in (mud) from head to toe
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• use a nail file to file your nails
• use emery board (emery: a very hard mineral that is used for polishing things and making them smooth) to make your nails smooth

Question 9

Arm

• fold/cross your arms
• break (my) arm (in two places)
• put/wrap your arms around somebody
• take somebody by the arm
• stretch/hold out your arms
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• a broken/fractured arm
• a stiff arm
• bare arms
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• carry (a file) under your arm
• arm in arm
• She stood with arms akimbo (= with your hands on your hips so that your elbows point away from your body), ready to challenge me.

Question 10

Leg

• break your leg (he is now on crutches)
• shave your leg
• lose your leg (in a war/ an accident)
• (doctors) amputate your legs
• stretch your legs out
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• fat/thin legs
• tired/weary legs
• stiff legs
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• with legs akimbo: with your legs wide apart