Sound a warning – make an alarm
mould – type of fungus
misuse – use badly
prompt – inspire, provoke
stand alongside – be together
(penicillin + antibiotics it inspired) + vaccinations = greatest medical inventions
strain - sub-species
a fair understanding a good understanding
dealt with worked on, tackled, handled, overcome
laziness not energetic, opposite of active
sheer ordinary, only
nullify counteract, make zero
threat menace
gnaw chew, eat e.g. a bone
gnaw away slowly eat, slowly reduce
press push
colds mild sickness, (cough, sneeze, runny nose)
seldom harmed not often injure
to rid to send away, to throw out, to expel
breeding grounds areas that encourage reproduction
prescribed given
finish the course take all the pills
over the counter for example - in a shop
reaction vessel like a test tube in a laboratory, a place to promote reactions
nor (neither, nor – not one, not the other)
livestock animals on a farm
healthy not sick
chronic extreme
worse bad, worse, worst
troublesome difficult, make trouble
vast very big
calculus mathematical calculation, algorithm
think-tank organisation of clever people producing new ideas
force to turn make someone change
point out highlight
drug bill cost of drugs
ubiquity found everywhere
dearer more expensive
burden load, weight to carry
resonance relevance
pump out empty a container of liquid
manage the trick do something difficult
cosseted protected from harm (like a baby)
wholly completely
laid out presented, explained
elevated higher
rein in control, decrease ( a rein is part of a harness, to control a horse)
dosing measures
diluted added water, less pure
a decade hence in 10 years
Aid agencies, charities – Caritas, e.g. Oxfam, Unicef, Red Cross...
safeguard safety measures
counterfeit fake
substandard low quality – below standard
unwitting innocent
mushrooming growing very quickly, like a mushroom
popped taken, consumed
paramount most important
sterner more strict
against the grain like cutting meat or wood – one direction is easy (with the grain) the other direction is hard (against the grain)
weapons instruments for fighting (swords, guns, etc...)
armoury store for weapons
slogan motto, saying, statement
cure make better
breakthrough radically different
never been bettered remains the best
huge sums lots of money, $$$$$$
empty-handed without success
target aim, goal, objective
screening testing
pipeline series ( a pipeline carries liquids, but in this case is the series of drugs in various stages of testing before commercial release)
forgivable not hold responsible
so less forgivable – more guilty
boutique specialised
emporia large organisation
gains profits, advantages
soluble can be solved
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