Essential English Vocabulary: Health, Travel, Crime, Business

Health and Illness Vocabulary

Symptoms and Conditions

• To have: a cough, a headache, a rash, a temperature, sunburn, a sore throat, diarrhea, a blister, a cold, flu.
• To be: sneezing.
• Other conditions: Her ankle is swollen, her back hurts, her finger is bleeding, to feel sick, fainted ( = desmayado), to feel dizzy.
• Serious conditions: To be unconscious, he had an allergic reaction, twisted his ankle, he has high or low blood pressure, food poisoning, choking, burnt.

Treatments and Actions

• Take antibiotics, painkillers.
• For a twisted ankle: Put ice on it and bandage it.
• For an allergic reaction: Take antihistamine tablets.

Phrasal Verbs (Health)

• Get over, come around, lie down.
• Pass out ( = faint = desmayarse).

Clothes and Fashion

Adjectives

• Trendy, stylish, scruffy, smart, old-fashioned, fashionable.

Verb Phrases

• Dress up, hang up.
• Fit, suit (look great).
• Matches, get changed, get undressed.
• Go with (look good together).

Describing Clothes

• Loose, tight, checked, plain, V-neck.

Air Travel

Phrasal Verbs (Air Travel)

• Get on, get off.
• Take off (despegar).
• Pick up, to land.

Airport and Flight Vocabulary

• Runway, VIP lounge, check-in desk, airport terminal, bag drop-off, luggage, boarding pass, scanning.
• First class or business, trolleys, illegal goods, turbulence, seatbelts.
• Connecting flight, cabin crew, aisle seat, direct flights.

Weather

Weather Adjectives

• Changeable, clear, heavy, sunny, thick, strong, bright.
• Icy (helado), settled (estable).

Temperature and Conditions

• Cool, chilly, cold, freezing, below zero.
• Warm, hot, boiling, humid, wet.
• Raining, pouring, windy, foggy, smog.

Extreme Weather

• Drought (sequía), hail, lightning, thunder, blizzard, hurricane, monsoon.

Feelings and Emotions

Common Feelings

• Offended, homesick, disappointed, lonely, proud, nervous, grateful, shocked, relieved, guilty.

Intense Feelings and Definitions

• Stunned (pasmao).
• Devastated: Extremely upset.
• Delighted: Incredibly pleased.
• Thrilled: Very excited.
• Astonished: Very surprised.
• Desperate.
• Overwhelmed (abrumado).
• Bewildered: Extremely confused.
• Horrified: Extremely shocked or disgusted.

The Body

Body Parts and Organs

• Ankle, heel, elbow, nails, chest, brain, liver, kidneys, heart.
• Lungs (pulmones).
• Hip (cadera).
• Waist (cintura).

Crime and Punishment

Legal Process Vocabulary

• Arrested, charged, committed, caught, investigated, questioned.
• Lawsuit (juicio), to sue (demandar).
• Accused, evidence, guilty, innocent, judge, sentenced, jury, verdict.

Types of Crime

• Blackmail (chantaje), bribery (sobornar), burglary, drug dealing, fraud, hacking, kidnapping, murder, rape, robbery, stalking (acosar), terrorism, theft, vandalism.

The Criminal

• Blackmailer, burglar, drug dealer, fraudster, hacker, kidnapper, murderer, rapist, robber, stalker, terrorist, thief, vandal.

Related Verbs

• Blackmail, bribe, break in / burgle, sell drugs, commit fraud, hack, kidnap, murder, rape, rob, stalk, set off bombs, steal, vandalize.

Business Vocabulary

Business Verbs and Actions

• Become, close down, drop, grow, expand, export, import, launch, manufacture, produce, market, set up.
• Take over (tomar el control).
• Make a deal, do market research.

Business Entities and Personnel

• A chain, multinational, head office, staff.
• Client (from a lawyer), customer, colleague.

Word Building

Noun, Verb, and Adjective Forms

• Nouns: loss, death, success, thought, belief, heat, strength, hunger, height, length.
• Verbs: lose, die, succeed, think, believe.
• Adjectives: hot, strong, hungry, high, long.

Prefixes and Suffixes Examples

• Bulletproof, hopeless, careful, drinkable, monorail, bilingual, subway, underdeveloped, overcrowded.