Personality
determined to be successful, rich, famous
ambitious
injured a joint such as your wrist by suddenly stretching or turning it too much
sprained
a situation in which you do not have any, or enough, of something that you need or want
lack
the part at the bottom of your leg where your foot joins your leg
ankle
people who are injured or killed in an accident or military action
casualties
practical and sensible
down-to-earth
to crack a bone (but not completely break it)
fracture
I bought some boots in a second-hand shop last year and they were .....
a real bargain
one of the two organs that clean your blood and remove waste
kidney
people who leave their country or their homes, especially during a war or other threatening event
refugees
willing to accept many different types of behaviour
broad-minded
the top part of your leg, above your knee
thigh
an extra payment or benefit that you get in your job
perk
a tube that carries blood away from your heart
artery
rain that falls fast and in large amounts
torrential rain
not confident about yourself
insecure
feeling as if you or the things around you are spinning, especially when you think you are going to fall
dizzy
to state formally that you are leaving a job permanently
resign
a medical examination, especially one taken at regular intervals to verify a normal state of health or discover a disease in its early stages
check-up
move or spread quickly through an area
sweep across
behaving in the sensible way that you would expect an adult to behave
mature
recovered from
got over
to take money from a bank account
withdraw
food that has had chemicals or other substances added to it
processed food
if water in the river rises above its sides and spreads over the surrounding area
burst its banks