| A | B |
| jaw | the lower and upper bones of the mouth, including the teeth |
| kidney | one of the two organs that clean our blood and are located in the lower back near the hips |
| leeches | worms that drink blood |
| lifestyle | the manner in which one lives |
| meanwhile | at the same time |
| menial | low-skill |
| migraine | a severe headache that some people get frequently |
| miserable | very bad; inferior |
| moldy | having a fungus |
| mosquitoes | small, biting, blood-sucking insects |
| needles | thin, pointed pieces of metal or plastic used for sewing, knitting, vaccines, or acupuncture |
| nightmares | bad dreams |
| pain | a hurt, a bad feeling ranging from a mild ache to extreme hurt caused by disease, injury, or mental distre |
| patient | a person cared for or treated by a doctor |
| periods | lengths of time |
| permanent | lasting forever |
| personal | private; about oneself |
| physical | of the body |
| pick up | to get or gain |
| plague | a fatal disease that spreads quickly to others |
| pounding | hitting something with force |
| pregnant | with a child in the womb |
| prescribed | wrote an order for medication |
| recipes | instructions for cooking |
| recurring | occurring again; happening repeatedly |