House S6E15: English vocabulary

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

used to describe something given into a vein or done through a vein

restricted or limited in what you can do or say

to secretly listen to other people's private conversation

a substance made by a cell or gland and released into the body or outside it

one of the air-filled spaces in the bones around the nose and eyes

the amount of food or liquid that fills your mouth

relating to the pancreas

able to be seen, noticed, or measured

the act of cutting open a body or plant to study its parts

making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

to express something in a particular way

to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

something you see, hear, or feel that seems real but is not caused by anything outside your mind

to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air

the escape of liquid, gas, or energy through a hole or crack

something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

relating to the intestines

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

a serious bacterial infection that is usually spread through sexual contact

relating to an artery

looking pale, strange, or unreal, like a ghost

extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

a person whose job is to design and decorate the inside of buildings

a thick mass of blood or another liquid that has become partly solid

making quick, sharp movements

a painful open sore on the skin or inside the body

a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

affecting an entire system, not just one part

damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

relating to marriage or to a married couple

relating to blood vessels

moving or walking with quick, light steps

a narrow passage or corridor that lets people move from one place to another

the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

to fall forward and land face first

the life or world believed to exist after death

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

a dangerous condition in which fluid collects in the lungs

the valve that controls blood flow between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart

to back out of something because you are afraid or nervous

the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

a serious break in a relationship or situation

to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

the stage in life when a child's body begins to change into an adult body

past tense and past participle of shoot

relating to the lungs

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

relating to the senses, especially sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

relating to thinking, learning, memory, and understanding

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

a cart in a hospital that carries emergency equipment and medicine

happening in the mind without you being aware of it

to put furniture and other items into a room or house

cancer that begins in the pancreas

the use of light and dark areas in a drawing or picture

to persuade or influence someone to do something

to make someone feel excited and eager

the opening at the end of the body where solid waste leaves

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

showing or based on a difference

a girl who goes to school

an organ in the body that makes and releases chemicals

likely to be affected, harmed, or influenced by something

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

to put too much into something, or to make something have too much to handle

a substance in living things that speeds up chemical reactions

to involve someone in something gradually, often when they do not want to be involved

a solid mass of blood that forms inside a blood vessel

a person who uses illegal drugs regularly