House S6E8: English vocabulary

a serious liver disease that causes scarring and poor liver function

not thinking about other people’s feelings or needs

a lack of feeling in part of the body

a medical treatment that removes waste from the blood when the kidneys cannot do it properly

to spend or use up money, time, energy, or resources

a small ape with very long arms that swings through trees

more able or skilled than someone or something else

the quality of being short in length, time, or amount

a clear fluid in the body that helps fight infection and carries white blood cells

a small piece of snow

a serious illness that can affect many parts of the body

relating to the kidneys

to calm someone down by giving them what they want or by making them less angry

covered with a protective outer layer

to run faster than someone or something, or to escape by running

easy to manage, control, or deal with

a state of wild, uncontrolled emotion or excitement

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

warm, friendly, and enthusiastic

to interfere in someone else's affairs when you are not wanted or needed

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a serious illness that causes swelling around the brain and spinal cord

a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

an organ in the body that helps clean the blood and fight infection

the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

a tool with a curved blade, used for cutting crops or grass by hand

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

making quick, sharp movements

a feeling that you or the room is spinning, often making you unsteady

serious danger, especially danger of death or injury

locked with a key

a person who looks after children for a short time while their parents are away

to party in a wild, lively way

relating to blood vessels

the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

moving or walking with quick, light steps

moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

kind and wanting to help other people

a chemical compound made of oxygen and another element

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

to be unable to forget an embarrassing or unpleasant event

a speech sound made with some blockage of the air from the mouth

a severe headache that often affects one side of the head and may cause nausea or vision problems

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

to indicate or suggest something

to describe or talk about something

past tense and past participle of shoot

the particular drug a person uses most or prefers most

gentle kindness or affection

to lift something to a higher position

a protein in the blood that helps the body fight infection

used to show that you find something disgusting or very unpleasant

a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

to record that you have started work or a shift

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

a lack of something that is needed or expected

to move around within a system or area, or make something do this

to annoy someone or interfere with something, often in a playful or irritating way

to cut grass or crops with a machine or a scythe

the batter who is scheduled to bat seventh in the batting order

to make quick, casual drawings, often while thinking about something else

the intestines

a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did

the act of fastening something with a screw

used to say that something is not believable

a group of people who are very close and get along well

to make someone feel excited and eager

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

a feeling of perfect happiness and peace

wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

a small part of the body near the lower end of the large intestine

far away; at a great distance