House S7E18: English vocabulary

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to encourage people to act violently or unlawfully

a husband; an affectionate word for your husband

a tool with a rubber cup on a handle, used to clear blocked drains or toilets

giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

the condition of being unable to have children

covered with a protective outer layer

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

decayed plant or food waste used to help plants grow

to collect and keep a large amount of something

to become stronger, more serious, or more intense

made invalid or no longer legally effective

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

past tense of ski

not exact, fixed, or clearly known

a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

to send out light, heat, or energy

the area where the top of the leg meets the lower abdomen

the sides of the face below the eyes

a potato

moving with quick, light jumps

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

a heart attack

used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

a strong-smelling gas used in making fertilizers and cleaning products

a gray-brown North American animal with a black face mask and a ringed tail

to give off a sound, smell, light, or gas

to talk in a casual, lively way

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

to try hard to get something, especially a job or promotion

to agree to plead guilty to a less serious charge as part of a plea bargain

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

waste that comes out of the body through the bowels

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

to score a run for a runner in baseball by batting the ball into play

past tense and past participle of shoot

relating to the lungs

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

to admit that you were wrong after someone corrects you

to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

to want something very much

the path that something moving through the air or space follows

the process of burning

based on a choice that seems random or not clearly explained

to find out the real reason for something or solve a problem

to record that you have started work or a shift

to get something for someone, especially as a favor or in an informal way

to try to get someone to like or approve of you, often in an insincere way

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the process of starting a computer

the act of fastening something with a screw

used to say that something is not surprising

affected by alcohol or drugs

a serious, determined expression before doing something difficult

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a person with red hair

wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

the loss of a pregnancy before the baby can survive

an ordinary person with no special status or qualities

not real, true, or honest; fake

to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

the cutting part of a drill

a member of a Christian group that believes in Jehovah and often goes door to door to preach

a substance you add to soil to help plants grow

a machine used for mixing ingredients

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

a living thing like a mold, yeast, or mushroom that grows on dead or decaying matter

a dishonest or unprincipled person

to submit something, such as a request or application

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

a small battery-powered light you can carry in your hand

relating to breathing or the organs used for breathing