Grey's Anatomy S18E15: English vocabulary

the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes

to persuade someone not to do something

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

to fall or drop very quickly and suddenly

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a thick glove with a long cuff that protects the wrist and lower arm

to push or touch someone or something gently

to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

quick and light in movement or action; agile

to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

to correct something and make it right

a tall, narrow pointed part on top of a building, especially a church tower

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

to get something, especially with effort or care

making a long, sharp s sound

official approval that a school, course, or organization meets required standards

the act of making something shorter or less long

to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

a slight shaking movement

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

to form an opinion or guess based on evidence

moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

a sailor, especially one who travels on the sea

to block a place or path, or make movement difficult

to move away from a usual course, rule, or pattern

able to move quickly and easily

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

causing trouble, difficulty, or discomfort

temporary and improvised, used because the proper thing is not available

the late hours of the night

an informal short form of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

the central point or part that something turns around

a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

a deep, rich sound that continues for a moment

the life or world believed to exist after death

always telling the truth; honest

a serious mental or emotional collapse

to make or become darker

having a brain that has stopped working completely, so the person cannot recover

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

to help someone or something develop and grow

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

a set of methods used in a particular field of study or activity

to resign from an important job or public position

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

too much pride in yourself and a belief that you are better than other people

the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

very careful, thorough, and exact

in a way that relates to genes or genetics

a machine or program that imitates a real machine, situation, or process for practice or testing

an organ that stores urine before it leaves the body

a child or young person with an unusually high level of skill or talent

to worry about possible trouble before it happens

the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

a large, expensive car, often driven by a chauffeur

a serious illness that slowly damages the brain and causes problems with memory and thinking

to criticize something by pointing out its flaws or weaknesses

to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

to make someone feel excited and eager

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

used to say that someone has succeeded very well

to have a strong desire to achieve something

a strong feeling of wanting something very much

a problem caused by drinking too much alcohol

a group of wild boars

relating to stars

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

the fact of living in a place, or the place where you live

used to say you have won or beaten someone

to make someone feel worried or under pressure

a hospital room where surgery is performed

to connect someone by telephone to another person or place

a hospital where medical students and trainee doctors get practical training

to enter a place suddenly and roughly