House S8E20: English vocabulary

to drink enough water or other liquid to keep your body healthy

either of the two main arteries that carry blood to the head and neck

things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

able to kill bacteria or stop them from growing

a place in an organ or tissue where blood flow is blocked and the tissue dies

the use of force or pressure to get something

showing abilities or intelligence at a younger age than usual

one of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart

wrong or based on a mistake

to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

money that one ex-spouse pays to the other after a divorce

to describe or measure something in numbers

the process of coloring fabric or other materials

a strong smell, especially smoke, gas, or vapor

a dead human body

involving exploration, testing, or investigation

a substance that makes the body or brain more active

a serious mental illness that can cause a person to lose touch with reality

showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

lasting only a very short time

to formally admit someone to a job, group, or organization

in a serious or solemn way

a gland in the neck that makes hormones controlling growth and metabolism

to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

a pile of hay

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

a small glass container for holding a liquid, especially medicine

having enough water in your body

in a way that uses reason and logic

to spread out and gradually disappear

the period of a person's life when they are a boy

a way of getting around a rule or law because of a gap or weakness in it

tests and checks used to find out what is wrong with a machine, system, or body

a person or thing that is very difficult to defeat or deal with

a plan or schedule for a trip, including the places you will go

very stupid or silly, often in a way that annoys you

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a phrase, idea, or remark that has been used so often it is no longer original

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

the lack of courage to do something difficult or dangerous

a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

happening from time to time, with breaks in between

the habit of caring only about yourself and not about other people

locked with a key

done or happening after death

a heart attack

the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

to complain in a high, annoying voice

an activity you do for pleasure in your free time

a rare mental disorder in which a person believes they are dead or do not exist

to damage someone’s or something’s reputation

a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

moving or walking with quick, light steps

a person or system that closely watches people and limits their privacy

using statistics or based on statistical data

a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

to talk in a casual, lively way

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

a simple sugar that the body uses for energy

the lower left chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the body

not useful or realistic in practice

the act of moving something on wheels

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

the act of making something bigger or more extensive

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

very much; extremely

responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

not interested in something and not caring about it

relating to the front part of something

a drug-induced loss of feeling, or of feeling and consciousness, used during a medical procedure

something you do to prevent harm or trouble

at a very short distance; with little space between things

a way of showing or presenting something, especially in art, film, or speech

the intestines

the act of fastening something with a screw