House S1E16: English vocabulary

helping to make something happen or develop

relating to the time before a baby is born

a thin medical cloth used for covering wounds or stopping bleeding

a sign that something is not normal or expected

unpleasant, offensive, or likely to cause dislike

to a very great degree; extremely

calm, quiet, and not lively

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

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

one of the two organs in a woman's body that produce eggs

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

extremely overweight, especially in a way that affects health

to argue about small, unimportant things

to express something in a particular way

without looking, or without being able to see clearly

the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

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

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

speech or writing that uses irony to mock or show contempt

moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

a small cut made in the body, usually during an operation

the surgical removal of part of the body, especially a limb

the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

showing an unhealthy interest in unpleasant or disturbing things, especially death or injury

relating to metabolism, the chemical processes in the body

a Protestant minister or pastor

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

a fight or struggle, especially one involving many people

making quick, sharp movements

a painful open sore on the skin or inside the body

a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

moving with quick, light jumps

bad-tempered, easily annoyed, or in a bad mood

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

set back into a surface so it does not stick out

not harmful or dangerous

people who are unusually short because of dwarfism

the small round part on a person's chest that milk comes from in women and some female animals

a difficult or unlucky situation

clear and strong, and hard to ignore

the life or world believed to exist after death

a simple sugar that the body uses for energy

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

a doctor who specializes in plastic surgery

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

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 be willing to do something extreme or surprising

not taking part in a conflict or argument

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

a large cave or a large chamber inside a cave

to persuade or influence someone to do something

to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

the act of fastening something with a screw

to cost someone a lot of money

relating to diabetes or to people who have diabetes

the condition of having too much body fat

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

too strong or sudden to be controlled

far away; at a great distance

the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

the condition of being unable to sleep well

high blood pressure

an organ in the body that makes and releases chemicals

relating to the abdomen or stomach area

to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

a test used to find out whether someone is pregnant

to become too big or too old for something, especially clothes or a habit

to understand or notice the real meaning of something, even when it is hidden or not obvious

a solid mass of blood that forms inside a blood vessel

something you have done better than ever before

to make a serious mistake or do something badly