House S2E13: English vocabulary

easy to train, control, or manage

behaving in a way that shows you expect more honesty or goodness from others than from yourself

more able or skilled than someone or something else

either of the two organs in the scrotum that produce sperm and male hormones

relating to an ovary

to put handcuffs on someone

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

an organ behind the stomach that helps digest food and makes insulin

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

make something stronger, more intense, or more noticeable

a person who treats someone cruelly or violently, especially repeatedly

relating to the vagina

the act of keeping horses in stables

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

the act of visiting someone, especially in a hospital or prison

a return of a disease or bad habit after a period of improvement

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a harmless substance given to some patients in a test to compare its effects with a real medicine

feeling as if you might vomit

a rough, prickly seed case that sticks to clothes or animal fur

a medical tool used to inject or remove liquid

relating to the nervous system or to neurology

to grow back or become healthy again after damage or loss

people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

to make a substance or effect harmless or inactive

in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment

something that is different from what is normal or expected

in a way that seems to happen by magic

used in speech to mean “anyway” or “in any case,” often when changing the subject or continuing a point

a sudden strong expression of emotion, especially anger

containing salt or tasting like salt

to form a clear picture of something in your mind

trying to control or influence people in a dishonest way for your own benefit

to complain in a high, annoying voice

a condition in which a person loses some or all memory

to hit or push with the head or horns

very stylish and elegant

to shake slightly because you are cold, scared, or excited

to leave quickly

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

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

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

the amount of medicine or a drug that should be taken at one time or over a period of time

past tense and past participle of shoot

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

to let yourself enjoy something, especially something you like but may not need

a protein in the blood that helps the body fight infection

imagined rather than real

happening in the mind without you being aware of it

a structure in a cell that carries genes and passes on genetic information

a strong pain-relieving medicine used in hospitals

with awareness and intention; not by accident

to persuade or influence someone to do something

to persuade someone to have sex with you or do something they might not otherwise do

to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

the act of fastening something with a screw

separated from the rest by cutting

becoming more mature and fully developed

the main enemy of a character in a story, film, or game

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

showing or based on a difference

an unborn baby in the later stages of development

a situation that is not clearly one category, rule, or answer

to rush toward someone or something in an aggressive way

a group of wild boars

a substance in food or soil that plants and animals need to grow and stay healthy

an organ in the body that makes and releases chemicals

a condition in which you see one thing as two images

officially linked with another town, city, or organization

the act of putting things into bags or packages

a noisy, rough fight or argument

to make a sudden small movement, or to move with sudden small movements

to make a serious mistake or do something badly

to delay dealing with something

away from home, especially while travelling or playing in another team’s venue

to vomit