The Good Doctor S3E15: English vocabulary

done to stop something before it happens, especially an attack

the part of the throat that contains the vocal cords

to feel very hungry

to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

to make a sharp clicking sound

a small, soft light or shine

the area between a person's legs where the legs join the body

looking like glass, especially because it is smooth, shiny, or clear

a score of two in tennis, or the point that makes the score 40–40

to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

causing nausea or a feeling of disgust

to fall or drop very quickly and suddenly

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to breathe air out of your lungs

a tax on certain goods, such as alcohol, tobacco, or fuel

the act of making a sound or device silent

showing disrespect or contempt

the act of taking back a statement, claim, or promise

describing a close relationship or friendship that is not sexual

a hard, salty cheese used in Italian cooking

the state of being fixed or made firm

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

a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

without looking, or without being able to see clearly

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

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

to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

a very rich and powerful person, especially in business or media

a tough, flexible tissue in the body, found in places like the nose, ears, and joints

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

going or placed across something, especially at a right angle

a soft thread used for cleaning between your teeth

a pipe or passage that carries water, gas, or wires from one place to another

a piece of a plant that is joined to another plant so they grow together

aware of something and careful about it

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

a doctor who examines body tissue and samples to find the cause of disease or death

to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

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

a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

located at the back or rear of something

to block a place or path, or make movement difficult

to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

to pull something back or back in

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

to spend time with other people in a friendly, relaxed way

having raised ridges or lines

a strong band of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone

to stop a bad situation from getting worse

the roof of the mouth inside your mouth

the act of sealing a hole or gap

to organize people or resources for a purpose

a feeling of not being confident or safe

in a way that is useful or fits a plan or situation well

to travel across or through a place

one of the large veins in the neck that carries blood from the head back to the heart

to flirt with someone in a bold, obvious way

the degree to which something is serious, severe, or intense

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

a car with two doors and a fixed roof

to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

located at the front of something

a short, sharp ringing sound

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to breathe noisily while sleeping

to land or settle lightly on something

the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

to record that you have started work or a shift

a way of earning the money you need to live

to flatter someone insincerely, especially a person in authority, to get an advantage

to press something so that it becomes smaller, flatter, or tighter

to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

an exclamation used to show laughter, surprise, or mockery

the grip that lets a wheel, tire, or shoe hold on to a surface