House S3E2: English vocabulary

relating to the area around the pubic bone or genitals

turned or operated by a crank

to secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a strong-smelling substance used in perfumes

showing disrespect or contempt

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

the part at the back of the eye that senses light and sends visual signals to the brain

the process when a sperm cell joins an egg cell

a nerve cell that sends signals in the body and brain

the long bone in the upper part of the leg

something you see, hear, or feel that seems real but is not caused by anything outside your mind

a faint or unsteady light

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

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

to hold someone or something close in your arms in a loving way

to answer quickly, often in a sharp or witty way

likely to make people angry or cause trouble

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

relating to the nervous system or to neurology

the way a writer or artist presents a character

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

a back door, especially one used as a secondary entrance

to grow back or become healthy again after damage or loss

the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

a steep rocky hill or peak

seeming reasonable or likely to be true

to cut off a branch or other part from a tree

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

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

happening from time to time, with breaks in between

to become worse in quality, condition, or value

a small, tight group or mass of things

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

to hit something quickly with your hand

the act of getting into something or going through it

a medical condition that causes repeated seizures

the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

to wear away or slowly destroy something over time

to stop a bad situation from getting worse

the quality of not thinking you are more important than other people

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

a dangerous condition in which fluid collects in the lungs

the regular patterns of electrical activity in the brain

the supposed kidnapping of a person by aliens

to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

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

to think of someone or something in a particular way

past tense and past participle of shoot

relating to the lungs

to form or imagine an idea, plan, or situation in your mind

a protein in the blood that helps the body fight infection

relating to the Earth or to things that live on it

relating to the senses, especially sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

the part of your arm between the elbow and the wrist

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

a very early stage of a human or animal before birth or hatching

a vegetable with long green stalks that are eaten raw or cooked

a bed, especially one on a ship or in a train or bus

to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

the act of giving a person or animal a vaccine to protect against a disease

a small symbol on a computer screen that shows where the next click or action will happen

to persuade or influence someone to do something

the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

the act of fastening something with a screw

a strong, light metal used in aircraft, tools, and medical implants

the rounded part of something, especially one of the sections of a brain or the lower part of the ear

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

showing or based on a difference

to stay in one place in the air

to ignore something wrong on purpose

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

a group of wild boars