Grey's Anatomy S6E9: English vocabulary

clear and easy to understand; expressed in a clear way

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

relating to the pancreas

a bitter fluid made by the liver that helps digest fat

a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

a soft, quiet sound, especially of people speaking

the act of keeping horses in stables

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

a blockage that stops something from moving or flowing normally

to form an opinion or guess based on evidence

a long, warm coat worn over other clothes in cold weather

a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

looking weak, unhealthy, or slightly ill

relating to the blood vessels that supply the heart

a person who builds or repairs thatched roofs

damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

an angry or dismissive way of telling someone to go away or stop bothering you

containing salt or tasting like salt

locked with a key

a casual command telling people to get ready for action

to have no moral or legal permission to do something

in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

the clear liquid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord

a piece of healthy skin used in surgery to cover a damaged area

a serious break in a relationship or situation

to honor an event or place by being present

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

a setback or decline

located at the front of something

relating to the lungs

to land or settle lightly on something

a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

so attractive or appealing that it is hard to resist

cause something to improve a lot

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

a serious illness that slowly damages the brain and causes problems with memory and thinking

to try something in a small way to see if it will work or be accepted

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

for now; until something changes

something that is not possible or not acceptable

to do something correctly or in the right way

until very late at night

relating to the way living things change over time

to laugh quietly

the fact of living in a place, or the place where you live

to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

to force someone or something to leave by chasing or pushing them away

the crucial point when the result of something becomes clear

to submit something, such as a request or application

a scientist who studies living things

relating to the spine or spinal cord

deserving praise, help, or respect

to think about the past, or about what happened before

to spend time in a place without doing anything in particular

to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

to make a group of people separate and go away

people who have little money or wealth

as; in the same way that

in Chinese philosophy, one of the two opposite forces in the universe, linked with darkness, passivity, and the moon

moving forward quickly and forcefully

relating to the heart

a school that is funded by the government

clothes you wear for sleeping

past tense and past participle of bed

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

done in a quiet, secret way

a branch of mathematics that uses letters and symbols to solve problems

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

the study of the structure of the bodies of people and animals

a tube or passage that carries air, liquid, or another substance

the lower part of the body between the chest and the hips

a short pole with a flat blade, used for moving a small boat or canoe

to put a liquid, drug, or other substance into something or someone

a casual way to say goodbye