Grey's Anatomy S8E21: English vocabulary

a high level of skill or knowledge in a subject or activity

to block a place or path, or make movement difficult

a machine that helps a patient breathe

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

to become worse in quality, condition, or value

to form a clear picture of something in your mind

to pull something back or back in

to be very good or impressive

used to strongly agree that something is obviously true or expected

to hit or push with the head or horns

an affectionate way to address a woman

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

to make it possible for something to happen

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

to share a prison cell with another person

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

to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

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

covered with sweat

a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

the intestines

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a joking or sarcastic way to describe something as very smart or clever

a medicine that prevents blood from clotting too easily

a person with red hair

a person who talks too much, especially by saying things that should be kept private

something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

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

used to say you have won or beaten someone

an informal way of asking what is happening or what the situation is

to keep asking someone to do something in an annoying way

a noisy, rough fight or argument

a liquid used to make paint or other coatings thinner

not at all; to no extent

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

to vomit

stiff and not able to bend easily

to submit something, such as a request or application

the deliberate damaging or blocking of something to stop it working or succeeding

relating to the mouth or to speaking

a device used to hold two things tightly together

to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

deserving praise, help, or respect

to support a claim with facts or proof

the act of saving something from loss or damage

to make a group of people separate and go away

relating to a mother or motherhood

as; in the same way that

calm and not dangerous, or not wild

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

the movement of fresh air through a room, building, or other space

covered with or full of mist

to grow or develop very well

to arrange or set up something, especially equipment, for a particular purpose

very; extremely

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

by hand, not with a machine or computer

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

not at all; to no degree

to some extent; fairly

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

a chemical in the body that controls how cells and organs work

a casual way to say goodbye

used to introduce a question or comment that you are making out of curiosity

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

used to say that something will happen or is true even if someone does not want it

to breathe out in short bursts, often with effort

a word or phrase that describes something by comparing it to something else in a non-literal way

bad, useless, or not worth using

present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

an exclamation used to show disapproval or annoyance at someone's silly or rude behavior