Grey's Anatomy S21E5: English vocabulary

relating to cleaning and looking after a building or place

the use of sedative drugs to make someone calm or sleepy

the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

able to be controlled or managed

to cause serious damage to something

to flow slowly through small holes or a porous material

starting to appear or become important

to stop a baby or young animal from drinking milk and start giving other food

to move a train or rail vehicle from one track to another

the farthest point or outer edge of something

one of three children or babies born at the same time

a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

red, swollen, and painful because of infection or irritation

the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

causing a lot of pain or suffering

to stay hidden and wait for a chance to act

a dish of meat, vegetables, or pasta baked slowly in the oven

the act of speaking words for someone else to write down or type

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

covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

the activity of riding on an inflatable tube for fun, especially on water

to make someone feel extreme fear

the act of keeping horses in stables

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

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

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

an organ in the body that helps clean the blood and fight infection

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

the process of breathing

the process of putting blood into someone's body through a vein

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

to keep several things going at the same time by managing them carefully

the act of lending something to someone

the surgical removal of part of the body, especially a limb

to become worse in quality, health, or morals

a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

a tool with a curved blade, used for cutting crops or grass by hand

a small device that fastens two things together

very unpleasant or annoying

having spikes or sharp points

a saxophone

to become worse in quality, condition, or value

to pull something back or back in

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

a portable musical instrument you play by squeezing bellows and pressing keys or buttons

spread out over a wide area; not concentrated

relating to blood vessels

the act of drawing air or liquid in by creating a partial vacuum

moving or walking with quick, light steps

a person who looks after a building or property

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

a strong feeling of shame or disapproval that people have about someone or something

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

clear and strong, and hard to ignore

a strong hope or ambition to do something

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

a medical treatment that changes a person's genes to help treat or prevent disease

make someone annoyed, impatient, or angry

a violin, especially one used in folk music

the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

the lowest adult female singing voice, or a singer with that voice

directly, without turning or avoiding anything

to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

the organ in a woman's body where a baby grows before birth

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

a cart in a hospital that carries emergency equipment and medicine

to practice a play, speech, or performance before presenting it

not deep or detailed enough

to examine something in more detail, especially by moving from a general view to specific parts

a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle

separated from the rest by cutting