Grey's Anatomy S2E16: English vocabulary

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a person who watches or observes something

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

a machine that helps a patient breathe

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

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

moving or walking with quick, light steps

to stop a bad situation from getting worse

the act of entering a place or situation in a way that is unwanted or not allowed

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

the automatic reaction that makes you retch when something touches the back of your throat

a space inside the body that contains the organs

sexually excited

to honor an event or place by being present

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

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

a soldier who operates a gun or cannon

hard and dry, so it breaks or crumbles easily

the process of becoming smaller or shorter, or of squeezing together

relating to the Presbyterian Church

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a detailed set of requirements or technical details for something to be made or done

a complete and terrible destruction, especially one that is thought of as the end of the world

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

a person who behaves in a childish or immature way

far away; at a great distance

to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

to do something correctly or in the right way

the police

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

out of favor with someone; not liked by them

a group of wild boars

relating to time

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

a hospital room where surgery is performed

officially linked with another town, city, or organization

the act of putting things into bags or packages

the tube inside the body that leads from the vulva to the cervix

leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

to stop yourself from showing a strong feeling or doing something you want to do

a quick automatic reaction to something, without thinking

to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that liquid or air cannot move through it easily

involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

a device used to hold two things tightly together

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

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

to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

relating to breathing or the organs used for breathing

an insulting word for a stupid person

the process of giving birth to a baby

continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

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

a period of time when someone must stay in bed to recover from illness or injury

a device or piece of cloth used to stop someone from speaking

past tense and past participle of bed

an empty space inside something solid

unable to feel part of your body, often because it is cold or injured

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

made at home, not in a store or factory

to some extent; fairly

move up and down or back and forth quickly

to give something to another person

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

a heavy, repeated beating or striking sound

the sudden loss of control of the body caused by a medical condition

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