House S3E3: English vocabulary

a serious type of skin cancer

to make a person or part of the body unable to move

the process of coloring fabric or other materials

bad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor

to fall or drop very quickly and suddenly

to be likely to do or agree with something

more able or skilled than someone or something else

the quality of being short in length, time, or amount

an exercise machine with a moving belt that lets you walk or run in one place

to breathe air out of your lungs

the division of people or opinions into two strongly opposed groups

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

a serious illness that can affect many parts of the body

small animals or insects that are unwanted because they spread disease or damage things

careful and hardworking, especially in doing tasks well

making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

the muscle below the lungs that helps you breathe

to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air

the act of keeping horses in stables

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

to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a medical tool used to inject or remove liquid

to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

a slight shaking movement

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

a blockage that stops something from moving or flowing normally

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

a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

boring, ordinary, and not interesting

to enter a place, organization, or group secretly in order to get information or cause harm

to send out light, heat, or energy

a machine that helps a patient breathe

a close-fitting cover for a knife, sword, or similar object

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

something that causes a reaction, interest, or activity

to complain in a high, annoying voice

a strong band of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone

acting quickly without thinking about the results

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

the life or world believed to exist after death

to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

a test that checks how well something can handle very difficult conditions or heavy use

an amount of a poison or drug that can cause death

a legal standard meaning an ordinary careful person

the space inside the abdomen where the internal organs are

to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

the act of being dismissed from a job

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

to seriously damage or weaken something

the act of moving something on wheels

a trick or plan used to deceive someone

to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

to move text automatically onto the next line when it reaches the end of a line

relating to the lungs

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

the formal ceremony when someone begins an important public job, especially as president

relating to the body; physical

to make a feeling, memory, or image come to mind

a drug-induced loss of feeling, or of feeling and consciousness, used during a medical procedure

to shock or surprise someone very much

to annoy someone or interfere with something, often in a playful or irritating way

to refuse to accept something, especially an idea or suggestion

a strong pain-relieving medicine used in hospitals

to press something so that it becomes smaller, flatter, or tighter

the act of fastening something with a screw

used after a number to show that there are more of the same kind than the number mentioned

to try to get two things that cannot be combined

to wish you could return to an earlier time or state

to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

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