Grey's Anatomy S3E8: English vocabulary

more able or skilled than someone or something else

showing disrespect or contempt

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

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

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

feeling dizzy and unsteady

so useful or valuable that you could not manage without it

a soft sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream

to make people or a place more civilized and polite

preserved in vinegar or salty water

to live or exist together, especially peacefully

a thick mass of blood or another liquid that has become partly solid

not alive; dead

the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

moving or walking with quick, light steps

an expression used to show disbelief or strong disagreement

not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

to stop a bad situation from getting worse

to talk in a casual, lively way

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

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

to say something that makes someone feel worse about a mistake, failure, or bad luck

a feeling of not being satisfied with your situation

to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

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

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

a cucumber preserved in vinegar or brine

a wild horse found in North America

to resign from an important job or public position

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to land or settle lightly on something

having thoughts of killing yourself

very sudden and extreme, with a strong effect

to move around within a system or area, or make something do this

a strong pain-relieving medicine used in hospitals

to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

the act of fastening something with a screw

having recovered and able to compete or succeed again

becoming more mature and fully developed

to go out to dance, especially at a club or party

a cell in the body that grows and divides uncontrollably and can form a tumor

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

relating to the abdomen or stomach area

a pipe or tube that carries fuel to an engine

a hospital where medical students and trainee doctors get practical training

officially linked with another town, city, or organization

to keep asking someone to do something in an annoying way

to move from one place to another, often over a long distance or at certain times of the year

A friendly way to say goodbye, often with a warm or religious tone

showing tension, worry, or discomfort

a large tub that you fill with water for washing your body

a device used to hold two things tightly together

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

deserving praise, help, or respect

having many small holes or dents on the surface

a piece of material with one thick end and one thin end, used to hold things in place or force them apart

somewhat like; in a way similar to

cut out of a piece of material or paper

the act of rubbing something with your hand or a cloth

an improvement that makes something better or more effective

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

as; in the same way that

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 person or animal that lives in a place

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

a character from a well-known nursery rhyme

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

to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

to hit someone or something with a quick, sharp blow

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

a period when someone is watched to see if they behave well, especially after a crime or before a job becomes permanent