Grey's Anatomy S4E14: English vocabulary

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

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

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 end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

a protein in the blood that helps the body fight infection

too much pride in yourself and a belief that you are better than other people

a dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid

sexual activity between two people

cause something to improve a lot

something you do to prevent harm or trouble

the process of taking a legal case to court

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

the act of fastening something with a screw

used to say that something is not believable

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

not required to do something or pay something that others must do or pay

a value or limit that affects how something works or is measured

used to show surprise or disbelief, or to ask someone to repeat what they said

used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

to do something correctly or in the right way

a rude or angry way of asking why someone is behaving badly or causing trouble

elegant, polished, and cultured in style or manner

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

a cancerous growth in the brain

the department in a company that handles hiring, employee records, and staff support

a serious operation on the brain

money paid in advance for a rental or service, returned if nothing is damaged or owed

to take action and become more involved or helpful

to leave a place in a line, one after another

a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

to refuse to buy from, use, or support a person, company, or country as a protest

a device used to hold two things tightly together

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

relating to the spine or spinal cord

deserving praise, help, or respect

wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

not seen or noticed

as; in the same way that

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

to spread people or things over a wider area

make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain

a close emotional or physical relationship between people

a small group of soldiers who train and fight together

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

impossible or very hard to forget

to stop something by force or authority

to some extent; fairly

a short pole with a flat blade, used for moving a small boat or canoe

preserved or sold in bottles

legally responsible for something

to put a liquid, drug, or other substance into something or someone

a casual way to say goodbye

a woman's shirt-like top, often with buttons or a collar

to be gentler or less strict with someone

a woman who is sexually attracted to women

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

a woman whose main job is taking care of her home and family

an operation in which an organ or tissue is moved from one body to another

an expression used to show that you do not believe what someone has said

pure white, like snow

people of the other sex

one of the speaker's or writer's friends

used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

to contact someone, especially by phone, email, or message

for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

to become completely unfrozen

to save money little by little for something you want to buy or do later

with someone or something else; in addition to

a waste liquid made by the kidneys and passed out of the body

fairly good; better than expected

to clean something by rubbing it hard with a brush, sponge, or cloth

a person who represents a company, group, or person

a student or trainee who works to gain experience, often for little or no pay