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Pilot: Person of Interest (2011) S01E01 English vocabulary

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  • blubbering

    Word

    crying loudly and uncontrollably

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • lockup

    Word

    a jail or prison, especially a small one used for short-term holding

  • alimony

    Word

    money that one ex-spouse pays to the other after a divorce

  • ringleader

    Word

    the person who leads a group, especially one doing something bad or illegal

  • disparity

    Word

    a big difference between two things, especially in amount or level

  • reprisal

    Word

    an act of revenge or punishment in response to an attack or injury

  • contemplate

    Word

    to think carefully about something for a while

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • limbo

    Word

    a state of uncertainty while you are waiting for a decision or result

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

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  • replenish

    Word

    to fill something up again

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • forget you

    Phrase

    an angry or dismissive way of telling someone to go away or stop bothering you

  • cartel

    Word

    a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • see into

    Phrase

    to find out the truth about something by investigating it

  • frame up

    Phrase

    to make false evidence so that someone seems guilty of a crime

  • cultivate

    Word

    to prepare land for growing crops or plants

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • proxy

    Word

    the authority to act or vote for someone else

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  • witness protection

    Phrase

    a government program that gives witnesses new identities and protection when they are in danger

  • vested

    Word

    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • eject

    Word

    to force something out or out of a place

  • casing

    Word

    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • wheeler

    Word

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

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • what is your problem

    Phrase

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

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • personal effect

    Phrase

    personal belongings, especially ones you carry with you

  • budget cut

    Phrase

    a reduction in planned spending

  • uptown

    Word

    the upper part of a city or town, especially away from the center

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • personal effects

    Phrase

    a person's belongings, especially the ones they take with them when traveling or moving

  • eat away at

    Phrase

    to gradually damage or wear something away

  • oyster

    Word

    a sea animal with a hard shell that lives attached to rocks

  • sideways

    Word

    toward or to the side

  • perpetrator

    Word

    a person who commits a harmful, illegal, or immoral act

  • tequila

    Word

    a strong alcoholic drink made from agave, originally from Mexico

  • day one

    Phrase

    from the very beginning

  • bum

    Word

    a person who is lazy and avoids work

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • pass along

    Phrase

    to tell someone something so they can tell other people

  • accomplice

    Word

    a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

  • sort through

    Phrase

    to look through a group of things carefully to find what you need or decide what matters

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • dotted

    Word

    covered with small dots or spots

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • wind up

    Phrase

    to end up in a particular place, situation, or state

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • finch

    Word

    a small bird that eats seeds and often sings

  • track down

    Phrase

    to find someone or something after searching for them

  • firearm

    Word

    a gun that can be carried and used by one person

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • id

    Word

    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • grudge

    Word

    a lasting feeling of anger or resentment about something that happened in the past

  • shelling

    Word

    the act of removing shells or outer coverings from nuts, seeds, or other food

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • promptly

    Word

    with little or no delay; immediately

  • digit

    Word

    a number from 0 to 9

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • dialing

    Word

    the act of entering a phone number to call someone

  • stalled

    Word

    stopped and unable to continue moving or working

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • no good

    Phrase

    bad, useless, or not worth using

  • step on

    Phrase

    to put your foot on something

  • no time

    Phrase

    a very short period of time

  • either way

    Phrase

    used to say that the result is the same no matter which choice happens

  • move in

    Phrase

    to begin living in a new home

  • blinding

    Word

    so bright that it is hard to see

  • too late

    Phrase

    so late that something can no longer be done or changed

  • tab

    Word

    a small flap or strip used for holding, fastening, or pulling something

  • counselor

    Word

    a person whose job is to help people with personal, school, or emotional problems

  • Bad Thing

    Phrase

    something that has a bad effect or causes trouble

  • crooked

    Word

    not straight; bent or uneven

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • men's room

    Phrase

    a public toilet for men

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • all along

    Phrase

    from the beginning; from the start

  • conviction

    Word

    a strongly held belief or opinion

  • don't worry

    Phrase

    A friendly way to tell someone not to be anxious or upset

  • bankruptcy

    Word

    a legal process for people or businesses that cannot pay their debts

  • nope

    Word

    used to say no in a casual way

  • testimony

    Word

    a formal statement given in court as evidence

  • las

    Word

    The syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.

    Translation: the

  • hey hey

    Phrase

    an informal, friendly greeting

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