The Dark Knight (2008) English vocabulary

causing a lot of pain or suffering

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

to make someone legally or morally required to do something

showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

careful attention to possible danger or problems

slightly damaged by a dent

a person who believes that the world can be improved and wants to make it better

the mechanism inside a clock

written or marked lightly with a pencil

careful and persistent effort

a person who is not accepted by a group or society

a person who moves goods illegally across a border

a test or audition to see if someone is suitable for a team, role, or activity

a liquid or cream you put on your skin to make it softer or treat it

to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to give someone a different job, role, or place to work

to be enough for a need or purpose

to fill something up again

the act of moving your tongue over something

a small orange fruit with a loose skin that is easy to peel

a sudden wish to do something, often without planning it

able to move quickly and easily

to send out light, heat, or energy

a unit for measuring electric voltage

an offensive word for a man who is thought to be mentally ill or behaving in a wild way

a person who tries to rescue or defend someone in a way that seems overly noble or romantic

at the moment something or someone is seen; immediately when seen

to stay indifferent while other people suffer or while something bad happens

made hard or tougher by heat, cold, use, or time

to hit something quickly with your hand

to spend time with other people in a friendly, relaxed way

a teasing phrase used to ask someone why they are acting so serious or intense

a casual command telling people to get ready for action

a person who strongly supports and works for a cause

moving or walking with quick, light steps

at the same time that something else is happening

a police department that investigates complaints against officers

a funny play, film, or situation that is full of silly or unlikely events

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

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

the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

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

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

the person who leads a police force or police department

money that is legally held and managed for someone else

the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

believing that certain events or objects can bring good or bad luck

to open a file, website, or other content in a window on a computer

past tense and past participle of shoot

to be in charge of a meeting, court case, or ceremony

the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

a luxury apartment on the top floor of a building

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

deeply involved in a difficult or troublesome situation

a remark that shows you were right after someone else was wrong

to make a law official by voting for or approving it

to force something out or out of a place

imagined rather than real

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

a radio band used for broadcasting over long distances

military help from aircraft during a battle or attack

to record that you have started work or a shift

showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

a feeling of hopelessness, often when you think a situation cannot improve

to shoot and kill someone with a gun