Medium S4E14: English vocabulary

a unit for measuring electric voltage

locked with a key

covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

used to emphasize that a very large number of people are included

to end well or be resolved successfully

a room where products are shown to customers before they buy them

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 provide someone or something with the things needed for a particular purpose

a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

to think of someone or something in a particular way

to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

to press the gas pedal all the way down

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

the process of burning

to shock or surprise someone very much

causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

used at the end of a sentence to check that someone is following or agrees

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

not very serious or important; something to stay calm about

the installation of cables or a cable system

an official court order that allows police to search a place

to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

used to say that something is not surprising

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

the sending of letters, packages, or other items by mail

a machine with blades that is turned by moving water, steam, gas, or air to produce power

to drive a vehicle very fast, especially by pressing the accelerator hard

a time in the past in someone's life

a group of wild boars

used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

used to say you have won or beaten someone

the local office that handles police work in a town or city

to fight or argue intensely

a short drive in a car to check how it feels before buying it

a small or minor theft

the wires and equipment that supply electricity to a building, vehicle, or machine

a small device used for lighting cigarettes

to enter information by pressing keys or buttons

to get rid of someone or something by sending them away or pushing them aside

to submit something, such as a request or application

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

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

at the beginning; originally

to depend on something; to be decided by something

to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

to visit someone briefly and informally

to take part in something together with other people

having many bends or turns

a set of straps used to hold and control an animal, or to attach it to a cart or other vehicle

to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

to check or read something quickly

the part of a car that starts the engine

the act of building a bridge

to walk with short steps, dragging your feet a little

to make secret or new information known

as; in the same way that

the smallest part of a substance that can exist on its own and still keep its chemical properties

to fill someone with wonder or great surprise

to wind something long and flexible into a series of loops

the difference in local time between two places or time zones

make something false or copied in order to trick people

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

the act of playing drums

able to be changed or adjusted

to walk or move into a place in a single line, one after another

able to die; not living forever

to some extent; fairly

a written law passed by a government body

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

a statement or idea that forms the basis of an argument or theory