Breaking Bad S2E9: English vocabulary

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

a small flat ring used with a bolt or screw to spread pressure or make a joint tighter

written or marked lightly with a pencil

to delay or slow something down

a soft black or gray mineral used in pencils and in making things like lubricants

a person who takes off their clothes as entertainment, especially in a club or bar

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

an emphatic, rude way of saying no

damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

locked with a key

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

a mistaken belief or idea

a part inside an engine or pump that moves back and forth in a tube

moving or walking with quick, light steps

a young man who is very fashionable and widely talked about

not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

to talk in a casual, lively way

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

a chemical compound made of oxygen and another element

used before a noun to mean previously owned or used, not new

a serious break in a relationship or situation

to start doing something in a way that may lead to serious or unwanted results

to stop something from growing or becoming a bigger problem

a device that makes a buzzing sound, often to signal something

the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

to mean or indicate something

to get something for someone, especially as a favor or in an informal way

the act of fastening something with a screw

from an unexpected place, source, or time

completely wet

to crush or bite something so it makes a loud, dry sound

spoken or written communication about a subject

far away; at a great distance

used to say that you hope something will happen, if God allows it

to walk or travel around without a fixed direction or purpose

a hill of sand formed by the wind, especially near the sea or in a desert

coated or mixed with sugar

wash clothes, sheets, or other fabric items

the tube inside the body that leads from the vulva to the cervix

methamphetamine, a highly addictive illegal drug

a chemical element that is important for plant and animal life

toward or to the side

to stop feeling upset, confused, or distracted and become calm again

a hard, bluish-white metal used in alloys and to coat other metals

to cook something until it is done all the way through

a loose piece of clothing worn over the shoulders, like a cloak

swelling, redness, heat, and pain in part of the body, often caused by injury or infection

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

at the beginning; originally

deserving praise, help, or respect

to enter information by typing it into a computer or device

to spend time in a place without doing anything in particular

cut out of a piece of material or paper

very much; to an extreme degree

the part of a car that starts the engine

to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

as; in the same way that

well educated and interested in art, literature, music, and similar subjects

to burn or shine with a sudden bright light

a small bed with high sides for a baby or young child

past tense and past participle of bed

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

before anything else; first of all

soft material used to make something more comfortable, protect it, or give it shape

the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

to some extent; fairly

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

a chemical element, symbol Na, that is a soft, highly reactive metal

not working properly because of a defect or mistake

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

the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

to make up or form something