Dallas S2E4: English vocabulary

a period of staying awake, especially to watch, pray, or wait for news

relating to the blood vessels that supply the heart

easily upset or offended

a person or organization that gives money or support to a person, project, or cause

small dishes served before the main course

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

having had a religious conversion or spiritual awakening

a military command telling soldiers to turn around and face the opposite direction

able to be trusted because you are honest and reliable

to make someone feel very sad, discouraged, or hopeless

a sloping tube or slide that things move down

a young man who is very fashionable and widely talked about

to shake slightly because you are cold, scared, or excited

to end well or be resolved successfully

home; to or at home

a boy or young man who does small jobs and errands in an office

acting quickly without thinking about the results

using these words or actions to make something official

deserved or legally owned; having a valid claim to something

to force an enemy or crowd to move back

to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

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

earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

a person whose job is to study rocks, the earth, and how they change over time

to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

to leave a partner or commitment suddenly and without warning

to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a longer route taken to avoid a problem or to go somewhere else first

to do something correctly or in the right way

coated or mixed with sugar

used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

to fail to keep a promise or agreement

to invent or come up with something in your mind

to attend a meeting, class, or event without taking part

a vote that can decide the result of an election or decision

the act of renting something, especially a car or equipment, for a period of time

a black material used for making roads and roofs

a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

willing or likely to do something; having a tendency to do it

used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

a large bird that eats dead animals

to elect someone to a job or position by voting

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

to be found to be true, real, or the case

a device used to hold two things tightly together

land covered with grass for animals to graze on

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

to visit someone briefly and informally

to leave quickly, often in a hurry or without saying much

to check or read something quickly

somewhat like; in a way similar to

used to say that you strongly dislike or reject something

to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

as; in the same way that

relating to the heart

to wait and be ready to act when needed

the act of destroying something or causing serious damage

make something false or copied in order to trick people

to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

to arrange or set up something, especially equipment, for a particular purpose

a business owned and run by members of the same family

to join a group, place, or activity again

to rest and recover your energy

used to express relief that something bad did not happen or has ended

to move away from the right path, place, or topic

very soon; expected to happen at any moment

to some extent; fairly

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

to stand somewhere and waste time doing nothing useful

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

a female horse

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

a casual way to say goodbye