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Dallas S9E21: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 21SoapDramaFamily

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  • appropriateness

    Word

    the quality of being suitable or proper for a particular situation

  • humbles

    Word

    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • stalked

    Word

    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • evener

    Word

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

  • jeopardize

    Word

    to put someone or something in danger

  • smeared

    Word

    covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

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  • itinerary

    Word

    a plan or schedule for a trip, including the places you will go

  • accommodating

    Word

    helpful and willing to make things easier for other people

  • wire service

    Phrase

    a news agency that sends reports to newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations

  • bottom dollar

    Phrase

    all of someone's money, especially the last money they have

  • time first

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying someone should go first or take the first turn

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • reorganize

    Word

    to organize something again in a new or better way

  • elaborated

    Word

    to explain something in more detail

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • kidnapper

    Word

    a person who kidnaps someone

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  • carry away

    Phrase

    to make someone so excited or emotional that they lose control

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • senseless

    Word

    stupid, pointless, or not sensible

  • fives

    Word

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

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • slept on

    Phrase

    not appreciated enough; overlooked or undervalued

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • surrey

    Word

    a light four-wheeled carriage with seats facing forward

  • smear

    Word

    a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • just what the doctor ordered

    Phrase

    Something that is exactly what is needed or wanted

  • keel

    Word

    the long ridge under a ship or boat that runs along the bottom and helps support it

  • what the doctor ordered

    Phrase

    something that is exactly right or very helpful in a situation

  • discretion

    Word

    careful behavior or speech that avoids offending people or revealing private information

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • ordeal

    Word

    a very difficult, painful, or upsetting experience

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • on file

    Phrase

    officially recorded and kept for later use

  • under the impression

    Phrase

    believing that something is true, often when it is not

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • come down on

    Phrase

    to punish or criticize someone severely

  • police chief

    Phrase

    the person who is in charge of a police department

  • let off

    Phrase

    to let someone avoid punishment or a penalty

  • sailboat

    Word

    a small boat with sails

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • bum

    Word

    a person who is lazy and avoids work

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • sleep on

    Phrase

    to wait until the next day before deciding something

  • reason with

    Phrase

    to try to persuade someone to do or accept something by using reason

  • call away

    Phrase

    to make someone leave what they are doing, usually suddenly or unexpectedly

  • look in on

    Phrase

    To visit someone briefly to make sure they are okay

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • framing

    Word

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

  • turn out

    Phrase

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

  • 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

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • moron

    Word

    an insulting word for a stupid person

  • mourn

    Word

    to feel deep sadness because someone has died

  • sly

    Word

    clever in a sneaky or dishonest way

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • sounding

    Word

    the act of measuring how deep water is

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • second thoughts

    Phrase

    a feeling of doubt or hesitation after you have made a decision

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • wiring

    Word

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

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • profiting

    Word

    to make money from a business or activity

  • emerald

    Word

    a bright green precious stone

  • slippery

    Word

    hard to hold or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • bandit

    Word

    a robber, especially one who belongs to a gang

  • ransom

    Word

    money that is paid to free a kidnapped person or get back something stolen

  • after dark

    Phrase

    after it gets dark; at night

  • scenery

    Word

    the natural beauty of a place, especially the view of land, hills, or countryside

  • way in

    Phrase

    an entrance or route into a place

  • one moment

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to wait for a short time

  • footage

    Word

    recorded video material of an event or place

  • psychiatric

    Word

    relating to the treatment of mental illness

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • piles

    Word

    a large amount of something

  • laying

    Word

    present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

  • no time

    Phrase

    a very short period of time

  • blinding

    Word

    so bright that it is hard to see

  • can't wait

    Phrase

    to feel very excited and eager for something that will happen soon

  • how are things

    Phrase

    a casual way of asking how someone is doing or how life is going

  • petroleum

    Word

    a thick liquid found underground that is refined into fuels like gasoline and diesel

  • conditioned

    Word

    trained to react in a particular way

  • impatient

    Word

    annoyed because you have to wait or because something is too slow

  • upsetting

    Word

    making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

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