Dallas S7E23: English vocabulary

the act of pulling something tight

moving or walking with quick, light steps

to end well or be resolved successfully

money that is legally held and managed for someone else

to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

the act of being dismissed from a job

to indicate or suggest something

to seem to bring good or bad luck to someone

kind, polite, and pleasant to people

to lose something, especially a right, game, or prize, as a penalty

to draw a line under a word or phrase, especially for emphasis

the use of several layers, especially in clothing

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to be lucky and succeed by chance

relating to astronomy or space

property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

used to say that something is not surprising

the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to do something correctly or in the right way

to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

a group of wild boars

a tube that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquid or powder into a small opening

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

over the side of a boat or ship and into the water

to create or produce something using a particular material or method

to act too quickly without thinking carefully

a machine that records when workers arrive and leave work

a careful check done again to make sure something is correct

in a way that is hard to explain or understand

very good or impressive

without paying anything

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

a file that gives basic information about a software program or project

busy and not available

to keep going and finish something difficult

To visit someone briefly to make sure they are okay

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

written in a slanted style of type

something that goes well with something else and makes it look or work better

to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

to end a romantic relationship

used to say that something seems true or has become clear from the facts

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

the colored part of the eye around the pupil

to make a group of people separate and go away

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

as; in the same way that

the price paid to buy something

located or happening at sea, away from the shore

past tense and past participle of bed

a strong alcoholic drink made from wine or fruit

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

very; extremely

to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

to tell someone that you are happy about their success or good luck

to look quickly, especially secretly or from a hidden place

to some extent; fairly

to make money from a business or activity

legally responsible for something

to walk through water or another liquid with effort

a casual way to say goodbye

in a sudden and very noticeable way

to suffer or die from lack of food

a statement or idea that can be discussed or argued about

a heavy, repeated beating or striking sound

the process of people making bids in an auction

an extra amount of money added to a normal price or payment

a large area of land

an exclamation used to show surprise or mild shock

a prefix meaning 'not' or 'without

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

a soft, wet mass of material