Dallas S6E9: English vocabulary

having a decorative edge made of hanging threads or strips

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

a person who lives alone, often for religious reasons

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a natural ability for doing something well

the act of moving along without using power

small dishes served before the main course

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

to burn something until it turns black

printed across the full width of a page or column, with no indentation

a large, flat dish used for serving food

to be very good or impressive

ready to attack, defeat, or finish something off

to hit or push with the head or horns

a person or system that closely watches people and limits their privacy

pleasantly soft, smooth, and not harsh

used to challenge someone to try something, especially a fight or argument

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

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

to make something cleaner, cooler, or more pleasant

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

to make someone so excited or emotional that they lose control

to secretly place a bid on your own item at an auction, usually to drive the price up

directly, without turning or avoiding anything

past tense and past participle of shoot

used as a friendly greeting, especially in American English

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

a factory where oil is cleaned and made into fuel and other products

cause something to improve a lot

to enter a place suddenly and forcefully

not kind or welcoming

very beautiful, delicate, or finely made

the need for quick action

almost; very nearly

to say what you are thinking as you think it

used to describe something that has been expected or delayed for a long time

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

used to strongly agree with someone

to do something correctly or in the right way

an informal way of greeting someone and asking what has happened recently in their life

to make beer, tea, or coffee by soaking or boiling ingredients in water

a group of wild boars

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

familiar with something because you know it well

to enter a room or place and unexpectedly see someone doing something private

to meet a problem, difficulty, or opponent

a person who has sex for money

in or to the eastern part of the United States, especially from the Midwest or West

an amount that is left over after what is needed has been used

alcoholic drink, especially strong liquor

to use something carefully so it is not wasted

a breathing organ that fish and some other water animals use to get oxygen from water

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

at the beginning; originally

to depend on something; to be decided by something

a friendly way of asking what someone would like to order or have

having many small holes or dents on the surface

a type of American whiskey made from corn

clever in a sneaky or dishonest way

as; in the same way that

located or happening at sea, away from the shore

to accept something eagerly, especially an offer or opportunity

past tense and past participle of bed

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

your family and relatives

a woman who welcomes and looks after guests in a restaurant, club, or at an event

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

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

the wearing away or breaking down of rock and other materials by air, water, and weather

using irony

any one of a group, without saying which one

an Italian title used before a woman's name

to some extent; fairly

to move away and stop bothering someone

Various different things, events, or tasks

allowing travel in only one direction