Dallas S2E1: English vocabulary

locked with a key

a person or animal that digs

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

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

to make it possible for something to happen

walk heavily or noisily

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

directly, without turning or avoiding anything

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

to use effort, energy, or influence to do something or to affect something

relating to Byzantium, the Byzantine Empire, or its art and culture

the process of taking a legal case to court

to hit the ground or floor with your foot hard, often because you are angry or excited

a drink or medicine that is meant to make you feel stronger or healthier

the act of ending something, especially a job, contract, or agreement

almost; very nearly

to stop arguing or fighting and become friendly again

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

to make someone feel excited and eager

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

for now; until something changes

the loss of a pregnancy before the baby can survive

to do something correctly or in the right way

coated or mixed with sugar

a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

as usual; as always

to think carefully about something before deciding

in a blunt or direct way

alcoholic drink, especially strong liquor

away from home, especially while travelling or playing in another team’s venue

to keep complaining about something or bringing it up again and again

to stop bothering or criticizing someone

made dark so that light cannot pass through

in complete agreement; with everyone voting the same way

cut out of a piece of material or paper

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

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

a small sweet biscuit made from graham flour

as; in the same way that

a king; used in the Latin title of a ruler or in names and titles

to fill someone with wonder or great surprise

marked or decorated with letters or writing

to make a mistake or do something badly

clothes you wear for sleeping

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

a thin, crisp biscuit, often eaten with cheese or spreads

a large musical instrument with strings, played with your fingers

to leave your parents' home and start living somewhere else

firm, dry, and pleasantly hard or crunchy

to some extent; fairly

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

unnecessary excitement, activity, or concern about something

a casual way to say goodbye

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

a robber, especially one who belongs to a gang

a strong alcoholic drink made from grain and flavored with juniper and other plants

said to a female animal, especially a dog, when she has done something well

stopped and unable to continue moving or working

an entrance or route into a place

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

a soft, wet mass of material

to behave in a playful romantic way toward someone

a gathering of relatives or family members, especially one held after they have been apart

a clear fizzy drink made from carbonated water

a drink made with vodka and tonic water

being in a hospital as a patient

to become swollen or larger

used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

at some time after the one mentioned or understood

to give things out to people one by one