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Dallas S4E4: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 4SoapDramaFamily

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  • fleecy

    Word

    covered with soft wool or a wool-like material

  • altruistic

    Word

    showing care for other people and a willingness to help them, even at a cost to yourself

  • hypnotize

    Word

    to put someone into a hypnotic state

  • gloat

    Word

    to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

  • sanitarium

    Word

    a place where people stay to recover from illness or get long-term medical care

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • expend

    Word

    to spend or use up money, time, energy, or resources

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • tempering

    Word

    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • evener

    Word

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

  • hypnosis

    Word

    a state in which someone is very relaxed and more open to suggestion

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

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  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • overhear

    Word

    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • back at you

    Phrase

    used to say the same thing back to someone, often in a friendly or joking way

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • stepson

    Word

    the son of your husband or wife from a previous relationship

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • fives

    Word

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • refinery

    Word

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

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  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • nil

    Word

    zero; none

  • laid up

    Phrase

    staying in bed or at home because you are ill or injured

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • play hard to get

    Phrase

    to pretend not to be interested in someone romantically so they want you more

  • anticipate

    Word

    to expect something or think it will happen

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • want out

    Phrase

    to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

  • gun it

    Phrase

    to drive a vehicle very fast, especially by pressing the accelerator hard

  • no place

    Phrase

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

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • wait out

    Phrase

    to wait until a difficult or unpleasant situation is over

  • criminal lawyer

    Phrase

    a lawyer who specializes in criminal cases

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • tackled

    Word

    to deal with a problem or task in a determined way

  • inclined

    Word

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

  • broaden

    Word

    to make something wider or more general

  • memoir

    Word

    a book in which someone describes their own life and experiences

  • falling out

    Phrase

    a quarrel that ends a friendship or makes a relationship worse

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • hacker

    Word

    a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

  • framing

    Word

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

  • blacked out

    Phrase

    made dark so that light cannot pass through

  • gill

    Word

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

  • scotch

    Word

    to stop something from happening or continuing

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • admirer

    Word

    a person who admires someone or something

  • make up

    Phrase

    to invent something, especially a story, excuse, or plan

  • drop in

    Phrase

    to visit someone briefly and informally

  • complement

    Word

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

  • bourbon

    Word

    a type of American whiskey made from corn

  • shoot me

    Phrase

    a casual way to say you feel embarrassed, annoyed, or frustrated

  • get past

    Phrase

    to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

  • bluff

    Word

    to pretend you have an advantage, skill, or plan in order to trick someone

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • refresh

    Word

    to make someone or something feel stronger, fresher, or more energetic

  • homer

    Word

    a home run

  • stand by

    Phrase

    to wait and be ready to act when needed

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • you betcha

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying yes or certainly

  • donna

    Word

    an Italian title used before a woman's name

  • orient

    Word

    to find your position or direction in a new place

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • get better

    Phrase

    to become healthier or improve

  • piles

    Word

    a large amount of something

  • laying

    Word

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

  • watch it

    Phrase

    used to warn someone to be careful or stop what they are doing

  • no time

    Phrase

    a very short period of time

  • some people

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show disapproval or annoyance at someone's silly or rude behavior

  • bad temper

    Phrase

    a bad mood that makes someone easily annoyed or angry

  • branching

    Word

    dividing into smaller parts or sections

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • do business

    Phrase

    to be involved in buying and selling goods or services

  • fly off

    Phrase

    to run away quickly

  • every time

    Phrase

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

  • purely

    Word

    used to emphasize that something is true only in one way or for one reason

  • upsetting

    Word

    making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • no way

    Phrase

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

  • night night

    Phrase

    A childish way of saying goodnight

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • any longer

    Phrase

    used after a negative verb to mean that something is no longer true or happening

  • all along

    Phrase

    from the beginning; from the start

  • hi there

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying hello

  • reconsider

    Word

    to think about something again, especially before making a decision

  • don't worry

    Phrase

    A friendly way to tell someone not to be anxious or upset

  • say no

    Phrase

    to refuse to do or accept something

  • nope

    Word

    used to say no in a casual way

  • no thanks

    Phrase

    a polite way to say you do not want something

  • stop by

    Phrase

    to visit someone or a place briefly and informally

  • isn't it

    Phrase

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

  • live in

    Phrase

    to have your home in a particular place

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