Dark Angel S2E12: English vocabulary

the act of getting back something that was lost or stored

moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

a cloth or band tied over someone's eyes so they cannot see

the scientific study of animals

looking old, worn, and a little dirty or untidy

a feeling that you or the room is spinning, often making you unsteady

the distant past

used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

moving or walking with quick, light steps

believing that people are mostly selfish and cannot be trusted to be sincere

to make an exact copy of something or repeat an experiment or result

moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

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

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

a person or thing that finds something

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

a protein in the blood that helps the body fight infection

used to say you do not care anymore and are giving up on something

burning very brightly and strongly

imagined rather than real

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

to shock or surprise someone very much

to refuse to accept something, especially an idea or suggestion

the liquid in your mouth that helps you chew and swallow food

the act of fastening something with a screw

a thin layer of material on a surface

to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start

to realize that someone is investigating you or has discovered something about you

enough extra space or time to make things easier

looking or sounding a little suspicious or not fully trustworthy

quick to understand things

slow to understand or notice things

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

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to think that something is probably true or will happen

the process of making a surface or material smooth

used to show surprise or disbelief, or to ask someone to repeat what they said

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

used to say cheers before drinking alcohol

to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

mentally healthy and able to think clearly

used to say you have won or beaten someone

for a very long time

a small amount of blood taken from the body for testing

a strong alcoholic drink made from agave, originally from Mexico

used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

to delay dealing with something

to avoid giving a direct answer or dealing with a topic directly

the central part of something, especially the most important part of a group, idea, or system

a dishonest or unprincipled person

a church, especially in Scotland

based on an imagined situation rather than a real one

to stop something from happening or continuing

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to depend on something; to be decided by something

close to the exact amount, size, or number, but not exact

to spend time in a place without doing anything in particular

to end a romantic relationship

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

to wash something quickly with clean water

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

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

as; in the same way that

to find someone or something after searching for them

to make the harsh sound a duck makes

an empty space inside something solid

the process of becoming narrower

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

an underground pipe or system of pipes that carries away waste water and sewage

every other one; each alternate one

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

to cover something with a new layer of paint

the act of stopping something for a short time