Dark Angel S1E17: English vocabulary

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

an opening part of a book, play, or film that comes before the main story

usually; in the normal way

floating on water and not sinking

a small armed group that kills people for a government or powerful group

the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

a person who lives in a free, unconventional way, especially an artist

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

a small tower on top of a building or at one of its corners

to dance in a lively, energetic way

the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

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

to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

a payment given to someone for helping connect two people in a business deal

past tense and past participle of shoot

a luxury apartment on the top floor of a building

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

burning very brightly and strongly

the cost of sending a letter or package by mail

to find out the real reason for something or solve a problem

working properly and ready to use

to cut grass or crops with a machine or a scythe

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the process of starting a computer

the act of fastening something with a screw

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

the loss of a pregnancy before the baby can survive

a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof

a long strand of twisted fibers used for knitting or weaving

coated or mixed with sugar

a group of wild boars

used to say that something should have happened earlier

practice shooting at a target

a test done in real-world conditions, not in a lab or workshop

to make someone learn something by repeating it many times, often in a forceful or unpleasant way

officially linked with another town, city, or organization

made from herbs or plants, especially for tea, medicine, or flavoring

very good or impressive

the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

a basic raw material or farm product that is bought and sold in large amounts

the quality of moving or acting in a hidden, quiet way

to delay dealing with something

to connect a device to a power source or another device

involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

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

to speak or act more quickly

to park a vehicle so that another vehicle cannot get out

having many bends or turns

to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

to support a claim with facts or proof

to make a group of people separate and go away

to find someone or something after searching for them

a place where you can stay, especially for a short time

to throw something with a lot of force

located or happening at sea, away from the shore

to wave or signal to a taxi or other vehicle so it stops

the process of becoming narrower

make something false or copied in order to trick people

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

money that a person or company earns

temporary release of a prisoner before the end of a sentence, with conditions

a person who has done something illegal or wrong

soft material used to make something more comfortable, protect it, or give it shape

the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

to give something to another person

preserved or sold in bottles

a very large, bright fire

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

informal: a person who is easily fooled or taken advantage of

a casual way to say goodbye

the process of people making bids in an auction

a thick, oily substance used to make moving parts work smoothly

a small flying machine that is controlled from a distance