Smallville S9E11: English vocabulary

to move slightly back and forth, especially because of wind or uncertainty

the supposed ability to communicate thoughts without using the known senses

based on the facts and details of a situation

able to feel and understand things

a tall tower used for watching for danger or keeping guard

a prediction about what will happen to someone, based on astrology

to reveal who someone really is, or what something really means

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a group of families in ancient Rome who claimed the same ancestor

describing a close relationship or friendship that is not sexual

giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

a card game played by one person

covered with a protective outer layer

the time when someone or something is at its most successful or popular

the process of keeping eggs, cells, or microorganisms at the right temperature so they can develop

winning or succeeding after a struggle

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

to clean something by rubbing it hard

a heavy club with a metal head, used as a weapon

a person who attacks someone physically

so useful or valuable that you could not manage without it

covered with frost or looking cold and icy

to keep several things going at the same time by managing them carefully

the crime of taking money or property that you were trusted to manage

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

past tense of ski

to fill something up again

the move in chess that traps the opponent's king so it cannot escape

making quick, sharp movements

relating to the planet Mars or to imagined life there

to dig up something that is buried or hidden

difficult to find, catch, understand, or remember

locked with a key

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

to pull something off or out from where it grows or is attached

left after most of something has gone or been used

a very poor, crowded area of a city where people live in bad conditions

to talk in a casual, lively way

fastened with laces

the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

not clear, sharp, or easy to see

an act of cleaning a place or area

a person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole

evidence that suggests something is true, but does not prove it directly

a very large city, especially one that is important for business and culture

a lack of something that people need or want, especially food, sleep, or care

a person who is paid to kill someone

the act of people or things joining together as one

the state of being mentally healthy and able to think clearly and reasonably

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

to indicate or suggest something

past tense and past participle of shoot

moving quickly with light, springy steps

in a careful, organized way that follows a plan or method

a male donkey

to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

having wings

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

brave and noble behavior

to record that you have started work or a shift

depending on something else happening first

the grip that lets a wheel, tire, or shoe hold on to a surface

a complete and terrible destruction, especially one that is thought of as the end of the world

an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

the ability to know or understand something quickly without thinking it through

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to become very tired and unable to continue

far away; at a great distance

to get to the main point quickly

a time in the past in someone's life

a group of wild boars

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

to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

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