Smallville S9E14: English vocabulary

pink or red in color

locked with a key

a pair of glasses

a period when something is deliberately stopped or put on hold

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

to have no moral or legal permission to do something

a statement that gives all the important facts, especially when something might affect your opinion

to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

used to say that something has completely disappeared or been destroyed

a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

a typical example or model of something

to think of someone or something in a particular way

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

a person who develops theories, especially in science or politics

small pieces of metal or other material thrown out by an explosion

stolen goods, especially goods taken in war or by pirates

to land or settle lightly on something

the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

a fielding position in cricket near the boundary on the off side

to record that you have started work or a shift

a pay level in a system that sets how much someone earns, especially in the military or government

the act of making secret or unknown information known

at a very short distance; with little space between things

to slow down and enjoy life instead of always rushing

the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to pause something for a short time

to seem reasonable or consistent

to walk or travel around without a fixed direction or purpose

an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

having more money coming in than going out, so that there is a profit

a meeting that has been arranged for a particular time and place

to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

a small amount of blood taken from the body for testing

to start opposing someone or something you used to support

an underground pit or tank that lets water drain into the ground

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

a person who saves someone from danger or serious trouble

a student who is training to become an officer in the army, navy, or air force

to try to avoid a problem, duty, or responsibility

a request for an extra performance at the end of a concert or show

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

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

to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

to be later than planned or expected

in a bright way; with a lot of light

a piece of material with one thick end and one thin end, used to hold things in place or force them apart

very cold, especially in a way that feels unpleasant

to check on something later or continue dealing with it

wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

a device that produces a narrow beam of light for use in technology, medicine, and science

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

the green figure on a pedestrian signal that means it is safe to cross

as; in the same way that

marked or decorated with letters or writing

the act of destroying something or causing serious damage

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

to make someone feel less interested in something or not want to do it

the act of stopping something for a short time

the top part of a hill or wave

to some extent; fairly

to join the armed forces, or to sign someone up for military service

a person who carries out an investigation, especially for the police or another organization

a casual way to say goodbye

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

less important than the main thing, but connected to it

to be strong enough to deal with something difficult or harmful

used to praise someone for doing something well

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

relating to the treatment of mental illness