Desperate Housewives S2E3: English vocabulary

a small mistake or failure in concentration, memory, or judgment

a bill that shows what goods or services were provided and how much is owed

showing strong enthusiasm or excitement

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

quick, lively, and energetic

an official statement that you will not use a right or claim

the quality of being very formal and following rules of etiquette closely

something that is different from what is normal or expected

to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

helpful and willing to make things easier for other people

foolish behavior or a foolish decision

to buy a financial asset in small amounts over time instead of all at once

to honor an event or place by being present

a trick or plan used to deceive someone

a public performance of music or dance, often by a student or solo performer

to indicate or suggest something

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

staying hidden or shut away in a place, often for safety or privacy

the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

to record that you have started work or a shift

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

a person's usual way of thinking about things

something that is fake or meant to deceive

to make someone feel excited and eager

to expect something or think it will happen

clothes, especially formal or stylish clothes

a person who is trained to prepare and give out medicines

a group of wild boars

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

to make someone feel worried or under pressure

to move or act secretly so other people do not notice what you are doing

a large area of open grassland, especially in North America

a chemical element that is important for plant and animal life

the basic unit of money in Peru

to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

a way of behaving that avoids attracting attention

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

to stop bothering or criticizing someone

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to touch someone lightly in a way that makes them laugh

a friendly way to address a man or boy

to make a group of people separate and go away

people who have little money or wealth

comfortable, warm, and pleasant in a way that makes you feel relaxed

relating to a mother or motherhood

as; in the same way that

a king; used in the Latin title of a ruler or in names and titles

a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it

to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

to drive someone back somewhere, especially home

past tense and past participle of bed

a woman who welcomes and looks after guests in a restaurant, club, or at an event

done in a quiet, secret way

the work of sending bills and collecting payment

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

a medical examination of a body after death to find the cause of death

a period in the past that was enjoyable or memorable, often remembered with nostalgia

an exact copy of something

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

used to encourage someone to do something or try something

the feeling and actions of sadness after someone has died

a person whose job is to install and repair pipes, sinks, toilets, and other water systems

the act of speaking very quietly, or the soft sound of someone speaking quietly

to move away and stop bothering someone

a chemical element, symbol Na, that is a soft, highly reactive metal

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

not working properly because of a defect or mistake

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

not able to do something or deal with it

a casual way to say goodbye

a list of topics to be discussed at a meeting