Dexter S5E4: English vocabulary

the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

to cut off someone's head, especially as a form of execution

to express something in a particular way

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

relating to the neck or the cervix

damaged by a sharp object that has made a hole in it

a person who attacks someone physically

a sexual act in which someone uses their mouth to stimulate a man's penis

an offensive exclamation used to show annoyance or frustration

a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

the sides of the face below the eyes

Used to tell someone rudely to go away or stop bothering you

having raised ridges or lines

to hit or push with the head or horns

a police department that investigates complaints against officers

in a very bad, damaged, or disordered state

a large heavy knife used for cutting plants

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

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

one of the seven bones in the neck

the crime of attacking someone and physically hurting them

the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

past tense and past participle of shoot

cause something to improve a lot

almost; very nearly

to spend time in prison as punishment for a crime

to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

to hit something with a quick, hard blow

to feel very impatient and eager for something to happen

a rude or angry way of asking why someone is behaving badly or causing trouble

a football play in which the ball carrier runs around the outside of the line

a group of wild boars

used to say that something should have happened earlier

a formal statement made under oath, often for use in court

a breaking of traffic laws

a person whose whereabouts are unknown

another spelling of timeline

a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

to delay dealing with something

to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

not done, paid, or arrived by the expected time

in a very harsh, cruel, or violent way

used to express surprise, worry, or mild annoyance

to stop something bad from happening

as; in the same way that

a person trained to give emergency medical care

marked or decorated with letters or writing

a common medicine used to reduce pain, fever, and swelling

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

past tense and past participle of pierce

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

by hand, not with a machine or computer

graduate school or a graduate program at a university

a casual way to say goodbye

a sweet fried cake, often shaped like a ring

a rolled bundle of tobacco for smoking

to become healthier or improve

to end something, especially a contract, job, or service

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

bad, useless, or not worth using

washed or carried onto land by the sea

a casual way of saying that everything is fine or acceptable

a small cabinet, usually in a bathroom, for storing medicines and toiletries

A day you take off from work to go on vacation or handle personal matters

being in a hospital as a patient

very large; huge

an exclamation used when something goes wrong or seems about to go wrong

for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

before the expected or usual time