Desperate Housewives S8E4: English vocabulary

the number below the line in a fraction

the act of visiting someone, especially in a hospital or prison

to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement

covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

a person who watches or observes something

slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

a large, destructive fire

a beauty treatment for the hands and fingernails

to be enough for a need or purpose

a phrase, idea, or remark that has been used so often it is no longer original

pink or red in color

a small container with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids

a small, raised bubble on the skin filled with liquid

locked with a key

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

women's underwear, especially attractive or delicate styles

one of the people who helped found an important country or organization

a small animal with a body covered in sharp spines

a central open area surrounded by buildings, especially on a college campus

to look at someone or something with an angry, fixed stare

to have no moral or legal permission to do something

the roof of the mouth inside your mouth

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

to organize people or resources for a purpose

to make it possible for something to happen

in tennis, to win back a game after your opponent has broken your serve

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

to admit that you were wrong after someone corrects you

growing thickly and looking healthy and green

to breathe noisily while sleeping

stolen goods, especially goods taken in war or by pirates

a large rodent with sharp quills on its body

the larva of a butterfly or moth

a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

to record that you have started work or a shift

a business partner who provides money but does not help run the business

to throw something with a lot of force

a small hard seed inside some fruits

a legal right that protects a person's freedom and equal treatment

the act of fastening something with a screw

an informal term for a mother who spends a lot of time driving her children to school and activities

not agreeing with something else; contradictory

making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

used to say that something will happen whether people are ready or not

a person with red hair

far away; at a great distance

to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

to force someone or something to leave by chasing or pushing them away

to stay through something unpleasant until it ends

to get through something difficult by being determined and not giving up

to be very busy with lots of different tasks

money used to start a new business or project

to relax and do very little, especially by sitting or lying around

the area next to a bed

a person who has sex for money

A friendly way to say goodbye, often with a warm or religious tone

a person whose whereabouts are unknown

to wait until the next day before deciding something

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

a person who creates drawings or pictures for books, magazines, or websites

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to park a vehicle so that another vehicle cannot get out

restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

to stop something bad from happening

very much; to an extreme degree

to write something in full or in a finished form

to deal with a problem or difficult feeling gradually, step by step

as; in the same way that

moving forward quickly and forcefully

not fair or morally right

very strong and violent

in a way that is equal, level, or balanced