The Office S9E21: English vocabulary

a ball of fire, especially one caused by an explosion

a large sea mammal with thick skin, long tusks, and whiskers

showing very excited, restless, or out-of-control energy

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

moving or walking with quick, light steps

the act of adding salt to food or water

the day after a night of heavy drinking, when you feel hungover

used to say the same thing back to someone, often in a friendly or joking way

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

to force someone to leave a home or property, usually by legal action

to complain to someone about your problems for a long time

in baseball, to throw a pitch outside so the catcher can try to catch a runner off base

very busy and full of activity, often in a rushed or confusing way

make someone annoyed, impatient, or angry

a setback or decline

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

move back to a safer place

to speak quietly and unclearly, so that it is hard to understand

to do something with full effort or confidence

a set of beliefs or principles that guide a person or group

rude, offensive, or socially unacceptable

to record that you have started work or a shift

the state of living forever or never dying

an exclamation used to show laughter, surprise, or mockery

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

a visit by a doctor to a patient at home

to ring repeatedly or nonstop, especially a phone

the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

crying or showing tears

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a fixed and oversimplified idea about a group of people or things

to add something as an extra part, especially to a document or report

used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

a date that two couples go on together

money paid in advance for a rental or service, returned if nothing is damaged or owed

an event where companies show and promote their products to business buyers and visitors

a metal spike or wheel on a rider's heel, used to guide a horse

a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle

the edible root of a plant with dark red or purple flesh

to cry and produce tears

used in a ceremony or connected with one

help and support a company gives to customers before, during, and after a purchase

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

to delay dealing with something

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

a person whose job is to deliver mail and parcels

a small sharp nail with a flat head, used for fastening things to a surface

continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

a person whose job is to entertain people, especially by singing, acting, or telling jokes

directed toward the outside; on the outside rather than inside

as; in the same way that

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

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

the act of playing drums

not tight or firm; loose

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

a main or important thing, especially a food that is eaten often

to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

a legal responsibility for something, especially for damage or loss

someone's main paid job, especially one they do to support themselves

to some extent; fairly

move up and down or back and forth quickly

a style of music with strong rhythm and improvisation

a period of time between two events, especially while something is being arranged or replaced

to walk through water or another liquid with effort

a casual way to say goodbye

to suffer or die from lack of food

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

a small piece of paper with a sticky strip on the back, used for writing reminders

lasting for all of a person's life

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data