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24 S1E16: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 16Action & AdventureDramaCrime

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  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • entitle

    Word

    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • marshaling

    Word

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • withhold

    Word

    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

  • edgy

    Word

    nervous, tense, or easily annoyed

  • subcommittee

    Word

    a small committee made up of members of a larger committee

  • overhear

    Word

    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • kidnapper

    Word

    a person who kidnaps someone

  • assassinate

    Word

    to kill an important person, especially for political reasons

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  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • rout

    Word

    a complete defeat in which one side is forced to run away in disorder

  • break on

    Phrase

    to insult or embarrass someone in public

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • nightfall

    Word

    the time when it starts to get dark in the evening

  • middle of the road

    Phrase

    a position or style that is not extreme and is fairly ordinary

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • safe house

    Phrase

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

  • go public

    Phrase

    to make something secret known publicly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hands up

    Phrase

    a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

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  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • can't stand

    Phrase

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

  • shake up

    Phrase

    to upset or disturb someone badly

  • fire marshal

    Phrase

    an official who checks fire safety and investigates fires

  • tiptoe around

    Phrase

    to avoid speaking directly about a difficult or sensitive topic

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • read me

    Phrase

    a file that gives basic information about a software program or project

  • come out with

    Phrase

    to say something suddenly or without thinking first

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • fugitive

    Word

    a person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger

  • provisional

    Word

    temporary and likely to change later

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • stand in

    Phrase

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

  • get past

    Phrase

    to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

  • observatory

    Word

    a building where scientists study stars, planets, and space

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • now now

    Phrase

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

  • operative

    Word

    working or in effect

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • chopper

    Word

    a helicopter

  • logging

    Word

    the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • back off

    Phrase

    to move away and stop bothering someone

  • rational

    Word

    based on reason and logic, not feelings

  • subtitle

    Word

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

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • constitute

    Word

    to make up or form something

  • one moment

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to wait for a short time

  • endanger

    Word

    to put someone or something in danger of harm or damage

  • too late

    Phrase

    so late that something can no longer be done or changed

  • every time

    Phrase

    used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

  • upsetting

    Word

    making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • men's room

    Phrase

    a public toilet for men

  • assured

    Word

    certain and confident

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • just now

    Phrase

    a very short time ago

  • hotel room

    Phrase

    a room in a hotel for guests to stay in

  • fifteen minutes

    Phrase

    a period of 15 minutes

  • don't worry

    Phrase

    A friendly way to tell someone not to be anxious or upset

  • assassin

    Word

    a person who murders someone, especially for money or political reasons

  • in time

    Phrase

    at the right time, before it is too late

  • good work

    Phrase

    A friendly way to praise someone for doing something well

  • bonded

    Word

    joined firmly to something else by glue, heat, or pressure

  • justify

    Word

    to show that something is right, necessary, or reasonable

  • isn't it

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • hand in

    Phrase

    to give something to the proper person or place, especially as required

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • hang on

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to wait for a moment

  • quartered

    Word

    to cut something into four equal parts

  • intentionally

    Word

    done on purpose

  • mores

    Word

    the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

  • retrieve

    Word

    to get something back or bring it back

  • last time

    Phrase

    the previous time something happened or was done

  • end up

    Phrase

    to finally be in a situation, often unexpectedly

  • come on in

    Phrase

    please come inside

  • stay in

    Phrase

    to stay at home, especially for the evening or night

  • subtle

    Word

    hard to notice, describe, or understand because it is very slight

  • get down

    Phrase

    to lower your body until you are close to the ground

  • shooter

    Word

    a person who shoots, especially with a gun

  • intimate

    Word

    very close and personal

  • pick up

    Phrase

    to lift something off a surface or the ground with your hand or hands

  • crashing

    Word

    making a loud, crashing sound as it moves or falls

  • go on

    Phrase

    to continue doing something or to continue in a state

  • get in

    Phrase

    to enter a vehicle or enclosed space

  • think about

    Phrase

    to spend time considering something

  • hold on

    Phrase

    wait for a moment

  • authorize

    Word

    to give official permission for something

  • talk about

    Phrase

    to discuss or mention something

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