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24 S1E10: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 10Action & AdventureDramaCrime

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  • preoccupy

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so they can think of little else

  • triangulate

    Word

    to find the position of something by using measurements from known points

  • 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

  • repeater

    Word

    a person or thing that repeats something

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • muting

    Word

    the act of making a sound or device silent

  • intolerable

    Word

    too bad, difficult, or unpleasant to accept or deal with

  • evener

    Word

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

  • eucalyptus

    Word

    a tall tree with strong-smelling leaves, often grown in warm countries

  • scapegoat

    Word

    a person who is blamed for other people's mistakes or problems

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  • respiration

    Word

    the process of breathing

  • blindfold

    Word

    a cloth or band tied over someone's eyes so they cannot see

  • voided

    Word

    made invalid or no longer legally effective

  • reactive

    Word

    reacting quickly to a change or stimulus

  • rationale

    Word

    the reason or set of reasons for something

  • break the story

    Phrase

    to be the first to report a news story

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • sherry

    Word

    a type of strong, pale wine from Spain

  • assassinate

    Word

    to kill an important person, especially for political reasons

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • leverage

    Word

    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • valet

    Word

    a person who helps someone with personal tasks, especially a rich or important person

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  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • bilateral

    Word

    involving or affecting two sides, especially two countries or groups

  • longitude

    Word

    the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees

  • congestion

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    a build-up or blockage that makes movement difficult, especially in traffic or in the body

  • yawn

    Word

    to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply, usually because you are tired or bored

  • tracing

    Word

    the act of following or marking the path or position of something

  • revise

    Word

    to change something after thinking about it again or getting new information

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • make an appearance

    Phrase

    to attend an event briefly, especially in a public or formal way

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • fly into

    Phrase

    to suddenly become very angry or upset

  • close in on

    Phrase

    to get closer to someone or something, especially while chasing or searching

  • flight plan

    Phrase

    a plan that gives the details of a flight

  • business school

    Phrase

    a school that offers courses in business and management

  • wire transfer

    Phrase

    a bank transfer sent electronically from one account to another

  • come out with

    Phrase

    to say something suddenly or without thinking first

  • latitude

    Word

    the distance of a place north or south of the equator

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • narrow down

    Phrase

    to reduce the number of possibilities so something becomes more specific

  • framing

    Word

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

  • socket

    Word

    a part that a plug, bulb, or other object fits into to make a connection

  • disconnect

    Word

    to break or end a connection between things

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • 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

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • navigate

    Word

    to find your way from one place to another

  • indefinitely

    Word

    for an unlimited or unknown length of time

  • curb

    Word

    the raised edge between a road and a sidewalk

  • slit

    Word

    to make a long, narrow cut in something

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • glimpse

    Word

    to see something briefly or only partly

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • care package

    Phrase

    a package sent to someone with food, snacks, or other comforting items

  • wiring

    Word

    the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

  • contributor

    Word

    a person who gives money, help, or work to a cause or project

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • subtitle

    Word

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

  • cellular

    Word

    relating to living cells

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • get the door

    Phrase

    to open the door when someone knocks

  • best bet

    Phrase

    the most likely or sensible choice

  • netting

    Word

    a light open fabric made of threads or cord with holes in it

  • inland

    Word

    toward or in the interior of a country, away from the coast

  • no good

    Phrase

    bad, useless, or not worth using

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • antenna

    Word

    a device that sends or receives radio, TV, or other signals

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • pull up

    Phrase

    to stop a vehicle by pulling over to the side of the road or another place

  • best man

    Phrase

    the man who helps the groom at a wedding

  • parking garage

    Phrase

    a building where people leave their cars

  • anyhow

    Word

    in any case; anyway

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • don't worry

    Phrase

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

  • assassination

    Word

    the killing of an important person, especially a political leader

  • move out

    Phrase

    to leave the home you live in and start living somewhere else

  • pull over

    Phrase

    to move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop

  • drip

    Word

    to fall in small drops

  • hang up

    Phrase

    to end a phone call

  • contracted

    Word

    to hire a person or company to do a job or provide a service

  • call back

    Phrase

    to phone someone again later, especially after missing their call

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • reset

    Word

    to change a setting, device, or password back to a new starting point

  • hang on

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to wait for a moment

  • mores

    Word

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

  • riverside

    Word

    the area of land next to a river

  • so much

    Phrase

    to a very great degree; very much

  • preliminary

    Word

    happening first and preparing for something more important

  • get off

    Phrase

    to leave a bus, train, plane, or other vehicle

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