24 S2E6: English vocabulary

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

constantly in your thoughts; hard to stop thinking about

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

used to show surprise or disbelief, or to ask someone to repeat what they said

likely to cause doubt, concern, or suspicion

used to say you have won or beaten someone

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

used to introduce a statement that is honest or frank

the people serving in a country's armed forces

a serious expression that shows no amusement or emotion

the act of skillfully handling or controlling something

to punish someone by doing harm in return for a wrong done to you or someone else

able to be trusted or believed

the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

to come to an end or stop being valid

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

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

to check on something later or continue dealing with it

to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

to make secret or new information known

the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

the act of changing the direction of something

as; in the same way that

to stop yourself from doing something

showing no pity or mercy

the work of sending bills and collecting payment

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

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

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

having stripes or a striped pattern

a brain injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head, often causing confusion or dizziness

to tell someone officially or formally about something

a helicopter

to some extent; fairly

to give something to another person

a person who carries out an investigation, especially for the police or another organization

a casual way to say goodbye

the process of finding and hiring new people for a job or organization

said to a female animal, especially a dog, when she has done something well

a pair of jeans

carefully planned to achieve a particular goal, especially in a difficult situation

bad, useless, or not worth using

used to express relief that something bad did not happen

an official agreement between countries or groups

very loud and forceful

present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

one of the speaker's or writer's friends

being in a hospital as a patient

to be involved in buying and selling goods or services

trained to react in a particular way

protection given by a country to someone who has left their own country because they are in danger

making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

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

from the beginning; from the start

ideas or guesses about something when you do not have enough facts

a building where Muslims gather to pray

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

the willingness to accept people or ideas that are different from your own

another chance to do something after you failed or missed it before

the moving of people out of a place because of danger

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

an informal, friendly greeting

a game or system in which people buy tickets and winners are chosen by chance

to make someone accept a rule, decision, or idea

the use of violence to create fear and achieve political aims

having been settled or made clear

to remove something from a place, container, or package

more correct or more suitable

to support or defend someone or something