24 S2E12: English vocabulary

the reason or set of reasons for something

under someone’s control because they have been bribed

to hit something quickly with your hand

showing that something is likely true or real

the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

a large wild cat from the Americas, also called a mountain lion or puma

a type of strong, pale wine from Spain

to make it possible for something to happen

a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign army

a Muslim religious leader who leads prayers in a mosque

past tense and past participle of shoot

the state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism

harm done in return for harm received; revenge

the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

to do something with full effort or confidence

to hate or strongly dislike someone or something

to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start

to start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

showing agreement or saying yes

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a value or limit that affects how something works or is measured

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

a meeting that has been arranged for a particular time and place

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

to continue with a plan or activity, especially after a delay or discussion

the set of digits you dial before a phone number to show which area it is in

the police, army, and other groups that protect a country or respond to unrest

the number used to identify an aircraft, usually painted on its tail

a feature on a phone that shows the number of the person calling you

to gradually weaken or damage something, especially in a hidden or indirect way

willing or likely to do something; having a tendency to do it

to want to join in or be included in something

to take a number or amount away from another number or amount

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

at the beginning; originally

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

to act because of information, advice, or a rule

to get involved in a situation to help, stop something, or take control

a short stick used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir

to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

people who have little money or wealth

the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

as; in the same way that

to change the direction of something, or send it somewhere else

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

marked or decorated with letters or writing

to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

to go faster

to officially end a law, system, or practice

the amount of electric force in a circuit, measured in volts

a person who is killed or injured in an accident, war, or other event

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

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

an official card or document that shows who someone is

at all; used for emphasis in negative statements

the activity of discussing a topic in a formal way, especially to argue different sides

considered proper, honest, and socially acceptable

to some extent; fairly

the name used for God in Islam

allowing travel in only one direction

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

a casual way to say goodbye

the act of entering a phone number to call someone

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

a person believed to speak for God or to predict the future

grass and the layer of soil and roots it grows in

a set of step-by-step rules used to solve a problem or do a task, especially by a computer

a person who makes a phone call

very loud and forceful

a soft, wet mass of material

to behave in a playful romantic way toward someone

to control or influence someone or something, often in a dishonest or unfair way

to feel very excited and eager for something that will happen soon

not well known or not easily understood

a large flat green bean that is eaten as a vegetable

an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation