24 S4E9: English vocabulary

moving or walking with quick, light steps

home; to or at home

to have no moral or legal permission to do something

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

an illness caused by too much exposure to radiation

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

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

earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

past tense and past participle of shoot

to shoot someone and kill them

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

to do something with full effort or confidence

relating to the eyes or vision

to record that you have started work or a shift

using thin glass or plastic fibers to send data or signals

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

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

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

objects used in a play, movie, or TV show

unfairly better or more considerate treatment than other people get

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to make something as effective, useful, or large as possible

to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

a person who is trained to prepare and give out medicines

the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

used to say you have won or beaten someone

to stand by and do nothing while something bad or important is happening

a phone call that includes several people at once

a list of people or things that need to be watched or checked regularly

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

the edge or border of something

the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

to use your authority to cancel or ignore a decision

to come to an end or stop being valid

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

away from home, especially while travelling or playing in another team’s venue

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

completely, with nothing left unpaid or unfinished

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

using optical fibres to send data or signals

to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

to send a quick message to someone

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

relating to travel or activity between states

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

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

marked or decorated with letters or writing

to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

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

a machine that produces or controls a nuclear reaction

the wearing away or breaking down of rock and other materials by air, water, and weather

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

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

an official card or document that shows who someone is

to become liquid because of heat

to tell someone officially or formally about something

the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

to some extent; fairly

to move away and stop bothering someone

allowing travel in only one direction

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

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

relating to living cells

a casual way to say goodbye

used to get someone's attention before saying something

an entrance or route into a place

having a ring or rings around it

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

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

bad, useless, or not worth using

to enter a place on foot

a strong feeling of dislike or revulsion

a person who makes a phone call

a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are