24 S4E23: English vocabulary

to arrest someone, especially a suspect

to organize people or resources for a purpose

to move toward the same point or place

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

to make or become darker

past tense and past participle of shoot

to officially choose someone for a job or role

a place where people are kept and forced to work

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

to fasten something to a hook, rope, chain, or strap

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

to do something with full effort or confidence

careful and often critical examination of something

working properly and ready to use

to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

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

cause something to improve a lot

to become overwhelmed by strong emotions or stress

to make a list, report, or book by gathering information from different sources

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

used to emphasize that something is completely true or extreme

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

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

kept secret or done in a hidden way

for now; until something changes

the act of sending troops or equipment to a place for a mission

to do something correctly or in the right way

an informal way of saying that something is impossible or will definitely not happen

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

a group of wild boars

a phone call that includes several people at once

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

the organized help and action taken to deal with an emergency

to increase something, especially by a small amount

a still image from a film or video

unwanted sound in the background that makes it hard to hear something clearly

the number of deaths in a population during a particular period

in a blunt or direct way

at the very last possible moment before something happens

an official who represents their government in a foreign city and helps citizens there

moving up and down repeatedly

without paying anything

the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

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

the quality of moving or acting in a hidden, quiet way

a person who helps two people or groups work or communicate together

to delay dealing with something

to play a recording again

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

to fall behind in movement, progress, or development

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

an area of open land with few trees, often wet and wild

according to what is expected or believed, but not necessarily in real life

to trick someone by making them believe something false

the act of making something stronger or more effective

temporary and likely to change later

to support a claim with facts or proof

used to say that you strongly dislike or reject something

continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

it is likely that something will happen or be true

as; in the same way that

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

a person trained to give emergency medical care

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

every other one; each alternate one

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

an official card or document that shows who someone is

to tell someone officially or formally about something

a helicopter

to some extent; fairly

a casual way to say goodbye

stopped and unable to continue moving or working

to be strong enough to deal with something difficult or harmful