24 S4E14: English vocabulary

a small line or fold in skin, fabric, or paper

to start taking control of something that belongs to someone else

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

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

careful behavior or speech that avoids offending people or revealing private information

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

the process of increasing gradually

the process of making something smaller or tighter by pressing it together

kept secret or done in a hidden way

used to say that you have received and understood a message

a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

to look through a group of things or information carefully to find something

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

a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs

never done, seen, or known before

another spelling of timeline

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

to move back and stay behind others

extremely important or necessary

to submit something, such as a request or application

a bomb hidden in a car and set to explode

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

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

the deliberate damaging or blocking of something to stop it working or succeeding

relating to the spine or spinal cord

to explain something to someone step by step

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

to trick someone by making them believe something false

to check or read something quickly

a casual way to say you feel embarrassed, annoyed, or frustrated

the act of building a bridge

a device that produces a narrow beam of light for use in technology, medicine, and science

to support a claim with facts or proof

the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

to affect someone so strongly that they cannot think clearly or deal with things well

as; in the same way that

to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

a person trained to give emergency medical care

to wait and be ready to act when needed

a period of time allowed for something to happen or be completed

used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

the act of tricking someone, or the fact of being tricked

the way a play, show, or event is arranged and presented

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

in your mind or feelings, rather than in a way that others can see

a machine that produces or controls a nuclear reaction

an official card or document that shows who someone is

the presence of something harmful or unwanted in a substance or place

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

the lower part of the body between the chest and the hips

to tell someone officially or formally about something

a helicopter

the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

the removal of things that are blocking a space or getting in the way

a casual way to say goodbye

to make something newer, better, or more advanced

to be strong enough to deal with something difficult or harmful

a large evergreen tree with flat leaves and fragrant, durable wood

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

a feeling of anger, worry, or lack of peace among a group of people

recorded video material of an event or place

to flow out over the edge of a container or area

used to express relief that something bad did not happen

to begin living in a new home

until a particular time or event

a unit for measuring liquid volume, equal to 1,000 milliliters

supposed to; expected or required to do something

trained to react in a particular way

protection from being punished, sued, or forced to do something

an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

being kept by the police or in prison, or being held somewhere by authority; also, a school punishment that makes a student stay after class

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