Nova S45E15: English vocabulary

food and drink that give a person strength and keep them alive

a person who studies weather and predicts it

a person who looks for something

in a nervous way

a person who saves someone from danger or a difficult situation

calm, quiet, and not lively

a decorative border or strip along the edge of something

able to be imagined or thought of

more able or skilled than someone or something else

stiff, formal, and a little old-fashioned

good at finding quick and clever ways to solve problems

dangerous because it may cause harm or trouble

to make someone feel extreme fear

very dangerous or risky

to run faster than someone or something, or to escape by running

a metal pin used to join pieces of metal together

a very large number of things or people

a pile of hay

winning or succeeding after a struggle

the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

a faint or unsteady light

something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

a place with many paths or passages that are hard to find your way through

the activity of riding on a sled or sled-like vehicle over snow

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

covering a large area or including many things; extensive

to become stronger, more serious, or more intense

to appear as a large, often threatening shape, especially in the distance

existing, happening, or found under the earth's surface

dark, dirty, and hard to see through

great skill or ability in doing something

to sit quietly and focus your mind, often for relaxation or spiritual reasons

in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment

designed to move through air with less resistance

a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

serious danger, especially danger of death or injury

the front part of an army or group moving forward

locked with a key

temporary and improvised, used because the proper thing is not available

to help explain something or make it easier to understand

to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

moving or walking with quick, light steps

a narrow passage or corridor that lets people move from one place to another

to stop resisting something and give in to it

to talk in a casual, lively way

to travel across or through a place

to suddenly put someone or something into a difficult situation or state

directly, without turning or avoiding anything

to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

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

the amount of medicine or a drug that should be taken at one time or over a period of time

To move from more detailed data to a broader level

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

used to say that something seems true or reasonable at first, but may not be when you look more closely

to be willing to do something extreme or surprising

kind, polite, and pleasant to people

the process of dealing with stress, problems, or difficult feelings

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to land or settle lightly on something

to move down to a lower level

a frame with handles or poles for carrying a sick or injured person

a large movement of people leaving a place

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

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

a drug-induced loss of feeling, or of feeling and consciousness, used during a medical procedure

to practice a play, speech, or performance before presenting it

a device for controlling the flow of water from a pipe

the dark outline or shape of someone or something seen against a lighter background

very surprising and seeming impossible in a good way

to understand something fully

something you do to prevent harm or trouble

to press something so that it becomes smaller, flatter, or tighter

a small vehicle for moving over snow or ice

to a very great degree; extremely

to openly refuse to obey or accept something