Medium S1E3: English vocabulary

the sides of the face below the eyes

making you feel very cold; cold enough to make you shiver

strange in a way that makes you feel nervous or frightened

the scientific study of language and how it works

the habit of caring only about yourself and not about other people

used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

to a very great degree; extremely

used to describe an action done deliberately and without pity or emotion

completely lost or gone; no longer available

to be lost, removed, or carried away, especially suddenly

the number of miles a vehicle has traveled

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

an advantage that helps you get ahead or succeed

to stop something from succeeding

past tense and past participle of shoot

moving quickly with light, springy steps

a state of confusion, disorder, or strong emotional upset

a male donkey

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

a trained doctor who treats animals

to fill something too full so that it bulges or spills out

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply, usually because you are tired or bored

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

an official court order that allows police to search a place

used to say that something is not surprising

an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

to seem reasonable or consistent

a police officer who investigates crimes

used to give a reason or explanation

to laugh quietly

a group of wild boars

a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used

to focus your attention on something or decide to pursue it

someone who seems able to know what other people are thinking

laws or rules that limit who can buy, own, or use guns

the edge or border of something

not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

the act of putting things into bags or packages

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

to succeed in doing something difficult

a person who commits a harmful, illegal, or immoral act

to appear or happen, especially by chance

to agree to something or let something happen, often reluctantly

behaving in a secretive or dishonest way

to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to break or end a connection between things

someone who claims to have special powers to know things or see the future

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

to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

having many bends or turns

to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

to stop something bad from happening

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

as; in the same way that

to find someone or something after searching for them

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

to lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen

the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet, written as Π or π

past tense and past participle of bed

a signal that danger or an emergency has ended and it is safe to continue

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

done in a quiet, secret way

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

at an early stage; before much time has passed

to stop something by force or authority

to copy the way someone speaks or acts

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

the fact that two things are alike

an Italian title used before a woman's name

to some extent; fairly

to let out a long, deep breath that shows sadness, relief, tiredness, or frustration