Modern Family S11E5: English vocabulary

a late morning meal that combines breakfast and lunch

to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

to make something continue for a long time, especially something bad or false

a small creature in stories that lives underground and is often shown guarding treasure

a product you put on your body to stop or reduce body odor

to make someone feel calmer, less upset, or less in pain

seeming reasonable or likely to be true

to stop doing or providing something

making you feel calm and relaxed

to spend time with other people in a friendly, relaxed way

a piece of paper, plastic, or similar material that covers something

to hit or push with the head or horns

to talk in a casual, lively way

to make it possible for something to happen

the activity of making clothes or other items by looping yarn with needles

the act of being dismissed from a job

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

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

to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

to trick someone or take advantage of them for personal gain

moving quickly with light, springy steps

a person who helps someone with personal tasks, especially a rich or important person

to feel worried or afraid about something that may happen

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

to record that you have started work or a shift

to tell someone something surprising or unpleasant, especially suddenly

used to say that something is not believable

something that is extremely easy to do or understand

becoming more mature and fully developed

to make someone feel excited and eager

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

money, especially a large amount of it

coated or mixed with sugar

a group of wild boars

to tell someone to be quiet

to enter a room or place and unexpectedly see someone doing something private

a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

to deal with a problem or task in a determined way

a person who is lazy and avoids work

a reward, especially one offered for catching someone or finding something

the fact that all living things eventually die

to stop something from happening or continuing

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

a small battery-powered light you can carry in your hand

deserving praise, help, or respect

to invent something, especially a story, excuse, or plan

to speak or act more quickly

to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

small, playful trouble or bad behavior, especially by children

as; in the same way that

to support the weight of something so it does not fall

a photo or picture

a drill powered by electricity or a battery

past tense and past participle of bed

a small explosive device used for celebrations or displays

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

very; extremely

using irony

to run slowly and steadily, especially for exercise

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

a dried grape

to some extent; fairly

an organized campaign to achieve a social, political, or religious goal

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

looking or feeling young, or having the energy of a young person

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

a tooth that a child has before the permanent teeth come in

having a ring or rings around it

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

using the exact meaning of words, without exaggeration or metaphor

the quality of being simple, clear, and not complicated

the process of making holes with a drill

the act of sending something on to another place

so late that something can no longer be done or changed

used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

a short, loud sound, often used to show sudden impact or excitement