Smallville S2E21: English vocabulary

to make someone very interested or curious

the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

to hit or push with the head or horns

believing that people are mostly selfish and cannot be trusted to be sincere

to remove impurities from a substance

a very large city, especially one that is important for business and culture

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

a joke that is cruel, offensive, or in bad taste

to let yourself enjoy something, especially something you like but may not need

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

a bright streak of light in the sky caused by a small rock burning up in the atmosphere

a very early stage of a human or animal before birth or hatching

happening in the mind without you being aware of it

to lean or slope in a particular direction

to give up something, especially a right, title, or position

the friendly feeling of being with someone and enjoying their company

to record that you have started work or a shift

in a way that relates to genes or genetics

causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

to tell someone to stop interfering in your affairs

to start supporting an idea, plan, or project

used after a number to show that there are more of the same kind than the number mentioned

a polite or informal way of saying that someone accidentally urinated or defecated in their clothes

in a very successful way

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a measure of length, equal to about 33 inches (84 centimeters).

the process of making a surface or material smooth

used to say that someone has succeeded very well

to think you are seeing something that is not really there

in the direction that a river or stream flows

a group of wild boars

a feeling of hostility or resentment toward someone

a great success

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

a small round bread roll, sometimes sweet

to check on something later or continue dealing with it

to end a romantic relationship

the act of building a bridge

as; in the same way that

not working properly or having a fault

to visit a place often

to spread people or things over a wider area

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

a long weapon with a pointed metal tip, used for thrusting

to go faster

very; extremely

extremely surprising or impressive

to some extent; fairly

based on reason and logic, not feelings

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

hard to hold or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy

a set of moral principles or values

a casual way to say goodbye

used to introduce a question or comment that you are making out of curiosity

something you have done successfully, especially something difficult

the area of land behind a house

making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

looking sad, worried, or troubled, as if something bad has happened

an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

a place where dead people are buried, often near a church

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

used after a negative verb to mean that something is no longer true or happening

to hire a person or company to do a job or provide a service

at a great distance from here

more correct or more suitable

a small fault or imperfection in something

the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

the act of becoming awake

at the same point in time as something else

information or data put into a computer, machine, or system

a box for a dead body before burial or cremation

to a very great degree; very much

used to say that something happens or is done each day

the next occasion; the time after this one

to have confidence in someone or something

a usual pattern of behavior or feeling