Smallville S3E15: English vocabulary

a blockage that stops something from moving or flowing normally

the act of burning a dead body

relating to an artery

a dog trained to guard a house or property

a chemical compound containing chlorine

to become worse in quality, condition, or value

to force someone to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law or do not have legal permission to stay

moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

fastened with laces

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

a chemical compound used as a salt substitute, fertilizer, and medicine

to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

to divide land, money, power, or other things among people, often in a rough or unfair way

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

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

not getting much attention or being noticed

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

to record that you have started work or a shift

separated from the rest by cutting

to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

kept secret or done in a hidden way

far away; at a great distance

a newspaper notice about someone's death, often with a short life story

a person who is addicted to drugs

a group of wild boars

great respect and admiration that people have for someone or something because of its quality or success

used to say you have won or beaten someone

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

to create or produce something using a particular material or method

a hospital room where surgery is performed

the act of giving an organ for a transplant

a chemical element that is important for plant and animal life

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

care for a child in another family, usually for a limited time

research done using scientific methods

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

to appear or happen, especially by chance

to delay dealing with something

a person who has agreed to give an organ after death for transplantation

a scientist who studies living things

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

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

a clear liquid in blood or in some medicines and beauty products

words or pictures drawn or painted on walls or other public places, often without permission

to cut or shape something with a knife or tool

the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

as; in the same way that

the return to life after death

relating to medicinal drugs and their preparation or use

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

make something false or copied in order to trick people

using irony

toward the bottom of a hill or slope

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

in a strange or unusual way

firm, dry, and pleasantly hard or crunchy

to tell someone officially or formally about something

a helicopter

to some extent; fairly

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

to make money from a business or activity

to stretch something out toward someone

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

a casual way to say goodbye

a sandwich made with French bread, usually filled with meat, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise

to move gently from side to side or back and forth

to come loose and drop from something

something that shows the state or level of something

an operation in which an organ or tissue is moved from one body to another