The Mentalist S1E13: English vocabulary

more able or skilled than someone or something else

very unpleasant, ugly, or frightening

to throw or hit someone or something with a lot of small objects

good at understanding people and situations and making smart decisions

causing or likely to cause arguments

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

able to persuade people to do or believe something

the mechanism inside a clock

deeply religious and devoted to God

in a way that shows you know something is true or wrong

a state in which someone is very relaxed and more open to suggestion

making someone feel less hopeful or confident

animal waste used as fertilizer

to speak angrily and at length

a suffix added to verbs to make forms like running or eating

making quick, sharp movements

the act of moving along without using power

a reason that is given to hide the real reason for doing something

locked with a key

moving or walking with quick, light steps

an informal way to say someone is very loyal, helpful, or supportive

to drink too much alcohol and become drunk

hunting and killing other animals for food

the quality of being useful or practical

the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

the line where two pieces of cloth or other material are sewn together

a hidden place where a wild animal lives

to create or perform something without preparing it first

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

an informal date that is expected to be romantic or sexual

past tense and past participle of shoot

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

to land or settle lightly on something

relating to a father

to record that you have started work or a shift

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

to show affection to someone in a warm, physical way

used at the end of a sentence to check that someone is following or agrees

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to persuade someone to have sex with you or do something they might not otherwise do

objects used in a play, movie, or TV show

the act of fastening something with a screw

in a very smooth, regular, and reliable way

producing fruit

used to say that something is not believable

unable to get what you want or need

not related to the main subject or issue

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

informal talk about men’s interests, often seen as uninteresting to women

used to show surprise, disbelief, or agreement that something is obvious

the police

used to show strong surprise, annoyance, or disbelief in a question

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

the act of putting things into bags or packages

in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

a small boat with sails

a person who is lazy and avoids work

busy and not available

a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

to come apart into pieces because it is being pulled

the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

deserving praise, help, or respect

to speak or act more quickly

to think about the past, or about what happened before

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

to support a claim with facts or proof

to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

as; in the same way that

to change the direction of something, or send it somewhere else

working or in effect

to fill someone with wonder or great surprise

a device or piece of cloth used to stop someone from speaking