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Reacher S1E6: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 6Action & AdventureCrime

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  • aboveboard

    Word

    honest and open; not hiding anything

  • reacher

    Word

    a tool with a long handle used for picking up or grabbing things that are hard to reach

  • carpetbagger

    Word

    a person who goes to a place mainly to get political power or make money, without local ties

  • asphyxiate

    Word

    to stop someone from breathing, or make breathing very difficult

  • counterfeiter

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    a person who makes fake money or copies of goods to sell as real

  • castrate

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    to remove the testicles of a male animal or person

  • crucify

    Word

    to kill someone by nailing or tying them to a cross

  • indistinctly

    Word

    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • handiwork

    Word

    work made by hand, especially something carefully crafted

  • gnaw

    Word

    to bite or chew something repeatedly, especially for a long time

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • plantain

    Word

    the fruit of a tropical plant in the banana family, eaten cooked

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  • hounding

    Word

    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

  • wayward

    Word

    difficult to control or predict because of stubborn or unusual behavior

  • exertion

    Word

    physical or mental effort

  • condolence

    Word

    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • dyeing

    Word

    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

  • copped

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    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • sully

    Word

    to damage the good name or purity of something

  • tint

    Word

    a slight color or shade

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • resilient

    Word

    able to recover quickly from problems or difficult changes

  • jerky

    Word

    dried meat, usually beef, eaten as a snack

  • inking

    Word

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

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  • impound

    Word

    to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

  • pitying

    Word

    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • dented

    Word

    slightly damaged by a dent

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • enclose

    Word

    to put something inside or together with something else

  • tailed

    Word

    having a tail

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • hem

    Word

    the folded and sewn edge of a piece of clothing or cloth

  • tweed

    Word

    a thick wool fabric used for making warm clothes

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • dung

    Word

    animal waste used as fertilizer

  • shilling

    Word

    a former British coin worth 12 pence

  • penance

    Word

    something done to show regret for a wrong action, often as a religious duty

  • full of it

    Phrase

    used to say that someone is lying or talking nonsense

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • statutory

    Word

    required or allowed by law

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • Holy Grail

    Phrase

    something that is extremely desirable but very hard to get

  • Founding Father

    Phrase

    one of the people who helped found an important country or organization

  • Fort Knox

    Phrase

    used to describe a place or thing that is extremely secure and hard to get into

  • first mile

    Phrase

    the first part of getting goods from the seller to the next place in delivery

  • tailing

    Word

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

  • butting

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    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • replicate

    Word

    to make an exact copy of something or repeat an experiment or result

  • grail

    Word

    something that is very hard to find or achieve

  • adrenaline

    Word

    a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

  • kicker

    Word

    a player whose job is to kick the ball in football

  • counterfeit

    Word

    to make an illegal copy of something in order to trick people

  • laced

    Word

    fastened with laces

  • drive back

    Phrase

    to force an enemy or crowd to move back

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • casket

    Word

    a small decorative box for jewelry, letters, or other valuables

  • denomination

    Word

    the amount or value of a coin or bill

  • settler

    Word

    a person who moves to a new place and starts living there

  • play on

    Phrase

    to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

  • scheming

    Word

    making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

  • back in the game

    Phrase

    having recovered and able to compete or succeed again

  • out cold

    Phrase

    completely unconscious

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • time being

    Phrase

    for now; until something changes

  • exclusively

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    only; used to show that something includes no one or nothing else

  • no place

    Phrase

    used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • what's the deal

    Phrase

    an informal way of asking what is happening or what the situation is

  • make with

    Phrase

    to create or produce something using a particular material or method

  • printing press

    Phrase

    a machine used for printing books, newspapers, or pictures

  • all told

    Phrase

    including everything; in total

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • giraffe

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    a very tall African animal with a long neck and long legs

  • launder

    Word

    wash clothes, sheets, or other fabric items

  • blockade

    Word

    the act of blocking a place so that people or goods cannot enter or leave

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • run over

    Phrase

    to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • read me

    Phrase

    a file that gives basic information about a software program or project

  • African American

    Phrase

    a Black person from the United States

  • IP address

    Phrase

    the unique number that identifies a device on a network

  • zinc

    Word

    a hard, bluish-white metal used in alloys and to coat other metals

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • drop back

    Phrase

    to move back and stay behind others

  • bang away

    Phrase

    To work hard at something for a long time

  • flatter

    Word

    to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • lookout

    Word

    a person who watches for danger or for something important to appear

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • police force

    Phrase

    the organization that provides police services in an area

  • pain in the butt

    Phrase

    something that is very annoying or troublesome

  • pant

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    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

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