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Dallas S5E20: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 20SoapDramaFamily

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  • toweling

    Word

    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • sultry

    Word

    hot and humid, especially in a way that feels uncomfortable

  • awry

    Word

    not going as planned; wrong or badly off course

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • entitle

    Word

    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • evener

    Word

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

  • ecstatic

    Word

    feeling or showing extreme happiness and excitement

  • foresee

    Word

    to know or guess that something will happen before it happens

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

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  • soothing

    Word

    making you feel calm and relaxed

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • have no right

    Phrase

    to have no moral or legal permission to do something

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • go there

    Phrase

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

  • forefront

    Word

    the most important or leading position

  • fives

    Word

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

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • now you're talking

    Phrase

    used to show strong agreement with a suggestion

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  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • smoothing

    Word

    the process of making a surface or material smooth

  • now for

    Phrase

    used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

  • just like that

    Phrase

    suddenly and without warning

  • the finest

    Phrase

    the police

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • follow up

    Phrase

    to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • finish with

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship with someone

  • run across

    Phrase

    to find or meet someone or something by chance

  • gutter

    Word

    a shallow channel under the edge of a roof that carries away rainwater

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • stumble onto

    Phrase

    to find something by chance

  • 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

  • work in

    Phrase

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

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • follow up on

    Phrase

    to check on something later or continue dealing with it

  • fasten

    Word

    to close or attach something securely

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • sly

    Word

    clever in a sneaky or dishonest way

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • weathering

    Word

    the wearing away or breaking down of rock and other materials by air, water, and weather

  • jog

    Word

    to run slowly and steadily, especially for exercise

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • donna

    Word

    an Italian title used before a woman's name

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • mislead

    Word

    to make someone believe something that is not true or get the wrong idea about something

  • investigator

    Word

    a person who carries out an investigation, especially for the police or another organization

  • subtitle

    Word

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

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • best bet

    Phrase

    the most likely or sensible choice

  • once or twice

    Phrase

    a small number of times; a few times

  • biscuit

    Word

    a small, soft bread roll, especially one served with a meal

  • stumble

    Word

    to trip or lose your balance for a moment

  • drilling

    Word

    the process of making holes with a drill

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • counselor

    Word

    a person whose job is to help people with personal, school, or emotional problems

  • impatient

    Word

    annoyed because you have to wait or because something is too slow

  • upsetting

    Word

    making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • mind out

    Phrase

    used to warn someone to be careful or move aside

  • get along

    Phrase

    to have a friendly relationship with someone and not argue

  • poke

    Word

    to push or prod something quickly with a finger or a pointed object

  • parcel

    Word

    a package wrapped and sent by mail

  • count on

    Phrase

    to depend on someone or something and trust that they will help or happen

  • in time

    Phrase

    at the right time, before it is too late

  • less than

    Phrase

    the sign <, used to show that one number or amount is smaller than another

  • stay over

    Phrase

    to sleep at someone else's home for the night

  • shaving

    Word

    the act of removing hair from the face or body with a razor

  • isn't it

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • reset

    Word

    to change a setting, device, or password back to a new starting point

  • hang on

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to wait for a moment

  • mores

    Word

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

  • last time

    Phrase

    the previous time something happened or was done

  • come on in

    Phrase

    please come inside

  • in front

    Phrase

    at the front of something or someone

  • so much

    Phrase

    to a very great degree; very much

  • bonnie

    Word

    pretty or attractive

  • pick up

    Phrase

    to lift something off a surface or the ground with your hand or hands

  • go on

    Phrase

    to continue doing something or to continue in a state

  • know about

    Phrase

    to have information or awareness about something

  • get in

    Phrase

    to enter a vehicle or enclosed space

  • think about

    Phrase

    to spend time considering something

  • straighten

    Word

    to make something straight or to become straight

  • wasting

    Word

    the act of wasting something

  • antique

    Word

    made in or from an earlier time; old and valuable

  • confuse

    Word

    to make someone unable to think clearly or understand something

  • hold on

    Phrase

    wait for a moment

  • sore

    Word

    painful or tender, especially after exercise or an injury

  • get out

    Phrase

    to leave a place

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