Smallville S5E19: English vocabulary

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

caring more about other people than about yourself

a particular kind, class, or group

to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

the act of moving your tongue over something

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

likely to catch fire easily

a story, film, or play with exaggerated emotions and behavior

to take something apart so it can be moved, repaired, or examined

a small, raised bubble on the skin filled with liquid

locked with a key

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

used to emphasize that you are telling the truth or are completely serious

to stay somewhere longer than needed, often because you do not want to leave

basic rights and freedoms that protect people from unfair government control

a very poor, crowded area of a city where people live in bad conditions

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

to find or enjoy something again after forgetting it or losing touch with it

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

the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

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

the letter Z

the state of being alone, often by choice

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

punishment or suffering that is seen as payback for a wrong

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to do something with full effort or confidence

the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

the starting stance used in long-track speed skating

property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

in a negative way or with a negative opinion

very surprising and seeming impossible in a good way

to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

a circular ring or band

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a person or organization with a lot of money

the installation of cables or a cable system

the act of ending something, especially a job, contract, or agreement

someone's real character or intentions, especially when they are different from what seemed true before

to understand what someone is saying by watching their lips move

to expect something or think it will happen

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

used to say that you think something strange, secret, or wrong is happening

a state of severe mental illness

to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

the highest point of something, especially the top of a shape or hill

to be released from prison or another place of confinement

in a way that is more difficult than necessary

the process of becoming worse or less valuable over time

to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

the area just outside a door, especially the step or small space in front of a house

moving up and down repeatedly

the way words are chosen and put together in speech or writing

leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

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

to involve someone in a difficult or dangerous situation

to find something by searching carefully and persistently

to support and keep something going, especially a belief, rule, or principle

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

deserving praise, help, or respect

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

to feel deep sadness because someone has died

a spring flower with bright, cup-shaped blooms

death, especially when mentioned in a formal or indirect way

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

as; in the same way that

a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

marked or decorated with letters or writing

the process of becoming narrower

to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

to arrange or set up something, especially equipment, for a particular purpose