Desperate Housewives S2E20: English vocabulary

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

to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

feeling or showing extreme happiness and excitement

to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

a feeling or state of being calm and peaceful

a person who is blamed for other people's mistakes or problems

a person who takes off their clothes as entertainment, especially in a club or bar

the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

not causing pain

a Protestant minister or pastor

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

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

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

done because of a strong, hard-to-control urge

an emphatic, rude way of saying no

used in speech to mean “anyway” or “in any case,” often when changing the subject or continuing a point

moving with quick, light jumps

a person who is good at many different things and has wide interests

used to emphasize that a very large number of people are included

to complain in a high, annoying voice

relating to marriage or to a married couple

to spend time with other people in a friendly, relaxed way

not necessary; able to be avoided

the small round part on a person's chest that milk comes from in women and some female animals

feeling or showing that you have lost all hope

used to say that a child was born to parents who were not married to each other

to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

strong and solid-looking; broad and muscular

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

a person who is unable to control their sexual behavior

walk heavily or noisily

morally wrong or evil; full of sin

to transfer property or rights to someone else by signing a document

past tense and past participle of shoot

to officially choose someone for a job or role

the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

a short text that explains a picture or photo

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

to shake slightly and uncontrollably, often because you are nervous, cold, or weak

a small bird, especially a young one

to move or handle something awkwardly or clumsily

a strong desire for something, especially food or a drug

showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

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

to hold on tightly to someone or something

a past period when someone or something was at its most successful or popular

ground oats used for making breakfast food

to make something clear or settled

a hat for a woman or child that ties under the chin and often frames the face

becoming more mature and fully developed

to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

looking neat, smart, or well dressed

something that a person relies on for comfort or reassurance

a singer with the highest female vocal range

a joke that uses a word with two meanings or two words that sound the same

the highest adult male singing voice

to laugh quietly

used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

the woman who gave birth to someone, especially when she is not the person's adoptive mother

a serious operation on the brain

the man who is a child's biological father

not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

to keep asking someone to do something in an annoying way

the act of putting things into bags or packages

to bend your knees and lower your body close to the ground

a person who has sex for money

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

showing a lack of courage

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

to keep going and finish something difficult

a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

a light ringing sound

strong sexual desire