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Person of Interest S1E10: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 10DramaAction & AdventureCrime

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  • ilk

    Word

    a group or type of people or things of the kind mentioned

  • foreclose

    Word

    to take away someone's property, especially a house, because they have not paid back a loan

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • extricate

    Word

    to free someone or something from a difficult place or situation

  • douche

    Word

    an insulting word for a rude, unpleasant, or contemptible person

  • stroller

    Word

    a chair on wheels for pushing a baby or small child

  • clatter

    Word

    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • nom

    Word

    a meal or snack

  • interrogate

    Word

    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • inseparable

    Word

    so close that the people or things are always together and hard to separate

  • fatality

    Word

    a death caused by an accident, war, or disease

  • executor

    Word

    a person named in a will to carry out its instructions after someone dies

  • pertinent

    Word

    relevant to the subject being discussed

  • withhold

    Word

    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

  • plume

    Word

    a long, soft feather, or a bunch of feathers used for decoration

  • fiasco

    Word

    a complete failure, especially one that is embarrassing or badly organized

  • paranoia

    Word

    a strong fear or suspicion that other people are trying to harm you, often without a good reason

  • in one's pocket

    Phrase

    under someone’s control because they have been bribed

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • socialize

    Word

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

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  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • brochure

    Word

    a thin book with pictures and information about a product, place, or service

  • showroom

    Word

    a room where products are shown to customers before they buy them

  • confidential informant

    Phrase

    a person who secretly gives information to the police about a crime or criminal

  • knitting

    Word

    the activity of making clothes or other items by looping yarn with needles

  • blackmailing

    Word

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

  • vested

    Word

    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • line in

    Phrase

    to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

  • stuff it

    Phrase

    used to say you do not care anymore and are giving up on something

  • intersect

    Word

    to meet or cross at a point

  • lay it on

    Phrase

    to exaggerate something when speaking

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • close up

    Phrase

    at a very short distance; with little space between things

  • for Pete's sake

    Phrase

    used to show annoyance or frustration

  • people person

    Phrase

    a person who is good at talking to and working with other people

  • out cold

    Phrase

    completely unconscious

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • something is up

    Phrase

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

  • add up

    Phrase

    to seem reasonable or consistent

  • dead money

    Phrase

    money that is tied up in something and unlikely to be recovered

  • intestine

    Word

    the long tube in your body that takes food from the stomach and absorbs nutrients

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • hush

    Word

    to tell someone to be quiet

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • flight plan

    Phrase

    a plan that gives the details of a flight

  • midlife crisis

    Phrase

    a period in middle age when someone feels unhappy and wants to make big changes in life

  • cartridge

    Word

    a container that holds ammunition or an explosive charge

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • perpetrator

    Word

    a person who commits a harmful, illegal, or immoral act

  • drug dealer

    Phrase

    a person who sells illegal drugs

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

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

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • informant

    Word

    a person who gives information, especially secretly

  • know of

    Phrase

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

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • finch

    Word

    a small bird that eats seeds and often sings

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • offshore

    Word

    located or happening at sea, away from the shore

  • firearm

    Word

    a gun that can be carried and used by one person

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • cocaine

    Word

    an illegal drug that can make people feel very excited and energetic for a short time

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • day job

    Phrase

    someone's main paid job, especially one they do to support themselves

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • back off

    Phrase

    to move away and stop bothering someone

  • mafia

    Word

    an organized crime group

  • manifest

    Word

    clear and obvious

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • footprint

    Word

    a mark left by a foot on a surface

  • precinct

    Word

    a police station or the area it serves

  • Jimmy Choo

    Phrase

    a shoe made by the Jimmy Choo brand

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • footage

    Word

    recorded video material of an event or place

  • lecturer

    Word

    a teacher at a college or university who gives lectures

  • yeah right

    Phrase

    an expression used to show that you do not believe what someone has said

  • laying

    Word

    present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

  • some people

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show disapproval or annoyance at someone's silly or rude behavior

  • either way

    Phrase

    used to say that the result is the same no matter which choice happens

  • blinding

    Word

    so bright that it is hard to see

  • instinct

    Word

    a natural feeling or reaction that makes you act without thinking

  • parking garage

    Phrase

    a building where people leave their cars

  • confidential

    Word

    meant to be kept secret or shared only with a few people

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • rush off

    Phrase

    to leave quickly, often because you are in a hurry

  • intervene

    Word

    to get involved in a situation to help, stop trouble, or change what is happening

  • congressman

    Word

    a man elected to the U.S. House of Representatives

  • how's it going

    Phrase

    a casual way of asking how someone is doing

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