24 S5E24: English vocabulary

a person who says they believe or support something but acts differently

feeling or showing great victory or success

to talk in a casual, lively way

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

to kill an important person, especially for political reasons

responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

to be willing to do something extreme or surprising

the state of being kept in a place and not allowed to leave

the installation of cables or a cable system

to use someone or something as a way to avoid blame or responsibility

a statement or story that is completely untrue

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

for now; until something changes

the act of sending troops or equipment to a place for a mission

an informal way of saying you agree with someone

a group of wild boars

to become ill with something, especially a cold or the flu

a phone call that includes several people at once

a plan that gives the details of a flight

a machine used for printing books, newspapers, or pictures

to connect someone by telephone to another person or place

used to say that the result is the same no matter what happens

an official who represents their government in a foreign city and helps citizens there

a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs

without paying anything

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

to submit something, such as a request or application

the quality of being very successful, admired, or important

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to break or end a connection between things

deserving praise, help, or respect

to trick someone by making them believe something false

people who have little money or wealth

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

a telephone line that uses wires and is not part of a mobile network

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

the act of tricking someone, or the fact of being tricked

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

to open or spread out from a folded position

the feeling and actions of sadness after someone has died

official permission to do something

a helicopter

to some extent; fairly

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

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

to make up or form something

stopped and unable to continue moving or working

the crime of betraying your country or government

used to express relief that something bad did not happen

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

a daughter who is the only girl in her family

living, done, or existing alone

one of the speaker's or writer's friends

explode or burst violently

a belt in a car or other vehicle that keeps you from being thrown forward in a crash

to stop something from continuing normally by causing problems or confusion

almost, but not completely

something that has a bad effect or causes trouble

protection given by a country to someone who has left their own country because they are in danger

to make small changes to something

a change made to something, especially to improve it

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

A friendly way to tell someone not to be anxious or upset

to refuse to do or accept something

the killing of an important person, especially a political leader

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

an informal, friendly greeting

fairly good; better than expected

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

A friendly way to praise someone for doing something well

more correct or more suitable

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

the previous time something happened or was done

at the front of something or someone

to leave a place, especially to escape or get somewhere else