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FBI S5E4: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 4CrimeAction & AdventureDrama

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  • overreach

    Word

    to go beyond the proper limit or use more than is sensible

  • forcible

    Word

    using force or violence

  • rearer

    Word

    a person who breeds and cares for animals

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • solicitation

    Word

    the act of asking people for money, help, or business

  • ratchet

    Word

    a device that lets a wheel or part move in one direction only

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • spotty

    Word

    covered with spots or marks

  • etch

    Word

    to cut or mark a design into a hard surface, often with acid or a sharp tool

  • entitle

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    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • strangulation

    Word

    the act of choking someone by pressing on the throat or neck

  • tiff

    Word

    a small, petty quarrel

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  • abrasion

    Word

    the wearing away of a surface by rubbing or scraping

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • koran

    Word

    the holy book of Islam

  • reagent

    Word

    a substance used in chemical tests or reactions

  • bondage

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    the state of being controlled by someone else, especially as a slave

  • trespass

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    to enter land or property without permission

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • breather

    Word

    a short rest or break

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  • scour

    Word

    to clean something by rubbing it hard

  • repress

    Word

    to stop yourself from showing or feeling something

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • assailant

    Word

    a person who attacks someone physically

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • hoe

    Word

    a long-handled gardening tool with a flat metal blade, used for cutting weeds and loosening soil

  • carver

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    a person who carves wood, stone, or another material

  • ascertain

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    to find out something for certain

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • skied

    Word

    past tense of ski

  • mundane

    Word

    boring, ordinary, and not interesting

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • prince charming

    Phrase

    the ideal man in a fairy tale or romance story

  • strangle

    Word

    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • bucking

    Word

    moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • decomposition

    Word

    the process of rotting or breaking down

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • swipe

    Word

    to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • hyoid bone

    Phrase

    the bone in the neck that supports the tongue and helps with swallowing

  • sinful

    Word

    morally wrong or evil; full of sin

  • foggy

    Word

    full of fog

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • fives

    Word

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

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • hide in plain sight

    Phrase

    to be hard to notice even though it is visible

  • twinkle

    Word

    a brief flash of light that appears and disappears repeatedly

  • inflict

    Word

    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • recollection

    Word

    the act of remembering something

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • close up

    Phrase

    at a very short distance; with little space between things

  • get out of my face

    Phrase

    used to angrily tell someone to stop bothering you and go away

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • bleach

    Word

    to make something white or lighter using a chemical process

  • hover

    Word

    to stay in one place in the air

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • thin air

    Phrase

    used in the phrase into thin air to mean that something disappears completely or seems to vanish

  • arming

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    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • too right

    Phrase

    Used to show strong agreement or approval

  • in bad

    Phrase

    out of favor with someone; not liked by them

  • swipe left

    Phrase

    to reject a person or profile, especially on a dating app

  • restrain

    Word

    to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

  • chilled

    Word

    kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

  • finish with

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship with someone

  • big league

    Phrase

    the highest level of professional sport

  • short list

    Phrase

    a final selection of people or things chosen from a larger group

  • file off

    Phrase

    to leave in a line, one after another

  • recovery room

    Phrase

    a hospital room where patients are watched closely after an operation

  • fingerprint

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

  • cam

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    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • surplus

    Word

    an amount that is left over after what is needed has been used

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • grad student

    Phrase

    a student who is studying for a graduate degree

  • reappear

    Word

    to appear again after being gone or hidden

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in bad shape

    Phrase

    in poor condition; not healthy or working well

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • order in

    Phrase

    to order food to be delivered to your home

  • restraint

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    the act of controlling yourself and not reacting too strongly

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • spade

    Word

    a tool with a flat metal blade and a long handle, used for digging

  • ping

    Word

    to send a quick message to someone

  • work through

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem or difficult feeling gradually, step by step

  • flourish

    Word

    to grow or develop very well

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

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