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Castle S4E23: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 23DramaCrime

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  • overdraw

    Word

    to spend more money than you have in a bank account

  • sorrowed

    Word

    feeling or showing deep sadness, especially after a death or loss

  • daunt

    Word

    to make someone feel nervous or less confident

  • retrial

    Word

    a new trial of a case that has already been decided

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • larceny

    Word

    the crime of stealing someone else's property

  • incriminate

    Word

    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • valedictorian

    Word

    the top student in a graduating class, often chosen to give a speech at graduation

  • pompous

    Word

    too proud and serious in a way that annoys other people

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • copped

    Word

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

  • dishonor

    Word

    the loss of honor or respect

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  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • inking

    Word

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • debit

    Word

    an amount of money taken from an account or recorded as owed

  • ether

    Word

    a clear, colorless liquid once used as an anesthetic and solvent

  • haystack

    Word

    a pile of hay

  • evener

    Word

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

  • alleyway

    Word

    a narrow passage between or behind buildings

  • withhold

    Word

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

  • retaliate

    Word

    to hurt or punish someone in return for something they did to you

  • smeared

    Word

    covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

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  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • madden

    Word

    to make someone very angry or annoyed

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • sit on it

    Phrase

    Used to tell someone rudely to go away or stop bothering you

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • murder one

    Phrase

    a charge of murder in the first degree

  • blackmailing

    Word

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

  • fives

    Word

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • stand corrected

    Phrase

    to admit that you were wrong after someone corrects you

  • channeling

    Word

    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • cop killer

    Phrase

    a person who kills a police officer

  • outreach

    Word

    work or activities that help connect an organization with the public or a community

  • compile

    Word

    to make a list, report, or book by gathering information from different sources

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • parting

    Word

    the act of leaving someone or ending a relationship or meeting

  • back in the game

    Phrase

    having recovered and able to compete or succeed again

  • go through hell

    Phrase

    to suffer a very difficult or painful experience

  • maroon

    Word

    a dark red-purple color

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • on file

    Phrase

    officially recorded and kept for later use

  • arming

    Word

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

  • residency

    Word

    the fact of living in a place, or the place where you live

  • to God

    Phrase

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

  • rent out

    Phrase

    to let a property, vehicle, or equipment be used by someone in return for payment

  • move with

    Phrase

    to spend time with a particular group of people, especially a group you belong to

  • wire transfer

    Phrase

    a bank transfer sent electronically from one account to another

  • inch away

    Phrase

    to move away little by little

  • scrape

    Word

    to rub or move something hard across a surface to remove dirt, paint, or another layer

  • doorstep

    Word

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

  • reassure

    Word

    to make someone feel less worried, afraid, or uncertain

  • leasing

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    the act of renting something, especially a car or equipment, for a period of time

  • burner

    Word

    a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

  • gutter

    Word

    a shallow channel under the edge of a roof that carries away rainwater

  • foster care

    Phrase

    care for a child in another family, usually for a limited time

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • poke around

    Phrase

    to look around a place casually, often while searching for something

  • file out

    Phrase

    to leave a place in a line, one after another

  • framing

    Word

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

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • track down

    Phrase

    to find someone or something after searching for them

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • say what

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • kin

    Word

    your family and relatives

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • ave

    Word

    a short form of avenue, used especially in street names and addresses

  • glimpse

    Word

    to see something briefly or only partly

  • woo

    Word

    to try to persuade someone to love you, especially in order to marry them

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • worthwhile

    Word

    worth the time, effort, or money

  • wiring

    Word

    the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • back off

    Phrase

    to move away and stop bothering someone

  • enlist

    Word

    to join the armed forces, or to sign someone up for military service

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • discharge

    Word

    to officially allow someone to leave a hospital or other institution

  • shelling

    Word

    the act of removing shells or outer coverings from nuts, seeds, or other food

  • stick around

    Phrase

    to stay in a place for a while and not leave

  • get better

    Phrase

    to become healthier or improve

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

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