Castle S5E1: English vocabulary

locked with a key

making you feel calm and relaxed

to force someone to leave a home or property, usually by legal action

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

a lawsuit in a civil court

a person or thing that cuts or trims something

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

to honor an event or place by being present

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

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

to think of someone or something in a particular way

past tense and past participle of shoot

a complete defeat in which one side is forced to run away in disorder

in a strange or unusual way

to move around within a system or area, or make something do this

cause something to improve a lot

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

the idea that your actions affect what happens to you later

the act of fastening something with a screw

an informal way to say that you have the same bad experience as someone else

to make a desperate attempt to find a solution when there are no good options

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

done or happening out of public view, especially secretly

to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

to make something secret known publicly

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

out of favor with someone; not liked by them

to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

a group of wild boars

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

to suddenly develop a rash or spots on your skin

a club for people who own or use yachts and other boats

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

an important stage or event in a process or development

without paying anything

to make a great effort to achieve something

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

a religious ceremony or formal act

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

ready, arranged, or working properly

a business that gives legal advice and represents clients in court

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

to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

to stop something bad from happening

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

a situation in which the result is the opposite of what you would expect

a common medicine used to reduce pain, fever, and swelling

a student in the second year of high school or college

past tense and past participle of bed

to bring shame or dishonor on someone or something

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

to arrange or set up something, especially equipment, for a particular purpose

to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

official permission to do something

firm, dry, and pleasantly hard or crunchy

a small hollow or mark made by pressure or impact

to some extent; fairly

a person who carries out an investigation, especially for the police or another organization

the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

a number from 0 to 9

a casual way to say goodbye

money that is paid to free a kidnapped person or get back something stolen

the most likely or sensible choice

cash; money in the form of banknotes and coins

a heavy, repeated beating or striking sound

a police station or the area it serves

a light open fabric made of threads or cord with holes in it

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

used to show frustration, disappointment, or annoyance

bad, useless, or not worth using

a large amount of something

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

causing a very heavy defeat or loss