The Mentalist S5E16: English vocabulary

a final demand that someone must accept or face serious consequences

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

likely to happen soon or already planned

directly, without turning or avoiding anything

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

a small pouch or sac-like bag

to shock or surprise someone very much

the act of liquid dripping in drops

in a weak or feeble way

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

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

used for investigating or intended to investigate

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a series of short, sharp sounds

to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

a plant with large, colorful, often unusual-looking flowers

to laugh quietly

a group of wild boars

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

to make someone feel less worried, afraid, or uncertain

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

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

the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

a place where women can stay temporarily for safety and support, especially if they are escaping abuse

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

to delay dealing with something

a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

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

deserving praise, help, or respect

a person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger

to cut or shape something with a knife or tool

as; in the same way that

to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

a count or total of something

a person employed to clean and take care of a house or hotel

to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

the act of deceiving or cheating someone

an advantage gained by starting before other people

to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

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

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

giving advice or recommendations, but not having the power to make decisions

a person or organization that manages property or money for someone else

the amount of something taken in, especially food, drink, air, or medicine

the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

to some extent; fairly

a formal event with entertainment, often to raise money or celebrate something

to let out a long, deep breath that shows sadness, relief, tiredness, or frustration

to hit or beat something repeatedly with hard blows

a casual way to say goodbye

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

the act of entering a phone number to call someone

having a ring or rings around it

lasting for all of a person's life

the act of adjusting a musical instrument so it sounds right

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

used to express relief that something bad did not happen

rude and hurtful, especially in a way that hurts someone repeatedly

a thin line used for fishing

so bright that it is hard to see

so late that something can no longer be done or changed

an exclamation used when something goes wrong or seems about to go wrong

making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it