Tracker S1E8: English vocabulary

used at the end of a sentence to check that someone is following or agrees

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to give the musical cue that lets someone start singing or playing

to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

used to show strong surprise, annoyance, or disbelief in a question

officially recorded and kept for later use

a friendly way to address a man or show approval or excitement

used to give a reason or explanation

to move or act quickly, especially because you are in a hurry

used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

used to say you have won or beaten someone

to wait until a difficult or unpleasant situation is over

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

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

a book in which someone describes their own life and experiences

used in questions for emphasis, often to show surprise, anger, or impatience

to want to join in or be included in something

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

deserving praise, help, or respect

a list of people or things arranged in a line

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

to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

clothes you wear for sleeping

past tense and past participle of bed

at an early stage; before much time has passed

an official card or document that shows who someone is

a person who works in a place and helps customers or passengers

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

a sea animal with a soft, jelly-like body and stinging tentacles

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

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

an organized crime group

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

shining with small bright points of reflected light

a casual way to say goodbye

to stay in a place for a while and not leave

having a ring or rings around it

a man who is a child's sponsor at baptism

to enter a place on foot

a person who shoots arrows with a bow, especially in sport

dishonest, suspicious, or not fully legal

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

relating to molecules

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

a small seat with no back or arms

a heavy silver-white metal that is liquid at room temperature

a soft absorbent item worn by a baby to catch urine and stool

the fact of being sure about something

fairly good; better than expected

a polite way to say you do not want something

from a particular time or event up to now

a collection of organized information stored on a computer

to continue to the next topic, task, or stage

more correct or more suitable

to stop thinking about something or to stop worrying about it

to cut something into four equal parts

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

the act of becoming awake

the previous time something happened or was done

the time of day just after sunset or just before sunrise when the sky is partly dark

to stay at home, especially for the evening or night

wearing special or formal clothes

to a very great degree; very much

to leave a bus, train, plane, or other vehicle

to lift something off a surface or the ground with your hand or hands

to continue doing something or to continue in a state

to have information or awareness about something

to enter a vehicle or enclosed space

to spend time considering something