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The Blacklist S1E5: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 5DramaCrimeMystery

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  • distil

    Word

    to separate a liquid by heating it and cooling the vapor

  • slicking

    Word

    making something smooth and glossy

  • freckled

    Word

    having freckles on the skin

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • freckle

    Word

    a small brown spot on the skin

  • coerce

    Word

    to force someone to do something by using threats or pressure

  • copped

    Word

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

  • embed

    Word

    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • spook

    Word

    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • swoop

    Word

    to move quickly down through the air

  • congenital

    Word

    present from birth

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  • middleman

    Word

    a person or company that helps two sides make a deal

  • taint

    Word

    to spoil something by adding a harmful or unwanted substance or influence

  • marshaling

    Word

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • conceivable

    Word

    able to be imagined or thought possible

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • evener

    Word

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

  • procure

    Word

    to get something, especially with effort or care

  • blacklist

    Word

    a list of people or things that are not allowed or are treated with suspicion

  • embodiment

    Word

    something that clearly shows a quality, idea, or feeling

  • adversary

    Word

    a person or group you are competing or fighting against

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • shadowing

    Word

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

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  • strangle

    Word

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

  • at ease

    Phrase

    a command telling someone to stand in a relaxed military position

  • earthly

    Word

    relating to the earth or to life on earth

  • mobilize

    Word

    to organize people or resources for a purpose

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • genetically engineered

    Phrase

    made by changing an organism's genes

  • step up on

    Phrase

    to attack or confront someone aggressively

  • arm up

    Phrase

    to get weapons or supply weapons to people

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • inaccessible

    Word

    not easy to reach, enter, or use

  • fives

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tenderness

    Word

    gentle kindness or affection

  • fall in

    Phrase

    to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

  • tremble

    Word

    to shake slightly and uncontrollably, often because you are nervous, cold, or weak

  • commute

    Word

    to travel regularly between home and work

  • stamping

    Word

    the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

  • air support

    Phrase

    military help from aircraft during a battle or attack

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • genetically

    Word

    in a way that relates to genes or genetics

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • opium

    Word

    a strong addictive drug made from the juice of the opium poppy

  • 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

  • stocking

    Word

    a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually made of thin fabric and worn by women

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • sanction

    Word

    a punishment or restriction imposed for breaking a law or rule

  • safe house

    Phrase

    a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • the finest

    Phrase

    the police

  • arming

    Word

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

  • tech support

    Phrase

    help and advice for solving computer or other technical problems

  • disable

    Word

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

  • hands up

    Phrase

    a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • first team

    Phrase

    the main team of a sports club or school

  • wire transfer

    Phrase

    a bank transfer sent electronically from one account to another

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • swarm

    Word

    a large group of insects flying or moving together

  • at the last minute

    Phrase

    at the very last possible moment before something happens

  • oversight

    Word

    a mistake caused by not noticing or remembering something

  • sideways

    Word

    toward or to the side

  • drug dealer

    Phrase

    a person who sells illegal drugs

  • catastrophic

    Word

    causing or involving very great damage, suffering, or loss

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • imperfect

    Word

    not perfect; having faults or flaws

  • chipping

    Word

    small pieces that break off from a hard surface

  • casually

    Word

    in a relaxed, informal, or not very serious way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • pick it up

    Phrase

    to speak or act more quickly

  • hand off

    Phrase

    to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it

  • cut out

    Phrase

    cut out of a piece of material or paper

  • classify

    Word

    to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • rise and shine

    Phrase

    a cheerful way to tell someone to get up and start the day

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • injure

    Word

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

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • stand by

    Phrase

    to wait and be ready to act when needed

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • second thoughts

    Phrase

    a feeling of doubt or hesitation after you have made a decision

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • resent

    Word

    to feel angry or upset about something unfair

  • poppy

    Word

    a plant with bright flowers and small seeds used in cooking and medicine

  • wiring

    Word

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

  • profiting

    Word

    to make money from a business or activity

  • specify

    Word

    to say or explain something clearly and exactly

  • tasting

    Word

    the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • bribe

    Word

    a gift of money or something else given to persuade someone to do something dishonest or illegal

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