9-1-1 S7E7: English vocabulary

to make a room, building, or piece of furniture look new again by repairing and updating it

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

the period when a regent rules instead of a monarch

a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

the act of adding salt to food or water

moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

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

used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

looking or sounding like a king or queen; grand and dignified

past tense and past participle of shoot

to start doing something in a way that may lead to serious or unwanted results

people in a place who can observe what is happening and report back

a person who helps someone with personal tasks, especially a rich or important person

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to force something out or out of a place

a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

cause something to improve a lot

to shoot or burst out suddenly

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

used to say that something is not believable

make something again, especially in a new or different way

the act of making someone or something more active, interested, or alert

to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

a group of wild boars

to react in a sudden, very upset, angry, or excited way

a public warning that a child has been abducted

the police, fire service, and ambulance service that deal with emergencies

a person who cares for a child as a parent without legally adopting them

a large structure at sea or on land used for drilling for oil or gas

a family that takes care of a child placed with them by social services

to move away little by little

moving up and down repeatedly

to delay dealing with something

used to show approval or encouragement

a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

a short report that gives the latest information about a project or situation

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

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

how thick something is

to send a quick message to someone

continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

to make secret or new information known

as; in the same way that

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

past tense and past participle of bed

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

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

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

a baby's bed with bars on the sides

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

to become two years old

to some extent; fairly

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

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

to make something more active, lively, or effective

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

the act of entering a phone number to call someone

to start burning

having a ring or rings around it

very loud and forceful

washed or carried onto land by the sea

used to warn someone to be careful or stop what they are doing

a casual way of saying that everything is fine or acceptable

a younger brother, especially one who is still a child

a day when school is in session and students have classes

the process of making holes with a drill

so late that something can no longer be done or changed

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