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Chicago P.D. S1E14: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 14CrimeDrama

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  • lade

    Word

    put a load or burden onto something

  • abet

    Word

    to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal

  • buckshot

    Word

    small metal balls used in a shotgun shell

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • notary

    Word

    a person authorized to witness and certify legal documents

  • marshaling

    Word

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • petitioning

    Word

    to formally ask an authority or organization for something

  • confiscate

    Word

    to take something away from someone using legal or official authority

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  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • invoke

    Word

    to mention or use something as support for an argument or action

  • cartel

    Word

    a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • breaded

    Word

    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

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

  • pluck

    Word

    to pull something off or out from where it grows or is attached

  • wrapper

    Word

    a piece of paper, plastic, or similar material that covers something

  • internal affairs

    Phrase

    a police department that investigates complaints against officers

  • counterfeit

    Word

    to make an illegal copy of something in order to trick people

  • notary public

    Phrase

    an official who can witness and certify documents and administer oaths

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  • clarification

    Word

    the act of making something clearer or easier to understand

  • fives

    Word

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

  • tracker

    Word

    a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

  • packer

    Word

    a person whose job is to pack goods into boxes or containers

  • hot date

    Phrase

    an informal date that is expected to be romantic or sexual

  • arm out

    Phrase

    to provide yourself or other people with weapons

  • lynch mob

    Phrase

    a group of people who want to punish or attack someone without legal authority

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • drug lord

    Phrase

    the leader of a criminal group that sells illegal drugs

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • turn over

    Phrase

    to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • down the toilet

    Phrase

    in a ruined or hopeless state; badly failed

  • get life

    Phrase

    A rude way of telling someone to stop being silly or annoying

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • sprout

    Word

    to begin to grow or appear as a small shoot

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • walk out of

    Phrase

    to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

  • make the cut

    Phrase

    to be chosen from a group because you are good enough or suitable

  • bogus

    Word

    not real, true, or honest; fake

  • paddy

    Word

    a field where rice is grown

  • hands up

    Phrase

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

  • boss up

    Phrase

    to become more confident, capable, or in control of your life

  • back out

    Phrase

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

  • death threat

    Phrase

    a threat to kill someone

  • thinner

    Word

    a liquid used to make paint or other coatings thinner

  • surplus

    Word

    an amount that is left over after what is needed has been used

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • caught up

    Phrase

    involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

  • family unit

    Phrase

    the people who live together as a family, especially parents and children

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • lynch

    Word

    to kill someone illegally, especially by hanging, without a fair trial

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

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

  • make up

    Phrase

    to invent something, especially a story, excuse, or plan

  • 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

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • big guy

    Phrase

    a friendly way to address a man or boy

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • diversion

    Word

    the act of changing the direction of something

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • refund

    Word

    to give money back to someone, especially after a return or complaint

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • cocaine

    Word

    an illegal drug that can make people feel very excited and energetic for a short time

  • ave

    Word

    a short form of avenue, used especially in street names and addresses

  • midway

    Word

    in the middle of a period of time or process

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • call over

    Phrase

    to ask someone to come over to where you are

  • octopus

    Word

    a sea animal with eight arms and a soft body

  • bunker

    Word

    a strong underground shelter used for protection

  • notify

    Word

    to tell someone officially or formally about something

  • wiring

    Word

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

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • subtitle

    Word

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

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • get the door

    Phrase

    to open the door when someone knocks

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • voluntarily

    Word

    in a way that is done willingly, not because someone is forced to do it

  • crumb

    Word

    a small piece of bread, cake, or other baked food

  • scent

    Word

    a smell, especially a pleasant one

  • whereabouts

    Word

    the place where someone or something is

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • every time

    Phrase

    used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

  • south side

    Phrase

    the part of a town, city, or area that is in the south

  • attachment

    Word

    a file or document sent with an email

  • disrespect

    Word

    lack of respect for someone or something

  • spread out

    Phrase

    to move things farther apart or make something open out

  • conviction

    Word

    a strongly held belief or opinion

  • don't worry

    Phrase

    A friendly way to tell someone not to be anxious or upset

  • sighting

    Word

    an occasion when someone sees or notices something, especially something unusual or interesting

  • hey hey

    Phrase

    an informal, friendly greeting

  • bonded

    Word

    joined firmly to something else by glue, heat, or pressure

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