Reacher S4E6: English vocabulary

to fail badly or make a serious mistake

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

the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

a person or group that many people strongly dislike or blame

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign army

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

to indicate or suggest something

to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

past tense and past participle of shoot

an informal way to describe a very handsome, muscular man

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the process of starting a computer

the practice of having sex with people in exchange for money

something that is not possible or not acceptable

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

something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

used to say you have won or beaten someone

the local office that handles police work in a town or city

a short, intensive training course

a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

away from home, especially while travelling or playing in another team’s venue

to give someone or something the name of another person or thing, usually to honor them

to involve someone in a difficult or dangerous situation

to notice or understand something, especially by using your senses

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

a small orange or gold-colored fish often kept as a pet

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

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

to end up in a particular place, situation, or state

having many bends or turns

to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

a friendly way to address a man or boy

continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

to affect someone so strongly that they cannot think clearly or deal with things well

as; in the same way that

a type of computer technology that can do tasks that usually need human intelligence

a large brown nut that can be eaten, or the tree that produces it

to lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen

a spray that repels or kills insects

make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

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

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

lasting a long time or taking more time than expected

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

not real, or seeming strange and hard to believe

to some extent; fairly

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

not active, working, or being used

a heavy, repeated beating or striking sound

stopped and unable to continue moving or working

the process of people making bids in an auction

an entrance or route into a place

having a ring or rings around it

recorded video material of an event or place

an exclamation used to show disapproval or annoyance at someone's silly or rude behavior

a place where people go to play bowling

so late that something can no longer be done or changed

being in a hospital as a patient

a short, loud sound, often used to show sudden impact or excitement

used to emphasize that something is true only in one way or for one reason

a card or message sent to someone on Valentine's Day

the quality of being easy to understand

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

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

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

a number or level that shows how good something is

not drunk

a person who murders someone, especially for money or political reasons

an informal, friendly greeting

at the right time, before it is too late

fairly good; better than expected

the sign <, used to show that one number or amount is smaller than another

used to tell someone not to touch something or someone