Chicago Fire S14E4: English vocabulary

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

the narrow passage in the wrist that the median nerve passes through

a device that makes a buzzing sound, often to signal something

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

a frame with handles or poles for carrying a sick or injured person

relating to the brain or to thinking and intelligence

hard and dry, so it breaks or crumbles easily

the process of cooking food in an oven or over a fire

to make someone feel excited and eager

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

suddenly and without warning

to do the difficult or necessary work needed to make a change or solve a problem

a complete repair or improvement of something

of or relating to the nose

ordinary written language that is not poetry

used to say you have won or beaten someone

a written record of an accident, problem, or unusual event

a unit of area equal to a square that is 1 inch on each side

to stand or stay in one place for a while, often casually

the act of putting things into bags or packages

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

to deal with a problem or task in a determined way

to take action and become more involved or helpful

a problem that slows or stops progress

involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

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

a list of people or things arranged in a line

to park a vehicle so that another vehicle cannot get out

a quick, informal check or inspection

the part of a car that starts the engine

to write something in full or in a finished form

a sudden period of fast growth, especially in a child or teenager

having a lot of space; roomy

a small bird that eats seeds and often sings

to find someone or something after searching for them

a person trained to give emergency medical care

immediately; without delay

relating to the scientific study used in solving crimes

a machine or device used in the home for a particular job

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

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

temporary release of a prisoner before the end of a sentence, with conditions

to ask someone to come over to where you are

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

to some extent; fairly

allowing travel in only one direction

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

legally responsible for something

not working properly because of a defect or mistake

a casual way to say goodbye

used to tell someone not to worry about something

a person or company that arranges the buying and selling of things like property, stocks, or insurance for others

having a ring or rings around it

used to express relief that something bad did not happen

to enter a place on foot

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

the main building on a large property or estate

the sale and issuing of tickets

the act of sending something on to another place

to move people out of a dangerous place to safety

so late that something can no longer be done or changed

being in a hospital as a patient

a thick liquid found underground that is refined into fuels like gasoline and diesel

trained to react in a particular way

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

an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

to contact someone, especially by phone, email, or message

a home where older people live and get care

showing that you approve of someone or something

the act of pitching a baseball