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Better Call Saul S2E4: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 4CrimeDrama

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  • scrimp

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    to save money carefully by spending as little as possible

  • slicking

    Word

    making something smooth and glossy

  • mystify

    Word

    to confuse someone so they do not understand something

  • blotter

    Word

    paper used to soak up extra ink or liquid

  • heft

    Word

    the amount of weight something has; heaviness

  • egress

    Word

    the act of leaving a place, especially a building

  • tacking

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    the act of sailing a boat in a zigzag pattern to move against the wind

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • sandpiper

    Word

    a small shore bird with a long bill, often seen on beaches and mudflats

  • transact

    Word

    to carry out a business deal or other transaction

  • exuberance

    Word

    great energy, excitement, and enthusiasm

  • cinch

    Word

    something that is very easy to do

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  • diffraction

    Word

    the spreading of waves, especially light, when they pass through a narrow opening or around an edge

  • wagering

    Word

    the activity of betting money on uncertain results

  • inexplicably

    Word

    in a way that is hard or impossible to explain

  • looped

    Word

    twisted or bent into a loop or loops

  • leavings

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    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • solicitation

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    the act of asking people for money, help, or business

  • muscling

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    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • feathering

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    the feathers fixed to the back of an arrow or dart to help it fly straight

  • exuberant

    Word

    full of energy, excitement, and enthusiasm

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • beater

    Word

    a kitchen tool with wire loops used for mixing or beating food

  • cornfield

    Word

    a field where corn is grown

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  • cranked

    Word

    turned or operated by a crank

  • rifling

    Word

    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • extort

    Word

    to get money, information, or something else by threats or force

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • inking

    Word

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • stoner

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    a person who regularly smokes marijuana

  • hernia

    Word

    a medical condition in which an organ pushes through a weak place in the muscle or tissue around it

  • bolting

    Word

    running away suddenly and quickly

  • esquire

    Word

    a polite title used after a man's name, especially in formal letters

  • bender

    Word

    a period of heavy drinking

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • overdo

    Word

    to do something too much or too intensely

  • impede

    Word

    to make it harder for something to happen or continue

  • suffice

    Word

    to be enough for a need or purpose

  • compel

    Word

    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • cartel

    Word

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

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • hypocrite

    Word

    a person who says they believe or support something but acts differently

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • extortion

    Word

    the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

  • wager

    Word

    a bet on the result of something

  • erratic

    Word

    changing suddenly and unpredictably

  • arm up

    Phrase

    to get weapons or supply weapons to people

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • get ideas

    Phrase

    to start having bad or risky ideas or temptations

  • bead

    Word

    a small round object with a hole through it, used in jewelry or decoration

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • scrutiny

    Word

    careful and often critical examination of something

  • outreach

    Word

    work or activities that help connect an organization with the public or a community

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • buff

    Word

    someone who is very interested in a particular subject or activity

  • arming

    Word

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

  • gun it

    Phrase

    to drive a vehicle very fast, especially by pressing the accelerator hard

  • end run

    Phrase

    a football play in which the ball carrier runs around the outside of the line

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hands up

    Phrase

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

  • follow up

    Phrase

    to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • retirement community

    Phrase

    a planned place where older people live, often with homes and shared facilities

  • prone

    Word

    likely to experience something bad or unwanted

  • pissed off

    Phrase

    very angry or annoyed

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • what do you say

    Phrase

    used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

  • day one

    Phrase

    from the very beginning

  • take it out on

    Phrase

    to show anger or frustration by treating someone badly, even though they did not cause the problem

  • revolve

    Word

    move around in a circle or orbit

  • practitioner

    Word

    someone who works in a profession, especially medicine

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • settle up

    Phrase

    to pay what you owe, especially so that a shared bill is fully paid

  • loco

    Word

    crazy or behaving in a wild or silly way

  • felony

    Word

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

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • deep down

    Phrase

    in your real thoughts or feelings, even if you do not show them

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • law firm

    Phrase

    a business that gives legal advice and represents clients in court

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • tack

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    a small sharp nail with a flat head, used for fastening things to a surface

  • warp

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    to bend or twist out of shape

  • quota

    Word

    a fixed limit on the number or amount of something allowed or required

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • airing

    Word

    the showing of a TV or radio program

  • penned

    Word

    wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • crank

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    a bent part on a machine that turns back-and-forth motion into circular motion

  • billing

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    the work of sending bills and collecting payment

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • serial number

    Phrase

    a number or code used to identify one specific product or device

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