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Chicago Fire S3E21: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 21Drama

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  • ducker

    Word

    a person who ducks down quickly

  • skittish

    Word

    easily frightened and quick to move or react

  • stiletto

    Word

    a short dagger with a thin, pointed blade

  • reflux

    Word

    the backward flow of stomach acid into the throat

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • jugular

    Word

    the vein in the neck that carries blood from the head back to the heart

  • wrangler

    Word

    a person who works with horses or cattle on a ranch

  • poling

    Word

    the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water

  • shredding

    Word

    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • swab

    Word

    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

  • inhalation

    Word

    the act of breathing in

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  • dispatcher

    Word

    a person who sends workers, vehicles, or emergency services to where they are needed

  • subdued

    Word

    quiet, soft, or less strong than usual

  • neurotic

    Word

    anxious and overly worried about things, often in a way that seems excessive

  • evener

    Word

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

  • brunch

    Word

    a late morning meal that combines breakfast and lunch

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • frosty

    Word

    covered with frost or looking cold and icy

  • quits

    Word

    used in the phrase call it quits: to stop doing something or end a relationship or argument

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • anyways

    Word

    used in speech to mean “anyway” or “in any case,” often when changing the subject or continuing a point

  • whew

    Word

    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • sling

    Word

    to throw something with a quick, forceful motion

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  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • born again

    Phrase

    having had a religious conversion or spiritual awakening

  • internal affairs

    Phrase

    a police department that investigates complaints against officers

  • bonfire

    Word

    a large fire outdoors, often for a celebration or event

  • bid in

    Phrase

    to secretly place a bid on your own item at an auction, usually to drive the price up

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • utmost

    Word

    greatest in amount, degree, or importance

  • bear the brunt

    Phrase

    to suffer the worst effects of something

  • railing

    Word

    a bar or set of bars used as a fence, guard, or support

  • crumble

    Word

    to break into small pieces or fall apart

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • blazing

    Word

    burning very brightly and strongly

  • dripping

    Word

    the act of liquid dripping in drops

  • lollipop

    Word

    a sweet candy on a stick

  • swear to God

    Phrase

    Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

  • number seven

    Phrase

    the batter who is scheduled to bat seventh in the batting order

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • now you're talking

    Phrase

    used to show strong agreement with a suggestion

  • leave it at that

    Phrase

    to stop discussing something and accept it as it is

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • button it

    Phrase

    a rude way to tell someone to stop talking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • arson

    Word

    the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

  • arming

    Word

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

  • go way back

    Phrase

    to have known someone for a very long time

  • turnover

    Word

    the amount of money a business makes from sales in a period

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • bag out

    Phrase

    to criticize someone in a harsh or rude way

  • weld

    Word

    to join pieces of metal by heating and pressing them together

  • regulator

    Word

    a device that controls the flow or pressure of a liquid or gas

  • overload

    Word

    to put too much into something, or to make something have too much to handle

  • chilled

    Word

    kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • cartridge

    Word

    a container that holds ammunition or an explosive charge

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • jam up

    Phrase

    to become blocked or crowded so that movement is difficult

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • swap out

    Phrase

    to replace something with something else

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • registry

    Word

    an official record or list of names, events, or items

  • ping

    Word

    to send a quick message to someone

  • stand in

    Phrase

    to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

  • keep an eye out

    Phrase

    to watch carefully for something or someone

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • pic

    Word

    a photo or picture

  • ducking

    Word

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

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • blueberry

    Word

    a small blue or purple berry that you can eat

  • hank

    Word

    a loose coil of yarn, rope, or hair

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • similarity

    Word

    the fact that two things are alike

  • id

    Word

    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • loot

    Word

    valuable things stolen or taken by force

  • smack

    Word

    to hit someone or something with a quick, sharp blow

  • offender

    Word

    a person who has done something illegal or wrong

  • crisp

    Word

    firm, dry, and pleasantly hard or crunchy

  • wiring

    Word

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

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • no sweat

    Phrase

    without any trouble or difficulty

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • swelling

    Word

    an area of the body that is larger than normal, often because of injury or illness

  • blaze

    Word

    a very large, bright fire

  • tasting

    Word

    the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

  • sucker

    Word

    informal: a person who is easily fooled or taken advantage of

  • doughnut

    Word

    a sweet fried cake, often shaped like a ring

  • chili

    Word

    a small hot pepper used in cooking

  • bidding

    Word

    the process of people making bids in an auction

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

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