The Flash S2E12: English vocabulary

the quality of being black in color

a spinning column of air, especially one that moves across the ground

an object or idea that someone feels an unusually strong interest in or attraction to

a person whose job is to arrange funerals and prepare bodies for burial or cremation

the round part of the eye

to make something explode

the distant past

made hard or tougher by heat, cold, use, or time

the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

to pass a moving vehicle, person, or thing that is going in the same direction

showing courage and determination

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

a serious criminal attack that is done with a weapon or in a way that could cause serious injury

to speak to someone angrily because they did something wrong

becoming weaker or less active

a large container used for holding liquids

a person who is paid to kill someone

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

moving quickly with light, springy steps

a large brown insect that often lives in warm, damp places and is hard to get rid of

said when something expected and not surprising happens, often in a sarcastic way

a car that has been modified to go faster

to rest so you can feel energetic again

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

to make small changes to something in an informal, experimental way

something that makes a process or change happen faster

an ideal woman someone hopes to marry or have as a partner

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to become hard, or to make something hard

a joke that uses a word with two meanings or two words that sound the same

a newspaper notice about someone's death, often with a short life story

to move or act quickly, especially because you are in a hurry

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

dead plant and animal material in soil that is partly broken down

to make something smaller, weaker, or less important

a black material used for making roads and roofs

the area next to a bed

to deal with a problem or task in a determined way

to take action and become more involved or helpful

involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

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

to pretend to agree with or help with something

to push or squeeze something into a space that is too small

a small, simple, roughly built house or shelter

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

a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

praise or approval for something you have done

having many small holes or dents on the surface

a set of straps used to hold and control an animal, or to attach it to a cart or other vehicle

to get involved in a situation to help, stop something, or take control

a quick, informal check or inspection

the colored part of the eye around the pupil

to make a group of people separate and go away

to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

relating to or involving two parts or two choices

as; in the same way that

to support the weight of something so it does not fall

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

relating to the scientific study used in solving crimes

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

past tense and past participle of pierce

to write something again in a different or improved way

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

a machine that produces or controls a nuclear reaction

using irony

in the middle of a period of time or process

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

an official card or document that shows who someone is

to some extent; fairly

to give something to another person

as a result of that; by that means

a person who carries out an investigation, especially for the police or another organization

a set of moral principles or values

a punctuation mark (,) used to separate parts of a sentence or items in a list