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The Office S3E16: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 16Comedy

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  • matronly

    Word

    looking or sounding like a mature, older woman, often in a traditional or old-fashioned way

  • salivate

    Word

    to produce saliva, especially when you expect food

  • buffeting

    Word

    to hit or shake something repeatedly with strong force, especially by wind or waves

  • pungent

    Word

    having a strong, sharp taste or smell

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • strapping

    Word

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • scoot

    Word

    to move or go somewhere quickly, often in a playful or casual way

  • caterer

    Word

    a person or company that provides food and drink for an event

  • evener

    Word

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

  • refrigeration

    Word

    the process of keeping food or other things cold so they last longer

  • factoring

    Word

    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • wedded

    Word

    married

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  • bridesmaid

    Word

    a woman who helps the bride at a wedding

  • thatcher

    Word

    a person who builds or repairs thatched roofs

  • grizzly

    Word

    a large North American brown bear with a hump on its shoulders

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • let them eat cake

    Phrase

    a phrase used to criticize rich people for not understanding poor people's problems

  • linger

    Word

    to stay somewhere longer than needed, often because you do not want to leave

  • bleak

    Word

    (of a place or situation) empty, cold, and without much hope or comfort

  • cover up

    Phrase

    to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

  • bowler

    Word

    a person who bowls in cricket

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • ladies man

    Phrase

    a man who is popular with women and often has romantic success

  • dementia

    Word

    a serious illness that slowly damages the brain and causes problems with memory and thinking

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  • investigative

    Word

    used for investigating or intended to investigate

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • bearer

    Word

    a person or thing that carries something

  • keep it together

    Phrase

    to stay calm and keep control of your emotions in a difficult situation

  • freak out

    Phrase

    to become very upset, frightened, or excited

  • toaster

    Word

    a machine that browns slices of bread by heating them quickly

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • hypothetical

    Word

    based on an imagined situation rather than a real one

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • gaze

    Word

    to look at someone or something for a long time, often with strong interest or emotion

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • kind of like

    Phrase

    somewhat like; in a way similar to

  • celtic

    Word

    relating to the Celts or their languages

  • stand in

    Phrase

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

  • buffet

    Word

    a meal where people serve themselves from a range of dishes

  • irony

    Word

    a situation in which the result is the opposite of what you would expect

  • barley

    Word

    a cereal plant grown for its grain

  • seemingly

    Word

    used to say that something appears true, although it may not be

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • bottled

    Word

    preserved or sold in bottles

  • tasting

    Word

    the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

  • manifest

    Word

    clear and obvious

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • walk in

    Phrase

    to enter a place on foot

  • laying

    Word

    present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

  • wedding party

    Phrase

    the bride, groom, and the close family and friends with them at a wedding

  • ticketing

    Word

    the sale and issuing of tickets

  • aisle

    Word

    a narrow passage between rows of seats or shelves

  • exact same

    Phrase

    completely the same; identical

  • highlight

    Word

    to emphasize something or make it stand out

  • no way

    Phrase

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

  • love story

    Phrase

    a story about two people who are in love

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • fuse

    Word

    a safety device that stops an electric circuit if the current is too strong

  • and stuff

    Phrase

    used to refer to other similar things without naming them all

  • hey hey

    Phrase

    an informal, friendly greeting

  • try out

    Phrase

    to test something to see how well it works or whether you like it

  • scoot over

    Phrase

    to move a little to one side to make room for someone else

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • stand up

    Phrase

    to support or defend someone or something

  • mores

    Word

    the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

  • plague

    Word

    a serious infectious disease that spread widely in the past

  • end up

    Phrase

    to finally be in a situation, often unexpectedly

  • groom

    Word

    a man who is getting married

  • oh no

    Phrase

    an exclamation said when something bad or surprising happens

  • not even

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that something is not true, not possible, or not done

  • Mr and Mrs

    Phrase

    the written form used before a married couple's family name

  • vomit

    Word

    to bring food or liquid back up from the stomach through the mouth

  • crashing

    Word

    making a loud, crashing sound as it moves or falls

  • browning

    Word

    the process of food turning brown as it cooks

  • toby

    Word

    a male first name, short for Tobias

  • honeymoon

    Word

    a holiday taken by a newly married couple

  • go on

    Phrase

    to continue doing something or to continue in a state

  • put on

    Phrase

    to put clothes or other items on your body

  • hold on

    Phrase

    wait for a moment

  • pace

    Word

    the speed at which someone or something moves, happens, or develops

  • get out

    Phrase

    to leave a place

  • talk about

    Phrase

    to discuss or mention something

  • copying

    Word

    the act of making a copy of something

  • sting

    Word

    to cause a sharp, brief pain, especially by touching the skin or being touched by something sharp or hot

  • freak

    Word

    a person or thing that is very unusual or extreme

  • coursed

    Word

    moved or flowed steadily and smoothly

  • bounce

    Word

    to spring back from a surface after hitting it

  • peopled

    Word

    filled or inhabited by people

  • sited

    Word

    located or built in a particular place

  • microphone

    Word

    a device that picks up sound and turns it into an electrical signal

  • advertise

    Word

    to make people notice or buy a product, service, or event by advertising it

  • owing

    Word

    because of something; as a result of something

  • damned

    Word

    used to emphasize anger, annoyance, or frustration

  • gym

    Word

    a place where people go to exercise

  • bald

    Word

    having little or no hair on the head

  • tragic

    Word

    causing great sadness or shock

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