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Hawaii Five-0 S7E6: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 6CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • oversell

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    to sell or promote something by making it seem better or more important than it really is

  • posteriors

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    the buttocks; the back part of the body where you sit

  • exhume

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    to dig up something buried, especially a body

  • trilling

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    to sing or speak with a high, quivering sound

  • sniffle

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    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

  • disorient

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    to make someone lose their sense of direction

  • pressman

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    a person who operates a printing press

  • pinking

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    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • hallucinate

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    to see or hear things that are not really there

  • arraign

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    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • snicker

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    to laugh quietly in a way you try to hide

  • rove

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    to wander from place to place

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  • indistinctly

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    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • stiletto

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    a short dagger with a thin, pointed blade

  • bayed

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    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • latching

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    the act of fastening something with a latch

  • tinkle

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    to make a light, clear ringing sound

  • enterprising

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    showing initiative and good ideas, especially in business or work

  • ricochet

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    to bounce off a surface after hitting it

  • lockup

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    a jail or prison, especially a small one used for short-term holding

  • maim

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    to injure someone very badly, often permanently

  • dilate

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    to make something wider or more open, or become wider or more open

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • trickery

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    the use of lies or dishonest tricks to get what you want

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  • thud

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    to make a dull, heavy sound

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • sabbatical

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    a period of paid leave from work or study, often for travel, rest, or research

  • exhale

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    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • pining

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    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • spook

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    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • wail

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    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • crackling

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    the sound of many short, sharp pops or snaps

  • squeal

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    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • bender

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    a period of heavy drinking

  • creak

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    to make a harsh, high-pitched sound as it moves or is pressed

  • dispatcher

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

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • evener

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

  • titular

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    named in the title of a book, film, or other work

  • misdemeanor

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    a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

  • untimely

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    happening too soon, too early, or at a bad time

  • squeak

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    to make a short, high-pitched sound

  • sarcasm

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    speech or writing that uses irony to mock or show contempt

  • whoop

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    to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • chime

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    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • groan

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    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • psychics

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    people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

  • obsess

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    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • bipolar

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    having two opposite parts, sides, or poles

  • chirp

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    to make a short, high sound, especially like a small bird or insect

  • hatchet

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    a small axe with a short handle

  • crypt

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    a room or vault under a church, often used for burial or prayer

  • posterior

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    located at the back or rear of something

  • bookcase

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    a piece of furniture with shelves for books

  • nugget

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    a small lump of gold or another precious metal found in the ground

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • congratulation

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

  • hear things

    Phrase

    to think you are hearing sounds that are not really there

  • bury the lede

    Phrase

    in journalism, to delay the main point of a story and start with less important details

  • cache

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    a hidden store of things kept for later use

  • house of horrors

    Phrase

    a place or scene that is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or violent

  • tripping

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    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • elaborated

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    to explain something in more detail

  • sizing

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    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • hale

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    healthy and strong, especially for an older person

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • disobey

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    to not do what a person, rule, or order says

  • graced

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    to honor an event or place by being present

  • improvise

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    to create or perform something without preparing it first

  • wheeling

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    the act of moving something on wheels

  • ding

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    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • draw the short straw

    Phrase

    to be chosen, often by chance, to do an unpleasant task

  • sob

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    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • buzzer

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

  • booty

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    stolen goods, especially goods taken in war or by pirates

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • mumble

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    to speak quietly and unclearly, so that it is hard to understand

  • rapped

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    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • manslaughter

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    the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

  • healer

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    a person who helps sick people get better, especially outside regular medicine

  • faucet

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    a device for controlling the flow of water from a pipe

  • faith healer

    Phrase

    a person who tries to heal illness by prayer or other spiritual methods

  • profiling

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

  • compile

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    to make a list, report, or book by gathering information from different sources

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • bladder

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    an organ that stores urine before it leaves the body

  • desperation

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    a feeling of hopelessness, often when you think a situation cannot improve

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • footstep

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    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • maniac

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    a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, often in an excessive way

  • have an accident

    Phrase

    a polite or informal way of saying that someone accidentally urinated or defecated in their clothes

  • back to square one

    Phrase

    to start again from the beginning after a failure or setback

  • what's eating

    Phrase

    what is bothering or upsetting someone

  • on the plus side

    Phrase

    used to introduce a good point or advantage in a bad situation

  • stab in the dark

    Phrase

    a guess made without enough information

  • pooling

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

  • anticipate

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    to expect something or think it will happen

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