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Prison Break S4E9: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 9Action & AdventureCrimeDrama

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  • whir

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • agonize

    Word

    to worry or feel upset about something for a long time

  • mouser

    Word

    a cat that is good at catching mice

  • sputter

    Word

    to make a series of short, soft explosive sounds

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • sleuth

    Word

    a detective or someone who investigates something carefully

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • saturate

    Word

    to soak something completely with liquid

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • placate

    Word

    to make someone less angry or upset

  • leavings

    Word

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

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  • tomcat

    Word

    a male cat

  • coerce

    Word

    to force someone to do something by using threats or pressure

  • nosebleed

    Word

    bleeding from the nose

  • shelving

    Word

    shelves or a set of shelves used for storing things

  • swordsman

    Word

    a person who is skilled at fighting with a sword

  • irregularity

    Word

    the state of not being regular or even

  • duress

    Word

    pressure or threats that force someone to do something

  • delicately

    Word

    in a gentle, careful, or sensitive way

  • faxed

    Word

    to send something by fax

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • bender

    Word

    a period of heavy drinking

  • toot

    Word

    to make a short, sharp sound, especially with a horn or whistle

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  • impossibility

    Word

    the state of being impossible

  • impediment

    Word

    something that makes it hard to do something or slows you down

  • evener

    Word

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

  • populace

    Word

    the people living in a particular place, especially when talked about as a group

  • pry

    Word

    to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

  • combatant

    Word

    a person who fights in a war or battle

  • hissing

    Word

    making a long, sharp s sound

  • feline

    Word

    relating to cats or the cat family

  • hiss

    Word

    a sharp sibilant sound, like a snake or steam making a noise

  • conduit

    Word

    a pipe or passage that carries water, gas, or wires from one place to another

  • squeak

    Word

    to make a short, high-pitched sound

  • trickle

    Word

    to flow or fall in a thin, small stream

  • rattlesnake

    Word

    a venomous snake found in North and South America that makes a rattling sound with its tail

  • streaked

    Word

    having thin lines or marks of a different color

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • inconsistency

    Word

    a lack of consistency or agreement

  • auditor

    Word

    a person who checks a company's financial records to make sure they are correct

  • eyeball

    Word

    the round part of the eye

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • donut

    Word

    a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

  • hear things

    Phrase

    to think you are hearing sounds that are not really there

  • none the wiser

    Phrase

    not aware that something has happened

  • old girl

    Phrase

    an affectionate way to address a woman

  • go outside

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

  • beaming

    Word

    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • fabrication

    Word

    to make something in a factory or workshop

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • enemy combatant

    Phrase

    a person fighting for the enemy in a war

  • brag

    Word

    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • beat on

    Phrase

    to keep talking for a long time in a boring or annoying way

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • bulldog

    Word

    a strong, stocky dog with a broad head and a flat face

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • coming together

    Phrase

    the act of people or things joining together as one

  • fives

    Word

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

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • case out

    Phrase

    to secretly look at a place to plan a crime

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • quake

    Word

    to shake or tremble

  • safeguard

    Word

    something that protects people or things, or helps prevent harm or problems

  • trough

    Word

    a long open container for animals to eat or drink from

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • burrow

    Word

    a hole or tunnel dug by an animal, especially a rabbit, for living in

  • urgency

    Word

    the need for quick action

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • nerve ending

    Phrase

    the end of a nerve fiber that receives or sends signals

  • people person

    Phrase

    a person who is good at talking to and working with other people

  • tough as nails

    Phrase

    very tough and able to deal with difficult situations

  • matter at hand

    Phrase

    the issue that is being discussed or dealt with now

  • discretion

    Word

    careful behavior or speech that avoids offending people or revealing private information

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • covert

    Word

    kept secret or done in a hidden way

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • the finger

    Phrase

    an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

  • arming

    Word

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

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • nightingale

    Word

    a small brown bird that sings beautifully, often at night

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • go ahead with

    Phrase

    to continue with a plan or activity, especially after a delay or discussion

  • access code

    Phrase

    a code you use to open or log in to something

  • water supply

    Phrase

    the system that supplies water to homes, buildings, or an area

  • hot flash

    Phrase

    a sudden feeling of heat that comes on quickly, especially during menopause

  • launder

    Word

    wash clothes, sheets, or other fabric items

  • paramount

    Word

    more important than anything else; most important

  • arched

    Word

    curved like an arch

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • physiology

    Word

    the study of how living things and their body parts work

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • override

    Word

    to use your authority to cancel or ignore a decision

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

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