Desperate Housewives S4E4: English vocabulary

a sweet made with licorice root flavor

a short, stiff hair, especially on an animal or on a brush

showing poor taste; cheap and unattractive in a way that is meant to impress

a plant with feathery leaves and yellow flowers, used in cooking

the activity of catching crabs

to stay hidden and wait for a chance to act

something that hides the truth or makes a situation seem better than it is

to give someone a Christian name in a baptism ceremony

a small animal with dark brown fur, valued for its fur

to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

a long, smooth brown nut that you can eat

to correct something and make it right

a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

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

move or make something move quickly around and around

a smooth substance that you rub on the skin to treat or protect it

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

to swallow food or drink quickly, often in a noisy way

a person or company that helps people move to a new home

slightly fat in a pleasant, rounded way

to force someone to leave a place, country, or group

to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

an event where people buy tickets for a chance to win prizes

the process of making skin darker by exposure to the sun or a tanning bed

bad-tempered, easily annoyed, or in a bad mood

showing care and thought for other people's feelings and needs

used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

A strong sexual desire for someone

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

to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

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

a public performance of music or dance, often by a student or solo performer

to mix with other people in a friendly way

a person whose job is to cut and style hair

to feel worried or afraid about something that may happen

the installation of cables or a cable system

the act of fastening something with a screw

used to say that something is not believable

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a fixed and oversimplified idea about a group of people or things

a person with red hair

a series of short, sharp sounds

used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

to stay in one place in the air

to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

silly or foolish, often in a playful way

used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

an informal way to say that you do not believe what someone has said

to get free of something unwanted

a long strand of twisted fibers used for knitting or weaving

to laugh quietly

to feel an uncomfortable sensation on your skin that makes you want to scratch

causing an itch or feeling itchy

used to say you have won or beaten someone

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

to get through something difficult by being determined and not giving up

to win something easily or by a large margin

A game in which you pick real football players for a team and earn points based on how they perform in real matches

a bed-like machine that uses ultraviolet light to make your skin look tanned

not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

officially linked with another town, city, or organization

a large group of insects flying or moving together

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

to leave a place suddenly because you are very angry

a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

to vomit

to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

an area of land where grapes are grown, especially for making wine

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

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