Smallville S7E5: English vocabulary

a book or list of important or famous people

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

a young man who is very talented or successful

to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

a very large city, especially one that is important for business and culture

without any mistakes or imperfections

the state of being alone, often by choice

to honor an event or place by being present

very interested in something and enthusiastic about it

a famous female singer, especially in opera or pop music

not getting much attention or being noticed

to fall suddenly, often in a messy or uncontrolled way

punishment or suffering that is seen as payback for a wrong

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

so attractive or appealing that it is hard to resist

to practice a play, speech, or performance before presenting it

the set of songs, pieces, or roles that a performer knows and can perform

to record that you have started work or a shift

to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply, usually because you are tired or bored

to find or discover something hidden, especially by searching carefully

something that makes a process or change happen faster

a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

not answered or not dealt with

far away; at a great distance

used to strongly agree with someone

to have a strong desire to achieve something

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

used in the phrase into thin air to mean that something disappears completely or seems to vanish

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

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

to learn something so well that you can say or write it from memory

a newspaper with small pages, often full of sensational stories

a group of wild boars

a threat to kill someone

to recover quickly, especially after an illness or setback

the area just outside a door, especially the step or small space in front of a house

to make someone feel less worried, afraid, or uncertain

a beautiful woman, especially one admired in a social group or at an event

from the very beginning

a reduction in the amount of tax you have to pay

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to release something or someone from restraint

deserving praise, help, or respect

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

a group of stars that forms a pattern in the night sky

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

as; in the same way that

used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

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

used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain

past tense and past participle of bed

the process of becoming narrower

to force someone to do something by tricking or pressuring them

relating to the universe and outer space

official permission to do something

a blurred or unclear image, shape, or mark

a strong, focused light that shines on one small area

a party with loud electronic music and dancing

based on reason and logic, not feelings

allowing travel in only one direction

a statement or idea that forms the basis of an argument or theory

a casual way to say goodbye

to stay in a place for a while and not leave

a room or open space directly under the roof of a building

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

a plant with long stems that grows by climbing or spreading along a support

used to express relief that something bad did not happen

the devil in some religions

a very short period of time

a short news announcement, especially one given on TV or radio

so late that something can no longer be done or changed

being in a hospital as a patient