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Hawaii Five-0 S9E2: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 2CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • unbuckle

    Word

    to open or loosen by undoing a buckle

  • underrate

    Word

    to think that someone or something is less important or less good than they really are

  • teachable

    Word

    willing to learn and accept advice or correction

  • fluster

    Word

    to make someone nervous, confused, or embarrassed

  • dethrone

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    to remove someone from power or a high position

  • 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

  • blare

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    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • stickler

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    a person who insists on doing things in a very exact way

  • loafer

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    a person who is lazy and avoids work

  • latching

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    the act of fastening something with a latch

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  • botch

    Word

    to do something badly or carelessly

  • admissible

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    allowed to be used, especially as evidence in court

  • interlock

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    to connect or fit together so that the parts lock

  • concoct

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    to make something by mixing different ingredients

  • pursuer

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    a person or thing that is chasing someone or something

  • incriminate

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    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • invalidate

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    to make a document, rule, or agreement no longer valid

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • recede

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    to move back or farther away

  • pout

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    to push your lips forward, often to show annoyance or to look flirtatious

  • contaminate

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    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

  • booted

    Word

    wearing boots

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  • clatter

    Word

    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • shredding

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    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • copped

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    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • credential

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    an official document or piece of information that proves who you are or shows your qualifications

  • overpowering

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    so strong that it is unpleasant or hard to ignore

  • thud

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    to make a dull, heavy sound

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • ballistics

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    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • handcuff

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    to put handcuffs on someone

  • 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

  • squeal

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    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • honk

    Word

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

  • marshaling

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    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • defer

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    to delay something until a later time

  • realistically

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    in a sensible way that is based on what is actually possible

  • stow

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    to put something neatly into a space or container

  • implicate

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    to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

  • altercation

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    a short, noisy argument

  • evener

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

  • tangle

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    to twist or become twisted into a messy mass

  • hissing

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    making a long, sharp s sound

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • squeak

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    to make a short, high-pitched sound

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • retaliate

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    to hurt or punish someone in return for something they did to you

  • chime

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    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • factoring

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

  • stuffy

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    with little or no fresh air; too warm and airless

  • groan

    Word

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

  • chirp

    Word

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

  • cleaver

    Word

    a heavy knife with a broad blade, used for chopping meat or bones

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • screech

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    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • unravel

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    to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

  • springing

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    moving with quick, light jumps

  • stripping

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    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • illuminate

    Word

    to light something up or make it brighter

  • public defender

    Phrase

    a lawyer appointed by the government to defend someone who cannot afford one

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

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

  • for the book

    Phrase

    especially impressive or memorable

  • shadowing

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    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • whine

    Word

    to complain in a high, annoying voice

  • chute

    Word

    a sloping tube or slide that things move down

  • redirect

    Word

    to send something to a different place, person, or direction

  • plugging

    Word

    the act of sealing a hole or gap

  • overpower

    Word

    to defeat someone or something by using greater strength or power

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • rightful

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    deserved or legally owned; having a valid claim to something

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • kidnapper

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    a person who kidnaps someone

  • shred

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    to cut or tear something into small pieces

  • cultivate

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    to prepare land for growing crops or plants

  • fives

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • stuff up

    Phrase

    to make a serious mistake or do something badly

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • espionage

    Word

    the secret gathering of information about another country or organization

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • back into

    Phrase

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

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • hunch

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    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • air marshal

    Phrase

    a security officer who travels on a plane to protect passengers from hijacking or terrorism

  • deep cover

    Phrase

    a fielding position in cricket near the boundary on the off side

  • collateral

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    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • foliage

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    the leaves of trees and plants, especially when seen as a mass

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • decency

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    behavior that shows good manners and respect for other people

  • footstep

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

  • props

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    objects used in a play, movie, or TV show

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