24 S7E9: English vocabulary

to send something by fax

a person who tries to influence politicians or government officials

to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement

a doctor's judgment about how a disease or injury is likely to develop

to give someone back their job, rank, or previous position

a plan or schedule for a trip, including the places you will go

not using time, money, or energy well

a suffix added to verbs to make forms like running or eating

a small committee made up of members of a larger committee

locked with a key

a natural tendency to think, feel, or act in a certain way

able to be trusted because you are honest and reliable

a person who has betrayed a group, country, or belief

left after most of something has gone or been used

a central open area surrounded by buildings, especially on a college campus

to arrest someone, especially a suspect

to stay somewhere longer than needed, often because you do not want to leave

the quality of being honest and genuine

healthy and strong, especially for an older person

the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign army

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

the act of leaving a place

to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

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

a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

a setback or decline

past tense and past participle of shoot

relating to the lungs

the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

a small round object with a hole through it, used in jewelry or decoration

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

a person who is in a place, vehicle, or building at a particular time

a complete defeat in which one side is forced to run away in disorder

to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

the process of starting a computer

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

an FBI or other government detective

to cut something off or separate it by force

work that is done only to keep someone occupied and is not very useful

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a hired car with a driver, often used for airport or hotel trips

to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

kept secret or done in a hidden way

far away; at a great distance

a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

the act of sending troops or equipment to a place for a mission

having more money coming in than going out, so that there is a profit

a meeting that has been arranged for a particular time and place

to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

a group of wild boars

used to say you have won or beaten someone

a tax you pay on land or buildings you own

a tax added to the price of goods when you buy them

involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

to come to an end or stop being valid

to ask several people for information or help

to become blocked or crowded so that movement is difficult

to wash yourself thoroughly, especially before a medical procedure

extremely important or necessary

a part that a plug, bulb, or other object fits into to make a connection

relating to tests that help find out what is wrong with something, especially a medical problem

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

not active, working, or being used

deserving praise, help, or respect

to be the same as something else or agree with it

to trick someone by making them believe something false

to leave quickly, often in a hurry or without saying much

temporary and likely to change later

to support a claim with facts or proof

to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

a statement that is meant to make someone feel confident or safe

relating to medicinal drugs and their preparation or use

working or in effect

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something