24 S7E10: English vocabulary

past tense and past participle of shoot

to press the gas pedal all the way down

to punish someone severely in order to warn other people

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

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

to work through something difficult, boring, or long with effort

something you do to prevent harm or trouble

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a value or limit that affects how something works or is measured

far away; at a great distance

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

a group of wild boars

to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

personal belongings, especially ones you carry with you

a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

a wall or screen that divides one space into two parts

to stay calm and keep control of your emotions in a difficult situation

to get closer to someone or something, especially while chasing or searching

a person's belongings, especially the ones they take with them when traveling or moving

to ignore or accept someone's faults, mistakes, or differences

to persuade someone to change their opinion or agree to something

in a blunt or direct way

in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

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

to make something stronger, louder, or more intense

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

deserving praise, help, or respect

to act because of information, advice, or a rule

to get involved in a situation to help, stop something, or take control

to check on something later or continue dealing with it

to begin to exist or happen; come from a place, time, or idea

continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

as; in the same way that

to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

working or in effect

a person trained to give emergency medical care

relating to the heart

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

the process of becoming narrower

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

the activity of discussing a topic in a formal way, especially to argue different sides

in a strange or unusual way

a helicopter

to some extent; fairly

to move away and stop bothering someone

a short pole with a flat blade, used for moving a small boat or canoe

the building where a state legislature meets

an organized campaign to achieve a social, political, or religious goal

to put things in the correct position or line

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

a short knife with a sharp point and two sharp edges

to walk through water or another liquid with effort

a casual way to say goodbye

to make something newer, better, or more advanced

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

a mark left by a foot on a surface

a heavy, repeated beating or striking sound

a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

the act of sending something on to another place

so late that something can no longer be done or changed

being in a hospital as a patient

to be involved in buying and selling goods or services

trained to react in a particular way

an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

to stop and catch something before it reaches the place or person it was meant for

A friendly way to tell someone not to be anxious or upset

to produce a printed copy of something from a computer

a formal statement given in court as evidence