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Dallas S6E23: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 23SoapDramaFamily

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  • hanker

    Word

    to want something very much, especially something you do not have

  • cheapen

    Word

    to make something seem less valuable, attractive, or impressive

  • cannoned

    Word

    to hit or move into something with sudden force

  • beholder

    Word

    a person who sees or judges something

  • toweling

    Word

    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • haggle

    Word

    to argue about the price of something in order to get a lower one

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • restful

    Word

    making you feel rested and relaxed

  • jawbone

    Word

    the lower jaw of a person or animal

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • recoup

    Word

    to recover money or costs that you have lost or spent

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  • undersecretary

    Word

    a senior government official who works just below a minister

  • bewilder

    Word

    to make someone feel confused and unable to understand something

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • knoll

    Word

    a small hill

  • pitying

    Word

    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • coy

    Word

    pretending to be shy or modest in a way that is meant to attract attention

  • appetizer

    Word

    a small dish served before the main meal

  • luncheon

    Word

    a formal lunch, especially one held for a special event or business purpose

  • bustle

    Word

    to move around in a busy, energetic way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • penciled

    Word

    written or marked lightly with a pencil

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  • shale

    Word

    a hard rock made of layers of mud and clay

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • factoring

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

  • obsess

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    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • cupid

    Word

    the Roman god of love, usually shown as a winged boy with a bow and arrows

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • digger

    Word

    a person or animal that digs

  • thaw

    Word

    to become unfrozen and turn into liquid

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • bleak

    Word

    (of a place or situation) empty, cold, and without much hope or comfort

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • come under

    Phrase

    to be included in a particular category, law, or authority

  • fives

    Word

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

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • deduction

    Word

    the act of taking an amount away from a total, especially for tax or pay

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • quarreling

    Word

    arguing or fighting angrily

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • hustle and bustle

    Phrase

    busy activity and noise, especially in a city

  • hasty

    Word

    done too quickly and without enough thought

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • modesty

    Word

    the quality of not bragging about your abilities or achievements

  • get off the ground

    Phrase

    to start to succeed or become active

  • hustle

    Word

    to move or act quickly, especially because you are in a hurry

  • can't stand

    Phrase

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

  • play around

    Phrase

    to behave in a casual or unserious way, especially with money or ideas

  • old country

    Phrase

    the country where someone or their family originally came from

  • bitter end

    Phrase

    the final part of a long or difficult process, especially one that is unpleasant

  • big business

    Phrase

    Large companies and the economic power they have in society

  • gang up

    Phrase

    to join with others to attack, bully, or oppose someone

  • gang up on

    Phrase

    to join with others to bully or attack someone

  • opening statement

    Phrase

    the first statement a lawyer makes at the start of a trial, explaining their side of the case

  • skeptical

    Word

    not easily convinced; doubtful

  • reconciliation

    Word

    the process of becoming friendly again after an argument or disagreement

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • what do you say

    Phrase

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

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • tied up

    Phrase

    busy and not available

  • quarrel with

    Phrase

    to argue or disagree with someone

  • friction

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    the force that slows movement when two surfaces rub against each other

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • ungrateful

    Word

    not showing gratitude

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • accumulate

    Word

    to build up or collect over time

  • pick it up

    Phrase

    to speak or act more quickly

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • hang in

    Phrase

    to keep going in a difficult situation and not give up

  • pay off

    Phrase

    to produce a good result or success after effort or time

  • sensational

    Word

    very exciting, impressive, or successful

  • bourbon

    Word

    a type of American whiskey made from corn

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • collared

    Word

    having a collar

  • quarrel

    Word

    an angry argument, usually between people who know each other

  • fly by

    Phrase

    to pass by while flying

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • take over

    Phrase

    to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

  • capitalist

    Word

    supporting capitalism or based on capitalism

  • truce

    Word

    an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time

  • weathering

    Word

    the wearing away or breaking down of rock and other materials by air, water, and weather

  • donna

    Word

    an Italian title used before a woman's name

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • tasting

    Word

    the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

  • adore

    Word

    to love or like someone or something very much

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • cigar

    Word

    a rolled bundle of tobacco for smoking

  • proposition

    Word

    a statement or idea that can be discussed or argued about

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