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Dallas S4E8: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 8SoapDramaFamily

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  • pique

    Word

    a feeling of annoyance or hurt pride after being slighted

  • studding

    Word

    the act of decorating something with studs or small metal decorations

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • ulterior

    Word

    hidden or not openly stated, especially about a motive or purpose

  • 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

  • detonator

    Word

    a device used to set off an explosive charge

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • cranked

    Word

    turned or operated by a crank

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • saddled

    Word

    having a saddle on it

  • rightfully

    Word

    in a way that is fair, morally right, or legally deserved

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • derrick

    Word

    a tall structure used for lifting heavy equipment or drilling for oil

  • obsess

    Word

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

  • libel

    Word

    a false written or published statement that harms someone's reputation

  • brighten

    Word

    to make something brighter or lighter in color

  • infiltrate

    Word

    to enter a place, organization, or group secretly in order to get information or cause harm

  • detonate

    Word

    to make something explode

  • ey up

    Phrase

    hello; used as a friendly greeting, especially in northern England

  • hey up

    Phrase

    an informal greeting used especially in northern England

  • digger

    Word

    a person or animal that digs

  • old time

    Phrase

    the distant past

  • corpus

    Word

    a large collection of written or spoken texts used for study or analysis

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  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • disposed

    Word

    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • adjoin

    Word

    to be next to something and touch it along one side

  • fives

    Word

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

  • geologist

    Word

    a person whose job is to study rocks, the earth, and how they change over time

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • blowing up

    Phrase

    a harsh scolding or reprimand

  • refinery

    Word

    a factory where oil is cleaned and made into fuel and other products

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • dead and buried

    Phrase

    completely finished and not likely to happen again

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • damn well

    Phrase

    used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

  • drinking problem

    Phrase

    a problem caused by drinking too much alcohol

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • dispose

    Word

    to get rid of something

  • travelling salesman

    Phrase

    a person who travels from place to place to sell goods or take orders

  • trailer park

    Phrase

    an area where people live in mobile homes

  • traveling salesman

    Phrase

    a salesperson who travels from place to place to visit customers

  • at the last minute

    Phrase

    at the very last possible moment before something happens

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • arabian

    Word

    relating to Arabia or its people

  • turn out

    Phrase

    to be found to be true, real, or the case

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • police force

    Phrase

    the organization that provides police services in an area

  • look back

    Phrase

    to think about the past, or about what happened before

  • share in

    Phrase

    to take part in something together with other people

  • break up

    Phrase

    to make a group of people separate and go away

  • catch up

    Phrase

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

  • chances are

    Phrase

    it is likely that something will happen or be true

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • graze

    Word

    to feed on grass in a field or pasture

  • crank

    Word

    a bent part on a machine that turns back-and-forth motion into circular motion

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • take over

    Phrase

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

  • hank

    Word

    a loose coil of yarn, rope, or hair

  • dedicate

    Word

    to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

  • insensitive

    Word

    not caring enough about other people's feelings

  • dig around

    Phrase

    to search somewhere carefully, especially by moving things around

  • worthwhile

    Word

    worth the time, effort, or money

  • donna

    Word

    an Italian title used before a woman's name

  • get late

    Phrase

    to become late in the day or evening

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • stud

    Word

    a short metal pin or bolt that sticks out from a surface

  • great job

    Phrase

    used to praise someone for doing something well

  • just in case

    Phrase

    used to say that you are doing something as a precaution

  • crude

    Word

    in a raw, natural, or unrefined state

  • saddle

    Word

    a seat fixed on the back of a horse or other animal for riding

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • blow up

    Phrase

    explode or burst violently

  • draw back

    Phrase

    to move back or away from something

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • pitching

    Word

    the act of pitching a baseball

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • too soon

    Phrase

    before the expected or usual time

  • left over

    Phrase

    left after the rest has been used, eaten, or taken away

  • lone

    Word

    alone; with no one else with you

  • lousy

    Word

    very bad, unpleasant, or of poor quality

  • have fun

    Phrase

    used to wish someone an enjoyable time

  • check out

    Phrase

    to look at something in order to see what it is like

  • stop by

    Phrase

    to visit someone or a place briefly and informally

  • plan on

    Phrase

    to intend or expect to do something

  • walk around

    Phrase

    to walk around an area without a clear purpose

  • call back

    Phrase

    to phone someone again later, especially after missing their call

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