Desperate Housewives S1E5: English vocabulary

a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

helpful and willing to make things easier for other people

perfectly clean, neat, and tidy

a native or inhabitant of Scotland

a final demand that someone must accept or face serious consequences

women's underwear, especially attractive or delicate styles

able to be trusted because you are honest and reliable

to make someone less likely to do something by making it seem difficult, risky, or unpleasant

moving or walking with quick, light steps

a large fire in the wild that spreads quickly and is hard to control

not unusual; ordinary or very common

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

one of the two thick blue lines on an ice hockey rink that separate the attacking zone from the neutral zone

money or property given to support a person, school, or organization

to make a low, rough sound, especially in anger or warning

to stop something from succeeding

to indicate or suggest something

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

used to say what you would prefer

to record that you have started work or a shift

to make a plan, decision, or arrangement final and certain

the process of cooking food in an oven or over a fire

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to persuade someone to have sex with you or do something they might not otherwise do

to make a long, loud, sad cry

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a valley

an informal way of saying you agree with someone

a group of wild boars

happening or done every night

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

A person who stays cheerful and good-natured when they lose or things go wrong

to gather small amounts of money or other things with difficulty

to rub or move something hard across a surface to remove dirt, paint, or another layer

officially linked with another town, city, or organization

the act of putting things into bags or packages

to listen secretly to a conversation or broadcast

the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

a person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject

without paying anything

a burglary in which someone breaks into a house while people are inside

to make a great effort to achieve something

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

to appear or happen, especially by chance

used in questions for emphasis, often to show surprise, anger, or impatience

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

to find or meet something by chance

to study or learn about something so you know more about it

a person who watches for danger or for something important to appear

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to depend on something; to be decided by something

a person who pays taxes

to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it

bad luck or an unlucky event

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

a king; used in the Latin title of a ruler or in names and titles

showing no pity or mercy

used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

one of a pair of twins that come from the same fertilized egg

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

past tense and past participle of bed

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

to love or like someone or something very much

a casual way to say goodbye

a woman's shirt-like top, often with buttons or a collar

to stop touching, changing, or interfering with something

to cut something down by chopping it repeatedly

a woman whose main job is taking care of her home and family

used to express relief that something bad did not happen

a person who steals from houses or buildings

to behave in a playful romantic way toward someone

to control or influence someone or something, often in a dishonest or unfair way