Medium S7E9: English vocabulary

a lawyer appointed by the government to defend someone who cannot afford one

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

a small printed sheet used for advertising or sharing information

to hit or push with the head or horns

to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

the life or world believed to exist after death

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

a person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole

to make someone so excited or emotional that they lose control

to look at something with attention or wonder

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

to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

to take things out of a bag, box, or other container

a nearby area or place

showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

most common or widely accepted at a particular time

an official court order that allows police to search a place

the U.S. holiday on July 4, celebrating American independence

money that someone has saved over a long time, especially a large amount

not agreeing with something else; contradictory

used to say that something is not believable

an informal way to say that you have the same bad experience as someone else

an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

becoming more mature and fully developed

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

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a situation that is very hard to organize because it needs a lot of coordination

to become stronger or more successful than something else

Used to show strong agreement or approval

a neighborhood party held outdoors, often in the street

coated or mixed with sugar

a group of wild boars

a sale of used items held at someone's home, usually in the garage or yard

a school that offers courses in business and management

property owned by the government or open for everyone to use

officially linked with another town, city, or organization

in a blunt or direct way

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

without paying anything

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

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

to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

based on an imagined situation rather than a real one

deserving praise, help, or respect

in a very harsh, cruel, or violent way

an official record or list of names, events, or items

to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

as; in the same way that

a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it

past tense and past participle of bed

done in a quiet, secret way

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

a machine that produces or controls a nuclear reaction

any one of a group, without saying which one

a narrow valley, especially in northern England

temporary release of a prisoner before the end of a sentence, with conditions

a person who has done something illegal or wrong

a package sent to someone with food, snacks, or other comforting items

to some extent; fairly

based on reason and logic, not feelings

a casual way to say goodbye

a polite way to say sorry or to ask someone to repeat something or let you pass

ready to work or start functioning

a police station or the area it serves

the generation that comes after the current one

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

recorded video material of an event or place

to repeatedly annoy, threaten, or pressure someone