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Dark Angel S1E21: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 21Action & AdventureDrama

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  • deathwatch

    Word

    a vigil kept beside someone who is dying

  • sweepings

    Word

    bits of dirt, dust, and other small waste collected when you sweep a floor

  • poser

    Word

    a person who tries to seem more important, stylish, or interesting than they really are

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • gratify

    Word

    to give someone pleasure or satisfaction

  • amenity

    Word

    a useful feature or service in a place, especially one that makes it more comfortable or convenient

  • spreader

    Word

    a machine or tool used to spread something evenly over an area

  • shafting

    Word

    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

  • babble

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously in a confused or silly way

  • condolence

    Word

    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • prim

    Word

    stiff, formal, and a little old-fashioned

  • swoop

    Word

    to move quickly down through the air

  • stitching

    Word

    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • evener

    Word

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

  • tangle

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    to twist or become twisted into a messy mass

  • vacate

    Word

    to leave a place you have been using or living in

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • anomaly

    Word

    something that is different from what is normal or expected

  • detonate

    Word

    to make something explode

  • epiphany

    Word

    a sudden moment of understanding or realization

  • hive mind

    Phrase

    a group of people who seem to think or act as one

  • harvesting

    Word

    the act of gathering a crop from the fields

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  • ribbed

    Word

    having raised ridges or lines

  • apprehend

    Word

    to arrest someone, especially a suspect

  • Big Brother

    Phrase

    a person or system that closely watches people and limits their privacy

  • chow

    Word

    food; a meal or something to eat

  • pervert

    Word

    to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • gene pool

    Phrase

    the collection of genes in a population or species

  • fives

    Word

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bead

    Word

    a small round object with a hole through it, used in jewelry or decoration

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • drag in

    Phrase

    to bring up something irrelevant in a discussion

  • contingent

    Word

    depending on something else happening first

  • hive

    Word

    a box or structure where bees live and make honey

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • creature of habit

    Phrase

    a person who likes routine and prefers things to stay the same

  • pooling

    Word

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

  • discretion

    Word

    careful behavior or speech that avoids offending people or revealing private information

  • 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

  • paneling

    Word

    wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

  • infirmary

    Word

    a room or area in a school, hospital, or other large place where sick people can get basic medical care

  • deployment

    Word

    the act of sending troops or equipment to a place for a mission

  • recapture

    Word

    to get something back, especially by force or effort

  • get outta here

    Phrase

    used to show surprise or disbelief, or to ask someone to repeat what they said

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • rendezvous

    Word

    a meeting that has been arranged for a particular time and place

  • go way back

    Phrase

    to have known someone for a very long time

  • drinking problem

    Phrase

    a problem caused by drinking too much alcohol

  • disable

    Word

    to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

  • diagnose

    Word

    to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

  • chilled

    Word

    kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

  • martyr

    Word

    a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs

  • 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

  • feed into

    Phrase

    to flow into a larger river, lake, or sea

  • grunt

    Word

    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • pollute

    Word

    to make air, water, or land dirty and harmful

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • yank

    Word

    a sudden hard pull or jerk

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • look over

    Phrase

    to check or read something quickly

  • almighty

    Word

    having unlimited power or great power

  • head off

    Phrase

    to stop something bad from happening

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • stand by

    Phrase

    to wait and be ready to act when needed

  • take over

    Phrase

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

  • unarmed

    Word

    not carrying a weapon

  • second thoughts

    Phrase

    a feeling of doubt or hesitation after you have made a decision

  • chow down

    Phrase

    to eat a lot of food quickly and eagerly

  • stitch

    Word

    a small loop of thread made in sewing, knitting, or crocheting

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • paddle

    Word

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

  • one way

    Phrase

    allowing travel in only one direction

  • tasting

    Word

    the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

  • clearance

    Word

    the removal of things that are blocking a space or getting in the way

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • say again

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to repeat what they said

  • terminate

    Word

    to end something, especially a contract, job, or service

  • undergo

    Word

    to have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant

  • transplant

    Word

    an operation in which an organ or tissue is moved from one body to another

  • laying

    Word

    present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • no time

    Phrase

    a very short period of time

  • all good

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying that everything is fine or acceptable

  • either way

    Phrase

    used to say that the result is the same no matter which choice happens

  • family reunion

    Phrase

    a gathering of relatives or family members, especially one held after they have been apart

  • ice water

    Phrase

    water with ice in it, usually served very cold

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • meant to

    Phrase

    supposed to; expected or required to do something

  • friend of mine

    Phrase

    one of the speaker's or writer's friends

  • conditioned

    Word

    trained to react in a particular way

  • convoy

    Word

    a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for protection or safety

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