Medium S1E8: English vocabulary

a person or organization that gives money or support to a person, project, or cause

used in speech to mean “anyway” or “in any case,” often when changing the subject or continuing a point

an implied legal right for a company to use an employee’s patented invention

a person who is very skilled at something

a command telling someone to stand in a relaxed military position

the regular patterns of electrical activity in the brain

a military operation that is described as limited or not a full war

to not do what a person, rule, or order says

to stop something before it is finished because of a problem

to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

moving quickly with light, springy steps

used after a person's name to show that the person has died

to fasten something to a hook, rope, chain, or strap

to record that you have started work or a shift

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

used at the end of a sentence to check that someone is following or agrees

to make something last longer

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

looking neat, smart, or well dressed

to walk or travel around without a fixed direction or purpose

used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

to think you are seeing something that is not really there

to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

a group of wild boars

not finished or completed

kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

in a blunt or direct way

to die or be destroyed, especially in a sudden or tragic way

a soft knitted or crocheted blanket

a plant with small leaves, usually three on each stem, and round pink, white, or red flowers

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

A friendly way to say goodbye, often with a warm or religious tone

showing a lack of courage

to wait until the next day before deciding something

to keep a job or manage to do something difficult for a period of time

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

to connect a device to a power source or another device

relating to the mouth or to speaking

to break or end a connection between things

to touch someone lightly in a way that makes them laugh

someone who claims to have special powers to know things or see the future

to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

deserving praise, help, or respect

to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

used to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or unwanted

restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

bad luck or an unlucky event

somewhat like; in a way similar to

the part of a car that starts the engine

the act of building a bridge

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

as; in the same way that

a person trained to give emergency medical care

marked or decorated with letters or writing

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

past tense and past participle of bed

a soft wet mixture used to hold bricks or stones together in building

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

a person who is killed or injured in an accident, war, or other event

to some extent; fairly

to move away and stop bothering someone

a person who carries out an investigation, especially for the police or another organization

the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

a casual way to say goodbye

messy or untidy

the act of entering a phone number to call someone

said to a female animal, especially a dog, when she has done something well

to stop touching, changing, or interfering with something

having a ring or rings around it

a light open fabric made of threads or cord with holes in it

used to say that you are doing something as a precaution

used to show frustration, disappointment, or annoyance

a wonderful or surprising person or thing