Medium S1E10: English vocabulary

often forgetting things or not paying enough attention to remember them

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

money or property a bride brings to a marriage, usually given to the husband or his family

to cover a road, path, or area with stone, bricks, concrete, or asphalt

a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

a man who is a member of a local government council

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

to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement

people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a lack of consistency or agreement

the study of correct reasoning

relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

the undead, especially zombies

covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

a large, flat dish used for serving food

to stay somewhere longer than needed, often because you do not want to leave

A naval reply meaning yes, sir, or I understand and will obey

a charge of murder in the first degree

a film shot that shows two people together

a very large city, especially one that is important for business and culture

not certain or not completely sure

directly, without turning or avoiding anything

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

making or likely to make a lot of money

to indicate or suggest something

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

to be blamed or punished for something, especially for someone else's wrongdoing

to stop something from growing or becoming a bigger problem

strong, active, and full of energy

a confident statement that something is true

to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

to record that you have started work or a shift

to expect or allow for something, especially something unpleasant

the use of light and dark areas in a drawing or picture

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

almost; very nearly

the practice of having sex with people in exchange for money

a joke that uses a word with two meanings or two words that sound the same

a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

at the very last possible moment before something happens

the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

a fact, idea, or statement that is opposite to another one and cannot both be true

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

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

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

to take something away, especially in a vehicle

to move or carry something away by truck

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

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

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

used to express surprise, worry, or mild annoyance

the time in the evening when it is getting dark

a railway engine that pulls a train

the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

as; in the same way that

to support the weight of something so it does not fall

marked or decorated with letters or writing

used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

past tense and past participle of bed

a written copy of spoken, recorded, or printed material

done in a quiet, secret way

a flat shape with four straight sides and four right angles

the wearing away or breaking down of rock and other materials by air, water, and weather

a bright red color with a slight orange tint

to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

a period when someone is watched to see if they behave well, especially after a crime or before a job becomes permanent

to some extent; fairly

the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying