Monk S2E16: English vocabulary

past tense and past participle of shoot

to swear using something as a witness or guarantee, especially to show that you are telling the truth

cause something to improve a lot

objects used in a play, movie, or TV show

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to think that something is probably true or will happen

the process of making a surface or material smooth

used to describe someone who is used to something

used to say you have won or beaten someone

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

to knock someone down by hitting them hard with punches

to delay dealing with something

to arrange a time or appointment for someone

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

a person who has agreed to give an organ after death for transplantation

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

marked or decorated with letters or writing

a person who is in charge of a prison or another place and makes sure rules are followed

past tense and past participle of bed

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

a medical examination of a body after death to find the cause of death

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

a narrow valley, especially in northern England

a person or organization that manages property or money for someone else

a person who works in a place and helps customers or passengers

to some extent; fairly

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

to put a liquid, drug, or other substance into something or someone

a casual way to say goodbye

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

a person who is kept in prison or another institution

to stay in a place for a while and not leave

used to remind someone of something they already know

the seventh year of school in the U.S

a word or phrase that describes something by comparing it to something else in a non-literal way

used to warn someone to be careful or stop what they are doing

a man who is very physically strong

one of the speaker's or writer's friends

a young woman, especially one who is unmarried

making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

to do or carry out a plan, order, or task

for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

a heavy silver-white metal that is liquid at room temperature

hard work and strong commitment to a goal or activity

a polite way to say you do not want something

to lower your body by bending forward

an action, especially one that is brave, kind, or morally good

push or fold something, especially clothes or hair, into a neat position

used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

to give your attention to one thing and not other things

more correct or more suitable

to change a setting, device, or password back to a new starting point

relating to poetry or having the beauty and feeling of poetry

the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

very strange or unusual

at the same point in time as something else

to finally be in a situation, often unexpectedly

the goods a business has in stock to sell

an exclamation said when something bad or surprising happens

to leave a place, especially to escape or get somewhere else

used to say that something happens or is done each day

to have the same opinion as someone

able to cause death

to say very strongly that you disapprove of something or someone

to lift something off a surface or the ground with your hand or hands

a person or organization that gives money, blood, organs, or other help

to continue doing something or to continue in a state

to have information or awareness about something

in the direction or manner shown or mentioned

to enter a vehicle or enclosed space

a strong need to keep using a substance or doing something, even when it is harmful

to leave a place

the act of making a copy of something