Monk S3E11: English vocabulary

a small axe with a short handle

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

a chess piece that can move any number of squares in a straight line

a badge, emblem, or mark that shows rank, membership, or authority

a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

locked with a key

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

to clean something thoroughly, especially by removing dirt or harmful substances

food; a meal or something to eat

to talk in a casual, lively way

a way of thinking or behaving that helps someone avoid painful feelings or thoughts

to gain someone's support or agreement by bribing them

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

a hidden place where a wild animal lives

a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

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

to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

past tense and past participle of shoot

a Chinese unit of length, equal to about 0.5 meters (1.31 feet)

to lead a group, team, or project

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

a strong pain-relieving medicine used in hospitals

the owner of a business, especially a small one

the installation of cables or a cable system

the process of starting a computer

to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

a person who is very nervous or stressed

to start again from the beginning after a failure or setback

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

suddenly and without warning

to make something secret known publicly

the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

an informal way of asking what is happening or what the situation is

to interfere in someone else's business or get involved in something that is not your concern

to expect something to happen or to plan for it

an organized group that controls the illegal drug trade

an actor's replacement who performs dangerous stunts in a film or TV production

relating to plants or the study of plants

a small booklet or leaflet about one subject

a large bird that eats dead animals

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

to go below deck on a ship

a living thing like a mold, yeast, or mushroom that grows on dead or decaying matter

relating to a cube or to the measurement of volume in cubic units

the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

a robbery in which the thief has a weapon or threatens to use one

a poisonous snake that can spread the skin around its neck into a hood when threatened

to end up in a particular place, situation, or state

a small sharp nail with a flat head, used for fastening things to a surface

having many bends or turns

very exciting, impressive, or successful

as; in the same way that

a group of people who support and admire a particular person, band, or show

the act of destroying something or causing serious damage

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

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

before anything else; first of all

an official card or document that shows who someone is

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

with no shoes or socks on

to some extent; fairly

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

a casual way to say goodbye

a person or company that carries packages or documents for others

very strong anger

a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

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

a person who drives a taxi

a cable that carries electricity from one place to another

a place where homeless people can stay temporarily and get basic help

a very hard type of stone used in building and for kitchen surfaces

so late that something can no longer be done or changed