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The Office S1E5: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 5Comedy

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  • swish

    to move with a soft rushing or brushing sound

  • backboard

    a board behind a basketball hoop that the ball can bounce off

  • miter

    a cut made at an angle, usually 45 degrees, for joining two pieces neatly

  • pinking

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • halter

    a strap or rope used to lead or tie up a horse or other animal

  • grumble

    to complain quietly in an annoyed way

  • flagrant

    shockingly bad or obvious, especially in a way that is wrong or unfair

  • clack

    to make a sharp clicking sound

  • dishing

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • evener

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

  • notching

    make small cuts or grooves in something

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  • neutralize

    to make a substance or effect harmless or inactive

  • slayer

    a person or thing that kills a particular kind of creature

  • suck it

    used to taunt someone after they lose or fail

  • posse

    a small group of people brought together for a job or task

  • repel

    to force an attack, person, or thing to move back or away

  • in one's pocket

    under someone’s control because they have been bribed

  • skirting

    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • packer

    a person whose job is to pack goods into boxes or containers

  • bring it

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • game on

    to trick someone or take advantage of them for personal gain

  • shotted

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • fancied

    imagined rather than real

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