The Simpsons S7E2: English vocabulary

a black powder made by smoke, especially from fire or burning fuel

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

a person who writes a biography

the act of drawing air or liquid in by creating a partial vacuum

causing pity because something is sad, weak, or badly done

a feeling of not being satisfied with your situation

a large container used for holding liquids

a mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child

past tense and past participle of shoot

a connection or relationship between two things, especially when one changes with the other

to accept a difficult or painful situation and stop resisting it

used to show that you find something disgusting or very unpleasant

imagined rather than real

an adult male horse that has not been castrated

an attractive quality that makes someone or something seem exciting and special

boring because it involves the same actions or things again and again

the installation of cables or a cable system

to tell someone something surprising or unpleasant, especially suddenly

used to say that something is not surprising

something that is fake or meant to deceive

careful behavior or speech that avoids offending people or revealing private information

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

far away; at a great distance

to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

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

to become red in the face, especially because you feel embarrassed

to a very bad or unpleasant degree

a deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often with a river running through it

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

as usual; as always

leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

an important or powerful person, especially one who likes to show it

to appear or happen, especially by chance

covered with small dots or spots

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

completely, with nothing left unpaid or unfinished

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

cut out of a piece of material or paper

the act of rubbing something with your hand or a cloth

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

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

as; in the same way that

a photo or picture

to visit a place often

showing love for and support of your country

to throw something with a lot of force

a device or piece of cloth used to stop someone from speaking

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

a machine that produces or controls a nuclear reaction

the fact that two things are alike

preserved or sold in bottles

to undo something that is tied or fastened

not natural, normal, or expected; strange in a way that makes you uneasy

something made to look like another thing

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

a child or young person

having a ring or rings around it

to put someone in prison

recorded video material of an event or place

used to express relief that something bad did not happen

a small house or platform built in a tree for children to play in

the main full-length film in a cinema program

explode or burst violently

a disease that affects the heart

a form you fill out when you want to apply for a job, course, or other opportunity

used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

unable to pay your debts and officially declared so by law

an exclamation used when something goes wrong or seems about to go wrong

used to emphasize that every single part or item is included

a sweet dish that is soft and creamy

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

a ticket for a flight on an airplane

hanging down or extending over the edge of something

a female given name