Smallville S4E20: English vocabulary

a supposed invisible energy around a person or living thing

to make someone very interested or curious

a command telling someone to stand in a relaxed military position

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

the act of keeping something dangerous, unwanted, or spreading under control

a person whose job is to turn animal skins into leather

used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

a setback or decline

the state of being a parent and the duties that come with it

a person who is trying to find or get something

a bright streak of light in the sky caused by a small rock burning up in the atmosphere

to start a casual romantic or sexual relationship with someone

to record that you have started work or a shift

a person who makes or sells candles

to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

a medicine that stops a poison from harming someone

used to say that something is not believable

used as an angry rhetorical question to say someone is not listening

likely to happen soon or attract attention

a special ability to make things work very well

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

far away; at a great distance

force someone to leave a place, school, or organization

a rude or angry way of asking why someone is behaving badly or causing trouble

used to describe someone who is used to something

a red wine from the Bordeaux region of France

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

the soft material inside bones that makes blood cells

a sudden, temporary increase in electrical voltage

the police, fire service, and ambulance service that deal with emergencies

the process by which your body changes food into energy

in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

a beautiful woman, especially one admired in a social group or at an event

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

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

to connect a device to a power source or another device

clever in a way that uses trickery or slyness

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to break or end a connection between things

deserving praise, help, or respect

to care about something so much that it gives you energy or purpose

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

to find something by chance

having many bends or turns

to leave quickly, often in a hurry or without saying much

a sudden period of fast growth, especially in a child or teenager

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

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

a tall structure with blades that turns in the wind to grind grain or pump water

as; in the same way that

a book or set of books that gives information on many subjects

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

the act of deceiving or cheating someone

the standard score for a hole in golf

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

to some extent; fairly

a large round hole in the ground made by an explosion or impact

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

not able to do something or deal with it

to keep someone or something apart from others

relating to living cells

moving or happening quickly

a room or open space directly under the roof of a building

an operation in which an organ or tissue is moved from one body to another

very loud and forceful

present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

a very short period of time

a room where computers are available for people to use

so late that something can no longer be done or changed

one of the speaker's or writer's friends

being in a hospital as a patient

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

to move forward suddenly and strongly, or rise quickly