Smallville S3E22: English vocabulary

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

locked with a key

to do whatever is necessary to get something, even if it is dangerous or wrong

to bring a dead person back to life

relating to the earth or to life on earth

in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

severe mental suffering or great pain

to continue to exist or be remembered

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

a very large city, especially one that is important for business and culture

to help someone understand something better

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

brought back to life, activity, or popularity

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

to find out the real reason for something or solve a problem

to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

to become involved in a conflict between two people or groups, often by accident

most common or widely accepted at a particular time

to openly refuse to obey or accept something

to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

a formal promise or agreement, especially one with legal or religious importance

a small thin piece that has broken off from something

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to make something white or lighter using a chemical process

a scientist who studies stars, planets, and space

to become stronger or more successful than something else

a group of wild boars

the official boundary of a city or town

to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

the woman who gave birth to someone, especially when she is not the person's adoptive mother

a group of four musicians who play string instruments together

at the right or expected time in the future

the man who is a child's biological father

the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

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

to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident

likely to happen very soon

to sleep outdoors

the quality of being very successful, admired, or important

ready, arranged, or working properly

deserving praise, help, or respect

to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

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

as; in the same way that

a group of four musicians or singers performing together

something that causes trouble, delay, or extra work

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

the amount of electric force in a circuit, measured in volts

a ghost or a figure that seems real but is not

the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

to some extent; fairly

to attract or tempt someone or something, often by offering something appealing

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

a casual way to say goodbye

a list of topics to be discussed at a meeting

to repeatedly annoy, threaten, or pressure someone

rude and hurtful, especially in a way that hurts someone repeatedly

the act of sending something on to another place

so late that something can no longer be done or changed

supposed to; expected or required to do something

making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

looking sad, worried, or troubled, as if something bad has happened

an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

a service that stores recorded phone messages for you

a small social gathering where people drink tea and eat snacks

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

from the beginning; from the start

so many that you cannot count them

not willing to do something

to depend on someone or something and trust that they will help or happen

to use something to get an advantage or benefit

trapped or in a difficult position with little chance of escape

at the right time, before it is too late