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Prison Break S1E19: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 19Action & AdventureCrimeDrama

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  • whiffing

    Word

    moving or drifting out in small puffs or wisps

  • transgressor

    Word

    a person who breaks a law or rule

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • larceny

    Word

    the crime of stealing someone else's property

  • commissary

    Word

    a store that sells food and supplies, especially for people in the military

  • retrace

    Word

    to go back over the same route or path

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • whiff

    Word

    a brief smell that you notice for a moment

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • shank

    Word

    the lower part of the leg, especially between the knee and the ankle

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  • haystack

    Word

    a pile of hay

  • evener

    Word

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

  • visitation

    Word

    the act of visiting someone, especially in a hospital or prison

  • scraping

    Word

    small bits or pieces left after something has been scraped away

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • avert

    Word

    to turn your eyes, attention, or thoughts away from something

  • avocado

    Word

    a fruit with green flesh and a rough skin, often eaten in salads or on toast

  • confine

    Word

    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • your girl

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

  • squirt

    Word

    to force liquid out in a thin stream

  • swipe

    Word

    to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

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  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • candidacy

    Word

    the state of being a candidate for a job, office, or award

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • fives

    Word

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

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • game on

    Phrase

    to trick someone or take advantage of them for personal gain

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • mustang

    Word

    a wild horse found in North America

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • grand larceny

    Phrase

    the crime of stealing something worth more than the legal limit for petty theft

  • inflict

    Word

    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • bunk

    Word

    a bed, especially one on a ship or in a train or bus

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • hoop

    Word

    a circular ring or band

  • traction

    Word

    the grip that lets a wheel, tire, or shoe hold on to a surface

  • burrow

    Word

    a hole or tunnel dug by an animal, especially a rabbit, for living in

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • yearbook

    Word

    a book made by a school each year with photos, names, and memories of students and staff

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • infirmary

    Word

    a room or area in a school, hospital, or other large place where sick people can get basic medical care

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • sinner

    Word

    a person who has committed a sin

  • dane

    Word

    a person from Denmark

  • hopping

    Word

    moving by making small jumps on one foot

  • stroll

    Word

    a short, relaxed walk

  • to God

    Phrase

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

  • crawl with

    Phrase

    to be full of a lot of people or things

  • body bag

    Phrase

    a bag used to carry a dead body

  • prefix

    Word

    a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • step up

    Phrase

    to take action and become more involved or helpful

  • setback

    Word

    a problem that slows or stops progress

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • accomplice

    Word

    a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • framing

    Word

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

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • flushing

    Word

    the act of becoming red in the face or skin

  • sneeze

    Word

    to suddenly and involuntarily force air out through your nose and mouth

  • gymnastics

    Word

    a sport in which people do exercises and perform routines that need strength, balance, and flexibility

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • indirect

    Word

    not direct; happening through another person, thing, or method

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • sage

    Word

    a person known for great wisdom

  • truce

    Word

    an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • ark

    Word

    a large boat, especially the one Noah built in the Bible

  • head south

    Phrase

    to travel toward the south

  • logging

    Word

    the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • no sweat

    Phrase

    without any trouble or difficulty

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

  • premise

    Word

    a statement or idea that forms the basis of an argument or theory

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • bidding

    Word

    the process of people making bids in an auction

  • aurora

    Word

    a natural display of colored light in the night sky near the Earth’s poles

  • baseball card

    Phrase

    a card with a picture of a baseball player, often collected or traded

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • friend of mine

    Phrase

    one of the speaker's or writer's friends

  • blow up

    Phrase

    explode or burst violently

  • not quite

    Phrase

    almost, but not completely

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • block off

    Phrase

    to close a road, path, or entrance so that people or vehicles cannot pass

  • nickel

    Word

    a hard, silvery metal used in alloys and batteries

  • plan on

    Phrase

    to intend or expect to do something

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