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Chicago P.D. S9E8: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 8CrimeDrama

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  • skimp

    Word

    to use less of something than you should, especially money, time, or effort

  • lacerate

    Word

    to tear or cut deeply

  • scalping

    Word

    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • chink

    Word

    a narrow opening or crack

  • scab

    Word

    a hard, dry covering that forms over a wound as it heals

  • circumstantial

    Word

    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • cadaver

    Word

    a dead human body

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • combing

    Word

    the act of combing hair

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • bureaucrat

    Word

    a government official, especially one who is seen as slow or too focused on rules and paperwork

  • scraping

    Word

    small bits or pieces left after something has been scraped away

  • diligence

    Word

    careful and persistent effort

  • plaid

    Word

    a pattern of crossed lines that forms squares or checks

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • pantry

    Word

    a small room or cupboard used for storing food and kitchen items

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • due diligence

    Phrase

    careful checking of something before making a decision, especially in business or law

  • see daylight

    Phrase

    to start understanding a difficult situation or problem

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • fishing expedition

    Phrase

    an investigation done mainly to find hidden or incriminating information

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  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • probable cause

    Phrase

    legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

  • fives

    Word

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

  • tracker

    Word

    a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • fall in

    Phrase

    to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

  • line in

    Phrase

    to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

  • tempting

    Word

    so attractive or appealing that it is hard to resist

  • bust in

    Phrase

    to enter a place suddenly and forcefully

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • induce

    Word

    to persuade or influence someone to do something

  • decency

    Word

    behavior that shows good manners and respect for other people

  • too good for this world

    Phrase

    extremely good, kind, or pure

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • in the post

    Phrase

    already sent by mail and expected to arrive soon

  • tough case

    Phrase

    an informal way to describe a person who is hard to deal with or understand

  • chink in the armor

    Phrase

    a weak point in something that seems strong or safe

  • scalp

    Word

    the skin on the top of your head

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • add up

    Phrase

    to seem reasonable or consistent

  • recreate

    Word

    make something again, especially in a new or different way

  • loose ends

    Phrase

    unfinished things that still need attention

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hands up

    Phrase

    a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • figuring out

    Phrase

    the process of trying to understand or solve something

  • loose end

    Phrase

    a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention

  • weakest link

    Phrase

    the part of a system, group, or plan that is most likely to fail

  • holding cell

    Phrase

    a room where police or court staff keep someone for a short time before they are moved or released

  • drug trafficking

    Phrase

    the illegal trade in drugs

  • bust into

    Phrase

    to suddenly enter a place by force

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • disband

    Word

    to end a group, organization, or team so that it no longer exists

  • come out with

    Phrase

    to say something suddenly or without thinking first

  • home invasion

    Phrase

    a burglary in which someone breaks into a house while people are inside

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • run through

    Phrase

    to use up a supply of something

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • work in

    Phrase

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

  • fight off

    Phrase

    to successfully defend yourself against an attack, illness, or a strong feeling

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • ironic

    Word

    using irony

  • hank

    Word

    a loose coil of yarn, rope, or hair

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • scrape off

    Phrase

    to remove something by scraping it away

  • id

    Word

    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • offender

    Word

    a person who has done something illegal or wrong

  • probable

    Word

    likely to happen or be true, but not certain

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • anchored

    Word

    fixed firmly in place

  • subtitle

    Word

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

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • hesitation

    Word

    a pause or delay because someone is unsure what to do or say

  • way in

    Phrase

    an entrance or route into a place

  • slaughter

    Word

    to kill a large number of people or animals in a violent way

  • laying

    Word

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

  • burglar

    Word

    a person who steals from houses or buildings

  • either way

    Phrase

    used to say that the result is the same no matter which choice happens

  • rubber band

    Phrase

    a small elastic loop used for holding papers or other things together

  • ticketing

    Word

    the sale and issuing of tickets

  • complication

    Word

    a problem or extra difficulty that makes a situation harder

  • cutter

    Word

    a tool or machine used for cutting

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • west side

    Phrase

    the western part of a town, city, or area

  • pitching

    Word

    the act of pitching a baseball

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • full name

    Phrase

    the complete name of a person, including first name and surname

  • cornered

    Word

    trapped or in a difficult position with little chance of escape

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