Dallas S3E12: English vocabulary

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

earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

to resign from an important job or public position

imagined rather than real

property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

relating to digestion

working properly and ready to use

to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

separated from the rest by cutting

making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

used to say that you are as ordinary as most people

used to say that you are as ordinary as most people

to about the same degree as most people

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a humorous or informal way of saying death

a series of short, sharp sounds

far away; at a great distance

to think you are seeing something that is not really there

the police

nervous and unable to relax

willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

to invent or come up with something in your mind

Large companies and the economic power they have in society

a large structure at sea or on land used for drilling for oil or gas

the act of renting something, especially a car or equipment, for a period of time

a small sweet cake, usually baked in a cup-shaped mold

without paying anything

a problem that slows or stops progress

used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

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

to look around a place casually, often while searching for something

teach or make someone learn something by repeating it many times

remove a small amount from something by shaving

to say words slowly and clearly so someone can write them down

ready, arranged, or working properly

deserving praise, help, or respect

to look around secretly, especially to find out private information

somewhat like; in a way similar to

wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

a very strong tropical storm that forms over warm ocean water

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

the act of measuring how deep water is

for an unlimited or unknown length of time

as; in the same way that

strong, healthy, and full of energy

marked or decorated with letters or writing

a situation in which the result is the opposite of what you would expect

so upset or moved that you are crying

past tense and past participle of bed

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

carefully planned or done on purpose

done in a quiet, secret way

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

to arrange or set up something, especially equipment, for a particular purpose

the wearing away or breaking down of rock and other materials by air, water, and weather

a loose coil of yarn, rope, or hair

to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

worth the time, effort, or money

to some extent; fairly

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

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

to walk through water or another liquid with effort

a casual way to say goodbye

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

used to remind someone of something they already know

eggs cooked by stirring them while they cook

a person whose job is to cut, wash, and style hair

a large area of land

the basic money unit of Japan

a very short period of time

an exclamation used to show disapproval or annoyance at someone's silly or rude behavior

the date by which something must be paid, done, or returned

the process of making holes with a drill

to feel very excited and eager for something that will happen soon