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The Mentalist S2E18: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 18CrimeDramaMystery

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  • creasing

    Word

    the process of becoming wrinkled or folded

  • parch

    Word

    to make or become very dry, especially from heat

  • displease

    Word

    to make someone feel unhappy or annoyed

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • peddle

    Word

    to try to sell things by going from place to place

  • sharpshooter

    Word

    a person who is very skilled at shooting accurately, especially with a rifle

  • guesswork

    Word

    the act of guessing instead of using facts or evidence

  • rustle

    Word

    to make a soft, dry sound like leaves or paper moving

  • recede

    Word

    to move back or farther away

  • retrograde

    Word

    moving or directed backward

  • rifling

    Word

    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • pelt

    Word

    to throw or hit someone or something with a lot of small objects

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  • startle

    Word

    to make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed

  • corrective

    Word

    intended to correct a problem or improve something

  • crease

    Word

    a line or fold made by pressing or bending something

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • knowingly

    Word

    in a way that shows you know something is true or wrong

  • narcotic

    Word

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

  • rattlesnake

    Word

    a venomous snake found in North and South America that makes a rattling sound with its tail

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • toxin

    Word

    a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

  • compel

    Word

    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

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  • weeding

    Word

    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • amnesia

    Word

    a condition in which a person loses some or all memory

  • time first

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying someone should go first or take the first turn

  • like farm

    Phrase

    To post online in order to get more likes or shares

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • raccoon

    Word

    a gray-brown North American animal with a black face mask and a ringed tail

  • overhear

    Word

    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • adrenaline

    Word

    a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • go there

    Phrase

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

  • parole officer

    Phrase

    a person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole

  • pull up on

    Phrase

    to visit someone informally, often without making a plan first

  • fair off

    Phrase

    If the weather fairs off, it becomes better or clearer

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • 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

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • in hiding

    Phrase

    in a place where you are hidden and unlikely to be found

  • dripping

    Word

    the act of liquid dripping in drops

  • interviewer

    Word

    a person who asks questions in an interview

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • coroner

    Word

    an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

  • bonnet

    Word

    a hat for a woman or child that ties under the chin and often frames the face

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • drug bust

    Phrase

    a police raid that finds and seizes illegal drugs

  • hover

    Word

    to stay in one place in the air

  • arming

    Word

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

  • hands up

    Phrase

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

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • water supply

    Phrase

    the system that supplies water to homes, buildings, or an area

  • sneak around

    Phrase

    to move or act secretly so other people do not notice what you are doing

  • toxic waste

    Phrase

    waste that is poisonous or dangerous to people or the environment

  • root around

    Phrase

    to search for something in a messy or untidy way, especially inside a bag, box, or pile of things

  • fingerprint

    Word

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

  • meth

    Word

    methamphetamine, a highly addictive illegal drug

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • Native American

    Phrase

    relating to the Indigenous peoples of North America

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • carry on

    Phrase

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

  • crush on

    Phrase

    to feel a romantic attraction to someone

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • hacker

    Word

    a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • keep up

    Phrase

    to stay informed about something or to stay at the same speed or level as others

  • snoop around

    Phrase

    to look around secretly, especially to find out private information

  • winding

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    having many bends or turns

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • interrogation

    Word

    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • cultured

    Word

    well educated and interested in art, literature, music, and similar subjects

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • now now

    Phrase

    a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

  • guideline

    Word

    a rule or piece of advice that helps you decide what to do

  • stand by

    Phrase

    to wait and be ready to act when needed

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • graze

    Word

    to feed on grass in a field or pasture

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • sneaking

    Word

    done in a quiet, secret way

  • first off

    Phrase

    before anything else; first of all

  • suppress

    Word

    to stop something by force or authority

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • parole

    Word

    temporary release of a prisoner before the end of a sentence, with conditions

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • irrigation

    Word

    the process of supplying water to land or crops

  • bottled

    Word

    preserved or sold in bottles

  • shelling

    Word

    the act of removing shells or outer coverings from nuts, seeds, or other food

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