Chicago Fire S10E13: English vocabulary

to be very good or impressive

the act of adding salt to food or water

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

A strong sexual desire for someone

a soft, light metal used especially in batteries

(of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat

to scatter something in small drops or pieces over a surface

a setback or decline

past tense and past participle of shoot

to look for work or business by going out and visiting many places

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

to record that you have started work or a shift

to fail to support or help someone when you should, especially in an informal or disloyal way

to be unacceptable or not believable to someone

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

the process of starting a computer

the act of fastening something with a screw

to reach a decision or agreement

a substance that is burned for its pleasant smell

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

to make someone feel excited and eager

looking neat, smart, or well dressed

to make something white or lighter using a chemical process

used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

relaxed and not worried or tense

a group of wild boars

a facial expression in which you pull your eyebrows together, often because you are annoyed, worried, or thinking hard

to move or act quickly, especially because you are in a hurry

a complete repair or improvement of something

kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

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

not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

a large group of insects flying or moving together

to die or be destroyed, especially in a sudden or tragic way

to become blocked or crowded so that movement is difficult

to keep trying to do something even when it is difficult

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

deserving praise, help, or respect

restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

to get involved in a situation to help, stop something, or take control

to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

a channel or tube that carries air through a building or machine

past tense and past participle of bed

to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

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 tube or passage that carries air, liquid, or another substance

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

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

to be in charge of a person, group, or activity and make sure it is done properly

a strong underground shelter used for protection

extremely cold, in a way that feels unpleasant

the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

to some extent; fairly

a formal event with entertainment, often to raise money or celebrate something

preserved or sold in bottles

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

a casual way to say goodbye

to become healthier or improve

a casual way to say goodbye when you expect to meet again

a heavy, repeated beating or striking sound

a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

having a ring or rings around it

used to express relief that something bad did not happen

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

the place where someone or something is

a very short period of time

a casual way of saying that everything is fine or acceptable