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Hawaii Five-0 S1E20: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 20CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • newfangled

    Word

    fashionably new, but often in a way that seems silly or unnecessary

  • triangulate

    Word

    to find the position of something by using measurements from known points

  • pedicure

    Word

    a beauty treatment for the feet and toenails

  • extradite

    Word

    to send someone back to another country to face trial or punishment there

  • strangler

    Word

    a person who kills someone by strangling them

  • untangle

    Word

    to separate things that are twisted or knotted together

  • forfeiture

    Word

    the loss of something as a punishment or because a rule was broken

  • snagged

    Word

    caught on something and torn or damaged

  • etch

    Word

    to cut or mark a design into a hard surface, often with acid or a sharp tool

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • poling

    Word

    the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water

  • hulled

    Word

    having the outer husk or shell removed

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  • copped

    Word

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

  • rifling

    Word

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

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • scone

    Word

    a small baked bread roll, often served with tea

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • gash

    Word

    a long, deep cut or wound

  • altercation

    Word

    a short, noisy argument

  • evener

    Word

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

  • manicure

    Word

    a beauty treatment for the hands and fingernails

  • tablecloth

    Word

    a cloth used to cover a table, especially for meals or decoration

  • ponder

    Word

    think about something carefully, especially before making a decision

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  • hospice

    Word

    a place that gives care to people who are very ill, especially near the end of life

  • chops

    Word

    the sides of the face below the eyes

  • smuggle

    Word

    to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

  • incorporation

    Word

    the act of including something as part of a larger whole

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • whew

    Word

    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • strangle

    Word

    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • disposed

    Word

    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • far out

    Phrase

    very unusual, unconventional, or extreme

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • holding company

    Phrase

    a company that owns shares in other companies and controls them

  • scale in

    Phrase

    to buy a financial asset in small amounts over time instead of all at once

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • improvise

    Word

    to create or perform something without preparing it first

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • absorption

    Word

    the process of taking in or soaking up a substance, light, heat, or sound

  • forearm

    Word

    the part of your arm between the elbow and the wrist

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • wouldn't you know

    Phrase

    used to comment that something annoying or surprising has happened, often with a sense of irony

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • wouldn't you know it

    Phrase

    used to express annoyance when something inconvenient or unlucky happens

  • drug bust

    Phrase

    a police raid that finds and seizes illegal drugs

  • just like that

    Phrase

    suddenly and without warning

  • thin air

    Phrase

    used in the phrase into thin air to mean that something disappears completely or seems to vanish

  • arming

    Word

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

  • don't you know

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • dispose

    Word

    to get rid of something

  • hands up

    Phrase

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

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • caliber

    Word

    the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • to tell the truth

    Phrase

    used to introduce a statement that is honest or frank

  • rescue mission

    Phrase

    an operation to rescue people from danger

  • doorstep

    Word

    the area just outside a door, especially the step or small space in front of a house

  • meth

    Word

    methamphetamine, a highly addictive illegal drug

  • looping

    Word

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

  • go along

    Phrase

    to agree to something or let something happen, often reluctantly

  • go below

    Phrase

    to go below deck on a ship

  • slip down

    Phrase

    to go down smoothly and be easy to drink

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • browser

    Word

    a program you use to look at websites on the internet

  • shoot me

    Phrase

    a casual way to say you feel embarrassed, annoyed, or frustrated

  • graffiti

    Word

    words or pictures drawn or painted on walls or other public places, often without permission

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • boar

    Word

    a wild pig with tusks

  • shatter

    Word

    to break suddenly into many pieces

  • yankee

    Word

    a person from the northern US, especially New England

  • stand by

    Phrase

    to wait and be ready to act when needed

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • take over

    Phrase

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

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • slack

    Word

    not tight or firm; loose

  • weathering

    Word

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

  • jog

    Word

    to run slowly and steadily, especially for exercise

  • slug

    Word

    a small shell-less land mollusk that moves slowly and leaves a trail of slime

  • id

    Word

    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • lotus

    Word

    a water plant with large round leaves and showy flowers

  • chopper

    Word

    a helicopter

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • lure

    Word

    to attract or tempt someone or something, often by offering something appealing

  • chartered

    Word

    used for a vehicle, flight, or trip that is hired for a special purpose

  • manifest

    Word

    clear and obvious

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • doughnut

    Word

    a sweet fried cake, often shaped like a ring

  • get better

    Phrase

    to become healthier or improve

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