Suits S1E3: English vocabulary

giving a false or misleading impression

to gather people together for a meeting or event

seeming reasonable or likely to be true

extremely ugly or unpleasant

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

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

to think you are hearing sounds that are not really there

Used in some nonstandard varieties of English to show that an action happened and is finished

moving or walking with quick, light steps

to have no moral or legal permission to do something

in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

to continue to exist or be remembered

make someone annoyed, impatient, or angry

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

to indicate or suggest something

the stage in life when a child's body begins to change into an adult body

the act of putting things into a pile or piles

to form or imagine an idea, plan, or situation in your mind

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

a casual way to ask for a high five

imagined rather than real

to record that you have started work or a shift

a check issued by a bank and guaranteed by the bank

the process of taking a legal case to court

the act of fastening something with a screw

to start supporting an idea, plan, or project

a tool used for gripping and turning nuts, bolts, or pipes

not required to do something or pay something that others must do or pay

the act of officially admitting someone into a group, often with a ritual

too confident in yourself in a way that annoys other people

the quality of being trusted and believed

used to say that an attempt was not successful

a company that owns or controls one or more other companies

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

a person who plays the bagpipes or another pipe instrument

a person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject

without paying anything

from the very beginning

to come to an end or stop being valid

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

to elect someone to a job or position by voting

at the beginning; originally

completely, with nothing left unpaid or unfinished

deserving praise, help, or respect

to speak or act more quickly

to take part in something together with other people

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

the most important or best product, place, or thing in a group or company

to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

as; in the same way that

marked or decorated with letters or writing

to wait and be ready to act when needed

a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it

a student in the second year of high school or college

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

to be in charge of a project, group, or activity and make sure it runs well

the work of sending bills and collecting payment

a sea animal with a long soft body and eight arms, plus two longer tentacles

to some extent; fairly

to move away and stop bothering someone

relating to taxes and government money

a written law passed by a government body

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

fixed firmly in place

to make money from a business or activity

a period of time between two events, especially while something is being arranged or replaced

a statement or idea that forms the basis of an argument or theory

to stretch something out toward someone

the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

a casual way to say goodbye

with the inside surface turned outward

used to tell someone not to worry or feel under pressure

stopped and unable to continue moving or working

carefully planned to achieve a particular goal, especially in a difficult situation

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data