whiffing
moving or drifting out in small puffs or wisps
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Person of Interest S1E11: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 11DramaAction & AdventureCrime
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preoccupy
to fill someone's mind so they can think of little else
trudge
walk slowly with heavy, tired steps
foreclose
to take away someone's property, especially a house, because they have not paid back a loan
housewarming
a party for celebrating a new home
actionable
able to be used to take practical action
falsify
to change information, records, or evidence in order to deceive people
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
paragon
a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality
restaurateur
a person who owns or runs one or more restaurants
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thumbed
past tense and past participle of thumb through
whiff
a brief smell that you notice for a moment
terrorize
to make someone feel extreme fear and distress
opal
a gemstone with a milky look that can show flashes of color
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
requisition
to officially take and use something, especially property or supplies, for a particular purpose
lurk
to stay hidden and wait for a chance to act
clog
to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that nothing can flow through it
terrify
to make someone feel extreme fear
jacketed
covered with a protective outer layer
fixation
the state of being fixed or made firm