Castle S5E8: English vocabulary

a small but important difference in meaning, feeling, or sound

a tall structure used for lifting heavy equipment or drilling for oil

a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit

a toll road, especially a major highway

locked with a key

testimony from a criminal accomplice, often given in exchange for leniency

showing care and thought for other people's feelings and needs

used to describe an action done deliberately and without pity or emotion

an activity you do for pleasure in your free time

to have no moral or legal permission to do something

the life or world believed to exist after death

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

a lawsuit brought by one person or a small group on behalf of many people with the same claim

a person or business hired to do work for someone else, but not as an employee

to kill an important person, especially for political reasons

the act of leaving a place

to indicate or suggest something

past tense and past participle of shoot

to lead a group, team, or project

the killing and wounding of many people, especially in war or violence

imagined rather than real

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

to record that you have started work or a shift

to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, often in an excessive way

the act of fastening something with a screw

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a distress signal used to ask for urgent help

a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

used to show surprise or disbelief, or to ask someone to repeat what they said

to attack someone and hit them hard

a rude or angry way of asking why someone is behaving badly or causing trouble

used to give a reason or explanation

to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

a group of wild boars

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

the upper part of a city or town, especially away from the center

willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

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

to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

the local office that handles police work in a town or city

To start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

an evening when a couple goes out together on a date

the process of trying to understand or solve something

to leave a place quietly so no one notices

the act of putting things into bags or packages

a long, angry argument or conflict

to make or become lighter in color, weight, or mood

a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

a violent criminal or troublemaker

to come onto the stage in a performance

to be in a romantic relationship with each other

to agree to something or let something happen, often reluctantly

busy and not available

to spend time doing nothing useful

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

at the beginning; originally

used to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or unwanted

the act of putting people or things into groups

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

a place where people go to drink and eat

to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

a person who gives information, especially secretly

to send a quick message to someone

a warship that is smaller than a battleship and faster than many other ships

to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

the act of measuring how deep water is

to pretend you have an advantage, skill, or plan in order to trick someone

moving forward quickly and forcefully

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