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Chicago Fire S1E9: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 9Drama

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  • sarsaparilla

    Word

    a tropical vine whose roots are used in drinks and medicine

  • nougat

    Word

    a sweet made with sugar, nuts, and sometimes fruit or chocolate

  • acetylene

    Word

    a colorless gas that burns easily and is used in welding

  • backboard

    Word

    a board behind a basketball hoop that the ball can bounce off

  • brisket

    Word

    a cut of beef from the lower chest of a cow

  • electrocute

    Word

    to kill someone or something with electricity

  • obstructive

    Word

    causing an obstruction or making it hard for something to move or pass through

  • energize

    Word

    to make someone feel more energetic or enthusiastic

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • combustible

    Word

    able to catch fire and burn easily

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • emphysema

    Word

    a serious lung disease that makes breathing difficult

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  • thumbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • inedible

    Word

    not fit to eat

  • booted

    Word

    wearing boots

  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • inhaler

    Word

    a device that lets you breathe medicine into your lungs

  • propane

    Word

    a colorless gas used as a fuel for heating and cooking

  • inhalation

    Word

    the act of breathing in

  • evener

    Word

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

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • huff

    Word

    to breathe heavily and noisily, often because you are tired or annoyed

  • motoring

    Word

    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

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  • reactive

    Word

    reacting quickly to a change or stimulus

  • deteriorate

    Word

    to become worse in quality, condition, or value

  • magnesium

    Word

    a chemical element, symbol Mg, used in alloys and important for the body

  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • skeletal

    Word

    relating to bones or a skeleton

  • even as

    Phrase

    at the same time that something else is happening

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • polymer

    Word

    a substance made of very large molecules, used especially in plastics

  • phenomenal

    Word

    extremely good, impressive, or surprising

  • beaming

    Word

    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • sparkle

    Word

    to shine with small flashes of light

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • fives

    Word

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

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • pulmonary

    Word

    relating to the lungs

  • floor it

    Phrase

    to press the gas pedal all the way down

  • on the horn

    Phrase

    on the telephone; talking by phone

  • check you out

    Phrase

    a playful or friendly way of saying goodbye

  • stretcher

    Word

    a frame with handles or poles for carrying a sick or injured person

  • Fourth of July

    Phrase

    the U.S. holiday on July 4, celebrating American independence

  • take it or leave it

    Phrase

    used to say that something must be accepted as it is or not accepted at all

  • fight fires

    Phrase

    to deal with urgent problems one after another instead of doing planned work

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • arson

    Word

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

  • the finger

    Phrase

    an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • make with

    Phrase

    to create or produce something using a particular material or method

  • petty theft

    Phrase

    a small or minor theft

  • medical history

    Phrase

    a record of a person's past illnesses and treatment

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • hang off

    Phrase

    to delay doing something or making a decision

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • want in

    Phrase

    to want to join in or be included in something

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • hypothetical

    Word

    based on an imagined situation rather than a real one

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • run up

    Phrase

    to make something increase or build up, especially a debt or a score

  • respiratory

    Word

    relating to breathing or the organs used for breathing

  • harness

    Word

    a set of straps used to hold and control an animal, or to attach it to a cart or other vehicle

  • hang in

    Phrase

    to keep going in a difficult situation and not give up

  • going over

    Phrase

    a quick, informal check or inspection

  • rebound

    Word

    the act of bouncing back after hitting a surface

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • cut out

    Phrase

    cut out of a piece of material or paper

  • catch up

    Phrase

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

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • wrecking

    Word

    the act of destroying something or causing serious damage

  • 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

  • unarmed

    Word

    not carrying a weapon

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • speak up

    Phrase

    to say what you think or ask a question, especially in a group

  • rest up

    Phrase

    to rest and recover your energy

  • sunflower

    Word

    a tall plant with a large round yellow flower and seeds that can be eaten or pressed for oil

  • make out of

    Phrase

    to make something from a particular material or thing

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • what's shaking

    Phrase

    a casual way to ask what is happening

  • vent

    Word

    to talk or write about your feelings or problems in order to feel better

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • sparkling

    Word

    shining with small bright points of reflected light

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • hazardous

    Word

    dangerous or likely to cause harm

  • sunflower seed

    Phrase

    the edible seed of a sunflower

  • lesbian

    Word

    a woman who is sexually attracted to women

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • tract

    Word

    a large area of land

  • laying

    Word

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

  • refill

    Word

    to fill something again, especially a container or tank

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