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Castle S5E16: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 16DramaCrime

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  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • detonator

    Word

    a device used to set off an explosive charge

  • acoustics

    Word

    the way a room or building affects how sound is heard

  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • bureaucratic

    Word

    relating to a system with many rules, offices, and official procedures

  • evener

    Word

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

  • derrick

    Word

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

  • conduit

    Word

    a pipe or passage that carries water, gas, or wires from one place to another

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • smuggler

    Word

    a person who moves goods illegally across a border

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  • dissident

    Word

    a person who opposes a government or official policy and speaks out against it

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • petit

    Word

    small or tiny

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • organ transplant

    Phrase

    an operation that moves an organ from one body to another

  • kidnapper

    Word

    a person who kidnaps someone

  • fives

    Word

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • designate

    Word

    to officially choose someone for a job or role

  • bloodshed

    Word

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

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

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  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • add up

    Phrase

    to seem reasonable or consistent

  • top to bottom

    Phrase

    completely, from one end to the other

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • flight plan

    Phrase

    a plan that gives the details of a flight

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • farmhouse

    Word

    a house on a farm, usually where the farmer's family lives

  • what do you say

    Phrase

    used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • tap in

    Phrase

    an easy shot or goal from very close range

  • chipping

    Word

    small pieces that break off from a hard surface

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • bourbon

    Word

    a type of American whiskey made from corn

  • originate

    Word

    to begin to exist or happen; come from a place, time, or idea

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • operative

    Word

    working or in effect

  • est

    Word

    the quality of being; existence, as opposed to nonexistence.

  • ventilation

    Word

    the movement of fresh air through a room, building, or other space

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • sewer

    Word

    an underground pipe or system of pipes that carries away waste water and sewage

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • liability

    Word

    a legal responsibility for something, especially for damage or loss

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • cellular

    Word

    relating to living cells

  • now then

    Phrase

    used to get someone's attention before saying something

  • starve

    Word

    to suffer or die from lack of food

  • ransom

    Word

    money that is paid to free a kidnapped person or get back something stolen

  • precinct

    Word

    a police station or the area it serves

  • grease

    Word

    a thick, oily substance used to make moving parts work smoothly

  • tactical

    Word

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

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • transplant

    Word

    an operation in which an organ or tissue is moved from one body to another

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • honorable

    Word

    deserving respect because of honest, fair, and good behavior

  • acoustic

    Word

    related to sound or hearing

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • hum

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • security camera

    Phrase

    a camera that records or monitors an area for safety or security

  • falcon

    Word

    a bird of prey with long pointed wings and a hooked beak

  • too soon

    Phrase

    before the expected or usual time

  • don't worry

    Phrase

    A friendly way to tell someone not to be anxious or upset

  • driveway

    Word

    a private road or path from the street to a house or garage

  • hey hey

    Phrase

    an informal, friendly greeting

  • in time

    Phrase

    at the right time, before it is too late

  • no thanks

    Phrase

    a polite way to say you do not want something

  • ever since

    Phrase

    from a particular time or event up to now

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • tile

    Word

    a small flat piece of baked clay, stone, or other material used for covering roofs, floors, or walls

  • mores

    Word

    the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

  • await

    Word

    to wait for something to happen or be done

  • waking

    Word

    the act of becoming awake

  • oh yeah

    Phrase

    used to show agreement or understanding, or to react with surprise or excitement

  • last time

    Phrase

    the previous time something happened or was done

  • oh no

    Phrase

    an exclamation said when something bad or surprising happens

  • check on

    Phrase

    to visit or look at someone or something to make sure everything is okay

  • not even

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that something is not true, not possible, or not done

  • show up

    Phrase

    to appear or arrive, especially when expected

  • repay

    Word

    to pay back money that you owe

  • get down

    Phrase

    to lower your body until you are close to the ground

  • widen

    Word

    to make something wider

  • get off

    Phrase

    to leave a bus, train, plane, or other vehicle

  • pick up

    Phrase

    to lift something off a surface or the ground with your hand or hands

  • protocol

    Word

    an official set of rules or steps to follow in a situation

  • expectation

    Word

    a belief or idea about what will happen or what should happen

  • go on

    Phrase

    to continue doing something or to continue in a state

  • know about

    Phrase

    to have information or awareness about something

  • get in

    Phrase

    to enter a vehicle or enclosed space

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