Shameless S4E1: English vocabulary

more able or skilled than someone or something else

sexual relations between people who are closely related

a substance such as oil or grease that reduces friction

the act of cutting back a plant, tree, or bush to help it grow better

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

short for a temporary worker

the work of measuring land and recording its features, often for a map or building plan

giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

a place where dead bodies are kept and prepared for burial or cremation

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

to delay or slow something down

a person trained to help women during childbirth

the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

having thin lines or marks of a different color

the act of lending something to someone

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a pointed wooden or metal stake used to make a fence or mark a boundary

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

likely to catch fire easily

making quick, sharp movements

the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

an insulting slang term for a very overweight person

a situation in which there is not enough of something

a close friend or companion

a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

hello; used as a friendly greeting, especially in northern England

an informal greeting used especially in northern England

a small, raised bubble on the skin filled with liquid

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

a person who is very skilled at something

a very large amount

a part inside an engine or pump that moves back and forth in a tube

a sloping tube or slide that things move down

a dried plum

a flat cake with a pattern of squares, often eaten for breakfast

a short, high sound, especially from a bird or baby

a small bird in the tit family

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

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

chosen by a student and not required

past tense and past participle of shoot

a small decorative box for jewelry, letters, or other valuables

a member of a Muslim people inhabiting the southern Philippines and Borneo and some islands in the southwestern Pacific

a large brown insect that often lives in warm, damp places and is hard to get rid of

a paper or digital voucher that gives you a discount

to subtract an amount from a total

the act of giving something to a person, group, or purpose

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

to hit the ground or floor with your foot hard, often because you are angry or excited

not agreeing with something else; contradictory

completely unconscious

the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

to begin to grow or appear as a small shoot

a person with red hair

used to strongly agree with someone

to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

your; belonging to you

a group of wild boars

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

a tube that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquid or powder into a small opening

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

by a large margin; easily and clearly

to count and check the money in a business at the end of the day

a video made at home by a non-professional

a person who secretly admires someone, often with romantic feelings

to defeat someone very badly

a hospital room or section for women who are giving birth and for newborn babies

to annoy someone very much

a small task you have to do regularly, especially around the house

the act of putting things into bags or packages

a large group of insects flying or moving together

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

happening or done every three months

to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them

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