Person of Interest S2E22: English vocabulary

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

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

a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

to be hard to notice even though it is visible

to give someone the responsibility for something or for taking care of something

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

careful and often critical examination of something

to make a word or phrase shorter by leaving out letters or using a shorter form

to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

cause something to improve a lot

a person who makes or sells candles

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a complete and terrible destruction, especially one that is thought of as the end of the world

a man who is engaged to be married

a point where lines, paths, or branches meet

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a series of short, sharp sounds

far away; at a great distance

a person who talks too much, especially by saying things that should be kept private

personal belongings, especially ones you carry with you

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

for a very long time

a person's belongings, especially the ones they take with them when traveling or moving

a plan that gives the details of a flight

a person who is well known to the public, especially in media or politics

to use your authority to cancel or ignore a decision

likely to happen very soon

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

a dishonest or unprincipled person

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

to say words slowly and clearly so someone can write them down

a change made to something, especially to improve it or make it fit better

to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

having many small holes or dents on the surface

to move upward

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

a small bird that eats seeds and often sings

a type of computer technology that can do tasks that usually need human intelligence

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

working or in effect

the place at an airport where passengers collect their checked bags

the process of becoming narrower

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

a machine that produces or controls a nuclear reaction

to see something briefly or only partly

temporary release of a prisoner before the end of a sentence, with conditions

to teach someone how to do something or how to behave

a large wave that breaks into foam near the shore

said to a female animal, especially a dog, when she has done something well

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

to enter a place on foot

having firm, well-defined muscles

the sale and issuing of tickets

so bright that it is hard to see

being in a hospital as a patient

a very bad event that causes great damage or suffering

complete or extreme

the way someone writes by hand

a signal that tells someone when to do something

for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

a light or signal placed in a high or visible place to guide or warn people

not enough or not good enough for a particular purpose

an occasion when someone sees or notices something, especially something unusual or interesting

to hire a person or company to do a job or provide a service

a person who represents a company, group, or person

strongly influenced by something from the past

arriving or happening at the expected time

to reach someone or something and become level with them

a kilogram

used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

to remove something from a place, container, or package

more correct or more suitable

the act of becoming awake

at the same point in time as something else