Dexter S1E9: English vocabulary

a lack of activity or movement

not written down or recorded

more able or skilled than someone or something else

the process of drawing or outlining with ink

the legal process of proving that a will is valid

running away suddenly and quickly

the part at the back of the eye that senses light and sends visual signals to the brain

a raised road or path built across water or wet ground

the act of keeping horses in stables

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

the mechanism inside a clock

the act of visiting someone, especially in a hospital or prison

a person named in a will to carry out its instructions after someone dies

to make a short, high-pitched sound

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

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

the act of burning a dead body

careful and sensible, especially about the future or about money

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

relating to the blood vessels that supply the heart

strange in a way that makes you feel nervous or frightened

locked with a key

Used to challenge someone to fight or compete

a small armed group that kills people for a government or powerful group

a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

home; to or at home

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

to change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear

mentally capable of making sensible decisions

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

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

a person who bowls in cricket

past tense and past participle of shoot

to stop talking, especially because someone wants you to be quiet

used to say you are very sure about something, especially when it seems surprising or untrue

to start doing a bad habit again after trying to stop, especially drinking alcohol

used as a friendly greeting, especially in American English

happening in the mind without you being aware of it

to record that you have started work or a shift

a small stick of colored wax used for drawing or coloring

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the installation of cables or a cable system

a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

in a very smooth, regular, and reliable way

relating to diabetes or to people who have diabetes

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a humorous or informal way of saying death

a problem or difficulty that makes progress harder

tasting or smelling like cheese

used to add something you have just realized or remembered

to seem reasonable or consistent

not answered or not dealt with

a group of wild boars

to feel an uncomfortable sensation on your skin that makes you want to scratch

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

a small amount of blood taken from the body for testing

a date that two couples go on together

a concrete building block with holes in it

an unfriendly or dismissive act toward someone

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

a shallow channel under the edge of a roof that carries away rainwater

to delay dealing with something

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

a deep red color with a slight purple tone

in a polite and respectful way

small pieces that break off from a hard surface

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

a polite way to say that you need to use the toilet

deserving praise, help, or respect

to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

to affect someone so strongly that they cannot think clearly or deal with things well

as; in the same way that