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Chicago Fire S2E8: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 8Drama

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  • dateless

    Word

    not having a date or partner for a social event, especially on Valentine's Day

  • pulsate

    Word

    to move or make something move with a steady, regular rhythm

  • backboard

    Word

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

  • renege

    Word

    to fail to keep a promise, agreement, or duty

  • busybody

    Word

    a person who is too interested in other people's private affairs

  • trapdoor

    Word

    a small door in a floor, ceiling, or wall that opens to a hidden space

  • mooned

    Word

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • 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

  • stepsister

    Word

    your stepfather's or stepmother's daughter, or the daughter of your parent's new partner

  • laceration

    Word

    a deep cut or tear in the skin

  • exertion

    Word

    physical or mental effort

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  • stagnant

    Word

    not flowing or moving, and often dirty or smelling bad

  • dicing

    Word

    the act of cutting food into small cubes

  • shortness

    Word

    the quality of being short in length, time, or amount

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • charade

    Word

    something that hides the truth or makes a situation seem better than it is

  • prerogative

    Word

    a special right or privilege that only one person or group has

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • evener

    Word

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

  • ecstatic

    Word

    feeling or showing extreme happiness and excitement

  • spearhead

    Word

    the pointed metal tip of a spear

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

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  • heartfelt

    Word

    showing sincere, deep feeling

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • viper

    Word

    a venomous snake with long fangs and a thick body

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • chisel

    Word

    a tool with a sharp edge, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, or metal

  • bucking

    Word

    moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

  • injunction

    Word

    a court order that tells someone to stop doing something or to do something

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • vat

    Word

    a large container used for holding liquids

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • deprivation

    Word

    a lack of something that people need or want, especially food, sleep, or care

  • stabilize

    Word

    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • back into

    Phrase

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

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • swear to God

    Phrase

    Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

  • wheeler

    Word

    a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle

  • under wraps

    Phrase

    kept secret or not yet made public

  • intimidate

    Word

    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • twist of fate

    Phrase

    an unexpected and often ironic change in events

  • change of scenery

    Phrase

    a pleasant change from your usual surroundings or routine

  • stocking

    Word

    a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually made of thin fabric and worn by women

  • pouch

    Word

    a small soft bag or pocket for carrying things

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • no bueno

    Phrase

    not good; bad

  • insanity

    Word

    a state of severe mental illness

  • sniff

    Word

    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • dom

    Word

    a title given to members of the clergy.

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • child support

    Phrase

    money that a parent pays to help support a child after a separation or divorce

  • emergency services

    Phrase

    the police, fire service, and ambulance service that deal with emergencies

  • knock into

    Phrase

    to make someone learn or accept something by repeated pressure or effort

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • respectful

    Word

    showing respect for other people and their feelings, rights, or opinions

  • go together

    Phrase

    to be in a romantic relationship with each other

  • party on

    Phrase

    to keep partying or having fun

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • home ec

    Phrase

    a school subject that teaches cooking, sewing, and other practical home skills

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • work in

    Phrase

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

  • underestimate

    Word

    to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • airing

    Word

    the showing of a TV or radio program

  • blow off

    Phrase

    to skip something, especially a meeting or a planned activity

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • take over

    Phrase

    to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

  • all clear

    Phrase

    a signal that danger or an emergency has ended and it is safe to continue

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • rig

    Word

    to arrange or set up something, especially equipment, for a particular purpose

  • hank

    Word

    a loose coil of yarn, rope, or hair

  • booster

    Word

    something that gives extra support, energy, or improvement

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • coming right up

    Phrase

    used to say that something ordered or requested will be brought immediately

  • scenery

    Word

    the natural beauty of a place, especially the view of land, hills, or countryside

  • cater

    Word

    to provide food and drink for an event or group of people

  • turf

    Word

    grass and the layer of soil and roots it grows in

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • community college

    Phrase

    a college that offers two-year courses and job training

  • bundt cake

    Phrase

    a cake baked in a ring-shaped pan

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • heather

    Word

    a low plant with small pink, white, or purple flowers that grows in large groups

  • meant to

    Phrase

    supposed to; expected or required to do something

  • hatching

    Word

    the process of a young bird, fish, or reptile coming out of its egg

  • every time

    Phrase

    used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

  • rhyme

    Word

    a word that has the same ending sound as another word

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