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Chicago P.D. S1E7: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 7CrimeDrama

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  • aflutter

    Word

    excited and nervous at the same time

  • imploded

    Word

    collapsed inward suddenly and violently

  • skedaddle

    Word

    to leave or run away quickly, often in a playful or informal way

  • shanked

    Word

    hit badly, especially in golf, so the ball goes off to the side

  • sleepwalking

    Word

    to walk or do other actions while asleep

  • expunge

    Word

    to remove something completely, especially from a record or document

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • afterthought

    Word

    an idea or remark that comes too late to be useful or important

  • wriggle

    Word

    to twist or move with quick, small movements

  • lockup

    Word

    a jail or prison, especially a small one used for short-term holding

  • peachy

    Word

    having the soft pinkish color of a peach

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  • patrolman

    Word

    a police officer who patrols an area

  • dredge

    Word

    to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, harbor, or lake

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • truffle

    Word

    an edible fungus that grows underground and is used in cooking

  • scoot

    Word

    to move or go somewhere quickly, often in a playful or casual way

  • stipulation

    Word

    a condition or rule that must be accepted as part of an agreement

  • caviar

    Word

    the salty eggs of fish, eaten as a luxury food

  • dupe

    Word

    to trick someone into believing something false

  • copped

    Word

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

  • felon

    Word

    a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • resilient

    Word

    able to recover quickly from problems or difficult changes

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  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • habitual

    Word

    done often because it is a habit; usual for someone

  • evener

    Word

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

  • narcotic

    Word

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

  • reinstate

    Word

    to give someone back their job, rank, or previous position

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • chum

    Word

    a close friend or companion

  • tanning

    Word

    the process of making skin darker by exposure to the sun or a tanning bed

  • shadowing

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    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • knuckle

    Word

    one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

  • hitter

    Word

    a player who hits the ball in baseball or softball

  • internal affairs

    Phrase

    a police department that investigates complaints against officers

  • extortion

    Word

    the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

  • camera ready

    Phrase

    ready to be printed or published

  • buck for

    Phrase

    to try hard to get something, especially a job or promotion

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • mistakenly

    Word

    in a way that is wrong or not intended; by mistake

  • patriarch

    Word

    the oldest or most important man in a family or group

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • gun up

    Phrase

    to press the accelerator hard so a vehicle goes faster

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • make an example of

    Phrase

    to punish someone severely in order to warn other people

  • throttle

    Word

    a control that changes the speed or power of an engine

  • 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

  • break on

    Phrase

    to insult or embarrass someone in public

  • retake

    Word

    to take an exam, test, or class again after failing or missing it

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • stand over

    Phrase

    to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

  • back in the game

    Phrase

    having recovered and able to compete or succeed again

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • no kidding

    Phrase

    used to show surprise, disbelief, or agreement that something is obvious

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • big mouth

    Phrase

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

  • look the other way

    Phrase

    to ignore something wrong on purpose

  • my man

    Phrase

    a friendly way to address a man or show approval or excitement

  • seeing as

    Phrase

    used to give a reason or explanation

  • in bad

    Phrase

    out of favor with someone; not liked by them

  • mend

    Word

    to repair something, especially by hand

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • to God

    Phrase

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

  • about time

    Phrase

    used to say that something should have happened earlier

  • punch out

    Phrase

    to knock someone down by hitting them hard with punches

  • slide show

    Phrase

    a presentation made with a series of pictures or slides

  • social club

    Phrase

    a club where people meet mainly for social activities and conversation

  • run past

    Phrase

    to tell someone about an idea or plan so they can give their opinion

  • rally around

    Phrase

    to join together to support someone or something

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • cam

    Word

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

  • sol

    Word

    the basic unit of money in Peru

  • climber

    Word

    a person or animal that climbs

  • go through with

    Phrase

    to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

  • get it together

    Phrase

    to start behaving in a more responsible and organized way

  • analogy

    Word

    a comparison between two things that are alike in some way, used to explain something

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • punch in

    Phrase

    to enter information by pressing keys or buttons

  • accomplice

    Word

    a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • armed robbery

    Phrase

    a robbery in which the thief has a weapon or threatens to use one

  • cobra

    Word

    a poisonous snake that can spread the skin around its neck into a hood when threatened

  • tribune

    Word

    a person who defends or represents the rights of others

  • work in

    Phrase

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

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • head off

    Phrase

    to stop something bad from happening

  • informant

    Word

    a person who gives information, especially secretly

  • interrogation

    Word

    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • chatter

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

  • take over

    Phrase

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

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • leash

    Word

    a strap or cord used to hold and guide a dog or other animal

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