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Chicago Fire S2E12: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 12Drama

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  • butternut

    Word

    a type of squash with sweet orange flesh

  • backboard

    Word

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

  • miter

    Word

    a cut made at an angle, usually 45 degrees, for joining two pieces neatly

  • boatswain

    Word

    a ship's officer in charge of the deck crew and deck work

  • smokestack

    Word

    a tall pipe that carries smoke away from a ship, factory, or train

  • cobweb

    Word

    a spider's web, especially an old one covered with dust

  • puree

    Word

    a smooth food made by crushing or blending fruit or vegetables

  • shafting

    Word

    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

  • 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

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • webbing

    Word

    strong woven tape or strap used for making bags, belts, and similar items

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  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • flannel

    Word

    a soft cloth, usually made of wool or cotton, used for clothes or bedding

  • tingle

    Word

    to feel a slight prickling or stinging sensation

  • pulley

    Word

    a wheel with a rope or chain running over it, used for lifting heavy things or changing the direction of a pull

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • propane

    Word

    a colorless gas used as a fuel for heating and cooking

  • appetizer

    Word

    a small dish served before the main meal

  • manageable

    Word

    easy to manage, control, or deal with

  • 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

  • shears

    Word

    large scissors with two blades that slide past each other

  • beneficiary

    Word

    a person or group that receives money, property, or other benefits

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  • trucking

    Word

    the business of transporting goods by truck

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • avert

    Word

    to turn your eyes, attention, or thoughts away from something

  • motoring

    Word

    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • insignia

    Word

    a badge, emblem, or mark that shows rank, membership, or authority

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • your girl

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • escalator

    Word

    a moving staircase that carries people between floors

  • smoke up

    Phrase

    to smoke marijuana or another drug

  • stop out

    Phrase

    to stay out all night without coming home

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • head on

    Phrase

    directly, without turning or avoiding anything

  • mix down

    Phrase

    to make the final version of a recording by combining and balancing its tracks

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • designate

    Word

    to officially choose someone for a job or role

  • fall in

    Phrase

    to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

  • layering

    Word

    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • line in

    Phrase

    to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

  • up top

    Phrase

    a casual way to ask for a high five

  • faucet

    Word

    a device for controlling the flow of water from a pipe

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • veal

    Word

    meat from a young cow, used as food

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • settler

    Word

    a person who moves to a new place and starts living there

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • lumber

    Word

    to move in a heavy, awkward way

  • memorize

    Word

    to learn something so well that you can say or write it from memory

  • what is your problem

    Phrase

    a rude or angry way of asking why someone is behaving badly or causing trouble

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • third class

    Phrase

    the cheapest travel class on a ship or train

  • second home

    Phrase

    a place that feels like home even though it is not your main home

  • business venture

    Phrase

    a business project or company that may involve risk

  • swarm

    Word

    a large group of insects flying or moving together

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • freak out

    Phrase

    to become very upset, frightened, or excited

  • pour into

    Phrase

    to flow or come in steadily and in large amounts

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • flushing

    Word

    the act of becoming red in the face or skin

  • look over

    Phrase

    to check or read something quickly

  • grave robber

    Phrase

    a person who digs up graves, especially to steal from them

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • salvage

    Word

    the act of saving something from loss or damage

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • injure

    Word

    to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

  • divert

    Word

    to change the direction of something, or send it somewhere else

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • gag

    Word

    a device or piece of cloth used to stop someone from speaking

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • 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

  • sterling

    Word

    very good; excellent in quality or character

  • go for it

    Phrase

    used to encourage someone to do something or try something

  • donna

    Word

    an Italian title used before a woman's name

  • trustee

    Word

    a person or organization that manages property or money for someone else

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • no sweat

    Phrase

    without any trouble or difficulty

  • anchored

    Word

    fixed firmly in place

  • prank

    Word

    a playful trick or practical joke

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • in business

    Phrase

    ready to work or start functioning

  • way in

    Phrase

    an entrance or route into a place

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

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