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Chicago Fire S2E17: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 17Drama

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  • swaggerer

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    a person who behaves in a very confident, showy, and often arrogant way

  • cribbing

    Word

    the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission

  • sweepings

    Word

    bits of dirt, dust, and other small waste collected when you sweep a floor

  • welcomer

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    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • wallow

    Word

    to roll around or lie in mud, water, or dust

  • damsel

    Word

    a young woman, especially in old stories or formal language

  • latrine

    Word

    a simple toilet, especially one used in a camp or military area

  • prying

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    too interested in other people's private matters

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • pining

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    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • swagger

    Word

    a confident, often slightly arrogant way of walking or behaving

  • snug

    Word

    warm, comfortable, and close-fitting

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  • refurbish

    Word

    to repair and improve the appearance of something, especially a building or room

  • samaritan

    Word

    a very helpful or kind person, especially one who helps a stranger

  • extinguisher

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    a device used to put out a fire

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • dispatcher

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    a person who sends workers, vehicles, or emergency services to where they are needed

  • braving

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    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • stabling

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    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

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

  • pry

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    to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

  • wrongful

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    done in a way that is not lawful or fair

  • severance

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    the ending of a job or other relationship, often with money paid to the person leaving

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

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  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • rabies

    Word

    a serious disease that affects the brain and nervous system and is usually fatal

  • stalker

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    a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

  • overhear

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    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • chow

    Word

    food; a meal or something to eat

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • husky

    Word

    strong and solid-looking; broad and muscular

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • wrongful death

    Phrase

    a death caused by someone else's negligence or wrongful act, especially one that can lead to a lawsuit

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • wheeling

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    the act of moving something on wheels

  • stabilize

    Word

    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • arm out

    Phrase

    to provide yourself or other people with weapons

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • 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

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • wrapped up

    Phrase

    so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

  • lay down on

    Phrase

    to fail to support or help someone when you should, especially in an informal or disloyal way

  • pass as

    Phrase

    to be accepted or believed as a particular type of person or thing, especially because you look like it

  • retake

    Word

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

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • hit with

    Phrase

    to tell someone something surprising or unpleasant, especially suddenly

  • living hell

    Phrase

    a situation that is extremely unpleasant and very hard to endure

  • howl

    Word

    to make a long, loud, sad cry

  • fight fires

    Phrase

    to deal with urgent problems one after another instead of doing planned work

  • pouch

    Word

    a small soft bag or pocket for carrying things

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • go ahead with

    Phrase

    to continue with a plan or activity, especially after a delay or discussion

  • shake up

    Phrase

    to upset or disturb someone badly

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • distressing

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    causing worry, sadness, or pain

  • deposition

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    a formal statement made under oath, often for use in court

  • leasing

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    the act of renting something, especially a car or equipment, for a period of time

  • fearless

    Word

    not afraid; brave and willing to take risks

  • cam

    Word

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

  • pot on

    Phrase

    to move a plant into a larger pot

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • act on

    Phrase

    to act because of information, advice, or a rule

  • stump

    Word

    the bottom part of a tree left in the ground after the tree is cut down

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • cut out

    Phrase

    cut out of a piece of material or paper

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • injure

    Word

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

  • medic

    Word

    a person trained to give emergency medical care

  • refrain

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    to stop yourself from doing something

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • mobility

    Word

    the ability to move easily and freely

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • rig

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

  • jog

    Word

    to run slowly and steadily, especially for exercise

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • vent

    Word

    to talk or write about your feelings or problems in order to feel better

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • let's roll

    Phrase

    a casual way to say that everyone should start or continue something

  • visibility

    Word

    how easy it is to see or be seen

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • just in case

    Phrase

    used to say that you are doing something as a precaution

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • piles

    Word

    a large amount of something

  • laying

    Word

    present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

  • watch it

    Phrase

    used to warn someone to be careful or stop what they are doing

  • warm up

    Phrase

    gentle exercise done before harder exercise or sport to prepare the body

  • only daughter

    Phrase

    a daughter who is the only girl in her family

  • do business

    Phrase

    to be involved in buying and selling goods or services

  • every time

    Phrase

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

  • upsetting

    Word

    making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

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