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Chicago P.D. S1E8: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 8CrimeDrama

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  • slicking

    Word

    making something smooth and glossy

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • impersonate

    Word

    pretend to be someone else, often to trick people or for entertainment

  • dearborn

    Word

    a city in southeastern Michigan, near Detroit

  • cranked

    Word

    turned or operated by a crank

  • copped

    Word

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

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • startle

    Word

    to make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • lotto

    Word

    a game or lottery in which people buy tickets with numbers and prizes are given to winning numbers drawn at random

  • slotted

    Word

    having a narrow cut or opening

  • full of it

    Phrase

    used to say that someone is lying or talking nonsense

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  • tailing

    Word

    the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

  • quad

    Word

    a central open area surrounded by buildings, especially on a college campus

  • internal affairs

    Phrase

    a police department that investigates complaints against officers

  • transformer

    Word

    a device that changes the voltage of an alternating current

  • triad

    Word

    a group of three connected people or things

  • fraudulent

    Word

    involving fraud or deception

  • abort

    Word

    to stop something before it is finished because of a problem

  • growl

    Word

    to make a low, rough sound, especially in anger or warning

  • ling

    Word

    a Chinese unit of length, equal to about 0.5 meters (1.31 feet)

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • bloodshed

    Word

    the killing and wounding of many people, especially in war or violence

  • burglary

    Word

    the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

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  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • duty calls

    Phrase

    a polite way of saying that you have to leave because you must deal with something else

  • bad business

    Phrase

    something troublesome, harmful, or unpleasant

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • maroon

    Word

    a dark red-purple color

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • want out

    Phrase

    to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

  • arming

    Word

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

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • errand

    Word

    a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

  • plain clothes

    Phrase

    clothes worn by someone who is not in uniform

  • listen in

    Phrase

    to listen secretly to a conversation or broadcast

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • sideways

    Word

    toward or to the side

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • lookout

    Word

    a person who watches for danger or for something important to appear

  • hypothetical

    Word

    based on an imagined situation rather than a real one

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • park in

    Phrase

    to park a vehicle so that another vehicle cannot get out

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • clam

    Word

    a shellfish with a soft body and two shells

  • awfully

    Word

    very; extremely

  • hank

    Word

    a loose coil of yarn, rope, or hair

  • neatly

    Word

    in a tidy, orderly, or careful way

  • offender

    Word

    a person who has done something illegal or wrong

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • clearance

    Word

    the removal of things that are blocking a space or getting in the way

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • don't sweat it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone not to worry about something

  • way in

    Phrase

    an entrance or route into a place

  • netting

    Word

    a light open fabric made of threads or cord with holes in it

  • masked

    Word

    covered with a mask or disguise

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • oh man

    Phrase

    used to show frustration, disappointment, or annoyance

  • walk in

    Phrase

    to enter a place on foot

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • move in

    Phrase

    to begin living in a new home

  • pool hall

    Phrase

    a place where people pay to play pool

  • play house

    Phrase

    a toy house for children to play with

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • ivory

    Word

    the hard white material from elephant tusks, used for decoration or carving

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • best man

    Phrase

    the man who helps the groom at a wedding

  • somewhere else

    Phrase

    in or to a different place

  • partner up

    Phrase

    to form a pair and work together

  • surgical

    Word

    relating to surgery or used during surgery

  • how's it going

    Phrase

    a casual way of asking how someone is doing

  • proximity

    Word

    the state of being near in space, time, or relationship

  • nope

    Word

    used to say no in a casual way

  • poke

    Word

    to push or prod something quickly with a finger or a pointed object

  • move out

    Phrase

    to leave the home you live in and start living somewhere else

  • together with

    Phrase

    with someone or something else; in addition to

  • nickel

    Word

    a hard, silvery metal used in alloys and batteries

  • hey hey

    Phrase

    an informal, friendly greeting

  • have fun

    Phrase

    used to wish someone an enjoyable time

  • hand over

    Phrase

    to give something to someone, especially in an official way

  • lottery

    Word

    a game or system in which people buy tickets and winners are chosen by chance

  • slick

    Word

    smooth and slippery, often because of ice, oil, or water

  • database

    Word

    a collection of organized information stored on a computer

  • jump off

    Phrase

    to jump down from something high

  • help out

    Phrase

    to help with a task or in a difficult situation

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • incentive

    Word

    something that encourages someone to do something

  • hang on

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to wait for a moment

  • mores

    Word

    the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

  • waking

    Word

    the act of becoming awake

  • oh yeah

    Phrase

    used to show agreement or understanding, or to react with surprise or excitement

  • this time

    Phrase

    at the same point in time as something else

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