Person of Interest S4E1: English vocabulary

a person who takes off their clothes as entertainment, especially in a club or bar

closed and no longer open for business

slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

to give someone a different job, role, or place to work

to increase or make something greater in size, amount, or strength

seeming reasonable or likely to be true

to take something apart so it can be moved, repaired, or examined

locked with a key

the distant past

an activity you do for pleasure in your free time

to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

violent or very messy disorder; chaos

I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

becoming weaker or less active

to honor an event or place by being present

legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

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

the state of being mentally healthy and able to think clearly and reasonably

careful about what you say or do, especially to keep something private

past tense and past participle of shoot

used to say that something seems true or reasonable at first, but may not be when you look more closely

after something has already happened or been decided

the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

to let yourself enjoy something, especially something you like but may not need

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

not cut, trimmed, or processed

a piece of material made of threads, wire, or plastic with many small holes

to force something out or out of a place

the fact of being responsible for your actions and able to explain them

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

to join someone in putting money into a plan, purchase, or business

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the installation of cables or a cable system

God or another spiritual force that people believe controls what happens

a point where lines, paths, or branches meet

behaving like the character you are playing, not like yourself

a long academic paper written for a doctoral degree

for now; until something changes

to try hard to do or achieve something

a group of wild boars

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

used to say you have won or beaten someone

the country where someone or their family originally came from

officially linked with another town, city, or organization

the act of putting things into bags or packages

a soft knitted or crocheted blanket

a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

a device that connects computers and sends data to the right place on a network

soon; after a short time

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

a place where people practice shooting guns at targets

toward or to the side

a person who commits a harmful, illegal, or immoral act

a way of behaving that avoids attracting attention

the quality of moving or acting in a hidden, quiet way

to put on clothes quickly and easily

a light ringing sound

to officially connect a person or group with a larger organization

no longer modern, useful, or in use

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

to stop something from happening or continuing

at the beginning; originally

an earlier decision or event that is used as a guide in later similar cases

to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

having many bends or turns

somewhat like; in a way similar to

a pair of panels that cover a window, or a cover that opens and closes over a camera lens

death, especially when mentioned in a formal or indirect way

a weapon that fires grenades

a statement that is meant to make someone feel confident or safe

a small bird that eats seeds and often sings

as; in the same way that

to find someone or something after searching for them

to break suddenly into many pieces

a type of computer technology that can do tasks that usually need human intelligence