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Chicago Fire S14E9: English vocabulary

Season 14, Episode 9Drama

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  • hoarder

    Word

    a person who keeps too many things and finds it hard to throw them away

  • toweling

    Word

    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • skylark

    Word

    a small brown songbird that sings while flying high

  • recant

    Word

    to formally say that you no longer believe or support something you said before

  • furlough

    Word

    a temporary leave from work, military service, or prison

  • surly

    Word

    bad-tempered and unfriendly in a way that can seem rude

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • compacted

    Word

    to press something so that it becomes smaller and tighter

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • glorify

    Word

    to praise or present something as very good or important

  • hounding

    Word

    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

  • shelving

    Word

    shelves or a set of shelves used for storing things

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  • duffel

    Word

    a large strong bag used for carrying clothes and other personal items

  • lenient

    Word

    showing kindness by not being too strict or harsh

  • reentry

    Word

    the act of entering again or returning to a place or situation

  • hydrocarbon

    Word

    a compound made only of hydrogen and carbon, found in fuels like oil and natural gas

  • shelve

    Word

    to put something on a shelf

  • copped

    Word

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

  • treadmill

    Word

    an exercise machine with a moving belt that lets you walk or run in one place

  • stockbroker

    Word

    a person who buys and sells stocks and other investments for clients

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • bugle

    Word

    a brass musical instrument like a small trumpet, used for signals or ceremonial music

  • eulogy

    Word

    a speech or piece of writing that praises someone, especially after they have died

  • evener

    Word

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

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  • diligence

    Word

    careful and persistent effort

  • jagged

    Word

    having a rough edge made of sharp points or uneven lines

  • fireball

    Word

    a ball of fire, especially one caused by an explosion

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • retaliate

    Word

    to hurt or punish someone in return for something they did to you

  • eater

    Word

    a person or thing that eats

  • chops

    Word

    the sides of the face below the eyes

  • pathology

    Word

    the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

  • due diligence

    Phrase

    careful checking of something before making a decision, especially in business or law

  • smoke eater

    Phrase

    a firefighter

  • my eye

    Phrase

    an expression used to show disbelief or strong disagreement

  • get it in

    Phrase

    to have sex

  • counterfeit

    Word

    to make an illegal copy of something in order to trick people

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • kerosene

    Word

    a type of fuel used in lamps, heaters, and some engines

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • diva

    Word

    a famous female singer, especially in opera or pop music

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • mos

    Word

    a member of a Muslim people inhabiting the southern Philippines and Borneo and some islands in the southwestern Pacific

  • shrapnel

    Word

    small pieces of metal or other material thrown out by an explosion

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • tremble

    Word

    to shake slightly and uncontrollably, often because you are nervous, cold, or weak

  • rumbling

    Word

    a deep, low, continuous sound

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • volatile

    Word

    changing quickly and unpredictably, often in a way that can cause problems

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • termination

    Word

    the act of ending something, especially a job, contract, or agreement

  • under wraps

    Phrase

    kept secret or not yet made public

  • above water

    Phrase

    able to manage financially and avoid serious trouble

  • all bets are off

    Phrase

    used to say that a situation is no longer predictable and anything may happen

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • deployment

    Word

    the act of sending troops or equipment to a place for a mission

  • arson

    Word

    the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • arming

    Word

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

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • budget cut

    Phrase

    a reduction in planned spending

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • ring in

    Phrase

    to celebrate the start of something, especially a new year or season

  • close in on

    Phrase

    to get closer to someone or something, especially while chasing or searching

  • foster parent

    Phrase

    a person who cares for a child as a parent without legally adopting them

  • short list

    Phrase

    a final selection of people or things chosen from a larger group

  • thought out

    Phrase

    carefully planned or considered

  • double vision

    Phrase

    a condition in which you see one thing as two images

  • thinner

    Word

    a liquid used to make paint or other coatings thinner

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • rule on

    Phrase

    to make an official decision about a case or issue

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • disconnect

    Word

    to break or end a connection between things

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • mess around

    Phrase

    to spend time doing silly or unimportant things

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • rubbing

    Word

    the act of rubbing something with your hand or a cloth

  • ignition

    Word

    the part of a car that starts the engine

  • indefinitely

    Word

    for an unlimited or unknown length of time

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • track down

    Phrase

    to find someone or something after searching for them

  • medic

    Word

    a person trained to give emergency medical care

  • gag

    Word

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

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • numb

    Word

    unable to feel part of your body, often because it is cold or injured

  • curl

    Word

    to form into curls or ringlets

  • rig

    Word

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

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • debating

    Word

    the activity of discussing a topic in a formal way, especially to argue different sides

  • make out of

    Phrase

    to make something from a particular material or thing

  • concussion

    Word

    a brain injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head, often causing confusion or dizziness

  • wiring

    Word

    the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

  • orient

    Word

    to find your position or direction in a new place

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