Homeland S4E12: English vocabulary

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

used to show happiness, excitement, or approval

something shocking, confusing, or mentally overwhelming

an orchestral piece played at the start of an opera or other large musical work

an excited, informal way of saying yes

moving or walking with quick, light steps

a rough calculation or guess of the size, amount, or cost of something

everyone in a ship's crew

in a very bad, damaged, or disordered state

used to tell someone very rudely to go away

a flat cake with a pattern of squares, often eaten for breakfast

to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

to make or become darker

a ball hit high in the air that is caught for an out

covered with or weighed down by something heavy

to load data into memory from a storage device

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

an imaginary place full of wonder or magic

very unpleasant-smelling

to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

a person or thing that is very funny or lively

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

used to say that you think something strange, secret, or wrong is happening

to think that something is probably true or will happen

used to show surprise, disbelief, or agreement that something is obvious

a very difficult, painful, or upsetting experience

a newspaper notice about someone's death, often with a short life story

to do something correctly or in the right way

to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

Used to show strong agreement or approval

an informal way to say that you do not believe what someone has said

to laugh quietly

the image or character that a person presents to other people

a person who presents the news on television or radio

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

not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

the act of putting things into bags or packages

a long-handled tool with two or more pointed prongs, used for lifting hay or straw

a long journey, especially one that takes a lot of time or effort

to say words slowly and clearly so someone can write them down

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to break or end a connection between things

to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

deserving praise, help, or respect

to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

to go from one side of something to the other

having many bends or turns

very much; to an extreme degree

to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

as; in the same way that

to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

marked or decorated with letters or writing

a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it

to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

the process of becoming narrower

a strap or cord used to hold and guide a dog or other animal

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

a trip taken by car for pleasure, often over a long distance

a narrow valley, especially in northern England

an informal way to praise someone for doing something well

to get back something that was lost, taken, or given away

to some extent; fairly

to let out a long, deep breath that shows sadness, relief, tiredness, or frustration

fixed firmly in place

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

a casual way to say goodbye

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

the act of entering a phone number to call someone

to become healthier or improve

a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

having a ring or rings around it

a weapon that travels underwater and explodes when it hits a target

bad, useless, or not worth using

used to express relief that something bad did not happen