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The Blacklist S2E2: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 2DramaCrimeMystery

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  • embezzler

    Word

    a person who steals money that they have been trusted to manage

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • bungle

    Word

    to do something badly or carelessly, so it fails or goes wrong

  • chambered

    Word

    having separate chambers or compartments

  • floured

    Word

    covered with a thin layer of flour

  • jurisdictional

    Word

    relating to the power to make legal decisions in a particular area

  • unrelenting

    Word

    continuing with great force, intensity, or determination

  • ulterior

    Word

    hidden or not openly stated, especially about a motive or purpose

  • unassuming

    Word

    modest and not trying to attract attention

  • traceable

    Word

    able to be traced or followed

  • weevil

    Word

    a small beetle with a long snout that can damage crops and stored food

  • fragmented

    Word

    broken into small parts or pieces

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  • pruning

    Word

    the act of cutting back a plant, tree, or bush to help it grow better

  • spotless

    Word

    completely clean and free from marks or dirt

  • contentious

    Word

    causing or likely to cause arguments

  • marshaling

    Word

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • storybook

    Word

    a book of stories, especially for children

  • implicate

    Word

    to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

  • extradition

    Word

    the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • ledger

    Word

    a book or system for recording financial accounts

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • autobiographical

    Word

    relating to a person's own life story

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  • inconsistency

    Word

    a lack of consistency or agreement

  • flammable

    Word

    likely to catch fire easily

  • relive

    Word

    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • cartel

    Word

    a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

  • illuminate

    Word

    to light something up or make it brighter

  • photographic memory

    Phrase

    an unusually good memory for details

  • less than three

    Phrase

    to love, written in internet slang as <3

  • prune

    Word

    a dried plum

  • insure

    Word

    buy insurance for something or someone

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • swipe

    Word

    to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

  • bearer bond

    Phrase

    a bond owned by whoever holds it, not by a named person

  • hostile takeover

    Phrase

    an attempt by one company to buy another company without its approval

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • come under

    Phrase

    to be included in a particular category, law, or authority

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • fives

    Word

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • layering

    Word

    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • in hiding

    Phrase

    in a place where you are hidden and unlikely to be found

  • scrutiny

    Word

    careful and often critical examination of something

  • rout

    Word

    a complete defeat in which one side is forced to run away in disorder

  • shell corporation

    Phrase

    a company that exists only on paper and has little or no real business activity

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • craving

    Word

    a strong desire for something, especially food or a drug

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • sanction

    Word

    a punishment or restriction imposed for breaking a law or rule

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • safe house

    Phrase

    a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

  • look the other way

    Phrase

    to ignore something wrong on purpose

  • run high

    Phrase

    to become very strong or intense, especially feelings or emotions

  • rendezvous

    Word

    a meeting that has been arranged for a particular time and place

  • my man

    Phrase

    a friendly way to address a man or show approval or excitement

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • restrain

    Word

    to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

  • funnel

    Word

    a tube that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquid or powder into a small opening

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • bearer

    Word

    a person or thing that carries something

  • residency

    Word

    the fact of living in a place, or the place where you live

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • finish with

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship with someone

  • bank robber

    Phrase

    a person who steals money from a bank

  • secret Santa

    Phrase

    a Christmas gift exchange where each person gives a present to one randomly chosen person

  • wire transfer

    Phrase

    a bank transfer sent electronically from one account to another

  • reaction time

    Phrase

    the amount of time it takes someone to respond after something happens

  • photographic

    Word

    relating to photographs or photography

  • launder

    Word

    wash clothes, sheets, or other fabric items

  • swarm

    Word

    a large group of insects flying or moving together

  • purge

    Word

    to remove things that are unwanted or unnecessary

  • bouncing

    Word

    moving up and down repeatedly

  • perpetrator

    Word

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

  • go through with

    Phrase

    to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • zoom in on

    Phrase

    to focus closely on a particular subject, detail, or image

  • in full

    Phrase

    completely, with nothing left unpaid or unfinished

  • armed robbery

    Phrase

    a robbery in which the thief has a weapon or threatens to use one

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • syndicate

    Word

    a group of people or companies that work together for a common purpose

  • diversion

    Word

    the act of changing the direction of something

  • curb

    Word

    the raised edge between a road and a sidewalk

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • compliance

    Word

    the act of following rules, laws, or requests

  • medic

    Word

    a person trained to give emergency medical care

  • unarmed

    Word

    not carrying a weapon

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • eclipse

    Word

    an event in which one celestial body blocks the light from another

  • implication

    Word

    a result or meaning that is suggested but not stated directly

  • spotlight

    Word

    a strong, focused light that shines on one small area

  • notify

    Word

    to tell someone officially or formally about something

  • wiring

    Word

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

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

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