Person of Interest S4E22: English vocabulary

so small or unimportant that it does not matter much

more able or skilled than someone or something else

not loyal or faithful to a person, group, or cause

a colorless gas used as a fuel for heating and cooking

to send something by fax

showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

mysterious or hard to understand

a very helpful or kind person, especially one who helps a stranger

careful attention to possible danger or problems

a person who believes that the world can be improved and wants to make it better

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

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

to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

a worker who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines

a chemical salt or ester of nitric acid

a small fault or problem in a machine, computer, or system

a dog trained to guard a house or property

to speak angrily and at length

courage and determination to keep going in a difficult situation

to make something explode

a unit for measuring electric voltage

the act of moving along without using power

moving with quick, light jumps

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

locked with a key

at the moment something or someone is seen; immediately when seen

with regard to this matter

the act of adding salt to food or water

one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

to send something to a different place, person, or direction

a magical spirit in stories, often said to live in a lamp or bottle and grant wishes

a device that changes the voltage of an alternating current

the way power and influence are arranged among countries in the world

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

to perform very well; to do something impressively

the act of putting things into a pile or piles

to be hard to notice even though it is visible

to admit that you were wrong after someone corrects you

to keep talking about one point too much

used before an adjective to mean extremely

a male donkey

a luxury apartment on the top floor of a building

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

working properly and ready to use

a god or goddess

to press something so that it becomes smaller, flatter, or tighter

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

the installation of cables or a cable system

the act of fastening something with a screw

separated from the rest by cutting

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

the process of making something smaller or tighter by pressing it together

used to say that you have received and understood a message

used to show strong surprise, annoyance, or disbelief in a question

to believe that things will work out if you keep going

to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

the quality of being trusted and believed

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

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

used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

a person who presents the news on television or radio

a sudden, temporary increase in electrical voltage

to choose something after thinking about different options

not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

the act of putting things into bags or packages

causing worry, sadness, or pain

a substance you add to soil to help plants grow

the ability to see in very low light or darkness

toward or to the side

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

to use your authority to cancel or ignore a decision

likely to happen very soon