Person of Interest S5E1: English vocabulary

impossible or very hard to destroy or damage

a group of families in ancient Rome who claimed the same ancestor

a person who serves or follows a powerful person, often in a weak or unimportant role

showing disrespect or contempt

good at finding quick and clever ways to solve problems

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

in a way that relates to the mind, thinking, or intelligence

a small hill

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

in a way that causes death or is very serious

to enter land or property without permission

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

praise or approval for something someone has done

based on instinct or a feeling rather than careful reasoning

not using time, money, or energy well

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

a soft, chewy sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream

moving with quick, light jumps

someone who is very accurate at shooting

to accept and obey a rule, decision, or law

used to say that something is much more serious, surprising, or extreme than it first seemed

the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

to achieve something that seems impossible or extremely difficult

the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

the act of adding salt to food or water

left after most of something has gone or been used

moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

to arrest someone, especially a suspect

at the same time that something else is happening

a police department that investigates complaints against officers

deserving respect and approval

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

the life or world believed to exist after death

to stay in one place and protect yourself during danger or an emergency

to create or perform something without preparing it first

to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

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

to completely get rid of something bad or unwanted

a setback or decline

to perform very well; to do something impressively

to send a bill or proposal back to a legislature after it has been reviewed

past tense and past participle of shoot

a person from the Caucasus region

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

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

all human beings considered together

the installation of cables or a cable system

an FBI or other government detective

a hard part inside the body of a person or animal

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

an informal way of asking how much something costs

to seem reasonable or consistent

unfinished things that still need attention

to try hard to do or achieve something

a group of wild boars

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

used to say that something should have happened earlier

a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention

the crime of stealing someone's personal information and using it to commit fraud

a written record of an accident, problem, or unusual event

to enter a place suddenly and roughly

the official address or location where a business operates

nitrogen in liquid form

soon; after a short time

covered with grass

leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

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

to agree to something or let something happen, often reluctantly

to start a computer or device and make it ready to use

to do better than someone or something else

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

to invent something, especially a story, excuse, or plan