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Prison Break S2E18: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 18Action & AdventureCrimeDrama

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  • comanches

    Word

    a person who belongs to the Comanche people

  • sniffle

    Word

    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

  • incarcerate

    Word

    to put someone in prison

  • fluted

    Word

    having narrow grooves or ridges cut into it

  • visage

    Word

    the face, especially when you are describing its appearance or expression

  • backgammon

    Word

    a board game for two players, with dice and pieces moved around the board

  • alpaca

    Word

    a South American animal like a small camel, kept for its soft wool

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • exonerate

    Word

    to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame

  • therapeutics

    Word

    the study of how medicines and other treatments help treat disease

  • squaw

    Word

    a North American Indian woman or wife.

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  • appointee

    Word

    a person who has been appointed to a job or office

  • asthmatic

    Word

    suffering from asthma or relating to asthma

  • strapping

    Word

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • authenticate

    Word

    to prove that something is real, true, or genuine

  • plait

    Word

    to braid hair or other flexible material

  • crotch

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    the area between a person's legs where the legs join the body

  • ballistics

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    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • circumvent

    Word

    to find a way around a rule, problem, or obstacle

  • echelon

    Word

    a level or rank in an organization, profession, or society

  • inhaler

    Word

    a device that lets you breathe medicine into your lungs

  • pretzel

    Word

    a hard, salty baked snack shaped like a knot or stick

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

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  • flutter

    Word

    to move lightly and quickly, or to flap gently

  • evener

    Word

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

  • tailed

    Word

    having a tail

  • barricade

    Word

    a barrier built quickly to block a road, door, or area

  • cocking

    Word

    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • correctional

    Word

    relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

  • formality

    Word

    the quality of being very formal and following rules of etiquette closely

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • drop trow

    Phrase

    to pull your trousers down

  • discredit

    Word

    to damage someone’s or something’s reputation

  • tailing

    Word

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

  • llama

    Word

    a large South American animal with a long neck, used for carrying loads and for its wool

  • overhear

    Word

    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • hollow point

    Phrase

    a bullet with a hollow tip that expands on impact

  • minimum security

    Phrase

    the lowest level of prison security, with fewer restrictions

  • giggle

    Word

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

  • freshen

    Word

    to make something cleaner, cooler, or more pleasant

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • sob

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    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • buzzer

    Word

    a device that makes a buzzing sound, often to signal something

  • caption

    Word

    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • therapeutic

    Word

    relating to the treatment of illness or injury

  • whipping

    Word

    the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

  • stamping

    Word

    the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

  • swear to God

    Phrase

    Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

  • mammoth

    Word

    a very large extinct elephant with long curved tusks

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • burrow

    Word

    a hole or tunnel dug by an animal, especially a rabbit, for living in

  • out cold

    Phrase

    completely unconscious

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • smoothing

    Word

    the process of making a surface or material smooth

  • sniff

    Word

    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • go way back

    Phrase

    to have known someone for a very long time

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • caliber

    Word

    the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

  • to God

    Phrase

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

  • toss it in

    Phrase

    to stop trying and give up

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • take it away

    Phrase

    a cheerful way to tell someone to start speaking or performing

  • grunt

    Word

    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • better off

    Phrase

    in a better situation, especially after a change or decision

  • anticipation

    Word

    a feeling of excitement while waiting for something to happen

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • flatten

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    to make something flat or flatter

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • plasma

    Word

    the liquid part of blood that carries cells and nutrients

  • serial number

    Phrase

    a number or code used to identify one specific product or device

  • suppress

    Word

    to stop something by force or authority

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • smack

    Word

    to hit someone or something with a quick, sharp blow

  • stray

    Word

    to move away from the right path, place, or topic

  • padding

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    soft material used to make something more comfortable, protect it, or give it shape

  • peck

    Word

    to strike or bite with the beak

  • peek

    Word

    to look quickly, especially secretly or from a hidden place

  • consequently

    Word

    as a result; therefore

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • sigh

    Word

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

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

  • subtitle

    Word

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

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • starve

    Word

    to suffer or die from lack of food

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • dialing

    Word

    the act of entering a phone number to call someone

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