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Chicago Fire S4E11: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 11Drama

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  • whiner

    Word

    a person who complains a lot in an annoying way

  • impale

    Word

    to pierce or pin something with a sharp object

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • plastering

    Word

    the work of covering a wall or other surface with plaster

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • meteorologist

    Word

    a person who studies weather and predicts it

  • vitals

    Word

    the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing

  • milligram

    Word

    a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

  • evener

    Word

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

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  • displace

    Word

    to take the place of something or someone

  • obsess

    Word

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

  • rut

    Word

    a deep track made by wheels in soft ground

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • break the seal

    Phrase

    to go to the toilet, especially for the first time after drinking alcohol

  • your boy

    Phrase

    I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • subdural hematoma

    Phrase

    a dangerous build-up of blood between the brain and the tissues around it after a head injury

  • erratic

    Word

    changing suddenly and unpredictably

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

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  • fives

    Word

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

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • hot date

    Phrase

    an informal date that is expected to be romantic or sexual

  • sag

    Word

    to bend, sink, or hang downward under weight or pressure

  • superficial

    Word

    not deep or detailed enough

  • heartbreak

    Word

    deep sadness or pain caused by a breakup, disappointment, or loss

  • precaution

    Word

    something you do to prevent harm or trouble

  • morphine

    Word

    a strong pain-relieving medicine used in hospitals

  • compress

    Word

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

  • back talk

    Phrase

    rude or disrespectful words said in reply, especially to an adult or authority figure

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • down the toilet

    Phrase

    in a ruined or hopeless state; badly failed

  • flop

    Word

    to fall or move down heavily and loosely

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • paneling

    Word

    wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

  • on edge

    Phrase

    nervous and unable to relax

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hinge

    Word

    a metal part that joins two things and lets one swing open or shut

  • 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

  • siding

    Word

    a short track connected to a main railway line, used for parking or loading trains

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • medical history

    Phrase

    a record of a person's past illnesses and treatment

  • gas line

    Phrase

    a pipe or tube that carries gas to a building or machine

  • asthma attack

    Phrase

    a sudden worsening of asthma symptoms

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • fertilizer

    Word

    a substance you add to soil to help plants grow

  • imminent

    Word

    likely to happen very soon

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • chance on

    Phrase

    to find or meet something by chance

  • mount up

    Phrase

    to get on a horse or other animal

  • top off

    Phrase

    to add a little more liquid or another ingredient so something is almost full

  • rip apart

    Phrase

    to tear something into pieces or badly damage it

  • kick down

    Phrase

    to force a door or other barrier open by kicking it hard

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • turn on

    Phrase

    to depend on something; to be decided by something

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • respiratory

    Word

    relating to breathing or the organs used for breathing

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • binary

    Word

    relating to or involving two parts or two choices

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • wrecking

    Word

    the act of destroying something or causing serious damage

  • slack

    Word

    not tight or firm; loose

  • weathering

    Word

    the wearing away or breaking down of rock and other materials by air, water, and weather

  • suppress

    Word

    to stop something by force or authority

  • casualty

    Word

    a person who is killed or injured in an accident, war, or other event

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • wiring

    Word

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

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • plaster

    Word

    a soft material used on walls and ceilings to make a smooth hard surface when it dries

  • structural

    Word

    relating to the structure or basic framework of something

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

  • bottled

    Word

    preserved or sold in bottles

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • incapable

    Word

    not able to do something or deal with it

  • upgrade

    Word

    to make something newer, better, or more advanced

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • chili

    Word

    a small hot pepper used in cooking

  • as you know

    Phrase

    used to remind someone of something they already know

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • just in case

    Phrase

    used to say that you are doing something as a precaution

  • metaphor

    Word

    a word or phrase that describes something by comparing it to something else in a non-literal way

  • mustache

    Word

    hair that grows on the upper lip

  • no good

    Phrase

    bad, useless, or not worth using

  • some people

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show disapproval or annoyance at someone's silly or rude behavior

  • all good

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying that everything is fine or acceptable

  • meat loaf

    Phrase

    a dish made of ground meat shaped like a loaf and baked

  • in the hospital

    Phrase

    being in a hospital as a patient

  • conditioned

    Word

    trained to react in a particular way

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • apartment building

    Phrase

    a building that contains several apartments

  • asthma

    Word

    a lung condition that makes it hard to breathe, often causing wheezing and coughing

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