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Chicago Fire S4E12: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 12Drama

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  • worrier

    Word

    a person who worries a lot

  • blab

    Word

    to talk too much in a boring or annoying way

  • potpourri

    Word

    a mixture of dried flowers, herbs, and spices used to scent a room

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • ajar

    Word

    slightly open

  • monogamy

    Word

    the practice of having only one spouse at a time

  • squirm

    Word

    to twist and move your body from side to side, especially because you feel nervous or uncomfortable

  • 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

  • rearer

    Word

    a person who breeds and cares for animals

  • laceration

    Word

    a deep cut or tear in the skin

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

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  • apologetic

    Word

    showing that you are sorry about something you did or said

  • bastion

    Word

    something that strongly supports or protects an idea, group, or place

  • nudge

    Word

    to push or touch someone or something gently

  • bender

    Word

    a period of heavy drinking

  • evener

    Word

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

  • inseparable

    Word

    so close that the people or things are always together and hard to separate

  • affidavit

    Word

    a written statement that you swear is true, used as evidence in court

  • misdemeanor

    Word

    a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

  • puma

    Word

    a large wild cat from the Americas

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • nitrate

    Word

    a chemical salt or ester of nitric acid

  • departmental

    Word

    relating to a department in an organization

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  • darn

    Word

    to repair a hole in knitted cloth by sewing yarn through it

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • go there

    Phrase

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

  • work camp

    Phrase

    a camp where people are forced to do hard work

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • alderman

    Word

    an elected member of a city or town council

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • check you out

    Phrase

    a playful or friendly way of saying goodbye

  • go so far as

    Phrase

    to be willing to do something extreme or surprising

  • luck in

    Phrase

    to be lucky and succeed by chance

  • bust in

    Phrase

    to enter a place suddenly and forcefully

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • coming on

    Phrase

    almost; very nearly

  • well said

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree with what someone has just said

  • true colors

    Phrase

    someone's real character or intentions, especially when they are different from what seemed true before

  • intimidate

    Word

    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • work wonders

    Phrase

    to be very effective and bring a big improvement

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • compression

    Word

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

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • endeavor

    Word

    to try hard to do or achieve something

  • bottoms up

    Phrase

    used to say cheers before drinking alcohol

  • no place

    Phrase

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

  • blood drive

    Phrase

    an organized event where people are asked to give blood

  • progress report

    Phrase

    a report that shows how much work has been done so far

  • collect call

    Phrase

    a phone call that the person receiving it has to pay for

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • sideways

    Word

    toward or to the side

  • fall below

    Phrase

    to become lower than a particular amount or level

  • remnant

    Word

    a small part of something that is left after the rest is gone

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • live for

    Phrase

    to care about something so much that it gives you energy or purpose

  • knock it off

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or unwanted

  • step in

    Phrase

    to get involved in a situation to help, stop something, or take control

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • medic

    Word

    a person trained to give emergency medical care

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • wrecking

    Word

    the act of destroying something or causing serious damage

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • all clear

    Phrase

    a signal that danger or an emergency has ended and it is safe to continue

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • slack

    Word

    not tight or firm; loose

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • go for it

    Phrase

    used to encourage someone to do something or try something

  • probation

    Word

    a period when someone is watched to see if they behave well, especially after a crime or before a job becomes permanent

  • homemade

    Word

    made at home, not in a store or factory

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • no sweat

    Phrase

    without any trouble or difficulty

  • threshold

    Word

    a level or point that must be reached before something starts or changes

  • subtitle

    Word

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

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • chili

    Word

    a small hot pepper used in cooking

  • way in

    Phrase

    an entrance or route into a place

  • great job

    Phrase

    used to praise someone for doing something well

  • visibility

    Word

    how easy it is to see or be seen

  • 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

  • pod

    Word

    a small enclosed unit that can be attached to a vehicle, aircraft, or spacecraft for a special purpose

  • psychiatric

    Word

    relating to the treatment of mental illness

  • scarce

    Word

    not easy to find or get in enough amounts

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • yeah right

    Phrase

    an expression used to show that you do not believe what someone has said

  • laying

    Word

    present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • drilling

    Word

    the process of making holes with a drill

  • sincerely

    Word

    used at the end of a letter or email to show respect or warmth

  • synthetic

    Word

    made by chemical processes rather than found in nature

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