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Stranger Things S2E4: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 4Action & AdventureMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • oversleep

    Word

    to sleep longer than you meant to

  • sleepyhead

    Word

    a person, especially a child, who is sleepy or slow to get out of bed

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • instinctively

    Word

    in a natural way, without thinking about it

  • scribble

    Word

    to write or draw something quickly and carelessly

  • temps

    Word

    short for a temporary worker

  • evener

    Word

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

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • replicate

    Word

    to make an exact copy of something or repeat an experiment or result

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  • defense mechanism

    Phrase

    a way of thinking or behaving that helps someone avoid painful feelings or thoughts

  • see into

    Phrase

    to find out the truth about something by investigating it

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • hopper

    Word

    a container at the top of a machine that holds loose material and lets it drop down gradually

  • draw the short straw

    Phrase

    to be chosen, often by chance, to do an unpleasant task

  • bacterium

    Word

    a very small living thing made of one cell; some types can cause disease

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • abundant

    Word

    existing in large amounts; plentiful

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • pretty boy

    Phrase

    an informal, mildly disapproving word for a good-looking young man, especially one who seems vain or too concerned with his appearance

  • run off with

    Phrase

    to leave with something that does not belong to you, usually by stealing it

  • strong suit

    Phrase

    a skill or area that someone is especially good at

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  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • knock it off

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or unwanted

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • break up

    Phrase

    to make a group of people separate and go away

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • ducking

    Word

    to lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • 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

  • don't sweat it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone not to worry about something

  • pounding

    Word

    a heavy, repeated beating or striking sound

  • way in

    Phrase

    an entrance or route into a place

  • like it or not

    Phrase

    used to say that something will happen or is true even if someone does not want it

  • vine

    Word

    a plant with long stems that grows by climbing or spreading along a support

  • 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

  • second grade

    Phrase

    the school year after first grade and before third grade

  • holly

    Word

    a shrub or tree with sharp, shiny leaves and red berries

  • branching

    Word

    dividing into smaller parts or sections

  • living thing

    Phrase

    a living creature or plant

  • dart

    Word

    a small pointed object that is thrown in a game or used as a weapon

  • brat

    Word

    a badly behaved child who is rude or spoiled

  • upside down

    Phrase

    with the top and bottom reversed

  • upsetting

    Word

    making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • real life

    Phrase

    life outside the internet, games, or imagination

  • never ever

    Phrase

    never; not at any time, used for emphasis

  • sighting

    Word

    an occasion when someone sees or notices something, especially something unusual or interesting

  • hey hey

    Phrase

    an informal, friendly greeting

  • organism

    Word

    a living thing, such as an animal, plant, or single cell

  • stop by

    Phrase

    to visit someone or a place briefly and informally

  • ugh

    Word

    used to show disgust, annoyance, or frustration

  • isn't it

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • mammal

    Word

    an animal that feeds its babies with milk and usually has hair or fur

  • mores

    Word

    the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

  • waking

    Word

    the act of becoming awake

  • maze

    Word

    a place with many paths or passages that are hard to follow

  • next time

    Phrase

    the next occasion; the time after this one

  • show up

    Phrase

    to appear or arrive, especially when expected

  • arcade

    Word

    a place with coin-operated games and video games

  • grow up

    Phrase

    to become an adult

  • merry

    Word

    cheerful, lively, and full of good spirits

  • go on

    Phrase

    to continue doing something or to continue in a state

  • know about

    Phrase

    to have information or awareness about something

  • think about

    Phrase

    to spend time considering something

  • deploy

    Word

    to move people or equipment into position for a task, especially military action

  • freak

    Word

    a person or thing that is very unusual or extreme

  • expose

    Word

    to make something known, especially by revealing a secret or wrongdoing

  • upside

    Word

    the good or positive part of a situation

  • peopled

    Word

    filled or inhabited by people

  • grading

    Word

    the process of checking students' work and giving it a mark or grade

  • acquire

    Word

    to get or obtain something, especially something useful or valuable

  • warming

    Word

    the process of becoming warmer

  • hopefully

    Word

    used to say that you hope something will happen

  • weed

    Word

    a wild plant that grows where it is not wanted

  • gossip

    Word

    informal talk or news about other people's private lives, often not true or not kind

  • mechanism

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    the way the parts of a machine or device work together

  • scenario

    Word

    a possible way that a situation may develop

  • interact

    Word

    to communicate, work, or deal with other people or things

  • dusty

    Word

    covered with dust

  • damned

    Word

    used to emphasize anger, annoyance, or frustration

  • cooling

    Word

    the process of making something cooler or less hot

  • flee

    Word

    to run away from danger or from a place where you are not safe

  • stink

    Word

    to have a strong, unpleasant smell

  • encounter

    Word

    to come across or face something, often unexpectedly

  • minding

    Word

    taking care of someone or something

  • halloween

    Word

    the night of October 31, when people often wear costumes and children go trick-or-treating

  • terry

    Word

    a fabric with many small loops on the surface, often used for towels and bathrobes

  • goose

    Word

    a large bird with a long neck and webbed feet, often kept on farms

  • toxic

    Word

    poisonous or likely to cause harm

  • erase

    Word

    to remove writing or marks by rubbing, wiping, or deleting them

  • scar

    Word

    a mark left on your skin after a wound or cut has healed

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