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Stranger Things S2E5: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 5Action & AdventureMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • depressant

    Word

    a drug or substance that slows down activity in the brain or nervous system

  • culpability

    Word

    responsibility for a wrong action or crime; blame

  • mew

    Word

    a high, soft cry made by a cat

  • tolerable

    Word

    bad or unpleasant, but not too bad to deal with

  • incriminate

    Word

    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • gullible

    Word

    too willing to believe what other people say; easily fooled

  • bummer

    Word

    a disappointing or annoying situation

  • clog

    Word

    to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that nothing can flow through it

  • fret

    Word

    to worry or feel anxious, especially about something small or uncertain

  • evener

    Word

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

  • quarried

    Word

    to cut stone out of the ground in a quarry

  • barb

    Word

    a sharp point or hook with a backward-facing point

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  • nodding

    Word

    slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

  • toxin

    Word

    a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

  • teaser

    Word

    a short preview or advertisement that gives a hint about something coming soon

  • thatcher

    Word

    a person who builds or repairs thatched roofs

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • stalker

    Word

    a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • originality

    Word

    the quality of being new, different, and creative

  • replicate

    Word

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

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • hopper

    Word

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

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  • fives

    Word

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

  • loch

    Word

    a lake, especially in Scotland

  • wheeler

    Word

    a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • me three

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying you agree with someone

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • bogus

    Word

    not real, true, or honest; fake

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • derivative

    Word

    a word formed from another word

  • play along

    Phrase

    to pretend to agree with or help with something

  • clog up

    Phrase

    to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that liquid or air cannot move through it easily

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • postman

    Word

    a person whose job is to deliver mail and parcels

  • follow up on

    Phrase

    to check on something later or continue dealing with it

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • now now

    Phrase

    a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • sunflower

    Word

    a tall plant with a large round yellow flower and seeds that can be eaten or pressed for oil

  • contamination

    Word

    the presence of something harmful or unwanted in a substance or place

  • ounce

    Word

    a unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound, or about 28.35 grams

  • wiring

    Word

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

  • 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

  • hazardous

    Word

    dangerous or likely to cause harm

  • get better

    Phrase

    to become healthier or improve

  • just in case

    Phrase

    used to say that you are doing something as a precaution

  • quarry

    Word

    a place where stone, sand, or other materials are dug out of the ground

  • vine

    Word

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

  • no good

    Phrase

    bad, useless, or not worth using

  • tape recording

    Phrase

    a recording made on magnetic tape

  • dart

    Word

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

  • upside down

    Phrase

    with the top and bottom reversed

  • haunted

    Word

    looking sad, worried, or troubled, as if something bad has happened

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • every last

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that every single part or item is included

  • somewhere else

    Phrase

    in or to a different place

  • never ever

    Phrase

    never; not at any time, used for emphasis

  • scaled

    Word

    covered with scales

  • creepy

    Word

    making you feel nervous, uneasy, or a little scared

  • choke

    Word

    have trouble breathing because something blocks the throat or airway

  • hey hey

    Phrase

    an informal, friendly greeting

  • 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

  • mint

    Word

    a place where coins are made

  • hang on

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to wait for a moment

  • mores

    Word

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

  • oh yeah

    Phrase

    used to show agreement or understanding, or to react with surprise or excitement

  • this time

    Phrase

    at the same point in time as something else

  • buzz

    Word

    to make a low, continuous humming sound

  • oh no

    Phrase

    an exclamation said when something bad or surprising happens

  • so much

    Phrase

    to a very great degree; very much

  • hang out

    Phrase

    to spend time with friends in a relaxed way

  • precisely

    Word

    in an exact and accurate way

  • vicinity

    Word

    the area near a particular place

  • get down

    Phrase

    to lower your body until you are close to the ground

  • pick up

    Phrase

    to lift something off a surface or the ground with your hand or hands

  • naive

    Word

    showing too little experience, judgment, or caution

  • go on

    Phrase

    to continue doing something or to continue in a state

  • this way

    Phrase

    in the direction or manner shown or mentioned

  • think about

    Phrase

    to spend time considering something

  • hold on

    Phrase

    wait for a moment

  • occupy

    Word

    to take control of a place and stay there

  • copying

    Word

    the act of making a copy of something

  • doubling

    Word

    the process of becoming twice as much or twice as many

  • shovel

    Word

    a tool with a handle and a broad blade for digging or moving loose material

  • expose

    Word

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

  • puzzle

    Word

    a game or problem that you solve by thinking carefully

  • upside

    Word

    the good or positive part of a situation

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