Medium S3E21: English vocabulary

to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

to think carefully about something for a while

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

operated by remote control or automatically, without a person on board

an official statement that you will not use a right or claim

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

a final demand that someone must accept or face serious consequences

to make friends with someone

to stop someone from doing or achieving something

to send something to a different place, person, or direction

unable to speak for a short time, especially because of shock or strong emotion

using these words or actions to make something official

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

directly, without turning or avoiding anything

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

to indicate or suggest something

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

the act of putting things into a pile or piles

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

to swear using something as a witness or guarantee, especially to show that you are telling the truth

imagined rather than real

the cost of sending a letter or package by mail

having read a lot and knowing a lot about books, ideas, and culture

cause something to improve a lot

something you do to prevent harm or trouble

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the act of doing something to pass time when you are bored or waiting

a guess made with very little information or chance of being right

the skin on the top of your head

to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

used to strongly agree with someone

to think you are seeing something that is not really there

a casual way of saying you refuse an offer or request

a group of wild boars

only; used to show that something includes no one or nothing else

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

not finished or completed

the local office that handles police work in a town or city

to stand by and do nothing while something bad or important is happening

to look through a group of things or information carefully to find something

a large building used for conventions, exhibitions, and similar events

a doctor who performs surgery on the heart

to make something smaller, weaker, or less important

the work of cleaning and taking care of a house or other building

happening or done too early, before the right time

a person who saves someone from danger or serious trouble

to appear or happen, especially by chance

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

to try to persuade someone to do or accept something by using reason

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

a short report that gives the latest information about a project or situation

a large tub that you fill with water for washing your body

the fact that all living things eventually die

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

someone who claims to have special powers to know things or see the future

to think about the past, or about what happened before

in a very harsh, cruel, or violent way

a person who owns shares in a company

somewhat like; in a way similar to

the act of building a bridge

to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

the act of measuring how deep water is

as; in the same way that

relating to medicinal drugs and their preparation or use

used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

past tense and past participle of bed

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

to try to persuade someone to love you, especially in order to marry them

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

an official card or document that shows who someone is