The Flash S4E20: English vocabulary

able to be changed back or undone

not willing to tell people things or share personal information

to calculate a number or amount

locked with a key

relating to the force of gravity

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

a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

the outer layer of the brain

the degree to which something is serious, severe, or intense

to look at something with attention or wonder

to help someone understand something better

a severe headache that often affects one side of the head and may cause nausea or vision problems

carefully planning what to do in a way that is often selfish or dishonest

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 sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

to give something as an honor, award, or gift

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

said when something expected and not surprising happens, often in a sarcastic way

a large movement of people leaving a place

to take things out of a bag, box, or other container

the process of learning or understanding something clearly

the state of living forever or never dying

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a black powder used as an explosive, especially in old guns and fireworks

all human beings considered together

a public statement of a group's aims or beliefs, especially in politics

the process of starting a computer

to deal with a problem before it gets worse

not agreeing with something else; contradictory

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

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

the act of making a calculation or estimate

a metal made by mixing two or more metals

a member of the Romani people

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

for a very long time

To start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

the act of putting things into bags or packages

to remove things that are unwanted or unnecessary

a person who gives money, time, or help to support good causes

the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

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

to stay informed about something or to stay at the same speed or level as others

a set of straps used to hold and control an animal, or to attach it to a cart or other vehicle

willingly; with pleasure

cut out of a piece of material or paper

the colored part of the eye around the pupil

to affect someone so strongly that they cannot think clearly or deal with things well

to grow or develop very well

the process of becoming better, more successful, or more advanced

as; in the same way that

to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

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

a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it

a powerful explosive used for blasting or demolition

a tiny amount of energy or matter in quantum physics

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

carefully planned or done on purpose

a tendency or preference toward something

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

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

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

the activity of discussing a topic in a formal way, especially to argue different sides

to some extent; fairly

relating to the structure or basic framework of something

the removal of things that are blocking a space or getting in the way

relating to living cells

used to say that you hope something will happen