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Hawaii Five-0 S8E20: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 20CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • prepay

    Word

    to pay for something before it is due or before you receive it

  • dehydrate

    Word

    to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer

  • entomb

    Word

    to bury a dead body in a tomb or grave

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • deplete

    Word

    to use up or greatly reduce the amount of something

  • afterthought

    Word

    an idea or remark that comes too late to be useful or important

  • presentable

    Word

    neat and clean enough to be seen in public

  • trinket

    Word

    a small decorative object that is not worth much

  • flinch

    Word

    to make a quick, nervous movement because of fear, surprise, or pain

  • pesky

    Word

    annoying in a small but persistent way

  • retrace

    Word

    to go back over the same route or path

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  • fraught

    Word

    full of trouble, danger, or difficulty

  • excavate

    Word

    to dig in the ground to find something buried, especially old objects or remains

  • posit

    Word

    to suggest an idea or explanation as a starting point

  • bugger

    Word

    an annoying or unpleasant person

  • lassie

    Word

    a girl or young woman

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • feral

    Word

    wild and not tame, especially after living with people before

  • vantage

    Word

    a place or position that gives you a good view of something

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • evener

    Word

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

  • combatant

    Word

    a person who fights in a war or battle

  • barrack

    Word

    a building where soldiers live

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  • corny

    Word

    predictable and not funny, especially because it is too obvious

  • neutralize

    Word

    to make a substance or effect harmless or inactive

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • goody

    Word

    a small piece of food, especially something sweet

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • invasive

    Word

    spreading quickly in a way that causes harm or is unwanted

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • ordnance

    Word

    weapons, ammunition, and military equipment

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • woof

    Word

    the sound a dog makes

  • your boy

    Phrase

    I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

  • in the streets

    Phrase

    among ordinary people, especially in public life

  • evict

    Word

    to force someone to leave a home or property, usually by legal action

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • go there

    Phrase

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

  • shake it

    Phrase

    to dance in a lively, energetic way

  • enemy combatant

    Phrase

    a person fighting for the enemy in a war

  • toasting

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • gun up

    Phrase

    to press the accelerator hard so a vehicle goes faster

  • daddy issues

    Phrase

    informal criticism for emotional problems someone is thought to have because of a difficult relationship with their father

  • badge of honor

    Phrase

    something that makes a fact or quality seem proud, admirable, or positive

  • fall in

    Phrase

    to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • make an appearance

    Phrase

    to attend an event briefly, especially in a public or formal way

  • maturing

    Word

    becoming more mature and fully developed

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • come to think of it

    Phrase

    used to add something you have just realized or remembered

  • no go

    Phrase

    something that is not possible or not acceptable

  • arming

    Word

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

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • uranium

    Word

    a chemical element used as fuel in nuclear power and weapons

  • ring in

    Phrase

    to celebrate the start of something, especially a new year or season

  • run off with

    Phrase

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

  • crawl with

    Phrase

    to be full of a lot of people or things

  • sink in

    Phrase

    to gradually become fully understood or emotionally felt

  • go towards

    Phrase

    to be used as part of something, especially money or time

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • swarm

    Word

    a large group of insects flying or moving together

  • sideways

    Word

    toward or to the side

  • want in

    Phrase

    to want to join in or be included in something

  • swing by

    Phrase

    to make a short, informal visit

  • grow apart

    Phrase

    to gradually become less close or friendly

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • pitted

    Word

    having many small holes or dents on the surface

  • archaeologist

    Word

    a person who studies the past by digging up and examining old objects, buildings, and remains

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • big guy

    Phrase

    a friendly way to address a man or boy

  • archaeological

    Word

    related to archaeology, the study of ancient people and objects

  • salvage

    Word

    the act of saving something from loss or damage

  • have nots

    Phrase

    people who have little money or wealth

  • catch up

    Phrase

    to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • chatter

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

  • cardiac

    Word

    relating to the heart

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • seal up

    Phrase

    to close something very tightly so that air, water, or other things cannot get in or out

  • bunker

    Word

    a strong underground shelter used for protection

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • tick

    Word

    a small insect-like animal that bites animals and people and sucks blood

  • subtitle

    Word

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

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • laying

    Word

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

  • beached

    Word

    washed or carried onto land by the sea

  • watch it

    Phrase

    used to warn someone to be careful or stop what they are doing

  • no time

    Phrase

    a very short period of time

  • lucky you

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying that someone is lucky or has good fortune

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