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Chicago Fire S7E17: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 17Drama

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  • shuffleboard

    Word

    a game played on a marked surface, where players slide disks toward scoring areas

  • cribbing

    Word

    the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission

  • patina

    Word

    a thin layer or color that forms on metal, wood, or other surfaces over time

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • loafer

    Word

    a person who is lazy and avoids work

  • sandpaper

    Word

    a rough paper used for smoothing wood, metal, or other surfaces

  • organically

    Word

    in a way that uses natural methods and avoids artificial chemicals

  • hydrant

    Word

    a pipe or outlet that firefighters use to get water from the water supply

  • soldering

    Word

    the process of joining metal parts with melted solder

  • booted

    Word

    wearing boots

  • wicker

    Word

    thin, flexible twigs used for making baskets and furniture

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • propane

    Word

    a colorless gas used as a fuel for heating and cooking

  • expedite

    Word

    to make a process or task happen faster

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • inhalation

    Word

    the act of breathing in

  • extinguisher

    Word

    a device used to put out a fire

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • realistically

    Word

    in a sensible way that is based on what is actually possible

  • evener

    Word

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

  • prognosis

    Word

    a doctor's judgment about how a disease or injury is likely to develop

  • yap

    Word

    to bark in a sharp, high-pitched way

  • clutter

    Word

    a messy collection of things lying around

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

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  • huff

    Word

    to breathe heavily and noisily, often because you are tired or annoyed

  • envelop

    Word

    a flat paper cover with a flap, used for sending a letter or document

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • screenings

    Word

    the showing of a film or TV program to an audience

  • sprain

    Word

    to injure a joint by twisting it too hard

  • wrongdoing

    Word

    an illegal or morally wrong act

  • cram

    Word

    to fill something too full by pushing things in

  • top left

    Phrase

    A casual way of saying you really mean something or are telling the truth

  • your girl

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

  • back at you

    Phrase

    used to say the same thing back to someone, often in a friendly or joking way

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • ride with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or be part of their group

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • draw the short straw

    Phrase

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

  • layering

    Word

    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • line in

    Phrase

    to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

  • bunk

    Word

    a bed, especially one on a ship or in a train or bus

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • fire out

    Phrase

    to shoot or burst out suddenly

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • inherent

    Word

    existing as a natural part of something

  • have an eye for

    Phrase

    to be good at noticing, choosing, or judging something

  • think out loud

    Phrase

    to say what you are thinking as you think it

  • into detail

    Phrase

    in a very detailed way

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • brutality

    Word

    extreme cruelty or violent behavior

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • follow up

    Phrase

    to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

  • foremost

    Word

    most important, famous, or powerful

  • overhaul

    Word

    a complete repair or improvement of something

  • rent out

    Phrase

    to let a property, vehicle, or equipment be used by someone in return for payment

  • top shelf

    Phrase

    the upper part of the goal in ice hockey

  • interior design

    Phrase

    the planning and decoration of the inside of buildings

  • paramount

    Word

    more important than anything else; most important

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • foster care

    Phrase

    care for a child in another family, usually for a limited time

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • sleep on

    Phrase

    to wait until the next day before deciding something

  • call around

    Phrase

    to make a number of phone calls to different people or places

  • improve upon

    Phrase

    to do better than something else, especially a previous result

  • imperfect

    Word

    not perfect; having faults or flaws

  • yank

    Word

    a sudden hard pull or jerk

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • write up

    Phrase

    to write something in full or in a finished form

  • dwelling

    Word

    a house or other place where someone lives

  • work through

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem or difficult feeling gradually, step by step

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • now now

    Phrase

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

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • forwarding address

    Phrase

    the address where someone wants their mail sent after moving

  • aspirin

    Word

    a common medicine used to reduce pain, fever, and swelling

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • rig

    Word

    to arrange or set up something, especially equipment, for a particular purpose

  • slack

    Word

    not tight or firm; loose

  • photo shoot

    Phrase

    a session in which someone is photographed

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • renewal

    Word

    the act of making something valid again, or the process of getting something new again

  • go walking

    Phrase

    to go for a walk, especially for exercise or pleasure

  • peek

    Word

    to look quickly, especially secretly or from a hidden place

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • tasting

    Word

    the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • upgrade

    Word

    to make something newer, better, or more advanced

  • pancake

    Word

    a thin, flat cake made from batter and cooked in a pan

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • no good

    Phrase

    bad, useless, or not worth using

  • all good

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying that everything is fine or acceptable

  • either way

    Phrase

    used to say that the result is the same no matter which choice happens

  • drug store

    Phrase

    a shop that sells medicines and health products

  • time limit

    Phrase

    the maximum time allowed for something

  • family room

    Phrase

    a room in a house where people relax, watch TV, and spend time together

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