Breaking Bad — Season 1 Episode 1
Words & meanings
639 words
CEFR level
a hard transparent material or a drinking vessel
In scenea hard transparent material or a drinking vessel
I want a glass of water
I want a glass of water
a hard, transparent substance used to make windows and bottles
In scenea hard, transparent substance used to make windows and bottles
The window is made of glass
The window is made of glass
to put something into a glass container
to put something into a glass container
She will glass the juice
She will glass the juice
to say what something is like
In sceneto say what something is like
Can you describe your house?
Can you describe your house?
to clean a surface by rubbing it
In sceneto clean a surface by rubbing it
Please wipe down the table
Please wipe down the table
an act of cleaning a surface
an act of cleaning a surface
Please wipe down the table
Please wipe down the table
the fleshy part of the body you sit on
In scenethe fleshy part of the body you sit on
He fell on his ass
He fell on his ass
a stupid or annoying person
In scenea stupid or annoying person
Don't be such an ass
Don't be such an ass
an animal like a small horse with long ears
an animal like a small horse with long ears
The ass carries the load
The ass carries the load
to continue doing something
In sceneto continue doing something
Please go on with your story
Please go on with your story
to speak for a long time about something
to speak for a long time about something
Don't go on about it anymore
Don't go on about it anymore
to take part in an event or activity
to take part in an event or activity
She will go on the trip with us
She will go on the trip with us
to take place or occur
to take place or occur
Tell me what is going on here
Tell me what is going on here
one more; a different one
In sceneone more; a different one
I want another cup of coffee
I want another cup of coffee
to treat someone in a disrespectful or unserious way
In sceneto treat someone in a disrespectful or unserious way
Stop dicking around with me
Stop dicking around with me
to spend time doing unimportant things
to spend time doing unimportant things
I was just dicking around all afternoon
I was just dicking around all afternoon
to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other
In sceneto move forward by putting one foot in front of the other
She likes to walk in the park
She likes to walk in the park
to describe a process step by step
to describe a process step by step
Let me walk you through the process
Let me walk you through the process
a paved or unpaved path for people to walk on
a paved or unpaved path for people to walk on
The park has a nice walk for visitors
The park has a nice walk for visitors
to feel happy about something that will happen
In sceneto feel happy about something that will happen
I look forward to meeting you
I look forward to meeting you
to the full extent
In sceneto the full extent
I fully agree with you
I fully agree with you
in a hopeful way
in a hopeful way
He fully expects to succeed
He fully expects to succeed
having no doubt; confident
In scenehaving no doubt; confident
I am sure about this
I am sure about this
to say that you accept or agree with something
to say that you accept or agree with something
Sure I will do that
Sure I will do that
a particular area or point
a particular area or point
We met at this sure
We met at this sure
to change into a different state or condition
In sceneto change into a different state or condition
The leaves are turning yellow
The leaves are turning yellow
to change the direction you are facing
to change the direction you are facing
They are turning left now
They are turning left now
a place where a road turns off another road
a place where a road turns off another road
Take the next turning on the right
Take the next turning on the right
to move in a circle around a central point
to move in a circle around a central point
She is turning the key slowly
She is turning the key slowly
to succeed in doing something
In sceneto succeed in doing something
I can make it on time
I can make it on time
to cause someone to do something
In sceneto cause someone to do something
He made me cry
He made me cry
to produce or form something
In sceneto produce or form something
I make dinner every day
I make dinner every day
to say or express something
In sceneto say or express something
She made a suggestion
She made a suggestion
the sensation you experience when eating or drinking
In scenethe sensation you experience when eating or drinking
This cake has a sweet taste
This cake has a sweet taste
to try small amounts of food or drink to judge quality
In sceneto try small amounts of food or drink to judge quality
Please taste the soup
Please taste the soup
a short experience of something
a short experience of something
She wanted a taste of success
She wanted a taste of success
a personal liking for something
a personal liking for something
We have the same taste in music
We have the same taste in music
true or accurate
In scenetrue or accurate
You are right
You are right
a legal or moral claim to something
a legal or moral claim to something
Everyone has the right to education
Everyone has the right to education
the side that is opposite of left
the side that is opposite of left
Turn right at the corner
Turn right at the corner
another time
In sceneanother time
Please try again
Please try again
a group with similar qualities
In scenea group with similar qualities
What kind of music do you like
What kind of music do you like
friendly and generous
friendly and generous
She is a kind person
She is a kind person
to a small degree; slightly
to a small degree; slightly
I am kind of tired
I am kind of tired
a person who smokes tobacco
In scenea person who smokes tobacco
He is a smoker
He is a smoker
a machine that cooks food slowly with smoke
a machine that cooks food slowly with smoke
I cooked ribs in the smoker
I cooked ribs in the smoker
any person
In sceneany person
Is anybody here
Is anybody here
a building or location for a specific activity
In scenea building or location for a specific activity
The shopping centre is open
The shopping centre is open
the middle point or part of something
the middle point or part of something
They met in the centre of the town
They met in the centre of the town
to give an impression of being something
In sceneto give an impression of being something
You seem happy today
You seem happy today
unlike or not identical
In sceneunlike or not identical
We are different
We are different
to leave a place or situation suddenly
In sceneto leave a place or situation suddenly
I have to bail
I have to bail
to allow someone to avoid trouble or responsibility
to allow someone to avoid trouble or responsibility
She had to bail him out of trouble
She had to bail him out of trouble
money paid to let someone leave jail
money paid to let someone leave jail
He was released on bail
He was released on bail
a word or phrase that someone is called
In scenea word or phrase that someone is called
My name is Alex
My name is Alex
to give a name to someone or something
to give a name to someone or something
They named the baby Leo
They named the baby Leo
the opinion that people have about someone or something
the opinion that people have about someone or something
He has a good name in the city
He has a good name in the city
to look at something carefully
In sceneto look at something carefully
Please check your answers
Please check your answers
a design of small squares, often on fabric
a design of small squares, often on fabric
He wore a check shirt
He wore a check shirt
a written order to a bank to pay money
a written order to a bank to pay money
Can I have the check please
Can I have the check please
in a very good or complete way
In scenein a very good or complete way
I worked it out
I worked it out
not inside a building or room
In scenenot inside a building or room
Let's go out
Let's go out
to allow something to be known
In sceneto allow something to be known
The truth came out
The truth came out
from inside to outside
from inside to outside
Take out the trash
Take out the trash
to be of significance or relevance
In sceneto be of significance or relevance
It does not matter to me
It does not matter to me
the material that things are made of
In scenethe material that things are made of
Everything is made of matter
Everything is made of matter
a subject or situation that you have to deal with
a subject or situation that you have to deal with
This is a private matter
This is a private matter
a short period of time
a short period of time
It happened in a matter of days
It happened in a matter of days
the bag of skin that holds the testicles
In scenethe bag of skin that holds the testicles
The nutsack protects the testicles
The nutsack protects the testicles
to fix a bad relationship with someone
In sceneto fix a bad relationship with someone
I need to get right with my friend
I need to get right with my friend
the day you were born each year
In scenethe day you were born each year
Today is my birthday
Today is my birthday
a quantity of something
In scenea quantity of something
How much is this
How much is this
to a large degree
In sceneto a large degree
I like it very much
I like it very much
still there after others have gone
still there after others have gone
Not much is left
Not much is left
to a small degree; slightly
to a small degree; slightly
It did not help much
It did not help much
a person who is highly skilled in a job
In scenea person who is highly skilled in a job
He is a professional photographer
He is a professional photographer
relating to a job that requires special training
relating to a job that requires special training
She wants to improve her professional skills
She wants to improve her professional skills
connected to a person's job or career
connected to a person's job or career
This is a professional decision
This is a professional decision
a room or building for scientific experiments
In scenea room or building for scientific experiments
He works in a chemistry lab
He works in a chemistry lab
a small amount of something
In scenea small amount of something
Add a dash of salt
Add a dash of salt
to ruin something completely
to ruin something completely
The defeat dashed his hopes
The defeat dashed his hopes
a short fast race
a short fast race
He won the 100 meter dash
He won the 100 meter dash
to move fast over a short distance
to move fast over a short distance
I have to dash to the store
I have to dash to the store
to take place
In sceneto take place
What happened?
What happened?
to take place and affect someone
to take place and affect someone
That happened to my friend
That happened to my friend
not having any dirt or marks
In scenenot having any dirt or marks
Please put on a clean shirt
Please put on a clean shirt
fully or totally
fully or totally
I clean forgot the date
I clean forgot the date
following the rules and not using unfair methods
following the rules and not using unfair methods
They played a clean game
They played a clean game
not involved in illegal or dishonest activities
not involved in illegal or dishonest activities
He has a clean record
He has a clean record
easy to understand or interpret
easy to understand or interpret
This is a clean answer
This is a clean answer
to hit someone, especially in the face
to hit someone, especially in the face
He cleaned him in the face
He cleaned him in the face
not guilty of a crime
not guilty of a crime
The jury found him clean
The jury found him clean
not having done anything illegal
not having done anything illegal
His record is clean
His record is clean
free from dirt or marks
free from dirt or marks
Please keep your room clean
Please keep your room clean
completely free of dirt or marks
completely free of dirt or marks
The glass is completely clean
The glass is completely clean
a method of finding the concentration of a substance in a solution
In scenea method of finding the concentration of a substance in a solution
We performed a titration to find the acid concentration
We performed a titration to find the acid concentration
a rural or isolated place far from cities
In scenea rural or isolated place far from cities
They live way out in the boonies
They live way out in the boonies
to remove dirt or make something neat
In sceneto remove dirt or make something neat
I need to clean up my room
I need to clean up my room
to appear neat and attractive
to appear neat and attractive
He cleaned up well for the party
He cleaned up well for the party
to earn or win a large amount of money
to earn or win a large amount of money
They cleaned up at the casino
They cleaned up at the casino
to stop or reduce illegal activity in an area
to stop or reduce illegal activity in an area
The police want to clean up the city
The police want to clean up the city
the act of making a place tidy or free of dirt
the act of making a place tidy or free of dirt
The beach clean-up starts at noon
The beach clean-up starts at noon
not a single thing
In scenenot a single thing
There is nothing here
There is nothing here
still there after others have gone
still there after others have gone
There is nothing left
There is nothing left
to move from person to person
In sceneto move from person to person
A rumor is going round the office
A rumor is going round the office
an occasion of doing something
an occasion of doing something
Let's have another go round at fixing this
Let's have another go round at fixing this
to be enough for everyone
to be enough for everyone
There is not enough cake to go round
There is not enough cake to go round
to move in a circle or from place to place
to move in a circle or from place to place
We went round the city to see it
We went round the city to see it
to operate or work in the usual way
to operate or work in the usual way
The clock will not go round
The clock will not go round
to move in a circle around something
to move in a circle around something
We go round the park
We go round the park
to move in a circular path
to move in a circular path
The wheels go round
The wheels go round
to go to different places or people
to go to different places or people
I will go round to see him
I will go round to see him
as much as is needed
In sceneas much as is needed
Do you have enough water
Do you have enough water
in a short time
in a short time
I have enough money
I have enough money
that is enough; no more
that is enough; no more
That is enough
That is enough
a time of great danger or difficulty
In scenea time of great danger or difficulty
He is having a mid life crisis
He is having a mid life crisis
as a result of
In sceneas a result of
I did it out of curiosity
I did it out of curiosity
moving from inside to outside a place
moving from inside to outside a place
She ran out of the room
She ran out of the room
to not include someone or something
to not include someone or something
They kept me out of the meeting
They kept me out of the meeting
not having any more of something
not having any more of something
We are out of sugar
We are out of sugar
coming from a place or source
coming from a place or source
I got the water out of the tap
I got the water out of the tap
taken from a group
taken from a group
Choose one out of these three
Choose one out of these three
coming from within something
coming from within something
He came out of the room
He came out of the room
not having something
not having something
We are out of bread
We are out of bread
to move away from something
to move away from something
Please get out of my house
Please get out of my house
to not be part of something anymore
to not be part of something anymore
He is out of the team
He is out of the team
to no longer have something
to no longer have something
We are out of gas
We are out of gas
not inside or part of something
not inside or part of something
She is out of the office
She is out of the office
not inside a place
not inside a place
Stay out of the rain
Stay out of the rain
to take something or someone from a place
to take something or someone from a place
Take the keys out of your pocket
Take the keys out of your pocket
to take something away from a person or place
to take something away from a person or place
They took the boy out of school
They took the boy out of school
no longer having something
no longer having something
We are out of sugar for the tea
We are out of sugar for the tea
a person who gives secret information to the police or authorities
In scenea person who gives secret information to the police or authorities
No one likes a snitch
No one likes a snitch
the place where people go to learn
In scenethe place where people go to learn
I go to school
I go to school
a group of people or things
a group of people or things
I saw a school of fish
I saw a school of fish
to give lessons to someone
to give lessons to someone
He schooled them in physics
He schooled them in physics
the place where you live
In scenethe place where you live
He is at home
He is at home
feeling happy and relaxed in a place
feeling happy and relaxed in a place
I feel at home here
I feel at home here
to get hold of something and move it
In sceneto get hold of something and move it
He took the book
He took the book
to form a wrong idea about someone or something
to form a wrong idea about someone or something
I took him for a doctor
I took him for a doctor
to need a certain amount of time
to need a certain amount of time
The trip took one hour
The trip took one hour
a longer path taken to avoid something
a longer path taken to avoid something
We took the long road to avoid traffic
We took the long road to avoid traffic
to seem or appear a certain way
In sceneto seem or appear a certain way
You look happy
You look happy
the way someone looks, especially their physical attractiveness
In scenethe way someone looks, especially their physical attractiveness
I like her look
I like her look
used to get someone's attention
In sceneused to get someone's attention
Look, we are late
Look, we are late
to turn your eyes toward something
to turn your eyes toward something
Look at the bird
Look at the bird
a polite or formal word for a woman
In scenea polite or formal word for a woman
She is a very elegant lady
She is a very elegant lady
moderately hot; at a pleasant moderate heat
In scenemoderately hot; at a pleasant moderate heat
The weather is warm today
The weather is warm today
kind and caring
kind and caring
She is a warm person
She is a warm person
to make something hot
to make something hot
I need to warm the milk
I need to warm the milk
the planet we live on
In scenethe planet we live on
The world is round
The world is round
the state of being alive and having experiences
the state of being alive and having experiences
She brought a new baby into the world
She brought a new baby into the world
a particular area or existence
a particular area or existence
He lives in his own world
He lives in his own world
used to express surprise or shock
In sceneused to express surprise or shock
My gosh, look at that cake!
My gosh, look at that cake!
an expression of surprise or admiration
In scenean expression of surprise or admiration
Wow, this is beautiful
Wow, this is beautiful
to make someone feel great admiration
to make someone feel great admiration
Her performance wowed the audience
Her performance wowed the audience
a particular point in a process
In scenea particular point in a process
We are in the first stage of the project
We are in the first stage of the project
to make something look real when it is not
to make something look real when it is not
They staged a protest in the city center
They staged a protest in the city center
to plan and carry out an event
to plan and carry out an event
He staged the equipment
He staged the equipment
a raised area where people perform
a raised area where people perform
The actor is on the stage
The actor is on the stage
a board with ridges used for scrubbing clothes
In scenea board with ridges used for scrubbing clothes
She used a washboard to clean the clothes
She used a washboard to clean the clothes
an informal way to say yes
In scenean informal way to say yes
Yep, I can help you
Yep, I can help you
to make an effort to do something
In sceneto make an effort to do something
I will try to run
I will try to run
to examine evidence in a court of law to decide if someone is guilty
to examine evidence in a court of law to decide if someone is guilty
They will try the suspect in court
They will try the suspect in court
to test something to see if it works
to test something to see if it works
Try this cake
Try this cake
to permit or allow someone to do something
In sceneto permit or allow someone to do something
Please let me go
Please let me go
to end someone's employment
to end someone's employment
The manager had to let him go
The manager had to let him go
to tell someone something
to tell someone something
Let me know your answer
Let me know your answer
to fail to meet expectations
to fail to meet expectations
I will not let you down
I will not let you down
this day
In scenethis day
I am busy today
I am busy today
the front part of the body between the neck and the stomach
In scenethe front part of the body between the neck and the stomach
He has a pain in his chest
He has a pain in his chest
a large strong box used to store things
a large strong box used to store things
He kept his clothes in an old wooden chest
He kept his clothes in an old wooden chest
a statement that you did something wrong
In scenea statement that you did something wrong
His admission of guilt surprised everyone
His admission of guilt surprised everyone
the process of being accepted into a school or organization
the process of being accepted into a school or organization
She applied for admission to the university
She applied for admission to the university
the amount of money you pay to enter a place or event
the amount of money you pay to enter a place or event
The admission is ten dollars
The admission is ten dollars
the process of a patient being admitted to a hospital for care
the process of a patient being admitted to a hospital for care
The hospital admission process was smooth
The hospital admission process was smooth
a powerful illegal stimulant drug
In scenea powerful illegal stimulant drug
Methamphetamine is a dangerous and addictive drug
Methamphetamine is a dangerous and addictive drug
in a truthful and sincere way
In scenein a truthful and sincere way
Please answer honestly
Please answer honestly
coming before all others in time or order
In scenecoming before all others in time or order
She was the first person to arrive
She was the first person to arrive
of the best possible standard
of the best possible standard
This hotel provides first class service
This hotel provides first class service
at the beginning
at the beginning
At first I did not understand
At first I did not understand
fitting very closely to the body
In scenefitting very closely to the body
This shirt is too tight
This shirt is too tight
having a very small difference between two sides or amounts
having a very small difference between two sides or amounts
The schedule is very tight
The schedule is very tight
hard to deal with
hard to deal with
We are in a tight situation
We are in a tight situation
held strongly in place
held strongly in place
The lid of the jar is tight
The lid of the jar is tight
a pattern made of small colored pieces
In scenea pattern made of small colored pieces
They created a beautiful mosaic on the floor
They created a beautiful mosaic on the floor
to work together with someone
In sceneto work together with someone
Please partner up with a classmate for this task
Please partner up with a classmate for this task
to make something happen faster
In sceneto make something happen faster
The driver decided to accelerate to pass the truck
The driver decided to accelerate to pass the truck
a fully grown male human
In scenea fully grown male human
Two men are here
Two men are here
something that matters a lot
In scenesomething that matters a lot
This is a big deal
This is a big deal
something that does not matter much
something that does not matter much
It is no big deal
It is no big deal
a combination of different substances
In scenea combination of different substances
Water is a chemical compound
Water is a chemical compound
a group of buildings with a shared purpose
a group of buildings with a shared purpose
They live in a secure compound
They live in a secure compound
to mix or join two or more things together
to mix or join two or more things together
They compound various ingredients to make the medicine
They compound various ingredients to make the medicine
a tool used to shoot arrows
a tool used to shoot arrows
He aims with his compound
He aims with his compound
to be happy to receive something
In sceneto be happy to receive something
You are welcome here
You are welcome here
to greet someone who has arrived
to greet someone who has arrived
They welcomed the guests
They welcomed the guests
allowed to do something
allowed to do something
Questions are welcome
Questions are welcome
to get down from something
In sceneto get down from something
Please step off the platform
Please step off the platform
a very foolish or stupid person
In scenea very foolish or stupid person
He is a pendejo
He is a pendejo
an informal, affectionate word for a dog
In scenean informal, affectionate word for a dog
Who is a good little poochie
Who is a good little poochie
not sensible or intelligent
In scenenot sensible or intelligent
That was a stupid mistake
That was a stupid mistake
a stupid or annoying person
a stupid or annoying person
Stop being so stupid
Stop being so stupid
a person from the continent of Asia
In scenea person from the continent of Asia
He is Asian
He is Asian
not curved or bent; extending in one direction without turning
In scenenot curved or bent; extending in one direction without turning
Draw a straight line
Draw a straight line
sexually attracted to people of the opposite gender
sexually attracted to people of the opposite gender
He is straight
He is straight
direct and truthful
direct and truthful
Give me a straight answer
Give me a straight answer
a particular amount or degree of something
In scenea particular amount or degree of something
The water level is rising
The water level is rising
to knock down a building or structure
to knock down a building or structure
The storm leveled the building
The storm leveled the building
having a surface with no high or low parts
having a surface with no high or low parts
The ground is level here
The ground is level here
a flat area at a particular height in a building
a flat area at a particular height in a building
We live on the third level
We live on the third level