Breaking Bad — Season 4 Episode 6
Words & meanings
393 words
CEFR level
to give your attention to something
In sceneto give your attention to something
Please focus on your work
Please focus on your work
causing admiration or wonder
In scenecausing admiration or wonder
The view is amazing
The view is amazing
very good or surprising in a good way
very good or surprising in a good way
You did an amazing job
You did an amazing job
to say or show that something is wrong
In sceneto say or show that something is wrong
Your actions contradict your words
Your actions contradict your words
to request information
In sceneto request information
She wanted to question him about the project
She wanted to question him about the project
to express doubt about something
In sceneto express doubt about something
I question his honesty
I question his honesty
being talked about or considered
being talked about or considered
This is the issue in question
This is the issue in question
something that is true or real
In scenesomething that is true or real
It is a fact that the earth is round
It is a fact that the earth is round
used to emphasize that something is true or to add information
used to emphasize that something is true or to add information
In fact, it is very cold
In fact, it is very cold
moving at a low speed
In scenemoving at a low speed
The train is very slow
The train is very slow
happening at a low rate or with little activity
happening at a low rate or with little activity
Business was slow today
Business was slow today
to make something move less quickly
to make something move less quickly
You must slow down
You must slow down
to give aid or support to someone
In sceneto give aid or support to someone
Can you help me?
Can you help me?
to stop yourself from doing something
In sceneto stop yourself from doing something
I couldn't help laughing
I couldn't help laughing
a person who helps others
a person who helps others
She is a great help
She is a great help
to use less of something
to use less of something
This habit helps to use less water
This habit helps to use less water
very good
In scenevery good
You did a great job
You did a great job
very large in size or degree
very large in size or degree
It was a great success
It was a great success
one generation removed in ancestry
one generation removed in ancestry
He is my great-grandfather
He is my great-grandfather
a covered entrance to a building
In scenea covered entrance to a building
He is sitting on the porch
He is sitting on the porch
an object used to hurt or attack someone
In scenean object used to hurt or attack someone
He has a dangerous weapon
He has a dangerous weapon
to supply with weapons
to supply with weapons
They will weaponize the drones
They will weaponize the drones
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
a description of events
In scenea description of events
I read a long story
I read a long story
a floor or level of a building
a floor or level of a building
The house has two stories
The house has two stories
a particular situation or set of events
a particular situation or set of events
That is a different story
That is a different story
to make a choice or decision about something
In sceneto make a choice or decision about something
I need to decide what to eat
I need to decide what to eat
a dark bruise around the eye from a hit
In scenea dark bruise around the eye from a hit
He got a black eye during the fight
He got a black eye during the fight
to make something newer or more current
In sceneto make something newer or more current
I need to update my phone
I need to update my phone
the latest news or details about something
the latest news or details about something
I have an update on the project
I have an update on the project
the act of choosing or the thing chosen
In scenethe act of choosing or the thing chosen
You have many choices
You have many choices
the act of choosing between two or more possibilities
the act of choosing between two or more possibilities
We have many choices for dinner
We have many choices for dinner
likely to change suddenly or behave in ways you cannot guess
In scenelikely to change suddenly or behave in ways you cannot guess
The weather is unpredictable
The weather is unpredictable
moving from inside to outside a place
In scenemoving from inside to outside a place
She ran out of the room
She ran out of the room
as a result of
as a result of
I did it out of curiosity
I did it out of curiosity
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 human being
In scenea human being
He is a good person
He is a good person
human beings in general
human beings in general
A person needs sleep
A person needs sleep
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
at a time before the present
In sceneat a time before the present
I finished the work earlier today
I finished the work earlier today
happening or arriving before the expected time
happening or arriving before the expected time
The plane arrived earlier than expected
The plane arrived earlier than expected
happening or coming before a particular time
happening or coming before a particular time
We arrived earlier than our friends
We arrived earlier than our friends
very unusual or exciting
In scenevery unusual or exciting
That is a wild idea
That is a wild idea
not restrained or disciplined
not restrained or disciplined
The party got wild
The party got wild
living in nature, not controlled by humans
living in nature, not controlled by humans
Tigers are wild animals
Tigers are wild animals
at some time in the future
In sceneat some time in the future
Someday I will travel the world
Someday I will travel the world
the number of miles traveled
In scenethe number of miles traveled
The car has high mileage
The car has high mileage
the usefulness or benefit that can be obtained from something
the usefulness or benefit that can be obtained from something
We got a lot of mileage out of that old idea
We got a lot of mileage out of that old idea
a word used to say hi
In scenea word used to say hi
Hello, how are you
Hello, how are you
used to express surprise or disbelief
used to express surprise or disbelief
Hello? Are you kidding
Hello? Are you kidding
to trick someone into doing something
In sceneto trick someone into doing something
He was roped into helping with the project
He was roped into helping with the project
someone you do not know
In scenesomeone you do not know
Don't talk to strangers
Don't talk to strangers
odd or surprising
odd or surprising
The stranger the better
The stranger the better
two slices of bread with filling
In scenetwo slices of bread with filling
I ate a sandwich for lunch
I ate a sandwich for lunch
a place name (a town in England or the US)
a place name (a town in England or the US)
Sandwich is a town
Sandwich is a town
to give permission for something
In sceneto give permission for something
They allowed us to go home
They allowed us to go home
objects or items in general
In sceneobjects or items in general
I have too much stuff
I have too much stuff
personal things or possessions
personal things or possessions
Put your stuff in the car
Put your stuff in the car
to put something into a container or space tightly
to put something into a container or space tightly
She stuffed the bag
She stuffed the bag
to be very strict or severe with someone
In sceneto be very strict or severe with someone
Do not be so hard on him
Do not be so hard on him
a physical state of the penis being firm and erect
a physical state of the penis being firm and erect
He has a hard on
He has a hard on
an intense, often unreasonable preoccupation with something
an intense, often unreasonable preoccupation with something
He has a hard on for that new game
He has a hard on for that new game
someone who is strict or hard to deal with
someone who is strict or hard to deal with
My boss is very hard on me
My boss is very hard on me
to describe something as more important than it really is
In sceneto describe something as more important than it really is
Do not overstate the benefits of this product
Do not overstate the benefits of this product
people who are addicted to methamphetamine
In scenepeople who are addicted to methamphetamine
The park was full of meth heads
The park was full of meth heads
having a positive or desirable quality
In scenehaving a positive or desirable quality
This is a good book
This is a good book
something that helps or is useful
something that helps or is useful
These are luxury goods
These are luxury goods
used to emphasize the degree of another adjective
used to emphasize the degree of another adjective
It took a good ten minutes
It took a good ten minutes
without any doubt
In scenewithout any doubt
I will definitely come
I will definitely come
a period of sixty seconds
In scenea period of sixty seconds
I will be back in a minute
I will be back in a minute
at the moment when
at the moment when
Call me the minute you arrive
Call me the minute you arrive
the official written record of what was said at a meeting
the official written record of what was said at a meeting
They read the minutes of the meeting
They read the minutes of the meeting
extremely tiny in size
extremely tiny in size
The scientist studied the minute particles
The scientist studied the minute particles
very good or impressive
In scenevery good or impressive
This view is awesome
This view is awesome
by design, not by accident
In sceneby design, not by accident
He did it on purpose
He did it on purpose
the reason for which something is done
the reason for which something is done
His purpose is to help everyone
His purpose is to help everyone
the thing that you plan to do
the thing that you plan to do
He broke the glass on purpose
He broke the glass on purpose
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
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
having the skill or opportunity to do something
In scenehaving the skill or opportunity to do something
She is able to speak English
She is able to speak English
confident in a way that may seem rude
In sceneconfident in a way that may seem rude
He was too forward
He was too forward
toward the front or future
toward the front or future
Step forward
Step forward
a player position in sports
a player position in sports
He plays as a forward
He plays as a forward
to send something to another person or place
to send something to another person or place
Please forward the email
Please forward the email
covered with or having the property of sticking to things
In scenecovered with or having the property of sticking to things
The tape is very sticky
The tape is very sticky
a small piece of paper with glue on one side
a small piece of paper with glue on one side
I wrote the number on a sticky
I wrote the number on a sticky
difficult or uncomfortable to deal with
difficult or uncomfortable to deal with
This is a sticky situation
This is a sticky situation
saying something that is the opposite of what you do yourself
saying something that is the opposite of what you do yourself
Don't be so sticky
Don't be so sticky
to use your mind to form thoughts or opinions
In sceneto use your mind to form thoughts or opinions
I need to think about it
I need to think about it
to consider something carefully
to consider something carefully
I need to think about your offer
I need to think about your offer
a top covering for a container
In scenea top covering for a container
Put the lid on the pot
Put the lid on the pot
a covering for the head
a covering for the head
He wore a fancy lid
He wore a fancy lid
to strike something, like a door
In sceneto strike something, like a door
Knock on the door
Knock on the door
to say unkind things about someone or something
to say unkind things about someone or something
Her performance knocked them out
Her performance knocked them out
to cause a woman to become pregnant
to cause a woman to become pregnant
He knocked her up
He knocked her up
to lower the amount or value of something
to lower the amount or value of something
They knocked ten dollars off
They knocked ten dollars off
a planned gathering of people
In scenea planned gathering of people
I have a meeting at ten
I have a meeting at ten
to come into contact with someone or something
to come into contact with someone or something
I had a meeting with my friend
I had a meeting with my friend
to require something because it is necessary
In sceneto require something because it is necessary
I need some help
I need some help
something that is required or necessary
something that is required or necessary
There is a need for water
There is a need for water
to make someone suffer for doing something wrong
In sceneto make someone suffer for doing something wrong
The teacher punished the student for cheating
The teacher punished the student for cheating
this day
In scenethis day
I am busy today
I am busy today
an expression used when leaving or going to sleep
In scenean expression used when leaving or going to sleep
Good night, see you tomorrow
Good night, see you tomorrow
a nice time spent during the evening
a nice time spent during the evening
I had a good night with my friends
I had a good night with my friends
in or to any place
In scenein or to any place
You can sit anywhere
You can sit anywhere
to produce tears from the eyes
In sceneto produce tears from the eyes
The baby started to cry
The baby started to cry
to make a loud sound or yell
In sceneto make a loud sound or yell
He cried out in pain
He cried out in pain
to ask for something in an urgent way
to ask for something in an urgent way
She cried for help
She cried for help
the person that someone really is
In scenethe person that someone really is
He is trying to find his true self
He is trying to find his true self
the opening in your face used for eating and speaking
In scenethe opening in your face used for eating and speaking
Open your mouth
Open your mouth
a person who needs to be fed
a person who needs to be fed
We have another mouth to feed.
We have another mouth to feed.
to move your lips as if speaking without sound
to move your lips as if speaking without sound
She mouthed the words
She mouthed the words
in a clear way
In scenein a clear way
It is clearly visible
It is clearly visible
in a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand
in a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand
She spoke clearly during the meeting
She spoke clearly during the meeting
to make use of something
In sceneto make use of something
Can I use your pen
Can I use your pen
to have a need for something
to have a need for something
I could really use some help
I could really use some help
to indicate that something happened regularly in the past but no longer does
to indicate that something happened regularly in the past but no longer does
I used to swim every morning
I used to swim every morning
the reason for which something is done
the reason for which something is done
That information has no use
That information has no use
to be referred to by a particular name
In sceneto be referred to by a particular name
It is hard, you know
It is hard, you know
to have knowledge or information about something
In sceneto have knowledge or information about something
I know the answer
I know the answer
used to check if the listener understands or as a pause
used to check if the listener understands or as a pause
It is a nice car, you know, very fast
It is a nice car, you know, very fast
used to ask if the listener understands or agrees
In sceneused to ask if the listener understands or agrees
It's hot, huh?
It's hot, huh?
a sound expressing confusion or asking for repetition
a sound expressing confusion or asking for repetition
Huh? Who is that?
Huh? Who is that?
someone you fight or compete against
In scenesomeone you fight or compete against
They are old enemies
They are old enemies
the act of doing a job or task
In scenethe act of doing a job or task
Working hard is important
Working hard is important
operating or able to operate
operating or able to operate
The system is working well
The system is working well
to not continue an action
In sceneto not continue an action
Stop talking
Stop talking
a word telling someone to stop
a word telling someone to stop
Stop!
Stop!
a place where a bus or train stops
a place where a bus or train stops
Where is the bus stop
Where is the bus stop
to go to a place for a short time
to go to a place for a short time
I will stop by your house later
I will stop by your house later
the day after today
In scenethe day after today
See you tomorrow
See you tomorrow
in any case
in any case
Hope for a better tomorrow
Hope for a better tomorrow
to become calm and less tense
In sceneto become calm and less tense
I need to relax after a long day
I need to relax after a long day
to make a rule or requirement less strict
to make a rule or requirement less strict
The school decided to relax the rules
The school decided to relax the rules
to make someone feel calm and less tense
to make someone feel calm and less tense
Music helps me relax
Music helps me relax
an idea or belief you have
In scenean idea or belief you have
He had a strange thought
He had a strange thought
to have an opinion or think something is true
to have an opinion or think something is true
I thought you were busy
I thought you were busy
to start talking about a topic
to start talking about a topic
He thought to mention the new plan
He thought to mention the new plan
the act of thinking carefully
the act of thinking carefully
He was lost in thought
He was lost in thought
used to show something happens no matter what
In sceneused to show something happens no matter what
I will go even if it rains
I will go even if it rains
a polite phrase used to show you are grateful
In scenea polite phrase used to show you are grateful
I want to say thank you
I want to say thank you
a message expressing gratitude
a message expressing gratitude
I sent a thank-you to my teacher
I sent a thank-you to my teacher
at a short distance away
In sceneat a short distance away
My house is close to the park
My house is close to the park
paying a lot of attention to details
paying a lot of attention to details
Please pay close attention to the details
Please pay close attention to the details
not open
not open
Please close the door
Please close the door
to surround and catch someone
to surround and catch someone
The police close on the suspect
The police close on the suspect
used to add force to a statement
In sceneused to add force to a statement
It is damn hot today
It is damn hot today
an expression of anger or frustration
In scenean expression of anger or frustration
Damn, I forgot my keys
Damn, I forgot my keys
to feel concern about something
to feel concern about something
I don't give a damn about it
I don't give a damn about it
to say someone deserves punishment
to say someone deserves punishment
The priest damned the sinner
The priest damned the sinner
to have a particular meaning or message
In sceneto have a particular meaning or message
What does this word mean
What does this word mean
the typical or middle value in a set of numbers
the typical or middle value in a set of numbers
This is a means of communication
This is a means of communication
to plan or want to do something
to plan or want to do something
I meant to call you earlier
I meant to call you earlier
not nice; cruel
not nice; cruel
He is very mean to me
He is very mean to me
by yourself or without help
In sceneby yourself or without help
I live on my own
I live on my own
to break up and move earth
In sceneto break up and move earth
He likes to dig in the garden
He likes to dig in the garden
a critical or mocking remark
a critical or mocking remark
That was a cheap dig at me
That was a cheap dig at me
to look for something by moving things around
to look for something by moving things around
I had to dig through my bag for the keys
I had to dig through my bag for the keys
to think something may not be true
In sceneto think something may not be true
I doubt he will come
I doubt he will come
a music group
a music group
The band is very good
The band is very good
to not believe that something is true
to not believe that something is true
I doubt that
I doubt that
a feeling of not being sure if something is true
a feeling of not being sure if something is true
I have some doubt about his story
I have some doubt about his story
related to crime
In scenerelated to crime
Criminal activities are illegal
Criminal activities are illegal
a person who commits a crime
a person who commits a crime
The criminal was arrested
The criminal was arrested
having great meaning or value
In scenehaving great meaning or value
Education is important
Education is important
to continue to support someone or something
In sceneto continue to support someone or something
I will stand by you
I will stand by you
to wait for something to happen or for instructions to begin
to wait for something to happen or for instructions to begin
Please stand by for further information
Please stand by for further information
to take no action when you could help
to take no action when you could help
Do not just stand by while they fight
Do not just stand by while they fight
a rude or unpleasant person
In scenea rude or unpleasant person
He is such an asshole
He is such an asshole
the opening where solid waste leaves the body
the opening where solid waste leaves the body
He felt pain in his asshole
He felt pain in his asshole
to feel sad about something you did
In sceneto feel sad about something you did
I regret saying that
I regret saying that
a feeling of sadness about something that happened or was not done
a feeling of sadness about something that happened or was not done
He expressed his regret for the mistake
He expressed his regret for the mistake
a piece of land
In scenea piece of land
He bought a parking lot
He bought a parking lot
a large number or amount
a large number or amount
I have a lot of work to do
I have a lot of work to do
the situation or circumstances someone is in
the situation or circumstances someone is in
He accepted his lot in life
He accepted his lot in life
many times or often
many times or often
I see him a lot
I see him a lot
a group of people
a group of people
That is a loud lot
That is a loud lot
a great number or quantity
a great number or quantity
We have a lot of time
We have a lot of time
a method of deciding something by chance
a method of deciding something by chance
This is my lot in life
This is my lot in life
a small number or quantity
a small number or quantity
That is a lot less
That is a lot less
to a great degree
to a great degree
I like it a lot
I like it a lot
to go into a place
In sceneto go into a place
Please go in
Please go in
(of the sun) to be covered by clouds
(of the sun) to be covered by clouds
The sun went in behind the clouds
The sun went in behind the clouds
to start criticizing or opposing someone
to start criticizing or opposing someone
The media will go in on the politician
The media will go in on the politician