I. Vocabulary and grammar list

“CATCH ME IF YOU CAN”

I. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR LIST

NO	LANGUAGE UNITS	NOTES
1.	Our first guest made his career out of being a most outrageous imposter that we’ve ever come across…	impostor also imposter American English someone who pretends to be someone else in order to trick people: The nurse was soon discovered to be an impostor.
2.	I was an assistant attorney general for the State of Louisiana.	the lawyer with the highest rank in some countries or in the US government
3.	I was considered the most daring con man in US history.	informal a trick to get someone's money or make them do something: a con to make people pay for goods they hadn't actually received
4.	I have cashed lots of money in fraudulent checks.	intended to deceive people in an illegal way, in order to gain money, power etc: He was accused of fraudulently using a stolen credit card.
5.	I represent the FBI. = Federal Bureau of Investigation	Perhaps you know?
6.	I am here to read the Articles of Extradition.	to use a legal process to send someone who may be guilty of a crime back to the country where the crime happened in order to judge them in a court of law: They are expected to be extradited to Britain to face trial.
7.	We’re washing off the lice.	louse – PL lice a small insect that lives on the hair or skin of people or animals
8.	Eventually the mouse churned that cream into butter and crawled out.	a churn a container used for shaking milk in order to make it into butter (see image below)
9.	“ Embrace able You” (song)	embrace to put your arms around someone and hold them in a friendly or loving way [= hug]: Jack warmly embraced his son.
10.	I’m in a bit of a fix. I need a suit for my kid.	(be) in a fix to have a problem that is difficult to solve [= (be) in a mess]: We're going to be in a real fix if we miss that bus.
11.	Stop grinning.	to smile widely: She grinned at me, her eyes sparkling. He was grinning like an idiot (=grinning in a silly way).
12.	Yankees always win ‘cause all the other teams can’t stop staring at those pinstripes.	one of the thin pale lines that form a pattern on cloth against a darker background
13.	We don’t usually loan money to people who have unresolved business with the IRS.	the IRS the Internal Revenue Service the department of the US government that collects national taxes
14.	You’re being investigated for tax fraud.	the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods He's been charged with tax fraud. electoral fraud
15.	I’m a lifetime member of the New RochelleRotary Club.	New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. the Rotary Club an organization of business people in a town who work together to raise money for people who are poor or sick
16.	Is she gonna be a shoe salesman at a centipede farm?	Perhaps you know?
17.	a sub	= a substitute teacher
18.	There’s no crease in the paper.	a line on a piece of cloth, paper etc where it has been folded, crushed, or pressed: She smoothed the creases from her skirt. I'll have to iron out the creases.
19.	I asked her out today. I think we can go to the Junior Prom.	In the United States prom (short for promenade) is a formal (black tie) dance or gathering of high school students. It is typically held near the end of the senior year (i.e., the last year of high school). It figures greatly in popular culture and is a major event among high school students. High school juniors attending the prom may call it "junior prom" while high school seniors may call it "senior prom".
20.	How could we sue anybody?	to make a legal claim against someone, especially for money, because they have harmed you in some way: If the builders don't fulfil their side of the contract, we'll sue. He is being sued for divorce (=in order to end a marriage) by his wife.
21.	It states whose custody you’re in after the divorce.	the right to take care of a child, given to one of their parents when they have divorced: He got custody of his son after the divorce. The couple will retain joint custody (=they will both have custody) of their daughters.
22.	This is two checks that bounced.	if a cheque bounces, or if a bank bounces a cheque, the bank will not pay any money because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote it
23.	The tomatoes are ripe this afternoon.	~ "the right time to act"
24.	Did you say $300 for a payroll check?	the activity of managing salary payments for workers in a company: the payroll department a computerized payroll system
25.	Are you deadheading?	to pilot or drive (a vehicle) carrying no passengers or freight a deadhead a crewmember who is assigned to fly as a passenger on a specific flight (not working it) so they can get to another city to work where they will pick up their assigned trip sequence
26.	I’m jumping puddles for the next few months trying to earn my keep running leapfrogs …	puddle-jumper slang a light plane, especially one traveling only short distances or making many stops leapfrog 1. a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist 2. an advance from one place, position, or situation to another without progressing through all or any of the places or stages in between: a leapfrog from bank teller to vice president in one short year.
27.	They are called routing numbers.	A routing transit number (RTN) is a nine digit bank code, used in the United States, which appears on the bottom of negotiable instruments such as checks identifying the financial institution on which it was drawn.
28.	MICR ink	Magnetic ink character recognition, or MICR, is a character recognition technology used primarily by the banking industry to facilitate the processing and clearance of cheques and other document.
29.	Some uniform, Frank!	used to say that something was very good or very impressive: That was some party last night!
30.	Do you know what would happen if the IRS found I was driving around in a new coupe?	a car with two doors and a sloping back [↪ sports car]
31.	I shut the doors of the shop myself, called their bluff.	call somebody's bluff to tell someone to do what they have threatened because you do not believe that they will really do it
32.	These people keep peeking over their shoulders wondering where you’re going tonight.	to look quickly at something, or to look at something from behind something else, especially something that you are not supposed to see: Carefully he peeked through the glass window in the door. Paula opened the box and peeked inside. Shut your eyes and don't peek!
33.	They got a suitcase filled with robbery loot.	1. goods taken by soldiers from a place where they have won a battle[= plunder] 2. informal goods or money that have been stolen [= spoils]
34.	If you were having so much fun undercover, why did you transfer to bank fraud?	undercover work is done secretly by the police in order to catch criminals or find out information: an undercover investigation a cop who goes undercover to catch drug dealers
35.	I was censured and reassigned.	formal to officially criticize someone for something they have done wrong: He was officially censured for his handling of the situation.
36.	I screwed up.	screw up informal to make a bad mistake or do something very stupid [= mess up]: You'd better not screw up this time.
37.	He’s dabbling in government checks here.	to do something or be involved in something in a way that is not very serious people who dabble in painting as a way of relaxing
38.	Call the LAPD again.	The Los Angeles Police Department
39.	Five minutes earlier you would’ve landed yourself a pretty good collar.	land yourself something informal to succeed in getting a job, contract etc that was difficult to get: Bill's just landed himself a part in a Broadway show. collar slang an arrest, as of a criminal
40.	The worst thing a paperhanger can do is show his face.	slang a person who passes bad checks
41.	Go fish! (cards)	to take another "guess" or another "stab" at something. This can be used when someone asks you to do something, pass something, get them something etc which you don’t want to do for them. "Do you have any pencils I can borrow" "Go fish..."
42.	Endorse it over me.	to sign your name on the back of a cheque to show that it is correct
43.	I knew it was you, maybe I didn’t get the cuffs. (=handcuffs)
44.	Our unsub is a kid.	= Unknown Subject
45.	I want you to contact NYPD.	"New York Police Department". NYPD is normally used among teens in casual online communication.
46.	“Nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee ”.	Sara Lee is the brand name of a number of frozen and packaged foods, often known for the long-running slogan "Everybody doesn't like something, but nobody doesn't like Sara Lee’.
47.	What he did was a felony. $1,000.	a serious crime such as murder
48.	Half the kids his age are on dope.	informal a drug that is not legal, especially marijuana: Jeff used to smoke dope all the time.
49.	Your son is forging checks.	to illegally copy something, especially something printed or written, to make people think that it is real: Someone stole my credit card and forged my signature. a forged passport
50.	He just fell into the conversation pit.	sunken area (as in a living room) with intimate seating that facilitates conversation:
51.	He has fractured his ankle.	if a bone or other hard substance fractures, or if it is fractured, it breaks or cracks: The immense pressure causes the rock to fracture. He fractured his right leg during training.
52.	I need someone to babysit 26 interns and 20 nurses.	American English someone who has nearly finished training as a doctor and is working in a hospital [= houseman BrE ]
53.	You gonna take roll every night?	an official list of names [= register]: call/take the roll (=say the list of names to check who is there) The teacher called the roll. Three senators missed the roll call.
54.	I concur.	formal to agree with someone or have the same opinion as them: The committee largely concurred with these views.
55.	I keep rubbing my tongue over them. They’re so slippery.	Perhaps you know?
56.	Dr. Conners to the ER. (hospital)	= Emergency Room
57.	I think we should stitch him up and put him in a walking cast.	a stitch a piece of special thread which has been used to sew the edges of a wound together: He had to have 10 stitches in his head. stitch somebody/something up to put stitches in cloth or a wound in order to fasten parts of it together: She stitched up the cut and left it to heal. (plaster) cast a hard protective case that is put over your arm, leg etc because the bone is broken: Murray has his leg in a cast.
58.	I blew it, didn’t I?	informal to lose a good opportunity by making a mistake or by being careless: We've blown our chances of getting that contract. You've got a great future ahead of you. Don't blow it.
59.	Janitor’s closet.	especially Am E someone whose job is to look after a school or other large building [= caretaker Br E ]
60.	That boy has some guts …	informal the courage and determination you need to do something difficult or unpleasant: It takes guts to start a new business on your own. No-one had the guts to tell Paul what a mistake he was making.
61.	I would never give up my son.	give yourself/somebody up to allow yourself or someone else to be caught by the police or enemy soldiers: In the end, his family gave him up to the police.
62.	I must confess I’m guilty of the same foolish whimsy.	a way of thinking, behaving, or doing something that is unusual, strange, and often amusing: a sense of fancy and whimsy
63.	Sir, what would I have to do to take the bar here in New Orleans?	American English an organization consisting of lawyers take the bar = pass an exam in Law
64.	You want to split the éclair with me?	to divide something into separate parts and share it between two or more people Profits will be split between three major charities. The money will have to be split three ways.
65.	Welcome aboard.	Perhaps you know?
66.	This is i´rrefutable evidence that the defendant is, in fact, lying.	an irrefutable statement, argument etc cannot be proved to be wrong, and must be accepted: irrefutable proof of his innocence
67.	“Just one look at you My heart got tipsy in me…”	informal slightly drunk
68.	“You and you alone Bring out the gypsy in me…”	Perhaps you know?
69.	I made a deal with them. They ate the cake, now they want the crumbs.	a very small piece of dry food, especially bread or cake: She stood up to brush the crumbs off her uniform. Coat with bread crumbs and bake.
70.	They intimidate me.	to frighten or threaten someone into making them do what you want: They tried to intimidate the young people into voting for them.
71.	I’ll make them chase me for the rest of their lives.	to quickly follow someone or something in order to catch them: The dogs saw him running and chased him. The police chased the suspect along Severn Avenue.
72.	The United States government, champ, running for the hills.	= run in panic / in fear: A monster is attacking our town so we have to run for the hills.
73.	No truce. You’ll get caught, you’ll go to prison.	an agreement between enemies to stop fighting or arguing for a short time, or the period for which this is arranged: They agreed to call a truce. There was an uneasy truce between Alex and Dave over dinner.
74.	You want to run. Be my guest.	Perhaps you know?
75.	This guy must have gone wise. Maybe he’s been tipped. (He’s not showing up).	tip off to give someone such as the police a secret warning or piece of information, especially about illegal activities: The police must have been tipped off. His contact had tipped him off that drugs were on the premises.
76.	Let’s have periodic sweeps of the men’s lav.	= lavatory
77.	The banks didn’t call ‘cause it’s not counterfeiting.	to copy something exactly in order to deceive people [= fake]: They admitted counterfeiting documents.
78.	Color separation is flawless. (a check)	having no mistakes or marks, or not lacking anything [= perfect]: Adrian's flawless French
79.	Frank surrendered of his own accord.	of somebody's/something's own accord without being asked or forced to do something: He decided to go of his own accord. The door seemed to move of its own accord.
80.	“A turkey and some mistletoe ” Help to make the season bright...”	a plant with small white berries, which grows on trees. It is traditional to kiss people under a piece of mistletoe at Christmas.
81.	It’s a teller at the bank.	someone whose job is to receive and pay out money in a bank
82.	He’s helped capture most elusive forgers.	an elusive person or animal is difficult to find or not often seen: She managed to get an interview with that elusive man.

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