CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S8E12: English vocabulary

covered with a protective outer layer

to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them

a book or guide that explains the basic facts about a subject

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

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

to spread out and gradually disappear

to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

to tell someone private information or feelings in confidence

with little or no fresh air; too warm and airless

a large, destructive fire

the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

to give someone a different job, role, or place to work

locked with a key

not polite; rude

a large heavy knife used for cutting plants

to talk in a casual, lively way

a protective covering that keeps a spacecraft from overheating during reentry

a person whose job is to type or write down everything said in court

to suddenly put someone or something into a difficult situation or state

a person who serves on a jury

legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

past tense and past participle of shoot

a device that changes one form of electricity or signal into another

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

the path that something moving through the air or space follows

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

burning very brightly and strongly

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the installation of cables or a cable system

the act of fastening something with a screw

to tell someone private thoughts or feelings in confidence

an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to make something white or lighter using a chemical process

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

a series of short, sharp sounds

a person you feel a very deep, natural connection with, often as a romantic partner

to attack someone and hit them hard

a person who talks too much, especially by saying things that should be kept private

to be released from prison or another place of confinement

to add fuel to a fire so it burns more strongly

out of favor with someone; not liked by them

coated or mixed with sugar

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

to look through a group of things or information carefully to find something

a person or thing that provides someone with money or support

a breaking of traffic laws

the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

made to be used once or for a short time, then thrown away

a person who has sex for money

involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident

alcoholic drink, especially strong liquor

to keep going and finish something difficult

to remove something by pulling it apart or cutting it out

to go beyond a limit, target, or safeguard very easily

crazy or behaving in a wild or silly way

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

not showing gratitude

to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

the bar on the front or back of a car that helps protect it in a crash

wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

to cut or shape something with a knife or tool

to make a long, narrow cut in something

as; in the same way that

to support the weight of something so it does not fall

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

very strong and violent

past tense and past participle of bed

the process of becoming narrower

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

a baby's bed with bars on the sides

used to talk about an earlier time in the past