Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S23E5: English vocabulary

turned or operated by a crank

in a way that is fair, legal, or genuinely deserved

to sleep lightly for a short time

to encourage people to act violently or unlawfully

too young to be allowed to do something by law

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers

to make someone feel extreme fear

to enter land or property without permission

watching carefully for danger or problems

suggesting something, often in a subtle or indirect way

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

to hold someone or something close in your arms in a loving way

feeling dizzy and unsteady

a test or audition to see if someone is suitable for a team, role, or activity

to be enough for a need or purpose

a small piece of food, especially something sweet

a sudden heavy attack with guns, shells, or other weapons

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

a command telling someone to come forward and stand in the center

set back into a surface so it does not stick out

to damage someone’s or something’s reputation

to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

home; to or at home

a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

in a way that is part of the basic nature of something

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

art made by live performance as the artwork

to honor an event or place by being present

a person who serves on a jury

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

to resign from an important job or public position

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

a trick or dishonest act

very upset, excited, or out of control; also, extremely funny

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

a way of earning the money you need to live

the act of making secret or unknown information known

showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle

the act of fastening something with a screw

to reach a decision or agreement

not friendly with someone; having a poor relationship

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a quick check of whether something or someone has the right mood, style, or feel

a person with red hair

an informal way of saying that something is impossible or will definitely not happen

an informal way to say that you do not believe what someone has said

a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof

a group of wild boars

the image or character that a person presents to other people

used to say you have won or beaten someone

to say what you think openly, especially when it is difficult or risky

to produce something quickly and in large quantities

a meeting where a public figure answers reporters' questions

to listen secretly to a conversation or broadcast

not allowed by law

able to be trusted or believed

the crime of giving or taking money or gifts to influence someone's actions, especially an official's

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

from the very beginning

to compete or fight against someone or something

a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

to connect a device to a power source or another device

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

in a false or misleading way; not truthfully

to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

somewhat like; in a way similar to

to crush something into small pieces or powder

wrote, especially in a formal or literary style