Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S13E5: English vocabulary

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a curved sword with one sharp edge

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

the process of preparing and organizing people or things for a task or event

locked with a key

moving or walking with quick, light steps

moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

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

A strong sexual desire for someone

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

to make it possible for something to happen

a person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole

dead, in a respectful way

the act of moving something on wheels

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

the level of doubt needed to avoid a guilty verdict

to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

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

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

a raised bank of earth or stone built to protect land from flooding

a person who smokes tobacco regularly

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to breathe noisily while sleeping

waste from the body that comes out through the bowels

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

to tell someone to stop interfering in your affairs

to study a subject as a secondary subject at college or university

Used to tell someone that they can do what they want, especially when you think it is a bad idea

a polite way of saying that you have to leave because you must deal with something else

to try to get two things that cannot be combined

to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

to make someone feel excited and eager

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to be released from prison or another place of confinement

officially recorded and kept for later use

the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

coated or mixed with sugar

a group of wild boars

to make a price, amount, or rate go down

a public warning that a child has been abducted

a written record of an accident, problem, or unusual event

in a blunt or direct way

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

a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

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

to submit something, such as a request or application

the sloping side of a hill

relating to a parent or parents

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

used to express surprise, worry, or mild annoyance

to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

the act of building a bridge

to support a claim with facts or proof

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

as; in the same way that

a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

a place where you can stay, especially for a short time

past tense and past participle of bed

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

a baby's bed with bars on the sides

done in a quiet, secret way

a medical examination of a body after death to find the cause of death

the act of deceiving or cheating someone

at an early stage; before much time has passed

to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

temporary release of a prisoner before the end of a sentence, with conditions

a person who has done something illegal or wrong

to become late in the day or evening

a bean used as food and to make oil

to some extent; fairly

very cruel or violent

likely to happen or be true, but not certain

preserved or sold in bottles