Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S24E18: English vocabulary

rough and likely to damage or wear something by rubbing

a strong public expression of anger or disapproval

a device that lets you breathe medicine into your lungs

good at finding quick and clever ways to solve problems

to give someone a Christian name in a baptism ceremony

the crime of lying under oath in court

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

willing to obey rules or accept what other people want

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

information that you heard from other people, not from direct knowledge or proof

making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air

involvement in a crime or other wrongdoing, especially by helping someone else do it

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

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

a fee paid in advance to keep someone's services available

to try to get someone’s approval by praising them too much

extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

a person whose job is to design and decorate the inside of buildings

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

seeming reasonable or likely to be true

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

a sudden wish to do something, often without planning it

the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

moving with quick, light jumps

a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

the amount that a spoon can hold

locked with a key

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

to eat something very quickly and eagerly

bad-tempered, easily annoyed, or in a bad mood

a person who looks after a building or property

the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

someone who sees things in a practical, realistic way

fastened with laces

the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

to make something cleaner, cooler, or more pleasant

the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

the authority to act or vote for someone else

directly, without turning or avoiding anything

a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

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

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

relating to the lungs

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

the state of being physically near someone or something

to travel regularly between home and work

a person who is likely to run away before a trial or punishment

relating to digestion

to record that you have started work or a shift

a private detective

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

an official court order that allows police to search a place

a longer route taken instead of the shortest one, often because it is more pleasant or interesting

a long, thin fish that looks like a snake

to do something that will be remembered for a long time

a flat board that an artist uses to hold and mix paint

to make someone feel excited and eager

careful behavior or speech that avoids offending people or revealing private information

to make something last longer

required by a law, rule, or system; not optional

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

used to emphasize that two things are exactly the same

mentally healthy and able to think clearly

a deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often with a river running through it