Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S14E20: English vocabulary

a small square of rich chocolate cake

a very helpful or kind person, especially one who helps a stranger

to give up a right, claim, or rule requirement

to express something in a particular way

to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

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

sexually unconventional or involving unusual sexual practices

very skilled at doing something

a written statement that you swear is true, used as evidence in court

to take something away from someone using legal or official authority

a person who attacks someone physically

to make a train or tram leave its tracks

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

slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

moved a page or screen up or down

a small amount of a drink, especially alcohol

to gather people together for a meeting or event

a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

the state of never having had sex

moving with quick, light jumps

a system of government or organization with many rules and officials

to pull something back or back in

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

to join together to defend yourself against criticism or an attack

a layer of dirt that is stuck on a surface

the small round part on a person's chest that milk comes from in women and some female animals

the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

a state of wild, uncontrolled excitement or activity

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

a person who serves on a jury

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

responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

to try to attract someone sexually or romantically

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

relating to rules, discipline, or punishment for breaking rules

to do something with full effort or confidence

a young man who belongs to a college fraternity

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

to insult or embarrass someone in public

a light mist or smoky cloud that makes it hard to see clearly

the batter who is scheduled to bat seventh in the batting order

to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

to become very excited and noisy

something that is fake or meant to deceive

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a hired car with a driver, often used for airport or hotel trips

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

used to strongly agree with someone

force someone to leave a place, school, or organization

a computer virus that hides inside another file or program

to ignore something wrong on purpose

pressure from friends or people your own age to do something

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

to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

the last letter of the Greek alphabet, written as Ω or ω

used to say you have won or beaten someone

to kiss and touch someone in a sexual or romantic way

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

a feeling of guilt or shame about something you have done

a family where the parents are divorced or separated

a person at a school who helps students with academic, career, or personal problems

a list of students who have earned very high grades at a college or university

relating to the anus

to take action and become more involved or helpful

the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

a narrow flat part that sticks out from a wall, cliff, or other surface

to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

the laws, courts, and legal procedures of a country

a machine used for mixing ingredients

a group of male students at a college or university

a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

to delay dealing with something

to come onto the stage in a performance