Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S27E1: English vocabulary

a Protestant minister or pastor

to block a place or path, or make movement difficult

locked with a key

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

to be more important, valuable, or serious than something else

to think you are hearing sounds that are not really there

to force someone to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law or do not have legal permission to stay

to explain something in more detail

the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

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

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

a person whose testimony is important in a legal case and who may be kept available for court

to come up to someone suddenly, often in a threatening way

to force an enemy or crowd to move back

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

to say something firmly and publicly

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

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

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

depending on a condition or requirement being met

the skill of using language to persuade or impress people

cause something to improve a lot

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

used to say that something is not surprising

to make someone feel excited and eager

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

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

used to say that something is new or surprising to you, or that you don't believe it

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

to be released from prison or another place of confinement

not real, true, or honest; fake

a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

used to say you have won or beaten someone

the local office that handles police work in a town or city

the act of putting things into bags or packages

moving up and down repeatedly

the person who steers and directs a rowing boat or racing crew

very good or impressive

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

a person who commits a harmful, illegal, or immoral act

involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

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

to place an order for something, especially food or drinks

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

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

to submit something, such as a request or application

to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

to break or end a connection between things

deserving praise, help, or respect

to care about something so much that it gives you energy or purpose

to order food to be delivered to your home

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

as; in the same way that

to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

a period of time allowed for something to happen or be completed

completely; used to emphasize that something is total or final

past tense and past participle of bed

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

to combine things into one stronger or simpler whole

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

a medicine or treatment that helps cure a problem or illness

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

a set of steps inside a building that connects one floor to another

to tell someone officially or formally about something

a large wave that breaks into foam near the shore

to some extent; fairly

very cruel or violent

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

the removal of things that are blocking a space or getting in the way

shaking slightly or not steady