Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S27E9: English vocabulary

unpleasant, offensive, or likely to cause dislike

to prove that something is false or wrong

to catch or seize someone or something quickly and suddenly

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to make someone unable to breathe properly

one of the air-filled spaces in the bones around the nose and eyes

the use of force or threats to make someone do something

to say that something is true, especially without proving it

a small piece of snow

to spoil something by adding a harmful or unwanted substance or influence

a special right or privilege that only one person or group has

the act of pretending or making something seem true when it is not

to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

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

able to persuade people to do or believe something

a rich and powerful person, especially in business

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

in a way that shows you know something is true or wrong

to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

producing good or useful results; successful and effective

illegal or not allowed by law, rules, or custom

an organ in the body that helps clean the blood and fight infection

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a lack of consistency or agreement

a tool with a curved blade, used for cutting crops or grass by hand

a small piece of food, especially something sweet

the act of frightening or pressuring someone to make them do something

an official statement that you will not use a right or claim

the showing of a film or TV program to an audience

to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

the act of moving along without using power

to support or strengthen something

showing hate or strong dislike

to have clear proof that someone is guilty or responsible

a hidden store of things kept for later use

set back into a surface so it does not stick out

to start crying in an exaggerated or theatrical way

a court order that tells someone to stop doing something or to do something

the practice of trying new ideas, methods, or ways of doing something

the state of being more powerful, important, or successful than others

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

to end well or be resolved successfully

a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

to have no moral or legal permission to do something

relating to the earth or to life on earth

using these words or actions to make something official

to show clearly that something is true or real

to fall forward and land face first

involving fraud or deception

a bet on the result of something

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

money that is legally held and managed for someone else

DNA or RNA that carries an organism’s hereditary information

a military operation that is described as limited or not a full war

an explosive that can be shaped by hand before use

to gain someone's support or agreement by bribing them

to cut or tear something into small pieces

not certain or not completely sure

the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

a setback or decline

to transfer property or rights to someone else by signing a document

past tense and past participle of shoot

to avoid punishment or legal consequences, especially after a court case

allowed by law; legal

a person who acts or is used instead of another

small pieces of metal or other material thrown out by an explosion

a male donkey

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

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

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

a very early stage of a human or animal before birth or hatching

too much pride in yourself and a belief that you are better than other people

imagined rather than real

a dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid

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