Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S16E9: English vocabulary

very careful about small details and exactness

a milky liquid from some plants, used to make rubber

careful and persistent effort

the act of performing or showing something again

a metal frame for holding burning fuel in a fireplace or stove

a person who attacks someone physically

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

the record of an animal's family line, showing its ancestors

the act of lending something to someone

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

the round part of the eye

small and attractively delicate, especially used about a woman

required or allowed by law

locked with a key

a fielding position in cricket on the leg side, far from the batter

used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

the late hours of the night

having raised ridges or lines

moving or walking with quick, light steps

one of the short hairs that grow along the edge of the eyelid

informal slang for child pornography

a device that changes the voltage of an alternating current

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

a group or organization dominated by men, especially one that excludes women from power or influence

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

to do something with full effort or confidence

relating to thinking, learning, memory, and understanding

brave and noble behavior

a person from the Caucasus region

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

a short period of doing a lot of one activity, often in an uncontrolled way

the act of remembering something

to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

books, pictures, or videos that show sexual acts or body parts in a way meant to cause sexual excitement

to a very great degree; extremely

the act of fastening something with a screw

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

officially recorded and kept for later use

to learn something so well that you can say or write it from memory

used to emphasize that two things are exactly the same

a group of wild boars

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

used to say you have won or beaten someone

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

to spend time with a particular group of people, especially a group you belong to

a court that deals with divorce, child custody, and other family matters

a member of a Christian group that believes in Jehovah and often goes door to door to preach

a member of a Christian group that preaches from house to house and does not accept the Trinity

to rub or move something hard across a surface to remove dirt, paint, or another layer

to make someone feel less worried, afraid, or uncertain

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

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

a person who sells illegal drugs

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

a car with a closed body and usually four doors

to want to join in or be included in something

to make an official decision about a case or issue

to be the hidden cause of something

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

to submit something, such as a request or application

made dark so that light cannot pass through

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

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

to keep going and continue to do well

to go from one side of something to the other

a quick, informal check or inspection

a person who has sex for money

a short, high, light sound, especially made by birds

to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

to make secret or new information known

as; in the same way that

to support the weight of something so it does not fall

a photo or picture