CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S15E15: English vocabulary

a plant whose leaves and seeds are used in cooking

a long, narrow part of a state or country that sticks out from the main area

make a problem, injury, or situation worse

to make someone feel extreme fear and distress

the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes

to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

to make a dull, heavy sound

a wheel with a rope or chain running over it, used for lifting heavy things or changing the direction of a pull

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

the sound of many short, sharp pops or snaps

to make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed

a machine used for pulling or lifting heavy things with a cable or chain

relating to the later part of the Stone Age, when people used polished stone tools

slightly damaged by a dent

having a strong influence on how someone develops

a hairstyle with a strip of hair left running from the front to the back of the head, often made to stand up in spikes

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

a shot in basketball that is worth three points

a person who attacks someone physically

giving off a bright, glowing light or color

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

a person or thing that is very difficult to defeat or deal with

closed and no longer open for business

used in the phrase call it quits: to stop doing something or end a relationship or argument

to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

a hard, aromatic seed used as a spice

the process of covering a surface with tiles

the state of being anonymous

having spikes or sharp points

to burn something until it turns black

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

locked with a key

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

a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

a metal or plastic guard over a car wheel that helps protect it from mud and damage

one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

sheets, blankets, and other things used on a bed

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

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

a player whose job is to kick the ball in football

the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

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

the life or world believed to exist after death

to hit a home run

to make someone so excited or emotional that they lose control

to get revenge on someone

to humble yourself before someone, especially by asking for help or mercy

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

a person or thing that takes part in a particular activity or gets something offered

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

a setback or decline

more than enough; plenty of something

turning around a central point or axis

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

to be lucky and succeed by chance

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

to shock or surprise someone very much

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the installation of cables or a cable system

the process of starting a computer

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

the act of fastening something with a screw

a polite or informal way of saying that someone accidentally urinated or defecated in their clothes

to have no interest in or respect for someone or something

the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

a person or business that sells goods directly to customers

a series of short, sharp sounds

used to say that you have received and understood a message

to attack someone and hit them hard