Criminal Minds S12E9: English vocabulary

to clean something by rubbing it hard

a work of art, music, or writing, especially one that is important or impressive

an official ban on trade with a country

the folded and sewn edge of a piece of clothing or cloth

a feeling of liking or affection for someone or something

the act of moving along without using power

locked with a key

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

a brass musical instrument with a long slide

one of the two bands of tissue in the throat that help produce sound

to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

something that is of poor quality or not very professional

past tense and past participle of shoot

a person who smokes tobacco regularly

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

deeply involved in a difficult or troublesome situation

imagined rather than real

to travel regularly between home and work

a fielding position in cricket near the boundary on the off side

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

Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

a person who attacks a place or group and steals things

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

to check or prove that something is correct, true, or acceptable

a situation that is extremely unpleasant and very hard to endure

producing a lot of work, ideas, or results

to do something that will be remembered for a long time

in a way that makes you lose your physical balance

an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a person who drinks alcohol, especially a lot of it

a state of severe mental illness

too strong or sudden to be controlled

a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

a person who is addicted to drugs

a group of wild boars

a feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what will happen next

used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

for a very long time

actively dealing with something or working on it

used to say that an attempt was not successful

an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

the two bands of tissue in your throat that help make your voice

A person or thing that is easy to attack, criticize, or make fun of

the two bands of tissue in the throat that produce sound for speaking and singing

the act of putting things into bags or packages

showing kindness and concern for people who are suffering

methamphetamine, a highly addictive illegal drug

a place where people practice shooting guns at targets

toward or to the side

closely packed with buildings or houses

likely to happen very soon

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

to delay dealing with something

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

to stop something from happening or continuing

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

deserving praise, help, or respect

to invent something, especially a story, excuse, or plan

a person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger

relating to the process of producing babies or young

to stop something bad from happening

a casual way to say you feel embarrassed, annoyed, or frustrated

cut out of a piece of material or paper

a person who has sex for money

to support a claim with facts or proof

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

as; in the same way that

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

a situation in which the result is the opposite of what you would expect

a device or piece of cloth used to stop someone from speaking