NCIS S16E2: English vocabulary

the act of choking someone by pressing on the throat or neck

to value something very highly

a strong liking for something, or a tendency to do something often

funny or unusual in a slightly odd way

the qualities and behavior that are traditionally considered typical of men

the way someone looks or behaves to other people

a group of young animals born or hatched at the same time

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

to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

to cut stone out of the ground in a quarry

to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

very disgusting or unpleasant

a plan or schedule for a trip, including the places you will go

to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

not certain or fixed; likely to change

the act of lending something to someone

extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

to make a short, high sound, especially like a small bird or insect

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

showing an unhealthy interest in unpleasant or disturbing things, especially death or injury

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

past tense of ski

a close friend or companion

a very small spot or mark

locked with a key

something that is extremely desirable but very hard to get

a heart attack

the act of gathering a crop from the fields

to make someone very interested or curious

the act of pulling something tight

moving or walking with quick, light steps

the young form of an insect that hatches from an egg and changes into an adult

to have no moral or legal permission to do something

something that is very hard to find or achieve

smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

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

to shine with small flashes of light

to talk in a casual, lively way

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

the process of rotting or breaking down

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

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

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

showing sarcasm; using words that mean the opposite to mock someone or something

to scatter something in small drops or pieces over a surface

past tense and past participle of shoot

a short, sharp ringing sound

to be the leading expert on a subject

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

the state of being a parent and the duties that come with it

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

a bar, especially in an old-fashioned western setting

relating to the treatment of illness or injury

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

to stop doing or using something all at once, especially an addictive habit

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

to discuss ideas informally and freely

to cut grass or crops with a machine or a scythe

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

the use of light and dark areas in a drawing or picture

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

an FBI or other government detective

an informal term for a mother who spends a lot of time driving her children to school and activities

a facial expression that shows no emotion or reaction

the person who did a crime or caused a problem

completely wet

in a ruined or hopeless state; badly failed

so attractive that it looks almost good enough to eat

during the period people can still remember from fairly recently

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a simple device for fastening a door or gate

suddenly and without warning

to think you are seeing something that is not really there

to attack someone and hit them hard

an informal way of saying you agree with someone

very annoyed or bored because something has been happening for too long