Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S20E19: English vocabulary

firm and determined; not willing to change your mind

the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

a lack of consistency or agreement

the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

allowed or prepared according to Jewish religious dietary laws

not neat or organized; messy

a toll road, especially a major highway

locked with a key

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

to have no moral or legal permission to do something

to hide or suppress a feeling, emotion, or problem

to defeat someone or something by using greater strength or power

A strong sexual desire for someone

to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

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

a public performance of music or dance, often by a student or solo performer

to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

a silly or crazy person

a silly or crazy way of saying that something is very strange or ridiculous

to form or imagine an idea, plan, or situation in your mind

to lead a group, team, or project

a harsh scolding or reprimand

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

to do something with full effort or confidence

a dark red wine from the Burgundy region of France, or a similar wine

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

to throw something with a lot of force

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

with awareness and intention; not by accident

to persuade someone to have sex with you or do something they might not otherwise do

the main stem of a plant

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to get married

to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

not yet born

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

a person who tricks people in order to get money

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

a test that shows who the biological father of a child is

a situation in which one person is wrongly thought to be someone else

relating to sex or sexual desire

to delay dealing with something

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

to make a short stop during a journey, often to rest or stay overnight

to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

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

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to depend on something; to be decided by something

deserving praise, help, or respect

to find something by chance

to support a claim with facts or proof

as; in the same way that

a photo or picture

to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

having a collar

past tense and past participle of bed

a close emotional or physical relationship between people

the work of sending bills and collecting payment

to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

to some extent; fairly

very cruel or violent

preserved or sold in bottles

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

a small insect-like animal that bites animals and people and sucks blood

a casual way to say goodbye

to become healthier or improve

a room or open space directly under the roof of a building

a police station or the area it serves

a person or company that arranges the buying and selling of things like property, stocks, or insurance for others

the act of adjusting a musical instrument so it sounds right

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

recorded video material of an event or place

to repeatedly annoy, threaten, or pressure someone