Law & Order S12E9: English vocabulary

not able to make decisions easily or quickly

a holder for carrying a handgun

the act of adding numbers or amounts together

the fact of continuing to exist or happen

based on the facts and details of a situation

a small lock with a U-shaped metal bar, used for doors, gates, bikes, and boxes

the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

more able or skilled than someone or something else

the traditional qualities of a knight, such as honor, courage, and courtesy

to accept or ignore bad or wrong behavior, without trying to stop it

to breathe air out of your lungs

to send something by fax

the crime of lying under oath in court

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

used to refer to other similar things or items not named

giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

the customers or clients of a business or professional service

covered with a protective outer layer

to insult or show disrespect to someone

a house that is joined to other houses in a row

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

to make something continue for a long time, especially something bad or false

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a person whose job is to stop troublemakers from entering a bar, club, or similar place

something said or done to make someone angry or upset, often on purpose

to make a train or tram leave its tracks

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

soft wet sand that can trap things and make them sink

present but not yet obvious, active, or fully developed

to make something less severe, harmful, or painful

a person who carves wood, stone, or another material

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

a group of people who travel with or support an important person

a religious law or rule, especially one of the Ten Commandments

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

the study of correct reasoning

to say something suddenly and loudly, especially because you are surprised or excited

a city in southwestern Colombia

used to angrily tell someone to go away or stop bothering you

the skill or activity of making things from wood

helpful and willing to make things easier for other people

moving with quick, light jumps

locked with a key

deeply affected by something bad or upsetting

a noisy, confused disturbance

violent or very messy disorder; chaos

moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

the day after a night of heavy drinking, when you feel hungover

likely to happen soon or already planned

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

(of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat

with the end facing forward or toward something

a film shot that shows two people together

the wound where a bullet or other object enters the body

a person whose testimony is important in a legal case and who may be kept available for court

the lower left chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the body

to make or become darker

to tell the police or another authority that someone has done something wrong

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

a severe headache that often affects one side of the head and may cause nausea or vision problems

legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

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

a setback or decline

to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

allowed by law; legal

to resign from an important job or public position

to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

quick to react or answer

to do something with full effort or confidence

imagined rather than real

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something