asphyxiate
to stop someone from breathing, or make breathing very difficult
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Law & Order S9E5: English vocabulary
Season 9, Episode 5CrimeDrama
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dicker
to bargain or negotiate over a price
underbrush
the bushes, plants, and small trees growing under taller trees in a forest
creosote
a dark, sticky substance made from smoke or coal tar, used to protect wood
extradite
to send someone back to another country to face trial or punishment there
paramour
a lover, especially someone having a secret affair
sternum
the bone in the center of the chest
prohibitive
too expensive to buy or use
divorcee
a person who is divorced
pleadings
formal written statements submitted by each side in a lawsuit
instigation
the act of encouraging or causing something, especially something bad, to happen
playbook
a book or document that shows the plays or strategies a team plans to use
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recant
to formally say that you no longer believe or support something you said before
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
pesky
annoying in a small but persistent way
gouge
to cut or scrape a deep hole or mark in something
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
preempt
to act early to stop something from happening or to get ahead of it
reimbursement
money paid back to someone for expenses they have already paid
railroading
the act of forcing a decision, plan, or deal through quickly and unfairly
crotch
the area between a person's legs where the legs join the body
aorta
the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body
aggravate
make a problem, injury, or situation worse
butchering
the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat