Law & Order S11E20: English vocabulary

involvement in a crime or other wrongdoing, especially by helping someone else do it

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

to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

a casino game in which people bet on where a small ball will stop on a spinning wheel

a return of a disease or bad habit after a period of improvement

a type of soft leather with a velvety surface

a person who gives something to someone else

the relationship between people who are related by birth or marriage

a person who is responsible for looking after something

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

a long, warm coat worn over other clothes in cold weather

to find out something for certain

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

an official statement that you will not use a right or claim

the woolly coat of a sheep or goat

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

locked with a key

an informal way of agreeing with someone or saying that something is true

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

a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

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

the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

to be unable to forget an embarrassing or unpleasant event

to be attracted to someone

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

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

relating to a change from one state, stage, or period to another

the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

arguing or fighting angrily

thinking carefully about your own thoughts, feelings, or actions

the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

to record that you have started work or a shift

property that is movable and not land or buildings

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

a strong desire for something, especially food or a drug

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

separated from the rest by cutting

an official court order that allows police to search a place

to tell someone important information so they know what is happening

to be able to deal with a difficult situation

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a symbol or design used to identify a company, product, or organization

suddenly and without warning

to do the difficult or necessary work needed to make a change or solve a problem

a newspaper with small pages, often full of sensational stories

the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

money that a parent pays to help support a child after a separation or divorce

a strict and uncompromising position or policy

practice shooting at a target

used to say that the result is the same no matter what happens

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

clothes worn by someone who is not in uniform

the official address or location where a business operates

to pay for something as a treat or gift

the act of putting things into bags or packages

a feeling or expression of not approving of something

a rule that says people must stay indoors during certain hours, usually at night

to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

friendly or helpful feelings that make people want to support or trust someone

to be around in a casual or unnoticed way, or to be available somewhere by chance

to be as good as what is expected or required

to do something very easily and successfully

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

a key that can open several different locks

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to earn enough money to cover your rent

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

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

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