Law & Order S3E18: English vocabulary

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a strong feeling of love or admiration that is usually not lasting

a large piece of something, especially food or meat

a person who buys and sells stocks and other investments for clients

a husband; an affectionate word for your husband

to hang down loosely or swing gently

to spoil something by adding a harmful or unwanted substance or influence

a very poisonous chemical compound used in some industrial processes

to express something in a particular way

having false beliefs that are not based in reality

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

written or marked lightly with a pencil

something kept to remind you of a person, place, or event

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

having a decorative edge made of hanging threads or strips

to state or claim something openly

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to make people or a place more civilized and polite

a pointed wooden or metal stake used to make a fence or mark a boundary

relating to crime and punishment under the law

a small animal with dark brown fur that lives near water

the act of not obeying rules or a person in authority

an area of high land, especially one with hills

offensive because it is sexual, rude, or indecent

a seabird with long wings and webbed feet, often seen near the coast

locked with a key

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

to damage someone’s or something’s reputation

moving or walking with quick, light steps

to have no moral or legal permission to do something

involved in something, especially a secret plan or a wrong action

a symphony orchestra

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

to talk in a casual, lively way

the questioning of a witness by the opposing lawyer in court

the wound where a bullet or other object enters the body

evidence that suggests something is true, but does not prove it directly

the belief that animals should have legal rights and be protected from suffering

a higher court that can review decisions from a lower court

a person or firm that invests in new companies with high growth potential

the activity of making clothes or other items by looping yarn with needles

to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

to express disagreement with an official opinion or decision

showing a strong wish to kill or harm someone

the level of doubt needed to avoid a guilty verdict

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

a book that gives practical information for travelers about a place

to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

past tense and past participle of shoot

a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes or other items

while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

to argue about very small or unimportant details

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

the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

a private detective

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

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

causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a book made by a school each year with photos, names, and memories of students and staff

used for investigating or intended to investigate

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

spoken or written communication about a subject

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

a state of severe mental illness

a person or business that sells goods directly to customers

a person with red hair

a punishment or restriction imposed for breaking a law or rule

without making any progress

to think you are seeing something that is not really there

a meeting that has been arranged for a particular time and place

the whole of something; all of it

a girl who goes to school

a person from Denmark