Law & Order S8E7: English vocabulary

to prove that something is real, true, or genuine

a person's family background or ancestry

money that one ex-spouse pays to the other after a divorce

to describe or measure something in numbers

a tall, thin dog that can run very fast

to formally accuse a public official of serious wrongdoing

the act of making something less severe or less harmful

to state or require something as part of an agreement

the act of eating a meal

to flow out quickly in a large amount

bad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor

a person who expects people to act mainly out of self-interest and does not trust their sincerity

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

a small piece of snow

something that hides the truth or makes a situation seem better than it is

a formal lunch, especially one held for a special event or business purpose

a tool with a rubber cup on a handle, used to clear blocked drains or toilets

a polite title used after a man's name, especially in formal letters

the fact of being a father

to ask for money, help, or information in a formal way

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

careful discussion before making a decision

the natural color and appearance of a person's face skin

to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement

done in a way that is not lawful or fair

a fee paid in advance to keep someone's services available

present but not yet obvious, active, or fully developed

a situation in which neither side can make progress or win

to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

to make people or a place more civilized and polite

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

to admit that something is true, valid, or right, especially after resisting it

to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

serious danger, especially danger of death or injury

a difference between two things that should match

connected with adoption; having been adopted

a gland in men that helps produce semen

used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

used to emphasize that a very large number of people are included

about a particular time; around

to cook something gently just below boiling point

to send money using Western Union

to move with small quick side-to-side or up-and-down motions

moving or walking with quick, light steps

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

the right to buy company shares at a fixed price within a certain period

someone who sees things in a practical, realistic way

very angry, upset, or excited

a person who serves on a jury

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

a group of people who want to punish or attack someone without legal authority

to give someone a drug, especially to make them sleepy or calm them down

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

a bar or set of bars used as a fence, guard, or support

the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

to try to seem normal, successful, or respectable when things are not really that way

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

to make a plan, decision, or arrangement final and certain

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

a legal right that protects a person's freedom and equal treatment

the act of ending something, especially a job, contract, or agreement

in a worse financial or living situation than before

to stop worrying and feel calm

the present time, especially compared with the past

used to say that a result or decision is still unknown

the past, especially a time that people think was worse than now

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a humorous or informal word for an antidepressant

a person's usual mood or character

wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

a person who is trained to prepare and give out medicines