Law & Order S8E13: English vocabulary

a person who objects to something, especially for moral or political reasons

to eat something quickly and noisily

the front edge of a step or stair

to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

a large strong bag used for carrying clothes and other personal items

time set aside for children or animals to play

the area between a person's legs where the legs join the body

a low cupboard with shelves, often used for dishes or display

to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

hard to please or easily annoyed

to get money, information, or something else by threats or force

a golf club used for making short, gentle strokes on the green

the ability of something to work well or continue successfully

to attack a place with bombs or shells

to say that something is true, especially without proving it

reliable and always there when you need it

to send something by fax

a strong urge to do something, especially one that is hard to control

open to discussion; debatable

to understand or explain something in the wrong way

information that you heard from other people, not from direct knowledge or proof

covered with a protective outer layer

relating to disease or caused by a disease

the act of badly injuring or cutting off part of a body

a sudden chance to make a lot of money or get something very valuable

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

careful discussion before making a decision

sexually unconventional or involving unusual sexual practices

so attractive, pleasant, or tempting that it is hard to refuse

to speak with repeated sounds or pauses because of a speech difficulty

to make something less severe, harmful, or painful

a woman or girl with dark brown hair

in a very close and personal way

the act of lending something to someone

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

the external sex organs

to make people or a place more civilized and polite

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

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

relating to crime and punishment under the law

looking old, worn, and a little dirty or untidy

a person or company that advertises a product, service, or event

the area where the top of the leg meets the lower abdomen

a tree in the poplar family with leaves that tremble in the wind

a person who builds or repairs thatched roofs

careful to do things well and correctly

a child or other person you play with

a small group of people brought together for a job or task

locked with a key

blood, especially when it is seen after violence or an accident

a person who attracts others and leads them into trouble

a journal about law, usually published by a law school

a style of performance poetry meant to be spoken aloud

an obscure song by a well-known artist

expressing opinions very openly, especially in a way that may be critical

to arrest someone, especially a suspect

a drug used to help with sexual performance, especially for erectile dysfunction

a fact or situation that makes a punishment or judgment less severe

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

a charge of murder in the first degree

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

the act of replacing one thing with another

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

to think of someone or something in a particular way

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

to include a possible future cost or risk in a price or estimate

past tense and past participle of shoot

a connection or relationship between two things, especially when one changes with the other

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

the act of putting things into a pile or piles

a short, sharp ringing sound

used in the negative to say that someone would not notice something obvious

a member of a Muslim people inhabiting the southern Philippines and Borneo and some islands in the southwestern Pacific

the style or fashion that is popular at a particular time