Law & Order S16E16: English vocabulary

a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

to put handcuffs on someone

completely clean and free from marks or dirt

to breathe air out of your lungs

showing disrespect or contempt

to feel sympathy for someone who is having a hard time

to say that something is true, especially without proving it

short for a temporary worker

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

relating to the vagina

to make someone feel extreme fear

to send a case back to a lower court for further action

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

a house that is joined to other houses in a row

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

a legal decision that someone is not guilty

a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

to take something away from someone using legal or official authority

likely to make people angry or cause trouble

to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

causing emotional pain or upset

to move or shake unsteadily from side to side

in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

moving with quick, light jumps

locked with a key

done or happening after death

a respectful way to refer to a doctor

high on cocaine

to damage someone’s or something’s reputation

moving or walking with quick, light steps

a person who looks after a building or property

the day after a night of heavy drinking, when you feel hungover

willing to do something or likely to agree to it

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

home; to or at home

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

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

A strong sexual desire for someone

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

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

to continue to exist or be remembered

to make it possible for something to happen

used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

a statement that gives all the important facts, especially when something might affect your opinion

an arrangement in which both parents share the legal care of their child after separation

a legal arrangement in which one parent has the right to care for a child after a divorce or separation

to hit or move something with a quick, sharp motion

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

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

to lose something, especially a right, game, or prize, as a penalty

in a place where you are hidden and unlikely to be found

to bend, sink, or hang downward under weight or pressure

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

to record that you have started work or a shift

a person whose job is to help companies and governments raise money and handle big financial deals

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

to expect or allow for something, especially something unpleasant

the act of making secret or unknown information known

to describe the main qualities of someone or something

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

a man whose wife has died and who has not married again

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

the act of fastening something with a screw

a quicker route or method for reaching a goal or getting ahead

something that is fake or meant to deceive

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

used to strongly agree with someone

used in the phrase into thin air to mean that something disappears completely or seems to vanish

no longer as strong, active, or effective as before

to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

to get rid of something

too confident in yourself in a way that annoys other people