Law & Order S14E11: English vocabulary

a small entrance hall or lobby just inside a building's outer door

to make a problem, bad situation, or feeling worse

to cut or mark a design into a hard surface, often with acid or a sharp tool

waste from the body, especially solid waste from the bowels

a large spoon with a deep bowl and a long handle, used for serving soup or sauce

relating to vehicles or their use

to flow slowly through small holes or a porous material

the soft, legless larva of a fly

in a way that is extremely bad or excessive

to defeat someone or something completely

to take small bites of something

good at noticing small details

able to notice small differences and make careful judgments

a small lock with a U-shaped metal bar, used for doors, gates, bikes, and boxes

a sports implement with a frame and strings, used for hitting a ball or shuttlecock

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to paint something again

mentally ill or behaving in a wild, uncontrolled way

to sleep lightly for a short time

to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

to have to pay or suffer something unpleasant, especially because of your actions

one of the air-filled spaces in the bones around the nose and eyes

showing no sympathy or concern for other people

to officially say or prove that something is true, correct, or acceptable

a planned course of treatment, diet, or exercise for health

to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that nothing can flow through it

to correct something and make it right

the state of being drunk or affected by alcohol or drugs

deliberately avoid someone or something

a person who has no home or regular job and moves from place to place

to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

a short, noisy argument

not careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty

something you see, hear, or feel that seems real but is not caused by anything outside your mind

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

a shelter dug into the ground, especially for soldiers

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

very small

feeling as if you might vomit

the part of a musical instrument that you blow into

a person who handles publicity and media relations for someone or something

a person who is not accepted by a group or society

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

to notice or understand the difference between things

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

a clever or sneaky plan meant to get an advantage

unable to protect yourself or stop others from harming you

to make people or a place more civilized and polite

preserved in vinegar or salty water

in the proper or expected way; as required

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

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

slanting or not at a right angle

an insulting word for an older woman

damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

in a way that causes death or serious harm

locked with a key

a lawyer appointed by the government to defend someone who cannot afford one

to be more important, valuable, or serious than something else

showing care and thought for other people's feelings and needs

a person who acts like an important ruler in a small or unimportant place or group

made hard or tougher by heat, cold, use, or time

very dirty or disgusting matter

a very strong, unpleasant smell

moving or walking with quick, light steps

to stop a bad situation from getting worse

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

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

to force someone to leave a home or property, usually by legal action

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

a dangerous build-up of blood between the brain and the tissues around it after a head injury

spending or using more money or resources than is sensible

becoming weaker or less active

to try hard to get something, especially a job or promotion

to keep talking for a long time in a boring or annoying way