Law & Order S7E8: English vocabulary

relating to ideas or experiences beyond ordinary human understanding

the fact of continuing to exist or happen

being number one million in a sequence

great fame or high rank

a person who belongs to a parish, especially one who attends its church

to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to breathe air out of your lungs

the crime of lying under oath in court

so silly or unreasonable that it is hard to believe

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

to say that two things are the same or very similar

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

giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

a house that is joined to other houses in a row

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

a slow-moving tropical American animal that hangs from trees

a room or building where weapons are kept

a written statement that you swear is true, used as evidence in court

to attract or tempt someone by making something seem appealing

to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

the ending of a job or other relationship, often with money paid to the person leaving

to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

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

a male member of the clergy, such as a priest or minister

to make someone a priest or minister in a religious ceremony

relating to a bishop or to bishops

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

feeling unhappy because someone has something you want

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

moving with quick, light jumps

to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

to be extremely rich

locked with a key

the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

an organized effort to damage someone's reputation with false or misleading claims

the quality of being divine or godlike

the British government minister responsible for internal affairs and the police

to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

a room where products are shown to customers before they buy them

a lawsuit in a civil court

to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

directly, without turning or avoiding anything

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

to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

the act of taking an amount away from a total, especially for tax or pay

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

a joke that is cruel, offensive, or in bad taste

to fail completely, often in a dramatic way

a male donkey

to resign from an important job or public position

unwillingness to do something

to do something with full effort or confidence

the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

cause something to improve a lot

to spend time with someone or a group, often with disapproval

to cut grass or crops with a machine or a scythe

willing to accept people or ideas that are different from your own

something you do to prevent harm or trouble

the process of taking a legal case to court

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

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

money is very important in how life and society work

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

in the present moment, rather than in theory or in the future

the act of fastening something with a screw

making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose