Law & Order S15E11: English vocabulary

a kitchen tool with wire loops used for mixing or beating food

based on the facts and details of a situation

to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

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

causing strong disgust or dislike

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to put handcuffs on someone

to hang down loosely or swing gently

a metal screen made of bars or wires

to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

in a sensible way that is based on what is actually possible

required by a rule, law, or custom

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

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

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

a prison for people who have committed serious crimes

the desire to harm someone or to do something wrong

a wild animal like a dog, found in Africa and Asia, that often eats dead animals

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

very ugly, frightening, or shocking

relating to crime and punishment under the law

an official statement that you will not use a right or claim

a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit

a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

bring back to life

a branch of mathematics that uses derivatives and integrals to study change and motion

to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

a small wave or series of small waves on the surface of water

a person or machine that checks, marks, or scores work

a ball bowled very close to the batsman's feet

careful to do things well and correctly

locked with a key

not able to be cured

likely to cause a strong reaction, especially by upsetting or challenging people

the act of avoiding something or escaping from it

the act of pulling something tight

to stay somewhere longer than needed, often because you do not want to leave

to treat someone in a cruel or insulting way

a person or thing that attracts a lot of public attention

acting quickly without thinking about the results

A strong sexual desire for someone

able to be trusted to do what is needed or expected

a person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole

the set of laws that define crimes and punishments in a country or region

the lowest level of prison security, with fewer restrictions

a blockage in an artery in the lungs, usually caused by a blood clot

a person who serves on a jury

the act of moving something on wheels

the level of doubt needed to avoid a guilty verdict

to indicate or suggest something

to make the first stitches on a knitting needle

past tense and past participle of shoot

moving quickly with light, springy steps

relating to the lungs

responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

to act carefully, especially to avoid upsetting someone

a large brown insect that often lives in warm, damp places and is hard to get rid of

the state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

relating to thinking, learning, memory, and understanding

relating to the treatment of illness or injury

to pay to receive a newspaper, magazine, or service regularly

a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

very sudden and extreme, with a strong effect

to record that you have started work or a shift

to stop doing or using something all at once, especially an addictive habit

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

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

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

a strong pain-relieving medicine used in hospitals

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a previous issue of a magazine or newspaper

to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way