Law & Order S10E2: English vocabulary

impossible to believe or imagine

help someone recover from illness, injury, addiction, or prison life and return to normal life

to state or require something as part of an agreement

to make someone feel extreme fear and distress

in a way that is extremely bad or excessive

to cause a lot of damage or harm

to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

powdered tobacco that is sniffed through the nose

to spin or turn around quickly

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

to officially take and use something, especially property or supplies, for a particular purpose

in a way that is not regular or not at fixed times

a friendly, easy relationship in which people understand and trust each other

to poke or push something with a finger or a pointed object

the use of force or threats to make someone do something

showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

a hard, salty baked snack shaped like a knot or stick

a strong liking for something, or a tendency to do something often

limiting what people can do or what is allowed

to get a reaction, answer, or feeling from someone

using pictures or illustrations

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

to run or move with short, quick steps

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

a person who sells illegal drugs

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

a soft shoe with a rubber sole, worn for sports or casual use

present but not yet obvious, active, or fully developed

the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

a pleasant train of thoughts that takes your attention away from what is happening

a long-handled gardening tool with a flat metal blade, used for cutting weeds and loosening soil

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

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

in a way that is enough or acceptable

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

able to be changed back or undone

a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

able to be recognized or told apart

a game or lottery in which people buy tickets with numbers and prizes are given to winning numbers drawn at random

a rude informal word for a mental hospital

a chemical compound containing chlorine

to admit that something is true, valid, or right, especially after resisting it

to make something less active, strong, or effective

locked with a key

people or things that are seen as no longer acceptable, useful, or desirable

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

to damage someone’s or something’s reputation

the act of adding salt to food or water

in a way that is part of the basic nature of something

a religion and set of spiritual practices that developed in Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean

to talk in a casual, lively way

a group of three connected people or things

an agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty to a less serious charge to avoid a trial

bleeding inside the brain

to hit or move something with a quick, sharp motion

to speak to someone angrily and insult them

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

the state of being kept in a place and not allowed to leave

a state of confusion, disorder, or strong emotional upset

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

to form or imagine an idea, plan, or situation in your mind

the act of stopping or controlling something, especially forcefully or by authority

relating to the front part of something

relating to the brain or to thinking and intelligence

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

to join someone in putting money into a plan, purchase, or business

to understand something fully

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

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

the skin on the top of your head

the rounded part of something, especially one of the sections of a brain or the lower part of the ear