Law & Order S10E21: English vocabulary

to give someone the right to have or do something

a small lump or ball of something

the act of choking someone by pressing on the throat or neck

to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

a woman who sews clothes, especially as a job

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

dishonest, immoral, or unpleasant in a way that seems dirty or cheap

something used to trace or track something else

to make someone a slave, or force people to work without freedom

a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

to say that something is true, especially without proving it

with no clothes on the upper body

to send something by fax

money paid to someone for loss, damage, or injury

relating to the pelvis or the area around it

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

to twist or become twisted into a messy mass

a person whose job is to guard a place, especially at night

to take something away from someone using legal or official authority

a small enclosed area separated from a larger room, especially one used as an office workspace

likely to make people angry or cause trouble

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

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

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

a person who takes off their clothes as entertainment, especially in a club or bar

the act of burning a dead body

a minor illness or health problem

a person who moves goods illegally across a border

to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to say something suddenly and loudly, especially because you are surprised or excited

to leave something out

done because of a strong, hard-to-control urge

to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

a difference between two things that should match

a strong fear or suspicion that other people are trying to harm you, often without a good reason

not neat or organized; messy

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

locked with a key

the illegal confinement of a person

deeply affected by something bad or upsetting

the act of pulling something tight

to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

very unpleasant or disgusting

to fill someone with delight or strong pleasure

a police department that investigates complaints against officers

home; to or at home

a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

to have sex

a routine service for a car that includes lubricating moving parts

to send something to a different place, person, or direction

to bury a dead body

a place where people go to get a massage

to talk in a casual, lively way

the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

a place where people get massages, especially one that may be linked to illegal sex work

a person or business hired to do work for someone else, but not as an employee

the degree to which something is serious, severe, or intense

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

to cut or tear something into small pieces

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

used to say that something has completely disappeared or been destroyed

the act of forcing someone to leave a country

a lack of something that people need or want, especially food, sleep, or care

legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

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

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

to make up for a bad quality or mistake

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

to land or settle lightly on something

to fill something too full so that it bulges or spills out

to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them