Law & Order S12E23: English vocabulary

to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

available to be used or decided on as you choose

a person or thing that makes pain, stress, or difficulty less severe

the sport or hobby of fishing with a rod and line

the wearing away of a surface by rubbing or scraping

a very soft, fine wool from a special kind of goat

something that causes great suffering or trouble

to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

looking like glass, especially because it is smooth, shiny, or clear

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

a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

a long, narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck, usually with a shirt or suit

to find a way around a rule, problem, or obstacle

too pleased with yourself and your achievements

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

to secretly listen to other people's private conversation

a thick, slippery liquid in the nose, throat, and other body parts that helps protect and moisten them

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

to let saliva run from your mouth

to happen or come before something else in time, order, or position

to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

to send a case back to a lower court for further action

the point at which a plan, idea, or effort succeeds or is completed

to help people in a disagreement reach an agreement

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

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

a legal decision that someone is not guilty

feeling or showing nostalgia for the past

a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

a woman or girl with dark brown hair

to give something, especially time, money, or resources, to a particular purpose

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

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

the act of moving along without using power

locked with a key

the crime of murder that can be punished by death

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

moving or walking with quick, light steps

a person or thing that attracts a lot of public attention

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

to talk in a casual, lively way

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

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

a charge of murder in the first degree

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

a person whose testimony is important in a legal case and who may be kept available for court

an illegal drug made from cocaine that is smoked

the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

not strict, careful, or controlled enough

a government program that gives witnesses new identities and protection when they are in danger

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

turning around a central point or axis

kind, polite, and pleasant to people

to resign from an important job or public position

a device that makes a buzzing sound, often to signal something

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

so attractive or appealing that it is hard to resist

happening in the mind without you being aware of it

a person who is likely to run away before a trial or punishment

a nearby area or place

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

depending on something else happening first

cause something to improve a lot

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

a strong pain-relieving medicine used in hospitals

a visit by a doctor to a patient at home

to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

having recovered and able to compete or succeed again

used to say that something must be accepted as it is or not accepted at all