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Law & Order S4E6: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 6CrimeDrama

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  • brutalize

    Word

    to treat someone very cruelly or violently

  • stubbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of stub

  • cribbing

    Word

    the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission

  • truant

    Word

    a student who stays away from school without permission

  • acquiesce

    Word

    to accept or agree to something, often unwillingly and without arguing

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • badgering

    Word

    to annoy someone by asking or telling them to do something again and again

  • docket

    Word

    a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court

  • strapping

    Word

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • molest

    Word

    to harass or bother someone persistently

  • tensile

    Word

    able to be stretched without breaking

  • paralyze

    Word

    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

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  • pliers

    Word

    a hand tool with two handles used for gripping, bending, or cutting things

  • sliver

    Word

    a very small, thin piece of something that has broken off or been cut from a larger piece

  • tempering

    Word

    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • pitying

    Word

    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • bailiff

    Word

    an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • stitching

    Word

    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • indict

    Word

    to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

  • envious

    Word

    feeling unhappy because someone has something you want

  • radial

    Word

    arranged like rays coming out from a center

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  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • Sky Blue

    Phrase

    a supporter, player, or staff member of Coventry City Football Club

  • go outside

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

  • cranberry

    Word

    a small red berry with a sharp, sour taste

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • fives

    Word

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

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • scum

    Word

    a dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid

  • burglary

    Word

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

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • pleading

    Word

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

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • hit with

    Phrase

    to tell someone something surprising or unpleasant, especially suddenly

  • soft on

    Phrase

    showing too much sympathy or leniency toward someone

  • pay the bills

    Phrase

    to earn enough money to cover your basic living expenses

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • indictment

    Word

    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • true that

    Phrase

    used to strongly agree with someone

  • beat up

    Phrase

    to attack someone and hit them hard

  • six feet under

    Phrase

    dead and buried underground

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • memorize

    Word

    to learn something so well that you can say or write it from memory

  • don't you know

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • prep school

    Phrase

    a private school that prepares students for university

  • dope

    Word

    very good or impressive

  • hardship

    Word

    a difficult situation that causes suffering or lack of basic needs

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • come out with

    Phrase

    to say something suddenly or without thinking first

  • social status

    Phrase

    a person's position or rank in society

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • go along

    Phrase

    to agree to something or let something happen, often reluctantly

  • bash in

    Phrase

    to damage something badly by hitting it hard

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • run away from

    Phrase

    to try to avoid a problem, duty, or responsibility

  • applicant

    Word

    a person who applies for a job, place, or position

  • parental

    Word

    relating to a parent or parents

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • make up

    Phrase

    to invent something, especially a story, excuse, or plan

  • periodic

    Word

    happening at regular intervals

  • break up

    Phrase

    to make a group of people separate and go away

  • curb

    Word

    the raised edge between a road and a sidewalk

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • flare

    Word

    to burn or shine with a sudden bright light

  • adolescent

    Word

    a teenager

  • runaway

    Word

    a person, especially a child or teenager, who has run away from home or another place where they were staying

  • forensic

    Word

    relating to the scientific study used in solving crimes

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • crib

    Word

    a baby's bed with bars on the sides

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • accessory

    Word

    something added to make an outfit look better or work better

  • awhile

    Word

    for a short time

  • liability

    Word

    a legal responsibility for something, especially for damage or loss

  • resent

    Word

    to feel angry or upset about something unfair

  • ounce

    Word

    a unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound, or about 28.35 grams

  • offender

    Word

    a person who has done something illegal or wrong

  • respectable

    Word

    considered proper, honest, and socially acceptable

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • grudge

    Word

    a lasting feeling of anger or resentment about something that happened in the past

  • bottled

    Word

    preserved or sold in bottles

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • fall off

    Phrase

    to come loose and drop from something

  • as you know

    Phrase

    used to remind someone of something they already know

  • boiler room

    Phrase

    a room that contains a boiler and the equipment connected to it

  • no good

    Phrase

    bad, useless, or not worth using

  • get along with

    Phrase

    to have a friendly relationship with someone

  • burglar

    Word

    a person who steals from houses or buildings

  • abusive

    Word

    rude and hurtful, especially in a way that hurts someone repeatedly

  • tire iron

    Phrase

    a metal tool used for loosening or removing a car tire

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