Law & Order S5E21: English vocabulary

needed for a particular purpose or situation

a device that sprays water over grass or plants

covered with a protective outer layer

to express something in a particular way

a person who sends workers, vehicles, or emergency services to where they are needed

to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

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

to carry or drag something heavy with effort

very obvious and often shocking in a bad way

to formally ask an authority or organization for something

a pattern of crossed lines that forms squares or checks

soft wet sand that can trap things and make them sink

to form an opinion or guess based on evidence

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

to prove that a statement, theory, or claim is false

the act of lending something to someone

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

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

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

a small piece of food, especially something sweet

locked with a key

under someone’s control because they have been bribed

moving or walking with quick, light steps

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

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

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

attractive, stylish, and confident

a person who goes camping

to make it possible for something to happen

the questioning of a witness by the opposing lawyer in court

a dishonest investment plan that uses money from new investors to pay earlier investors

a small, thin animal with a long body and short legs

to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

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

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

the act of moving something on wheels

a person who is paid to kill someone

the level of doubt needed to avoid a guilty verdict

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

a person whose job is to drive a private car for someone

to think of someone or something in a particular way

to depend completely on one thing

past tense and past participle of shoot

small pieces of metal or other material thrown out by an explosion

to make up for a bad quality or mistake

to speak quietly and unclearly, so that it is hard to understand

a device for controlling the flow of water from a pipe

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

an expensive, luxurious way of living

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

used at the end of a sentence to check that someone is following or agrees

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a polite way of saying you understand and accept someone’s point

producing fruit

making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

to give the musical cue that lets someone start singing or playing

used to say that something is not believable

affected by alcohol or drugs

in a ruined or hopeless state; badly failed

a small thin piece that has broken off from something

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a police car used for patrol or emergency response

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

a longer route taken to avoid a problem or to go somewhere else first

far away; at a great distance

without making any progress

to hit something with a quick, hard blow

unfinished things that still need attention

used to show surprise that something unlikely has happened

used to introduce a frank or honest opinion

an accidental phone call made when someone sits on a phone in a back pocket

a member of the Romani people

a metal part that joins two things and lets one swing open or shut

the quality of being trusted and believed

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools