Law & Order S6E16: English vocabulary

a dog with curly fur that is often cut in a special style

to put handcuffs on someone

a medical condition in which an organ pushes through a weak place in the muscle or tissue around it

causing or likely to cause arguments

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

a husband; an affectionate word for your husband

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

to ask for money, help, or information in a formal way

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

a legal decision that someone is not guilty

the entrance area of a building

to make a short, high-pitched sound

to speak with repeated sounds or pauses because of a speech difficulty

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

related to cooking or the art of cooking

careful and sensible, especially about the future or about money

showing strong religious belief and commitment

the act of lending something to someone

the state of being forgotten or no longer remembered

locked with a key

great influence or power, especially in politics or business

to write a letter or word with a capital letter

to fill something too full by pushing things in

the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

to hit or push with the head or horns

clear and easy to notice or feel

home; to or at home

to explain something in more detail

to make it possible for something to happen

to make someone so excited or emotional that they lose control

a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

to help someone understand something better

the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

the level of doubt needed to avoid a guilty verdict

the state of being mentally healthy and able to think clearly and reasonably

a typical example or model of something

a man or boy who is very charming and good at attracting romantic attention

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of putting things into a pile or piles

to press the gas pedal all the way down

a set of methods used in a particular field of study or activity

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

having thoughts of killing yourself

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

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

a lack of something that is needed or expected

to spend time with someone or a group, often with disapproval

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

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

to spend time in prison as punishment for a crime

a clear example of something that fits a rule, theory, or pattern very well

an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

unable to act, influence events, or change a situation

becoming more mature and fully developed

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a state of severe mental illness

force someone to leave a place, school, or organization

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

out of favor with someone; not liked by them

to laugh quietly

a group of wild boars

to tell someone to be quiet

an old word for 'you' when speaking to one person

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

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

used to say that something should have happened earlier

the country where someone or their family originally came from

to join with others to attack, bully, or oppose someone

to join with others to bully or attack someone

relating to the anus

very angry or annoyed

the male sex cell that can fertilize an egg

to show anger or frustration by treating someone badly, even though they did not cause the problem