Law & Order S5E9: English vocabulary

the fact of continuing to exist or happen

careful, exact, and thorough work or study

bad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to escape from someone or something, especially by being clever or quick

mentally ill or behaving in a wild, uncontrolled way

to secretly listen to other people's private conversation

to feel sympathy for someone who is having a hard time

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

covered with a protective outer layer

to express something in a particular way

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

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

to clean something by rubbing it hard

to bark in a sharp, high-pitched way

a fee paid in advance to keep someone's services available

a person or company that money is owed to

to read or look through something quickly, without paying close attention

the act of using a rake to gather leaves or other loose material

showing strong enthusiasm or excitement

the act of lending something to someone

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to give someone a different job, role, or place to work

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

an official statement that you will not use a right or claim

the woolly coat of a sheep or goat

to admit that something is true, valid, or right, especially after resisting it

relating to the blood vessels that supply the heart

a tree in the poplar family with leaves that tremble in the wind

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

required or allowed by law

the legal right to act for someone else, especially in financial or legal matters

used to emphasize that a very large number of people are included

set back into a surface so it does not stick out

moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

home; to or at home

buy insurance for something or someone

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

a room where products are shown to customers before they buy them

the idea that people in the U.S. can succeed and live better through hard work

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

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

a person who serves on a jury

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

objects made from clay and hardened by heat

to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

to fail completely, often in a dramatic way

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

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

unwillingness to do something

said when something expected and not surprising happens, often in a sarcastic way

the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

the liquid that flows through a plant and carries food and other substances

to shock or surprise someone very much

the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

to give up something, especially a right, title, or position

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

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 cover put over an animal's mouth to stop it biting or barking

the quality of being rare or unusual

not very serious or important; something to stay calm about

an official court order that allows police to search a place

to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

not agreeing with something else; contradictory

used to say that something is not believable

A rude way of telling someone to stop being silly or annoying

to make something last longer

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

looking neat, smart, or well dressed

made so that water cannot get through

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime