Law & Order S7E20: English vocabulary

to carry or drag something heavy with effort

praise or approval for something someone has done

a late morning meal that combines breakfast and lunch

careful discussion before making a decision

a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

mocking or insulting words or behavior

to become worse in quality, health, or morals

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

to mention or use something as support for an argument or action

to throw something with a quick, forceful motion

a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

locked with a key

something that is extremely desirable but very hard to get

the process of questioning and choosing jurors before a trial

set back into a surface so it does not stick out

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

to hit or push with the head or horns

one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

very unpleasant or disgusting

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

something that is very hard to find or achieve

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

to make it possible for something to happen

the crime of stealing something that is worth a lot of money

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

to dance in a wild, energetic way

the group of people from which jurors are chosen

to pay for something, especially in a casual or informal way

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

to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

to load data into memory from a storage device

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

to try to attract someone sexually or romantically

to lose something, especially a right, game, or prize, as a penalty

to resign from an important job or public position

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

punishment or suffering that is seen as payback for a wrong

a snake, especially one that is large or seen as dangerous

the act of stopping or controlling something, especially forcefully or by authority

impossible to avoid or prevent

imagined rather than real

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

to move around within a system or area, or make something do this

cause something to improve a lot

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

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a sudden painful tightening of a muscle

support or financial help given to a person, group, or activity

behavior that shows good manners and respect for other people

a building where Jewish people go to pray and study their religion

an official court order that allows police to search a place

to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

the worse or less favorable side of a deal, situation, or outcome

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

used to say that something is not surprising

the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

a person who is trained to prepare and give out medicines

used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

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

the whole of something; all of it

a person who is addicted to drugs

a feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what will happen next

the quality of being trusted and believed

the upper part of a city or town, especially away from the center

used to say you have won or beaten someone

used to say that an attempt was not successful

a room where police or court staff keep someone for a short time before they are moved or released

an official document that allows a couple to get married

to gather or get something together with difficulty, especially money

able to be trusted or believed

shockingly bad, excessive, or offensive