Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S4E22: English vocabulary

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

to put handcuffs on someone

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

a tax on certain goods, such as alcohol, tobacco, or fuel

to teach someone a belief, feeling, or habit gradually

a small animal with dark brown fur, valued for its fur

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

to spoil something by adding a harmful or unwanted substance or influence

to give up a right, claim, or rule requirement

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

a person who cheats or acts dishonestly to get an advantage

to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

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

very careful about small details and exactness

a milky liquid from some plants, used to make rubber

a legal decision that someone is not guilty

in a way that shows you know something is true or wrong

to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

a person who takes off their clothes as entertainment, especially in a club or bar

to find out something for certain

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

the state of being an adult man

to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

having curves or waves, not straight

one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

to arrest someone, especially a suspect

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

fair and not influenced by personal feelings or sides

using these words or actions to make something official

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

an investigation done mainly to find hidden or incriminating information

a person who speaks in court about someone's good character or reputation

showing qualities such as strength, courage, or confidence that are traditionally seen as masculine

a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

the right of a person in police custody to remain silent and have a lawyer present during questioning

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

a person who serves on a jury

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

a setback or decline

past tense and past participle of shoot

moving quickly with light, springy steps

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

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

a bar or set of bars used as a fence, guard, or support

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

cause something to improve a lot

something you do to prevent harm or trouble

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

to give someone the power or confidence to do something

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

to close off an opening by building a wall across it

to cut something off or separate it by force

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

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a humorous or informal way of saying death

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

to seem reasonable or consistent

a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

to take great pleasure in something

the first statement a lawyer makes at the start of a trial, explaining their side of the case

to move away little by little

a situation in which one person is wrongly thought to be someone else

clear proof that something is true or happened

the tube inside the body that leads from the vulva to the cervix

the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

to a great degree; a lot

the chance that something will happen

a person who commits a harmful, illegal, or immoral act

likely to happen very soon

to come to an end or stop being valid

to delay dealing with something

to a degree that is enough or acceptable