Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S1E14: English vocabulary

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to find a way around a rule, problem, or obstacle

to secretly listen to other people's private conversation

a pile of work or tasks that have not been finished yet

a person who has graduated from a school, college, or university

soft fat from a pig, used in cooking

an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers

to state again, especially to make something clear or strong

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 officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement

the act of giving someone a new job, role, or position

a heavy club with a metal head, used as a weapon

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

in very bad condition because it has been left unused and uncared for

a person who attacks someone physically

the state of being kept in prison

covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

lacking something important or necessary

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian group that values peace and simple worship

relating to crime and punishment under the law

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

the act of not obeying rules or a person in authority

the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

an insulting slang term for a very fat person

in a way that is deserved or justified

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

something that makes someone feel less worried or afraid

a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

Used to tell someone rudely to go away or stop bothering you

a metal or plastic guard over a car wheel that helps protect it from mud and damage

to hit or push with the head or horns

an introduction to something more important

to arrest someone, especially a suspect

the day after a night of heavy drinking, when you feel hungover

the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

to go back to a place, topic, or situation and deal with it again

buy insurance for something or someone

in a way that uses physical force or pressure

basic rights and freedoms that protect people from unfair government control

very clever and original; showing inventiveness

to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

the person who leads a police force or police department

the body of law based on judges' decisions rather than written statutes

the set of rules that tells cells how to make proteins from DNA

court decisions used as a source of law

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

serious and formal in a way that shows respect or importance

past tense and past participle of shoot

to make sure someone is arrested and tried for a crime

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

thinking carefully about your own thoughts, feelings, or actions

the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

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

cause something to improve a lot

the act of remembering something

communication or social dealings between people or groups

the act of fastening something with a screw

an official court order that allows police to search a place

a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually made of thin fabric and worn by women

to expect something or think it will happen

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

the act of convincing someone to do or believe something

far away; at a great distance

used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

to put too much into something, or to make something have too much to handle

used to introduce a statement that is honest or frank

a skill or area that someone is especially good at