Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S3E11: English vocabulary

more able or skilled than someone or something else

too large or too high, especially in a way that is not true or reasonable

one of the air-filled spaces in the bones around the nose and eyes

to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

the fact of being a father

the qualities and behavior that are traditionally considered typical of men

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

very careful about small details and exactness

to eat something in a noisy or casual way

relating to the navel or the umbilical cord

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

present but not yet obvious, active, or fully developed

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

not giving a clear answer or result

a beauty treatment for the hands and fingernails

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

seeming reasonable or likely to be true

making quick, sharp movements

reacting quickly to a change or stimulus

to take something apart so it can be moved, repaired, or examined

to give someone a title, honor, right, or benefit

locked with a key

relating to marriage or to a married couple

set back into a surface so it does not stick out

a rough calculation or guess of the size, amount, or cost of something

extremely shocking, violent, or upsetting

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

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

covered with slime or feeling wet and slippery

to talk in a casual, lively way

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

the process of rotting or breaking down

the life or world believed to exist after death

a dangerous build-up of blood between the brain and the tissues around it after a head injury

to stop something before it is finished because of a problem

a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

the level of doubt needed to avoid a guilty verdict

a setback or decline

the act of taking an amount away from a total, especially for tax or pay

relating to the lungs

to start doing something in a way that may lead to serious or unwanted results

the organ in a woman's body where a baby grows before birth

a person who helps someone with personal tasks, especially a rich or important person

a person's ability to think and understand things well

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

the part of your arm between the elbow and the wrist

so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

sexual activity between two people

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

to describe the main qualities of someone or something

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

the act of fastening something with a screw

separated from the rest by cutting

almost; very nearly

to speak to someone in a way that ignores their replies or feelings

to try to get two things that cannot be combined

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

an unborn baby in the later stages of development

force someone to leave a place, school, or organization

to attack someone and hit them hard

a close friend who often does things with you, especially in a playful or mischievous way

a group of wild boars

relating to time

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

relating to the abdomen or stomach area

not yet born

to create or produce something using a particular material or method

a test to check for illegal drugs in a sample of blood, urine, or hair

a small amount of blood taken from the body for testing

to find or meet someone or something by chance

a test that shows who the biological father of a child is

a radio-wave frequency used for transmitting signals

the act of putting things into bags or packages

causing worry, sadness, or pain

very angry or annoyed