CSI: Miami S5E5: English vocabulary

to break down naturally into simpler substances

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

practical and likely to work

a substance made by a cell or gland and released into the body or outside it

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

showing disrespect or contempt

to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

to correct something and make it right

to enter land or property without permission

a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

a man who is a member of a local government council

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

a hard metallic element used in alloys and batteries

making a long, sharp s sound

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

to take the place of something or someone

a plant disease that causes leaves, flowers, or crops to wither and die

a person who attacks someone physically

to leave a place you have been using or living in

to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

not certain or fixed; likely to change

made invalid or no longer legally effective

a piece of clothing with trousers and a bib front, worn over a shirt for work or casual wear

the addictive substance in tobacco

a long scarf or neck decoration made of feathers or fur

relating to dogs or similar animals

a person or animal that digs

the legal power of a government to take private property for public use, with payment

showing that something is likely true or real

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

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

a chemical element needed by the body in very small amounts

to talk in a casual, lively way

to force someone to leave a home or property, usually by legal action

the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

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

famous and respected, especially in a profession or field

to continue to exist or be remembered

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

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

to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

to get rid of something unwanted or no longer needed

past tense and past participle of shoot

to be in charge of a meeting, court case, or ceremony

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

to fill something too full so that it bulges or spills out

deeply involved in a difficult or troublesome situation

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

a large company made up of several different companies or businesses

imagined rather than real

the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

to expect or allow for something, especially something unpleasant

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

a colorless, odorless gas that burns easily and is found in natural gas

not agreeing with something else; contradictory

the seventh planet from the Sun

a guess made with very little information or chance of being right

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

the best or most successful ending in a video game or story

having a pale white or creamy color

to laugh quietly

used to say that an attempt was not successful

to celebrate the start of something, especially a new year or season

Large companies and the economic power they have in society

a small or minor theft

the system or people that run a town, city, or other local area

protection or security given by the police

a vote that can decide the result of an election or decision

the number of crimes in a place during a particular period

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

to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

a Black person from the United States

a person whose whereabouts are unknown