CSI: Miami S5E13: English vocabulary

to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

to put something firmly inside or into something else

great suffering, especially from illness, hardship, or loss

the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

to burn or darken the surface of something with heat or fire

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to pass dry ingredients through a sieve to remove lumps or coarse bits

to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

a hard substance found in rocks, sand, and quartz

to say that something is true, especially without proving it

to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

short for a temporary worker

to add a small decoration to food or a drink

a place or position that gives you a good view of something

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

done in a way that is not lawful or fair

a ball of fire, especially one caused by an explosion

to feel deep respect and admiration for someone or something

a chemical salt or ester of nitric acid

make a dangerous or tense situation less serious or less likely to cause trouble

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

a person or group that receives money, property, or other benefits

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

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

a stake or payment made before a game starts, especially in poker

to make something explode

a long scarf or neck decoration made of feathers or fur

to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

the act of moving along without using power

a fielding position in cricket near the boundary on the off side

a condition in which a person loses some or all memory

the act of pulling something tight

moving or walking with quick, light steps

a player who hits the ball in baseball or softball

to have no moral or legal permission to do something

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

careful because something may be dangerous or cause problems

in a way that is useful or fits a plan or situation well

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

a serious criminal attack that is done with a weapon or in a way that could cause serious injury

a death caused by someone else's negligence or wrongful act, especially one that can lead to a lawsuit

a lawsuit in a civil court

a military operation that is described as limited or not a full war

a person who is paid to kill someone

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

earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

small pieces of metal or other material thrown out by an explosion

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

to record that you have started work or a shift

an attractive person, especially one seen as sexually attractive

the officers or unit that guard a country's border

physical harm to a person, especially in a legal case

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

a large metal pot used for cooking outdoors

something you do to prevent harm or trouble

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a cover put over an animal's mouth to stop it biting or barking

to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

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

to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

the person who starts a lawsuit against someone else

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a punishment or restriction imposed for breaking a law or rule

a joke that uses a word with two meanings or two words that sound the same

the police

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

a friendly way to address a man or show approval or excitement

to laugh quietly

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

Breathing that is hard, heavy, or not smooth

to look through a group of things or information carefully to find something