CSI: Miami S6E11: English vocabulary

a unit for measuring electric voltage

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

a very small spot or mark

used to describe an action done deliberately and without pity or emotion

in a difficult or embarrassing situation, especially because people are blaming or criticizing you

to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

to hit or push with the head or horns

buy insurance for something or someone

a thin book with pictures and information about a product, place, or service

to organize people or resources for a purpose

the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

an act of cleaning a place or area

used to say that something is true in a strict or exact sense

to kill an important person, especially for political reasons

to look at something with attention or wonder

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign army

past tense and past participle of shoot

to sit or rest on something, especially a branch or bar

to bully or speak to someone in a harsh, overbearing way

a small round object with a hole through it, used in jewelry or decoration

a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

to shock or surprise someone very much

property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

to change something after thinking about it again or getting new information

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

to be obtained by people who should not have it

an informal way of strongly saying that something is definitely not true or not happening

clothing or equipment supplied by the government, especially for the military

to start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

used to say that something is acceptable or true in theory, but there is still a problem or limitation

a brief remark that gives someone useful advice or a warning

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a punishment or restriction imposed for breaking a law or rule

used to show surprise or disbelief, or to ask someone to repeat what they said

to drive a vehicle very fast, especially by pressing the accelerator hard

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

over the side of a boat or ship and into the water

to upset or disturb someone badly

the people serving in a country's armed forces

a person who is not involved in a situation but is hurt by it

the act of putting things into bags or packages

to remove things that are unwanted or unnecessary

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

a mistake caused by not noticing or remembering something

to use your authority to cancel or ignore a decision

a person who helps two people or groups work or communicate together

to push or squeeze something into a space that is too small

to mark an answer on a multiple-choice form by filling in a bubble

involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

to act because of information, advice, or a rule

in a better situation, especially after a change or decision

it is likely that something will happen or be true

a gun that can be carried and used by one person

the process of becoming narrower

a tendency or preference toward something

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

a medical examination of a body after death to find the cause of death

to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

remove things from a vehicle, container, or machine

the ability to say clever or funny things quickly

to some extent; fairly

in a separate way, one by one

to join the armed forces, or to sign someone up for military service

allowing travel in only one direction

to give something to another person

to make money from a business or activity

the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

used to remind someone of something they already know

to send or pass something from one place or person to another

a part of a machine or system that can move

carefully planned to achieve a particular goal, especially in a difficult situation