CSI: Miami S8E21: English vocabulary

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

a person who sends workers, vehicles, or emergency services to where they are needed

the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

a book or guide that explains the basic facts about a subject

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

a milky liquid from some plants, used to make rubber

small bits or pieces left after something has been scraped away

to make a short, high-pitched sound

to speak quietly and unclearly, often because you are annoyed or upset

closed and no longer open for business

a very small amount; not even a little

to make a short, high sound, especially like a small bird or insect

a person who sees an event or situation but does not get involved

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

a flat paper cover with a flap, used for sending a letter or document

a long scarf or neck decoration made of feathers or fur

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

locked with a key

a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

a shooting attack from a moving car

to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

to end well or be resolved successfully

the act of sealing a hole or gap

the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

to change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear

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

the life or world believed to exist after death

not clear, sharp, or easy to see

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

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

to indicate or suggest something

to hit a ground ball and be put out in baseball

past tense and past participle of shoot

to speak quietly and unclearly, so that it is hard to understand

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

to find or discover something hidden, especially by searching carefully

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

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

to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

a question meant to make someone answer wrongly or miss the real point

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

an informal way of saying you agree with someone

to be released from prison or another place of confinement

used in the phrase into thin air to mean that something disappears completely or seems to vanish

a lot of damage, destruction, or confusion

to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

to laugh quietly

to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

used to say you want something to happen soon

Breathing that is hard, heavy, or not smooth

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

to make or become lighter in color, weight, or mood

the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

to stop yourself from showing a strong feeling or doing something you want to do

to focus closely on a particular subject, detail, or image

to move out of a place in large numbers

a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

to take a number or amount away from another number or amount

involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

to depend on something; to be decided by something

to break or end a connection between things

to move carefully or skillfully through a difficult place or situation

sold in large quantities, usually to shops that will sell the goods to customers

the act of building a bridge

a pair of panels that cover a window, or a cover that opens and closes over a camera lens

a friend

wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

a person who gives information, especially secretly

made of different parts or materials combined together