NCIS S3E17: English vocabulary

to work too much, especially so that you become tired or stressed

a dead human body

to become too hot, or to make something too hot

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

dishonest, immoral, or unpleasant in a way that seems dirty or cheap

a small baked bread roll, often served with tea

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to read something wrongly or understand it in the wrong way

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

happening immediately; done in no time

an organ behind the stomach that helps digest food and makes insulin

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

to send something by fax

a person who deliberately damages property or public places

the egg of a louse, especially one attached to a hair

to compete directly against someone, especially in a performance or contest

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

fastened with a hinge or hinges so it can swing open and shut

a pile of hay

to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

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

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a tree with clusters of small red berries, often called mountain ash

a window in a roof or ceiling that lets in light

a special oven used for drying, baking, or firing pottery and bricks

a woman or girl with dark brown hair

the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

preserved in vinegar or salty water

the activity of traveling in a canoe using paddles

seeming reasonable or likely to be true

a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit

small and attractively delicate, especially used about a woman

a soft, chewy sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

allowed or prepared according to Jewish religious dietary laws

an angry or dismissive way of telling someone to go away or stop bothering you

locked with a key

cheap, sensational fiction that is made mainly to entertain

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

used to strongly agree that something is obviously true or expected

moving or walking with quick, light steps

not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

to put a dead body in a body bag and attach an identification tag

to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

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

the life or world believed to exist after death

hunting and killing other animals for food

a person who goes camping

the crime of attacking someone and physically hurting them

sexually aroused or excited

a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

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

a public performance of music or dance, often by a student or solo performer

the amount of medicine or a drug that should be taken at one time or over a period of time

past tense and past participle of shoot

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

the part of your arm between the elbow and the wrist

a person from the Caucasus region

the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

a large rodent with sharp quills on its body

relating to digestion

to record that you have started work or a shift

something that is very easy to do or achieve

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

causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

a very large extinct elephant with long curved tusks

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

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

the liquid in your mouth that helps you chew and swallow food

the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

the process of starting a computer

an FBI or other government detective

to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start