NCIS S3E19: English vocabulary

a poem with 14 lines and a fixed rhyme scheme

to send something by fax

to exist in large numbers or amounts

to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that nothing can flow through it

to make liquid, paint, or mud fly and land in small drops

a small knot or loop in thread, cord, or rope

a place where dead bodies are kept and prepared for burial or cremation

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

the land along the sea; the coast

to become deeply involved in something

a liquid or cream you put on your skin to make it softer or treat it

a beauty treatment for the hands and fingernails

a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

a unit used to measure energy, especially the energy in food

making quick, sharp movements

the long hair growing around the neck of a horse, lion, or similar animal

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

moving with quick, light jumps

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

locked with a key

a senior non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps

to become unfrozen and turn into liquid

the U.S. Marine Corps, the branch of the U.S. armed forces that fights on land and at sea

one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

a command telling someone to stand in a relaxed military position

the young form of an insect that hatches from an egg and changes into an adult

to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

the act of sealing a hole or gap

A strong sexual desire for someone

the process of rotting or breaking down

the wound where a bullet or other object enters the body

the large vein that carries blood from the upper body to the heart

a short, high sound, especially from a bird or baby

showing qualities such as strength, courage, or confidence that are traditionally seen as masculine

in a way that is wrong or not intended; by mistake

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

in a suitable or proper way

to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

past tense and past participle of shoot

not appreciated enough; overlooked or undervalued

the news or gossip that people are saying about something

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

relating to the front part of something

the informal ranking of people or groups in a group or organization

imagined rather than real

a person who seeks a deep spiritual connection with God or the universe

a small, soft, orange fruit with a sweet taste

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the process of starting a computer

to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

used to say that something is not believable

to act calm and not show that you are nervous or excited

in a way that makes you lose your physical balance

the smallest or weakest person in a group, especially among siblings

becoming more mature and fully developed

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

looking neat, smart, or well dressed

a humorous or informal way of saying death

to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

the act of convincing someone to do or believe something

far away; at a great distance

the act of sending troops or equipment to a place for a mission

showing a very strong, traditional idea of masculinity

your; belonging to you

very informal words and expressions used in speech, especially by a particular group

used to say that something should have happened earlier

actively dealing with something or working on it

a military rank above private first class and below corporal

the period when a member of the armed forces is serving full-time

a club where people meet mainly for social activities and conversation

to succeed in doing something difficult

the way words are chosen and put together in speech or writing