S.W.A.T. S5E14: English vocabulary

to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

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

written or marked lightly with a pencil

a person who sells illegal drugs

a sharp point or hook with a backward-facing point

illegal or not allowed by law, rules, or custom

a back door, especially one used as a secondary entrance

made invalid or no longer legally effective

in the proper or expected way; as required

difficult to find, catch, understand, or remember

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

to involve something as a necessary part or result

moving with quick, light jumps

to throw something with a quick, forceful motion

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

the distant past

a lawyer appointed by the government to defend someone who cannot afford one

a book or list of important or famous people

an insulting word for someone who spends a lot of time doing office work at a desk

used to say that something has some good or interesting parts, even if it is not very good overall

to hit something quickly with your hand

the part of the face above the eyes and below the hairline

the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid

believing that people are mostly selfish and cannot be trusted to be sincere

a feeling of not being confident or safe

a person who goes camping

the crime of stealing something that is worth a lot of money

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

to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

to force an enemy or crowd to move back

to prepare land for growing crops or plants

to create or perform something without preparing it first

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

a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

to move text automatically onto the next line when it reaches the end of a line

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

the news or gossip that people are saying about something

to go out into the streets to protest

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to land or settle lightly on something

a short text that explains a picture or photo

a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

informal talk that is honest and direct

to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

cause something to improve a lot

to talk for a long time in a boring or annoying way

the quality of being new, unusual, or different

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a hole or tunnel dug by an animal, especially a rabbit, for living in

to deal with a problem or change in a calm, flexible way

looking or sounding a little suspicious or not fully trustworthy

a Christian minister who helps with church services and some other duties

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to use the right kind of influence or actions to get the result you want

to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

for now; until something changes

used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

used to say that you have received and understood a message

to try hard to do or achieve something

a group of wild boars

to move or act quickly, especially because you are in a hurry

to turn something over so that it is upside down or on its side

used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

used to say you have won or beaten someone

an informal way of asking what is happening or what the situation is

to celebrate the start of something, especially a new year or season

to punish or criticize someone severely

to leave with something that does not belong to you, usually by stealing it

to make a price, amount, or rate go down

a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

the act of putting things into bags or packages