FBI S5E13: English vocabulary

a person who lives alone and avoids other people

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

to put handcuffs on someone

covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

a condition in which body tissue becomes hard and stiff

covered with a protective outer layer

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

to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

a group of people who live outside their original country or region

a person who opposes a government or official policy and speaks out against it

a clever or sneaky plan meant to get an advantage

a book or system for recording financial accounts

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

goods that are brought into or taken out of a country illegally

an opening part of a book, play, or film that comes before the main story

to make something brighter or lighter in color

to make something sweet or sweeter

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

an emphatic, rude way of saying no

to hit something quickly with your hand

to hit or push with the head or horns

the act of keeping something dangerous, unwanted, or spreading under control

to talk in a casual, lively way

the life or world believed to exist after death

an amount of a poison or drug that can cause death

a violin, especially one used in folk music

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of putting things into a pile or piles

the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

the use of several layers, especially in clothing

a luxury apartment on the top floor of a building

a harsh scolding or reprimand

a large arrival of people or things at the same time

a short statement that expresses a general truth or rule for living

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

military help from aircraft during a battle or attack

a company that exists only on paper and has little or no real business activity

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

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a sudden painful tightening of a muscle

used to say that something is not believable

used after a number to show that there are more of the same kind than the number mentioned

to stop discussing something and accept it as it is

newer and more recently made than earlier models

showing agreement or saying yes

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

far away; at a great distance

to take weapons away from someone or something

to rush toward someone or something in an aggressive way

a group of wild boars

having a strong effect or influence

too confident in yourself in a way that annoys other people

willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

used to say you want something to happen soon

a threat to kill someone

a place where trucks are loaded and unloaded

the act of putting things into bags or packages

wash clothes, sheets, or other fabric items

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

in a way that is not direct

a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

methamphetamine, a highly addictive illegal drug

to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them

a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

able to be trusted or believed

the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

the unique number that identifies a device on a network

the distance of a place north or south of the equator

to move away from a larger group or line and become separate

to find something by chance