FBI S1E8: English vocabulary

made invalid or no longer legally effective

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

something that is different from what is normal or expected

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

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

a person who helps people or groups reach an agreement

trying to control or influence people in a dishonest way for your own benefit

a military command telling soldiers to turn around and face the opposite direction

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

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

a large, flat dish used for serving food

the act of avoiding something or escaping from it

to talk in a casual, lively way

a substance used to make a chemical reaction happen or go faster

to attack and beat someone severely

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

directly, without turning or avoiding anything

the area of law that deals with a country's constitution and the powers of its government

to perform very well; to do something impressively

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

a bar or set of bars used as a fence, guard, or support

the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

the quality of being accepted as legal, real, or valid

to land or settle lightly on something

not allowed by law or by accepted rules

to do something with full effort or confidence

a group of states, organizations, or groups joined together in an alliance

to secretly give someone information, especially to warn them or help them

the capital city of Syria

to record that you have started work or a shift

to start taking control of something that belongs to someone else

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

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

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

to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

used to say that the reason is unknown or not being stated

to make someone feel excited and eager

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

an informal way to say a remote rural area far from towns and cities

the power of a country to govern itself

a newspaper notice about someone's death, often with a short life story

used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

a group of wild boars

a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

the day when God is believed to judge everyone at the end of the world

the crime of trying to stop a police officer from arresting someone

in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

a container that holds ammunition or an explosive charge

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

a person or animal that climbs

likely to happen very soon

to come to an end or stop being valid

used to show approval or encouragement

to move out of a place in large numbers

to suddenly be unable to remember something

to clean or tidy something quickly

to keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning

the deliberate damaging or blocking of something to stop it working or succeeding

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

having many bends or turns

in a better situation, especially after a change or decision

to check or read something quickly

an insulting word for a stupid person

to stop something bad from happening

the act of rubbing something with your hand or a cloth

as; in the same way that

a short period of time spent doing a job or activity

to make someone or something feel stronger, fresher, or more energetic

a person trained to give emergency medical care

a gun that can be carried and used by one person

having a collar

used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain