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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S21E13: English vocabulary

Season 21, Episode 13CrimeDramaMystery

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  • slicking

    Word

    making something smooth and glossy

  • overhand

    Word

    done with the arm moving up and over the shoulder

  • corroboration

    Word

    evidence that helps prove or support something

  • arraign

    Word

    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • shiner

    Word

    a black eye

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • complainant

    Word

    a person who brings a formal complaint or legal case against someone

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • arraignment

    Word

    a court hearing where a person is formally told the criminal charge against them and asked to respond

  • toughen

    Word

    to make something stronger and more able to deal with difficulty

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • molest

    Word

    to harass or bother someone persistently

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  • scoot

    Word

    to move or go somewhere quickly, often in a playful or casual way

  • panhandle

    Word

    a long, narrow part of a state or country that sticks out from the main area

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • underage

    Word

    too young to be allowed to do something by law

  • moot

    Word

    open to discussion; debatable

  • evener

    Word

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

  • mitigate

    Word

    to make something less severe, harmful, or painful

  • infer

    Word

    to form an opinion or guess based on evidence

  • intimidation

    Word

    the act of frightening or pressuring someone to make them do something

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

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  • invoke

    Word

    to mention or use something as support for an argument or action

  • damaged goods

    Phrase

    people or things that are seen as no longer acceptable, useful, or desirable

  • with young

    Phrase

    pregnant, used about a female animal

  • tilt at windmills

    Phrase

    to keep trying to fight or challenge something that is impossible or not real

  • pivot

    Word

    the central point or part that something turns around

  • your girl

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

  • plugging

    Word

    the act of sealing a hole or gap

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • taunt

    Word

    to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

  • subdural hematoma

    Phrase

    a dangerous build-up of blood between the brain and the tissues around it after a head injury

  • lash

    Word

    to hit or move something with a quick, sharp motion

  • fight out

    Phrase

    to settle a dispute by fighting or competing until one side wins

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • fives

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • zip one's lip

    Phrase

    to stop talking, especially because someone wants you to be quiet

  • brute

    Word

    an insulting word for a cruel or unpleasant person

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • manslaughter

    Word

    the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

  • tip off

    Phrase

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

  • whipping

    Word

    the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

  • inflict

    Word

    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • livelihood

    Word

    a way of earning the money you need to live

  • prodigy

    Word

    a child or young person with an unusually high level of skill or talent

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • tempt

    Word

    to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • success story

    Phrase

    a person or thing that has become very successful and is often used as an example

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • load of bull

    Phrase

    a rude way of saying that something is nonsense or a lie

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • run at

    Phrase

    to rush toward someone or something in an aggressive way

  • take sides

    Phrase

    to support one side in a disagreement or competition

  • allegation

    Word

    a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof

  • follow up

    Phrase

    to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

  • dollar out

    Phrase

    to be sold for a final price

  • hype

    Word

    a lot of publicity or excitement about something, often more than it deserves

  • go at it

    Phrase

    to fight or argue intensely

  • defense attorney

    Phrase

    a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

  • toughen up

    Phrase

    to become or make someone mentally stronger and less easily upset

  • bedside

    Word

    the area next to a bed

  • sol

    Word

    the basic unit of money in Peru

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • get into it

    Phrase

    to start arguing or fighting with someone

  • imminent

    Word

    likely to happen very soon

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • pick it up

    Phrase

    to speak or act more quickly

  • hand off

    Phrase

    to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • keep up

    Phrase

    to stay informed about something or to stay at the same speed or level as others

  • gymnastics

    Word

    a sport in which people do exercises and perform routines that need strength, balance, and flexibility

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • disclose

    Word

    to make secret or new information known

  • cozy

    Word

    comfortable, warm, and pleasant in a way that makes you feel relaxed

  • windmill

    Word

    a tall structure with blades that turns in the wind to grind grain or pump water

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • injure

    Word

    to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

  • est

    Word

    the quality of being; existence, as opposed to nonexistence.

  • fly by

    Phrase

    to pass by while flying

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • dedicate

    Word

    to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

  • slug

    Word

    a small shell-less land mollusk that moves slowly and leaves a trail of slime

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • Mickey Mouse

    Phrase

    the cartoon character Mickey Mouse

  • within reach

    Phrase

    close enough to reach or touch

  • vicious

    Word

    very cruel or violent

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