NCIS S5E3: English vocabulary

a wild duck with a green head, common in many parts of the world

completely clean and free from marks or dirt

a hard metallic element used in light bulbs, tools, and high-temperature equipment

a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

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

a hard metallic element used in alloys and batteries

to do something too much or too intensely

a woman or girl with dark brown hair

a chemical element used by living things and in fertilizers and matches

a person or group that receives money, property, or other benefits

a poisonous chemical element

to speak angrily and at length

locked with a key

cheap, sensational fiction that is made mainly to entertain

a sarcastic way to say you really love or strongly approve of something

a military ration pack for one person

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

covered with slime or feeling wet and slippery

a person who is paid to kill someone

a person whose testimony is important in a legal case and who may be kept available for court

a group of spies working together

strange and a little unsettling, especially in a way that seems almost supernatural

to force an enemy or crowd to move back

a soldier in a specially trained military unit that carries out raids and other dangerous missions

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

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

to make a very loud, harsh noise

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

a person who wants to control other people or every detail of a situation

relating to the treatment of illness or injury

very large, important, or impressive

the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

the act of liquid dripping in drops

to find or discover something hidden, especially by searching carefully

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

the act of fastening something with a screw

an FBI or other government detective

a chemical element used in bleach, swimming pools, and water treatment

not agreeing with something else; contradictory

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

a person who is good at talking to and working with other people

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

used to give a reason or explanation

a chemical element used as fuel in nuclear power and weapons

to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used

a wall or screen that divides one space into two parts

say a poem, speech, or passage aloud from memory

used to say that something should have happened earlier

used to say that an attempt was not successful

to leave a place quietly so no one notices

a short film or video made to promote a song

a sudden, temporary increase in electrical voltage

to make someone feel less worried, afraid, or uncertain

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

a chemical element that is important for plant and animal life

to make something wider or more general

the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

a hard, bluish-white metal used in alloys and to coat other metals

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

strong sexual desire

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

covered with small dots or spots

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

ready, arranged, or working properly

to check or read something quickly

to end a romantic relationship

happening at regular intervals

to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

to support a claim with facts or proof

the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

a robot that looks and acts like a human