CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S1E16: English vocabulary

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to make someone familiar with something

a clear, colorless liquid once used as an anesthetic and solvent

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

a short, noisy argument

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

very careful about small details and exactness

to twist or become twisted into a messy mass

a person who attacks someone physically

a strong cotton fabric, usually blue, used for jeans and other clothes

the distance around a circle

to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

the act of lending something to someone

a beauty treatment for the hands and fingernails

relating to dogs or similar animals

a sweet cake or cookie flavored with ginger and spices

an old British slang word for pease pudding

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

locked with a key

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

used to describe an action done deliberately and without pity or emotion

expressing opinions very openly, especially in a way that may be critical

to complain in a high, annoying voice

a metal or plastic guard over a car wheel that helps protect it from mud and damage

the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

a religion and set of spiritual practices that developed in Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean

a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

fastened with laces

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

a charge of murder in the first degree

the wound where a bullet or other object enters the body

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

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

to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

to trick someone or take advantage of them for personal gain

past tense and past participle of shoot

a short, sharp ringing sound

the small hole in a door where you put a key

a short text that explains a picture or photo

to speak quietly and unclearly, so that it is hard to understand

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

the cost of sending a letter or package by mail

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

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

to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

to record that you have started work or a shift

showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

at a very short distance; with little space between things

a black powder used as an explosive, especially in old guns and fireworks

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

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

the part of a website or app that users see and interact with

a way of deciding between two choices by tossing a coin

to try to get two things that cannot be combined

as expected, because that is typical of someone or something

an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

the act of officially admitting someone into a group, often with a ritual

the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

to add fuel to a fire so it burns more strongly

to laugh quietly

the long tube in your body that takes food from the stomach and absorbs nutrients

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

familiar with something because you know it well

kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

the local office that handles police work in a town or city

an area where people live in mobile homes

to fight or argue intensely

a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

practice shooting at a target

the official address or location where a business operates