NCIS S17E13: English vocabulary

to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

a long, narrow boat used in Venice

a small burrowing rodent that lives in North and Central America

to damage the good name or purity of something

the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a person or thing that changes something

to put something into a particular group or category

your stepfather's or stepmother's son

to put handcuffs on someone

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

to breathe air out of your lungs

a pile of work or tasks that have not been finished yet

to teach someone a belief, feeling, or habit gradually

a person or company that helps two sides make a deal

lasting only a very short time

to make someone feel extreme fear

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

used to show sadness, regret, or disappointment

the amount or degree to which something is curved

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

one of the small flat surfaces on a cut gemstone

very upset, worried, or shocked

the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

a soft sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream

great courage and bravery in danger or difficult situations

in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment

a small piece of food, especially something sweet

a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

a person or organization that gives money or support to a person, project, or cause

to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

A humorous way of saying that the other person was hurt more badly in a fight

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

the distant past

to be very good or impressive

the U.S. Marine Corps, the branch of the U.S. armed forces that fights on land and at sea

to end well or be resolved successfully

I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

the act of entering a place or situation in a way that is unwanted or not allowed

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

to not do what a person, rule, or order says

to look at something with attention or wonder

free from germs or other living microorganisms

to indicate or suggest something

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

a male donkey

the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

to do something with full effort or confidence

in a negative way or with a negative opinion

to record that you have started work or a shift

a pay level in a system that sets how much someone earns, especially in the military or government

the main part of the human body, not including the head, arms, or legs

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

an FBI or other government detective

to start again from the beginning after a failure or setback

to understand what someone is saying by watching their lips move

used to say that you understand someone’s difficult situation because you have had the same kind of experience

clothes, especially formal or stylish clothes

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a room or area in a school, hospital, or other large place where sick people can get basic medical care

the process of making a surface or material smooth

used to strongly agree with someone

a metal made by mixing two or more metals

to do the difficult or necessary work needed to make a change or solve a problem

to laugh quietly

to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

a group of wild boars

relating to stars

used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

an informal way of asking what is happening or what the situation is

the period when a member of the armed forces is serving full-time

a trial run of a machine, system, or process before it is used for real

a place where people practice shooting at targets

a partial or complete loss of the ability to hear