NCIS S6E3: English vocabulary

complete involvement in an activity or experience

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

dishonest, immoral, or unpleasant in a way that seems dirty or cheap

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

to put handcuffs on someone

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

to express something in a particular way

a person who tries to influence politicians or government officials

the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

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

a milky liquid from some plants, used to make rubber

to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

dark, hard to see clearly, or partly hidden in shadow

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a light, peaceful sleep

to have or show a bad opinion of something

locked with a key

a large, flat dish used for serving food

to hit or push with the head or horns

willing to do something or likely to agree to it

to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

to bury a dead body

a person from Malta

to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

to fall forward and land face first

the part of a gun that strikes the primer to fire the cartridge

a small, thin animal with a long body and short legs

to have casual sex with someone

a person whose job is to help two groups or organizations communicate and work together

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

for each person or thing; each

toward or up a slope

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

to insult or embarrass someone in public

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

an FBI or other government detective

a quicker route or method for reaching a goal or getting ahead

to try to find and reveal bad or embarrassing information about someone

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to smile broadly, often because you are pleased or amused

officially recorded and kept for later use

a vegetable, especially when spoken about informally

a vote in which people decide an important political issue

to get rid of something

personal belongings, especially ones you carry with you

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

actively dealing with something or working on it

a person's belongings, especially the ones they take with them when traveling or moving

an officer who serves in the navy

the act of putting things into bags or packages

relating to the movement of the sea caused by the moon and sun

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

a player in sports such as football or rugby who plays near the side of the field

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

one of the periods of play in baseball or softball, when each team gets a turn to bat

a basic raw material or farm product that is bought and sold in large amounts

from the very beginning

a person who helps two people or groups work or communicate together

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

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

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

deserving praise, help, or respect

to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

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

to park a vehicle so that another vehicle cannot get out

to look around secretly, especially to find out private information

to begin to exist or happen; come from a place, time, or idea

a black substance made by heating wood or other material without air, used as fuel or for drawing

clever in a sneaky or dishonest way