NCIS S6E5: English vocabulary

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 escape from someone or something, especially by being clever or quick

a confident, often slightly arrogant way of walking or behaving

to say that something is true, especially without proving it

reliable and always there when you need it

a speech or piece of writing that praises someone, especially after they have died

careful not to answer directly or reveal too much

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

relating to the neck or the cervix

damaged by a sharp object that has made a hole in it

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

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

a leafy green vegetable with curly or flat leaves

a person who fights against a government or other authority, especially as part of an armed group

a person who is not a member of the nobility

a beauty treatment for the hands and fingernails

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

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

the act of moving along without using power

locked with a key

to fart

to make someone very interested or curious

a tool with a sharp edge, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, or metal

to damage someone’s or something’s reputation

the act of pulling something tight

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

moving or walking with quick, light steps

a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tire

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

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

a strong-smelling salt used to help revive someone who has fainted

one of the seven bones in the neck

to regularly listen to the teaching or preaching of a particular person

the act of moving something on wheels

(of clothes or a person) old, torn, and untidy

a government program that gives witnesses new identities and protection when they are in danger

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

to scatter something in small drops or pieces over a surface

a special ability to survive dangerous or difficult situations

to depend completely on one thing

past tense and past participle of shoot

the part of your arm between the elbow and the wrist

to kill a person or animal in a violent way

to find out the real reason for something or solve a problem

to start a casual romantic or sexual relationship with someone

a false name used by a writer or performer instead of their real name

to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

changing quickly and unpredictably, often in a way that can cause problems

ground oats used for making breakfast food

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

used to say that something is not surprising

to crush or bite something so it makes a loud, dry sound

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to begin to grow or appear as a small shoot

a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

a metal part that joins two things and lets one swing open or shut

to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

of or relating to the nose

a military rank above private first class and below corporal

to catch a fish by winding in the fishing line

a screwdriver with a cross-shaped tip

a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning

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

suspicious or not quite right

to deal with a problem or task in a determined way

the ability to see in very low light or darkness

the systems and services that keep places clean and protect public health

a person who sells illegal drugs

a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you