Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S23E7: English vocabulary

a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a heavy knife with a broad blade, used for chopping meat or bones

a sexual partner who lies still and does not respond during sex

a person or thing that kills a particular kind of creature

moving with quick, light jumps

not neat or organized; messy

done or happening after death

used to emphasize that a very large number of people are included

a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

moving or walking with quick, light steps

extremely shocking, violent, or upsetting

to have no moral or legal permission to do something

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

marks or scars on the skin caused by repeated drug injections

a space inside the body that contains the organs

to strongly suggest that something is needed or appropriate

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

past tense and past participle of shoot

moving quickly with light, springy steps

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

the organ in a woman's body where a baby grows before birth

to land or settle lightly on something

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

a very unpleasant place or situation

the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

to start a casual romantic or sexual relationship with someone

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

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

at a very short distance; with little space between things

to realize that someone is investigating you or has discovered something about you

showing no kindness or sympathy

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

the practice of having sex with people in exchange for money

personal belongings, especially ones you carry with you

very informal words and expressions used in speech, especially by a particular group

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

the upper part of a city or town, especially away from the center

to tell someone to be quiet

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

to search for someone or something and catch or find them

for a very long time

to fail to keep a promise or agreement

to leave with something that does not belong to you, usually by stealing it

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

to tell the police or other authorities about someone’s wrongdoing

the act of putting things into bags or packages

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

a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

a person whose whereabouts are unknown

showing respect for other people and their feelings, rights, or opinions

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

away from home, especially while travelling or playing in another team’s venue

to get through a difficult situation by being patient and not giving up

behaving in a secretive or dishonest way

a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

to submit something, such as a request or application

to connect a device to a power source or another device

to look through a group of things carefully to find what you need or decide what matters

to cut or carve words or a design into a hard surface

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

continuously, all day and all night

to break or end a connection between things

to leave quickly, often in a hurry or without saying much

to check or read something quickly

to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

the act of building a bridge

to support a claim with facts or proof

to watch carefully for something or someone

to find a way to deal with a problem or obstacle

to deal with a problem or difficult feeling gradually, step by step

directed toward the outside; on the outside rather than inside