Criminal Minds S1E5: English vocabulary

showing disrespect or contempt

the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

in a way that is not obvious or direct

making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them

the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

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

speech or writing that uses irony to mock or show contempt

to reach a conclusion by thinking carefully about the facts

to state or claim something openly

to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

a cloth or band tied over someone's eyes so they cannot see

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

relating to how the body and its parts work

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

an offensive word for a person who seems crazy or very strange

the mind or soul of a person

a unit for measuring electric voltage

to change direction suddenly

containing salt or tasting like salt

locked with a key

a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

to spend time with other people in a friendly, relaxed way

to go back to a place, topic, or situation and deal with it again

to bury a dead body

a person who kidnaps someone

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

to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

to perform very well; to do something impressively

the stage in life when a child's body begins to change into an adult body

past tense and past participle of shoot

a group or organization dominated by men, especially one that excludes women from power or influence

to do something with full effort or confidence

property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

to record that you have started work or a shift

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

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

cause something to improve a lot

a man whose wife has died and who has not married again

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

the process of becoming smaller or shorter, or of squeezing together

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

a position or style that is not extreme and is fairly ordinary

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

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

to hit something with a quick, hard blow

to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

nervous and unable to relax

a group of wild boars

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

to search for someone or something and catch or find them

a threat to kill someone

officially linked with another town, city, or organization

the act of putting things into bags or packages

made to be used once or for a short time, then thrown away

a person's position or rank in society

severe physical or mental pain

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

clever in a way that uses trickery or slyness

to say words slowly and clearly so someone can write them down

ready, arranged, or working properly

continuously, all day and all night

the state of being more powerful or important than others

deserving praise, help, or respect

to make something increase or build up, especially a debt or a score

the part of a car that starts the engine

to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

used to say that you strongly dislike or reject something

as; in the same way that

marked or decorated with letters or writing

a period of time when someone must stay in bed to recover from illness or injury

one of a pair of twins that come from the same fertilized egg

used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain