Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S23E9: English vocabulary

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to accept or ignore bad or wrong behavior, without trying to stop it

the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

to say that something is true, especially without proving it

to move suddenly and unsteadily, often because you are off balance

the act of delaying something until a later time

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

to send a case back to a lower court for further action

information that you heard from other people, not from direct knowledge or proof

to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

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

a long-running bitter feud or revenge between people or families

a legal decision that someone is not guilty

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

to make a train or tram leave its tracks

a sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or rock

relating to the nervous system or to neurology

an organ in the body that helps clean the blood and fight infection

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

certainly not; not by any means

damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

a strong fear or suspicion that other people are trying to harm you, often without a good reason

locked with a key

testimony from a criminal accomplice, often given in exchange for leniency

a person who makes a living by committing crimes

not at all; by no means

the act of pulling something tight

to arrest someone, especially a suspect

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

to make it possible for something to happen

one of the two thick blue lines on an ice hockey rink that separate the attacking zone from the neutral zone

a poisonous chemical used in warfare that can kill or seriously harm people

a lawyer who represents the government in a criminal case

to honor an event or place by being present

the level of doubt needed to avoid a guilty verdict

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

to spend time with someone or be part of their group

past tense and past participle of shoot

more than enough; plenty of something

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to lead a group, team, or project

relating to thinking, learning, memory, and understanding

property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

to become involved in a conflict between two people or groups, often by accident

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to tell someone something surprising or unpleasant, especially suddenly

very worried, upset, or excited, and unable to think or act calmly

to think that something is probably true or will happen

the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

to do something correctly or in the right way

to get to the main point quickly

to be very important or deeply meaningful to someone

willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

to move or act quickly, especially because you are in a hurry

to slide out of control on a surface, especially because it is wet or icy

moving or able to move people strongly

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

for a very long time

a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

the illegal trade in drugs

wash clothes, sheets, or other fabric items

in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

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

willing or likely to do something; having a tendency to do it

able to be trusted or believed

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

a person who sells illegal drugs

from the very beginning

a system that protects a building or area from intruders and may sound an alarm

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

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