Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S12E7: English vocabulary

a dead human body

an annoying or unpleasant person

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

a small lock with a U-shaped metal bar, used for doors, gates, bikes, and boxes

feeling angry and unfairly treated, especially because someone else got something you wanted

hot and making a hissing sound while cooking

the process of drawing or outlining with ink

to show or express a quality, idea, or feeling very clearly

a place where animals are killed for meat

a piece of jewelry that you pin to clothing

showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

relating to the pelvis or the area around it

relating to the vagina

to make someone feel extreme fear

to delay something until a later time

to enter land or property without permission

a large French country house or castle

the act of combing hair

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

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

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

to formally ask an authority or organization for something

to spread out and gradually disappear

in a way that shows you know something is true or wrong

a way of getting around a rule or law because of a gap or weakness in it

moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

the crime of taking money or property that you were trusted to manage

made invalid or no longer legally effective

a person whose job is to design and decorate the inside of buildings

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a small piece of food, especially something sweet

a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

in a way that seems to happen by magic

to mention or use something as support for an argument or action

a person who makes a living by committing crimes

looking for someone or something, often in a sneaky or predatory way

made hard or tougher by heat, cold, use, or time

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

one of the short hairs that grow along the edge of the eyelid

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

to treat someone in a cruel or insulting way

a young man who is very fashionable and widely talked about

I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

covered with slime or feeling wet and slippery

fastened with laces

to make it possible for something to happen

a person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole

the act of ending a person's life to stop severe suffering

a crime that can be punished by death

to stop something before it is finished because of a problem

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

to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

past tense and past participle of shoot

while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

to make a small hole or mark in something with a sharp point

a short text that explains a picture or photo

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

imagined rather than real

a person who kills a police officer

the act of following or marking the path or position of something

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

a small cloth used for wiping your nose or face

an organ that stores urine before it leaves the body

a person who is very nervous or stressed

to cut something off or separate it by force

to start living in a way that is better for the environment

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to make something white or lighter using a chemical process

a room or area in a school, hospital, or other large place where sick people can get basic medical care

far away; at a great distance

to hit something with a quick, hard blow

very frightened

Used to show strong agreement or approval

to feel an uncomfortable sensation on your skin that makes you want to scratch