Criminal Minds S16E1: English vocabulary

the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

to dig up something that is buried or hidden

the act of moving along without using power

moving with quick, light jumps

a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

locked with a key

to make friends with someone

a group of people who seem to think or act as one

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

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

without revealing your identity

at the same time that something else is happening

(of a place or situation) empty, cold, and without much hope or comfort

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

acting quickly without thinking about the results

dead, in a respectful way

to provide someone or something with the things needed for a particular purpose

to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

to create or perform something without preparing it first

a person who is paid to kill someone

to perform very well; to do something impressively

past tense and past participle of shoot

moving quickly with light, springy steps

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

deeply involved in a difficult or troublesome situation

used to say you do not care anymore and are giving up on something

having thoughts of killing yourself

something that comes before and leads to a later thing

property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

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

Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

to discuss ideas informally and freely

a strong desire for something, especially food or a drug

to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a box or structure where bees live and make honey

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

to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start

the main stem of a plant

to cut something off or separate it by force

an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

to make someone feel excited and eager

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

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

made so that water cannot get through

extreme cruelty or violent behavior

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

something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

used to say that something should have happened earlier

To start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

a public warning that a child has been abducted

the border between two U.S. states

an organized group that controls the illegal drug trade

to say something suddenly and without thinking

to fly high in the air, or rise high above something

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

involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

old enough to be legally an adult

to keep a job or manage to do something difficult for a period of time

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to release something or someone from restraint

relating to the spine or spinal cord

to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

not done, paid, or arrived by the expected time

a person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger

a very young child, usually one who has just started walking

a program you use to look at websites on the internet

to end a romantic relationship

the act of building a bridge

to support a claim with facts or proof

to affect someone so strongly that they cannot think clearly or deal with things well

to make a long, narrow cut in something

as; in the same way that

to destroy something completely or make it disappear