Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S14E3: English vocabulary

covered with spots or marks

a keyboard instrument with strings that are plucked when you press the keys

to make someone feel sick or disgusted

make a problem, injury, or situation worse

showing confidence and a willingness to speak up

done with the agreement of everyone involved

a loose piece of clothing worn for sleeping

help someone recover from illness, injury, addiction, or prison life and return to normal life

extremely evil and shocking

a long, narrow crack or opening in rock, earth, or another surface

a situation in which no progress is possible because two sides cannot agree

bold in a way that shows no shame or fear

in a careful way, especially to avoid danger or mistakes

a member of an extinct human species that lived in Europe and parts of Asia long ago

willing to obey other people and accept their control

to put handcuffs on someone

the act of using someone else's words or ideas as your own without giving credit

a person who expects good things and believes the future will be positive

to make someone legally or morally required to do something

the crime of lying under oath in court

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers

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

the state of being controlled by someone else, especially as a slave

to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

the way someone looks or behaves to other people

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

a sharp bend or twist in something that should be straight

sexually unconventional or involving unusual sexual practices

to eat something in a noisy or casual way

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a raised platform in a church where a preacher speaks

to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

to hit someone on the buttocks with an open hand, usually as punishment

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

not willing to tell people things or share personal information

the moment when sexual pleasure reaches its strongest point

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

in a way that seems to happen by magic

moving with quick, light jumps

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

To have sex with someone

a person who writes a biography

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

the small round part on a person's chest that milk comes from in women and some female animals

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

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

a person who goes camping

to make it possible for something to happen

a serious criminal attack that is done with a weapon or in a way that could cause serious injury

a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

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

to indicate or suggest something

past tense and past participle of shoot

to be the leading expert on a subject

the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

to lead a group, team, or project

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

imagined rather than real

a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

in an unwilling or hesitant way

cause something to improve a lot

to annoy someone or interfere with something, often in a playful or irritating way

at a very short distance; with little space between things

a drink or medicine that is meant to make you feel stronger or healthier

the act of fastening something with a screw

to tell someone something surprising or unpleasant, especially suddenly

the U.S. holiday on July 4, celebrating American independence

a long speech by one person