Law & Order S22E20: English vocabulary

so close that the people or things are always together and hard to separate

careful and persistent effort

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

the process of formally charging a public official with serious misconduct

the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

trying to control or influence people in a dishonest way for your own benefit

careful checking of something before making a decision, especially in business or law

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

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

deeply affected by something bad or upsetting

moving or walking with quick, light steps

extremely shocking, violent, or upsetting

to send something to a different place, person, or direction

A strong sexual desire for someone

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

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

a setback or decline

a serious emotional or mental collapse

past tense and past participle of shoot

to act carefully, especially to avoid upsetting someone

in a careful, organized way that follows a plan or method

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

relating to growth and change, especially in children or in a person's abilities

helpful and likely to improve something

to do something with full effort or confidence

because of something that happened; as a result of it

having thoughts of killing yourself

imagined rather than real

a person who is likely to run away before a trial or punishment

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

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

the act of making secret or unknown information known

to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

a serious mental health condition that affects a person's eating habits and body image

the main stem of a plant

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a state of severe mental illness

used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

an informal way of saying that something is impossible or will definitely not happen

a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof

a group of wild boars

the quality of being trusted and believed

to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

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

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

used to introduce a statement that is honest or frank

to make someone feel worried or under pressure

a small amount of blood taken from the body for testing

to win something easily or by a large margin

to say something suddenly and without thinking

to gradually weaken or damage something, especially in a hidden or indirect way

the act of skillfully handling or controlling something

having enough skill or knowledge to do something well

the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

a difficult situation that causes suffering or lack of basic needs

the way words are chosen and put together in speech or writing

the laws, courts, and legal procedures of a country

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

to make a short stop somewhere while travelling

to make something stronger, larger, or more effective

to cause someone to make a mistake or lose their balance

the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

made dark so that light cannot pass through

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

to stop something from happening or continuing

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

shy and not confident

deserving praise, help, or respect

in a very harsh, cruel, or violent way

wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

to skip something, especially a meeting or a planned activity

to make a group of people separate and go away

to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

continue to stay in a place, job, or situation