NCIS S10E20: English vocabulary

in a way that is neat, smooth, or without waste

to make a dull, heavy sound

to put handcuffs on someone

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

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

relating to a system with many rules, offices, and official procedures

an amount of money taken from an account or recorded as owed

to make someone feel extreme fear

a spacecraft that lands on the surface of a planet or moon

to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

to express something in a particular way

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

the next day

to clean something by rubbing it hard

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

related to cooking or the art of cooking

to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a situation in which nothing is moving or happening

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

a large North American brown bear with a hump on its shoulders

to figure out or read something that is hard to understand, especially a code or message

used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

the word in a phrase that is most important for the meaning or point being made

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

to be in a very uncertain or risky situation

violent or very messy disorder; chaos

one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

a strong band of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone

willing to do something or likely to agree to it

feeling or showing that you have lost all hope

the time when the sun goes down in the evening

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

used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

money that is legally held and managed for someone else

to hurry up and start doing something

a person who kidnaps someone

to cut or tear something into small pieces

the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

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

to indicate or suggest something

to think of someone or something in a particular way

to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

past tense and past participle of shoot

staying hidden or shut away in a place, often for safety or privacy

to want something very much

imagined rather than real

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

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

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

a black powder used as an explosive, especially in old guns and fireworks

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

to reach a decision or agreement

to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

to cut something off or separate it by force

used to say that something is not believable

an insulting way to say that someone is useless or worthless

to spend time in prison as punishment for a crime

at any time, including during the night

the rounded part of something, especially one of the sections of a brain or the lower part of the ear

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a simple device for fastening a door or gate

far away; at a great distance

used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

used in an exclamation to show annoyance or frustration

an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

to make beer, tea, or coffee by soaking or boiling ingredients in water

to laugh quietly

to separate something from something else, or to become separated

a group of wild boars

a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used