Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S25E1: English vocabulary

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit

a synthetic material used in paints, plastics, and fibers

a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

to make someone feel very sad, discouraged, or hopeless

a young man who is very fashionable and widely talked about

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

with the end facing forward or toward something

a person who kidnaps someone

a short, high sound, especially from a bird or baby

the act of moving something on wheels

legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

a setback or decline

past tense and past participle of shoot

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

to record that you have started work or a shift

cause something to improve a lot

easy to see or notice

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

objects used in a play, movie, or TV show

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

to deal with a problem before it gets worse

used to say that something will happen whether people are ready or not

used to say that a situation is no longer predictable and anything may happen

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a picture, statue, or description that looks like a person or thing

used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

careful planning for the future

a Christian ceremony in which someone is baptized with water

to come together again after being apart

for a very long time

a public warning that a child has been abducted

a police officer who works for a state police force

energy made from sources that do not pollute much

a list of phone calls made from a phone account or device

the act of putting things into bags or packages

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

without paying anything

a fact, idea, or statement that is opposite to another one and cannot both be true

to keep partying or having fun

to move away from a place without meaning to

a place where people choose food from a counter and pay before eating

a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

to use up a supply of something

relating to a parent or parents

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

having many bends or turns

an official record or list of names, events, or items

as; in the same way that

to support the weight of something so it does not fall

to find someone or something after searching for them

marked or decorated with letters or writing

used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

A woman who works in a school cafeteria and serves food

a person, especially a child or teenager, who has run away from home or another place where they were staying

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

an official card or document that shows who someone is

to some extent; fairly

very cruel or violent

likely to happen or be true, but not certain

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

a casual way to say goodbye

to stay in a place for a while and not leave

a casual way to say goodbye when you expect to meet again

used to introduce a question or comment that you are making out of curiosity

a police station or the area it serves

having a ring or rings around it

lasting for all of a person's life

recorded video material of an event or place

bad, useless, or not worth using

a casual way of saying that everything is fine or acceptable