Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S25E5: English vocabulary

a small device used for fastening sheets of paper together with staples

a paper or digital ticket that gives you a discount or can be exchanged for goods or services

slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

the act of lending something to someone

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit

to take something apart so it can be moved, repaired, or examined

the act of moving along without using power

a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

lasting for only a short time

the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

a young man who is very fashionable and widely talked about

a police department that investigates complaints against officers

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

to make someone or something more likely to act or happen

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

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

to agree to plead guilty to a less serious charge as part of a plea bargain

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

to indicate or suggest something

to give someone a drug, especially to make them sleepy or calm them down

past tense and past participle of shoot

to breathe noisily while sleeping

to do something with full effort or confidence

a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

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

to discuss ideas informally and freely

to hate or strongly dislike someone or something

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

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

an FBI or other government detective

the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

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

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

an idea, image, or pattern that repeats in a work of art, literature, or music

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

a red powder or cream used to color the cheeks or lips

completely, from one end to the other

coated or mixed with sugar

a group of wild boars

a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

something that supplies food, water, or other resources

an informal way of asking what is happening or what the situation is

the border between two U.S. states

a police officer who works for a state police force

to get or use a large amount of something

the best possible poker hand, made with A, K, Q, J, and 10 of the same suit

the act of putting things into bags or packages

a metal spike or wheel on a rider's heel, used to guide a horse

moving up and down repeatedly

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

very good or impressive

the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

to make a short stop somewhere while travelling

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

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

at the beginning; originally

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

the act of becoming red in the face or skin

restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

as; in the same way that

to find someone or something after searching for them

a large hand tool used for cutting thick metal objects like bolts, chains, or wire

a photo or picture

the condition of being unable to see

past tense and past participle of bed

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

the state of being endless or without limit

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

used to talk about an earlier time in the past