Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S15E9: English vocabulary

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

to tell someone private information or feelings in confidence

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

an object or idea that someone feels an unusually strong interest in or attraction to

the act of leaving something out, especially by mistake

the state of being anonymous

the moment when sexual pleasure reaches its strongest point

a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

to involve something as a necessary part or result

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

a religious phrase meaning to stop trying to control everything and trust God

deeply affected by something bad or upsetting

used to emphasize that you are telling the truth or are completely serious

a man's secret girlfriend or sexual partner

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

likely to happen soon or already planned

clear and strong, and hard to ignore

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

always telling the truth; honest

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

the basic work or preparation needed before something can succeed

very angry, upset, or excited

to make an aircraft’s nose point downward sharply

to publicly disagree with your group or organization

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

the path that something moving through the air or space follows

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

something that can be criticized, attacked, or mocked freely

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

cause something to improve a lot

the act of making secret or unknown information known

the liquid in your mouth that helps you chew and swallow food

to speak to someone in a way that ignores their replies or feelings

to tell someone private thoughts or feelings in confidence

God or another spiritual force that people believe controls what happens

to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

an informal way to describe a person who is hard to deal with or understand

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

used to show surprise or disbelief, or to ask someone to repeat what they said

used to ask someone to pause for a moment so you can deal with something else

to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

to separate something from something else, or to become separated

to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

the top part of a page, document, or website that usually shows a title or other information

willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

used to say you have won or beaten someone

to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

used to say that something should have happened earlier

relating to the anus

able to be trusted or believed

a narrow flat part that sticks out from a wall, cliff, or other surface

involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

to agree to something or let something happen, often reluctantly

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

to try to persuade someone to do or accept something by using reason

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

stated very clearly and directly, with no hidden meaning or doubt

a rounded lump or raised part on the back of a camel or some other animals

relating to the mouth or to speaking

to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

a quick, informal check or inspection

to go into or through something, often with force or difficulty

cut out of a piece of material or paper

a person who has sex for money

a house or other place where someone lives

to make a group of people separate and go away

to make secret or new information known

to live in a particular place

as; in the same way that

to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

past tense and past participle of bed

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

used to talk about an earlier time in the past