Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S15E16: English vocabulary

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

to complain in a high, annoying voice

an informal British term for a person who has been hit by a train

moving or walking with quick, light steps

an expression used to show disbelief or strong disagreement

a fact or situation that makes a punishment or judgment less severe

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

to stop bothering or criticizing someone

one of the two thick blue lines on an ice hockey rink that separate the attacking zone from the neutral zone

a statement that gives all the important facts, especially when something might affect your opinion

the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

to attack someone because they are thought to be gay

the act of being dismissed from a job

a person who engages in a specified activity, especially a sport or branch of the performing arts, professionally or as a pastime.

the act of leaving a place

past tense and past participle of shoot

to give someone the responsibility for something or for taking care of something

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

to record that you have started work or a shift

a false reason or excuse used to hide the real purpose of something

to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

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

the act of making secret or unknown information known

showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

a light mist or smoky cloud that makes it hard to see clearly

the act of fastening something with a screw

to tell someone something surprising or unpleasant, especially suddenly

used to say that something is not believable

to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

far away; at a great distance

to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

to do something correctly or in the right way

to attack someone and hit them hard

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

to make something secret known publicly

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

the border between two U.S. states

a cheerful or positive mood

to become or make someone mentally stronger and less easily upset

very angry or annoyed

leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

a file that gives basic information about a software program or project

from the very beginning

a violent criminal or troublemaker

alcoholic drink, especially strong liquor

to cause someone to make a mistake or lose their balance

to become covered with condensation so that you cannot see through it clearly

to notice or understand something, especially by using your senses

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

to submit something, such as a request or application

relating to the mouth or to speaking

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to depend on something; to be decided by something

strange or unusual, often in a way that makes you uneasy

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

to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it

to find something by chance

not done, paid, or arrived by the expected time

to trick someone by making them believe something false

a quick, informal check or inspection

to send a quick message to someone

continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

to watch carefully for something or someone

as; in the same way that

well educated and interested in art, literature, music, and similar subjects

to lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen

to drive someone back somewhere, especially home

a student in the second year of high school or college

past tense and past participle of bed

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

the act of tricking someone, or the fact of being tricked

a woman who welcomes and looks after guests in a restaurant, club, or at an event