Criminal Minds S14E6: English vocabulary

the act of keeping horses in stables

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

to clean something by rubbing it hard

a long-running bitter feud or revenge between people or families

the land along the sea; the coast

the act of making something shorter or less long

relevant to the subject being discussed

the business of transporting goods by truck

not certain or fixed; likely to change

a piece of clothing with trousers and a bib front, worn over a shirt for work or casual wear

a person who is good at expressing ideas clearly

to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

locked with a key

showing care and thought for other people's feelings and needs

used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

in journalism, to delay the main point of a story and start with less important details

for the near future; for a period that is likely to continue

everyone in a ship's crew

feeling or showing great victory or success

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

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

a film shot that shows two people together

a person who illegally sells or transports drugs

to honor an event or place by being present

a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign army

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

a government program that gives witnesses new identities and protection when they are in danger

a person who is paid to kill someone

careful about what you say or do, especially to keep something private

to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

a setback or decline

to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

to secretly look at a place to plan a crime

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

not getting much attention or being noticed

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

happening one after another in order

having thoughts of killing yourself

to take things out of a bag, box, or other container

a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

a complete defeat in which one side is forced to run away in disorder

to record that you have started work or a shift

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

cause something to improve a lot

Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

to make a list, report, or book by gathering information from different sources

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

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

to openly refuse to obey or accept something

an FBI or other government detective

the event that marked the beginning of the universe

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

producing fruit

someone or something that has all the qualities people want

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

to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

showing agreement or saying yes

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to make something white or lighter using a chemical process

far away; at a great distance

a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

an informal way of greeting someone and asking what has happened recently in their life

a person who has committed a sin

your; belonging to you

a group of wild boars

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

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

an old word for 'you' when speaking to one person

used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

to fight or argue intensely

a small room in a house or building where people can hide and stay safe during an attack or emergency

an organized group that controls the illegal drug trade

to tell the police or other authorities about someone’s wrongdoing

the act of putting things into bags or packages