CSI: Miami S1E13: English vocabulary

a person who rents a home or apartment from someone else

to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

(of food) juicy, tender, and full of flavor

a raised road or path built across water or wet ground

the process of reversing or canceling something

not careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty

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

a tropical tree or shrub that grows in salty coastal water

a milky liquid from some plants, used to make rubber

to twist or become twisted into a messy mass

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

to make it harder for something to happen or continue

a small cut made with scissors or shears

a chemical element used by living things and in fertilizers and matches

kept secret or done secretly, especially because it is illegal or not allowed

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to be enough for a need or purpose

to turn your eyes, attention, or thoughts away from something

to send out light, heat, or energy

to calculate a number or amount

to throw something with a quick, forceful motion

a strong-smelling gas used in making fertilizers and cleaning products

moving or walking with quick, light steps

the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

to talk in a casual, lively way

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

a dangerous build-up of blood between the brain and the tissues around it after a head injury

to force an enemy or crowd to move back

a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

the process of taking in or soaking up a substance, light, heat, or sound

to land or settle lightly on something

common or widespread in a place or at a time

in a very bad or ruined state

relating to the treatment of illness or injury

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

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

able to stretch and return to its original shape

an attractive person, especially one seen as sexually attractive

a bed, especially one on a ship or in a train or bus

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

the triangular upper part of a wall under a sloping roof

communication or social dealings between people or groups

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

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a medicine that prevents blood from clotting too easily

a symbol or design used to identify a company, product, or organization

willing to take risks and try new things

the process of making a surface or material smooth

an informal way of saying you agree with someone

the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

an informal way to say that you do not believe what someone has said

a feeling of extreme happiness or excitement

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

to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

used to say you have won or beaten someone

to leave a place or avoid something, especially without permission or without telling anyone

a planned place where older people live, often with homes and shared facilities

the act of putting things into bags or packages

a liquid used to make paint or other coatings thinner

the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

methamphetamine, a highly addictive illegal drug

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

modern technology, especially computers and electronics

a burglary in which someone breaks into a house while people are inside

a medical condition that causes painful, stiff joints

to come to an end or stop being valid

to become blocked or crowded so that movement is difficult

to focus closely on a particular subject, detail, or image