Law & Order S16E6: English vocabulary

a person, especially a young person, who breaks the law or behaves badly

to send a case back to a lower court for further action

very attractive in a way that is hard to resist

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

to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement

a death caused by an accident, war, or disease

to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

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

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

extremely large

to walk or move in an unsteady way, as if you might fall

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

a tool with a curved blade, used for cutting crops or grass by hand

a stake or payment made before a game starts, especially in poker

moving with quick, light jumps

a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

the work of making or altering clothes so they fit well

locked with a key

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

to quote or present something without the surrounding information that explains it

causing pity because something is sad, weak, or badly done

moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

used to say that a child was born to parents who were not married to each other

a person who is addicted to drugs

the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

the life or world believed to exist after death

to try hard to get something, especially a job or promotion

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

a person who serves on a jury

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

a particular point of view

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

the organ in a woman's body where a baby grows before birth

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

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

something that is very easy to do or achieve

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

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

the act of giving a person or animal a vaccine to protect against a disease

a sudden painful tightening of a muscle

a situation where there is no government or no control, often causing chaos

to try to get two things that cannot be combined

a person or thing that has become very successful and is often used as an example

to stop a harmful pattern from continuing

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to become weaker, less effective, or less sharp

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

the loss of a pregnancy before the baby can survive

a tiny fungus used in baking and brewing to make dough rise and to ferment sugar

to laugh quietly

a group of wild boars

mentally healthy and able to think clearly

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

not yet born

soft food, especially for a baby or someone who is ill

to tell someone about an idea or plan so they can give their opinion

very angry or annoyed

willing or likely to do something; having a tendency to do it

very good or impressive

the laws, courts, and legal procedures of a country

a violent criminal or troublemaker

someone who works in a profession, especially medicine

a lack of interest, concern, or sympathy

in your real thoughts or feelings, even if you do not show them

the fact that all living things eventually die

the ability to produce babies, young animals, or seeds

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

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

deserving praise, help, or respect

not suitable or not good enough for a particular purpose

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

to watch carefully for something or someone