Law & Order S5E23: English vocabulary

a member of an extinct human species that lived in Europe and parts of Asia long ago

the use of force or threats to make someone do something

different from what is normal or accepted

to teach someone a belief, feeling, or habit gradually

to make someone feel extreme fear

information that you heard from other people, not from direct knowledge or proof

to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them

a man who is a member of a local government council

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

an old word for a rabbit

a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

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

having a decorative edge made of hanging threads or strips

used in the phrase call it quits: to stop doing something or end a relationship or argument

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

relating to crime and punishment under the law

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

a meeting of members of a political party to choose a candidate or decide on party matters

locked with a key

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

an expression used to admit that something was your fault

considered rude, offensive, or sexually inappropriate

to hit or push with the head or horns

among ordinary people, especially in public life

to send something to a different place, person, or direction

likely to happen soon or already planned

a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

to make it possible for something to happen

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

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

a person who is paid to kill someone

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

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

to plant seeds by scattering them on the ground

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

a business that arranges paid companions for customers

to annoy or bother someone repeatedly

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes or other items

to make sure someone is arrested and tried for a crime

giving useful information or facts

arguing or fighting angrily

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

the quality of being accepted as legal, real, or valid

the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

a dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid

to shock or surprise someone very much

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

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

the promised savior in Jewish belief

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to persuade or influence someone to do something

behavior that shows good manners and respect for other people

almost; very nearly

the elected group that runs a city

the entertainment industry, especially film, TV, and music

to make someone feel excited and eager

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a fixed and oversimplified idea about a group of people or things

the practice of having sex with people in exchange for money

used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

to make something secret known publicly

to learn something so well that you can say or write it from memory

to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

familiar with something because you know it well

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

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

the right of gay people to be treated the same as everyone else

the local office that handles police work in a town or city