Law & Order S3E7: English vocabulary

impossible to believe or imagine

a person, group, or country that starts an attack or conflict

to cause a lot of damage or harm

goods sent to someone, especially for sale

an award or honor given for achievement

the act of cutting food into small cubes

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

a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

strongly and publicly committed to a cause or campaign

the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

the act of cutting back a plant, tree, or bush to help it grow better

a heavy metal bar used for forcing things open or moving heavy objects

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

a small dish served before the main meal

in a way that causes death or is very serious

a metal screen made of bars or wires

to run faster than someone or something, or to escape by running

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

the people living in a particular place, especially when talked about as a group

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

a written statement that you swear is true, used as evidence in court

a person or company that money is owed to

to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

to form an opinion or guess based on evidence

an object that is thrown or fired through the air

the act of lending something to someone

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

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

to make people or a place more civilized and polite

a person whose job is to carry out a death sentence

a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

relating to crime and punishment under the law

the panel in a vehicle that shows information like speed and fuel level

located at the back or rear of something

relating to motion or movement

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

one of four equal parts of a circle or space

moving with quick, light jumps

locked with a key

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

in a weaker position and likely to lose

a piece of paper, plastic, or similar material that covers something

left after most of something has gone or been used

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

to have no moral or legal permission to do something

an expression used to show disbelief or strong disagreement

a religion and set of spiritual practices that developed in Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

a person who arranges reservations or bookings

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

the crime of stealing something that is worth a lot of money

the set of laws that define crimes and punishments in a country or region

the wound where a bullet or other object enters the body

a small pipe used for smoking crack cocaine

a jury that cannot agree on a verdict

a legal standard meaning an ordinary careful person

a loud, rude, or wild person

becoming weaker or less active

the degree to which something is serious, severe, or intense

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

a person who serves on a jury

the act of moving something on wheels

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

to indicate or suggest something

to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

past tense and past participle of shoot

to press the gas pedal all the way down

a device that makes a buzzing sound, often to signal something

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

the path that something moving through the air or space follows

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

the skill of using language to persuade or impress people

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

a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you