Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S2E18: English vocabulary

extremely evil and shocking

based on the facts and details of a situation

a large building with many apartments, often in a poor area

a lucky result that seems unlikely or accidental

relating to the area around the pubic bone or genitals

describing a relationship in which two different things help each other

a person who arranges romantic matches or marriages between other people

to pay someone back for money they spent on something

to break down naturally into simpler substances

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a person or company that brings goods into a country to sell them

a small pale insect that lives in large colonies and eats wood

to want something very much, especially something you have lost or cannot have

a bloodsucking worm, or a person who takes advantage of others

to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

a husband; an affectionate word for your husband

to give up a right, claim, or rule requirement

the state of being controlled by someone else, especially as a slave

removed from the shell or husk

the long bone in the upper part of the leg

a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

a number or amount that is close to the real one but not exact

to ask for money, help, or information in a formal way

a man who is a member of a local government council

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

make small cuts or grooves in something

sexually unconventional or involving unusual sexual practices

so close that the people or things are always together and hard to separate

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

to crowd or gather closely together

moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

a poisonous chemical element

a sudden, uncontrolled outburst of anger, especially in a child

extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it

the act of leaving your country to live in another one

the period when two people are getting to know each other before marriage or a long-term relationship

small and attractively delicate, especially used about a woman

the showing of a film or TV program to an audience

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

giving details that help you picture or understand something

a person or animal that digs

to eat something very quickly and eagerly

a woman who rents out a room, flat, or house to someone

moving or walking with quick, light steps

a person who studies human societies, cultures, and how they change over time

to force someone to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law or do not have legal permission to stay

to treat someone in a cruel or insulting way

mentioned earlier in the same text or conversation

home; to or at home

to value someone or something very highly

a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

to talk in a casual, lively way

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

the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

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

the act of forcing someone to leave a country

legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

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

making or likely to make a lot of money

a person whose job is to study rocks, the earth, and how they change over time

past tense and past participle of shoot

while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

the use of several layers, especially in clothing

a Chinese unit of length, equal to about 0.5 meters (1.31 feet)

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

a person from the Caucasus region

the process of preparing land for growing crops or plants

depending on a condition or requirement being met

the group of diplomats from different countries working in one place

to put furniture and other items into a room or house

to record that you have started work or a shift

a business partner who provides money but does not help run the business

to spend time with someone or a group, often with disapproval

something you do to prevent harm or trouble