FBI S1E20: English vocabulary

moving with quick, light jumps

a cricket shot hit along the ground toward the front of the batter

made hard or tougher by heat, cold, use, or time

to hit something quickly with your hand

a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

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

clear and strong, and hard to ignore

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

to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

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

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

to a lesser degree; not as much

to drive animals into an enclosed area

a person who takes part in a public protest

a container at the top of a machine that holds loose material and lets it drop down gradually

a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign army

a contagious viral illness that causes fever, aches, and cough

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 stop something from succeeding

a setback or decline

an informal date that is expected to be romantic or sexual

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

not getting much attention or being noticed

a person who studies language and how it works

a small decorative box for jewelry, letters, or other valuables

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

something that protects people or things, or helps prevent harm or problems

working properly and ready to use

cause something to improve a lot

a person who belongs to the Lutheran Church

an FBI or other government detective

a person who is good at talking to and working with other people

to stop discussing something and accept it as it is

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

to expect something or think it will happen

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to become hard, or to make something hard

far away; at a great distance

done or happening out of public view, especially secretly

to take weapons away from someone or something

a group of wild boars

a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

a wild animal with short legs, thick fur, and black-and-white markings

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

to gradually become fully understood or emotionally felt

the person who is in charge of a police department

relating to office work or professional jobs rather than manual work

a list of people or things that need to be watched or checked regularly

a list of phone calls made from a phone account or device

the work of cleaning and taking care of a house or other building

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

able to be trusted or believed

without paying anything

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

away from home, especially while travelling or playing in another team’s venue

to put on clothes quickly and easily

a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

a bomb hidden in a car and set to explode

to keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning

a detailed plan for building something

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

deserving praise, help, or respect

to go into or through something, often with force or difficulty

to send a quick message to someone

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

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

as; in the same way that

to find someone or something after searching for them

the act of cutting or shaping something into a design or form

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower