FBI S2E6: English vocabulary

causing or likely to cause arguments

the business of arranging deals, especially in finance or real estate

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

the act of combing hair

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

a shot in basketball that is worth three points

the record of an animal's family line, showing its ancestors

made invalid or no longer legally effective

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a steep rocky hill or peak

the quality of being very formal and following rules of etiquette closely

the middle finger

to change the structure or style of a room or building

sad because you are away from home and miss it

the act of including something as part of a larger whole

locked with a key

a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

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

moving or walking with quick, light steps

believing that people are mostly selfish and cannot be trusted to be sincere

the act of adding salt to food or water

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

a serious criminal attack that is done with a weapon or in a way that could cause serious injury

to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

to leave school or work early without permission

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

to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

the act of putting things into a pile or piles

the news or gossip that people are saying about something

to shoot someone and kill them

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to lead a group, team, or project

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

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

a person who wants to control other people or every detail of a situation

too much pride in yourself and a belief that you are better than other people

imagined rather than real

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

a person whose job is to help companies and governments raise money and handle big financial deals

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

to work very hard and with a lot of energy

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to persuade someone to have sex with you or do something they might not otherwise do

to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

the act of fastening something with a screw

to start again from the beginning after a failure or setback

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to become hard, or to make something hard

a series of short, sharp sounds

nervous and unable to relax

a rude or angry way of asking why someone is behaving badly or causing trouble

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

to start to succeed or become active

a small house, usually with only one floor

relating to the outer edge of something, or less important than the main part

to spend time with a particular group of people, especially a group you belong to

relating to office work or professional jobs rather than manual work

wash clothes, sheets, or other fabric items

a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

to make a serious mistake or do something badly

a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

a person whose job is to do building work on construction sites

a violent criminal or troublemaker

a car with a closed body and usually four doors

to be in a romantic relationship with each other

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

to give an old item to a store as part of the payment for a new one

to enter information by pressing keys or buttons

to ask several people for information or help

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

to keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning

a person from Great Britain