The Rookie S2E15: English vocabulary

stiff, formal, and a little old-fashioned

not serious or important; silly and wasteful

to make a process or task happen faster

able to speak or write in a clear, effective, and persuasive way

money paid to someone for loss, damage, or injury

a person who deliberately damages property or public places

a device that sprays water over grass or plants

described by law as deserving punishment

to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

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

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

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

a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

caring more about other people than about yourself

the process of finding how much something is worth

closed and no longer open for business

illegal or not allowed by law, rules, or custom

a feeling that something good will happen

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

the work or cost of keeping something in good condition

used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

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

to repair a hole in knitted cloth by sewing yarn through it

an emphatic, rude way of saying no

to involve something as a necessary part or result

the act of moving along without using power

locked with a key

women's underwear, especially attractive or delicate styles

an informal way of saying “absolutely not

covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

moving or walking with quick, light steps

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

to treat someone in a cruel or insulting way

I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

to have sex

in a way that shows good judgment

the end of a period when something is valid or can be used

a large heavy knife used for cutting plants

the life or world believed to exist after death

deserved or legally owned; having a valid claim to something

involving fraud or deception

the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

to say something that makes someone feel worse about a mistake, failure, or bad luck

the temperature inside a person's body

the activity of making clothes or other items by looping yarn with needles

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

a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

to spend time with someone or be part of their group

to provide yourself or other people with weapons

past tense and past participle of shoot

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

not allowed by law or by accepted rules

imagined rather than real

the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

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

a device for controlling the flow of water from a pipe

the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

a lack of something that is needed or expected

causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

to affect someone suddenly and strongly, especially with a feeling or mood

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

objects used in a play, movie, or TV show

separated from the rest by cutting

a situation that is extremely unpleasant and very hard to endure

passed from parents to children through genes

to cut something off or separate it by force

to make someone feel excited and eager

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

no longer modern, useful, or accepted

used to show surprise that something unlikely has happened

the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

a person who is addicted to drugs