NCIS S3E13: English vocabulary

causing nausea or a feeling of disgust

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to officially take and use something, especially property or supplies, for a particular purpose

a dishonest or unpleasant person

to put handcuffs on someone

a person who treats someone cruelly or violently, especially repeatedly

the ability to think of clever, original solutions

making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

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

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

to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air

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

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

an object or idea that someone feels an unusually strong interest in or attraction to

land or ground, especially as opposed to water or air

to make something explode

relating to the surrounding area or conditions

relating to the external sex organs

to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

locked with a key

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

an extremely fast speed, especially in science fiction

a noisy, confused disturbance

moving or walking with quick, light steps

to hit or push with the head or horns

describing a disease or tumor that is likely to spread and can cause death

the act of keeping something dangerous, unwanted, or spreading under control

to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

to talk in a casual, lively way

guns that are small enough to be carried and used by one person

a violin, especially one used in folk music

to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

moving quickly with light, springy steps

to make sure someone is arrested and tried for a crime

a wild horse found in North America

to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

to land or settle lightly on something

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

imagined rather than real

used to say what you would prefer

working properly and ready to use

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

the installation of cables or a cable system

an FBI or other government detective

used for investigating or intended to investigate

in a ruined or hopeless state; badly failed

to start recording audio or video

clothes, especially formal or stylish clothes

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to make something white or lighter using a chemical process

a small dark purple fruit that grows on a thorny bush

a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

used to say that you have received and understood a message

a person who is addicted to drugs

high blood pressure

a group of wild boars

happening or done every night

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

giving people hope, confidence, or motivation

to slide out of control on a surface, especially because it is wet or icy

in a way that uses time, money, or effort well with little waste

to make someone feel worried or under pressure

a person who carries out a bombing and dies in the attack

a skill or area that someone is especially good at

the set of digits you dial before a phone number to show which area it is in

an officer who serves in the navy

a way of buying and selling that aims to give producers fair prices and better working conditions, especially in poorer countries

a school that trains people to become military officers

to keep working hard at a difficult task