NCIS S3E5: English vocabulary

a person who entertains people with jokes and silly behavior, especially in a royal court

to look at something with your eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to see better

a person who is very skilled at shooting a gun or hitting a target

a change in color, especially when something looks unhealthy or damaged

to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

the process of making something waterproof

pretend to be someone else, often to trick people or for entertainment

a large cup, especially one used in religious ceremonies

a frying pan, especially a heavy one made of cast iron

in a way that shows honesty, fairness, and good character

the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to publish or release something again, often in a new edition

either of the two organs in the scrotum that produce sperm and male hormones

an organ behind the stomach that helps digest food and makes insulin

a narrow crack or opening, especially in rock or a wall

a thin flat bread made from corn or wheat flour, used in Mexican and other Latin American food

a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

a small, round, compressed piece of material

a strong cotton cloth or a color that is light brownish green

to make liquid, paint, or mud fly and land in small drops

either of the two rounded parts at the back of the body below the waist

a gland in the neck that makes hormones controlling growth and metabolism

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

a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

a chemical salt or ester of nitric acid

covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

a small, ugly, or evil creature in stories and folklore

an organ in the body that helps clean the blood and fight infection

to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

something that is different from what is normal or expected

to injure a joint by twisting it too hard

a person or vehicle that carries people or goods from one place to another

something that is extremely desirable but very hard to get

having raised ridges or lines

the act of adding salt to food or water

left after most of something has gone or been used

used to challenge someone to try something, especially a fight or argument

the act of sealing a hole or gap

something that is very hard to find or achieve

a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

A strong sexual desire for someone

clear and strong, and hard to ignore

to talk in a casual, lively way

too quick or willing to use violence, especially a gun

the lower left chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the body

one of the large veins in the neck that carries blood from the head back to the heart

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

to kill an important person, especially for political reasons

the line where two pieces of cloth or other material are sewn together

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

to indicate or suggest something

a setback or decline

past tense and past participle of shoot

located at the front of something

while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

a bar or set of bars used as a fence, guard, or support

the secret gathering of information about another country or organization

the use of several layers, especially in clothing

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

the path that something moving through the air or space follows

to balance or reduce the effect of something

to find out the real reason for something or solve a problem

used to say what you would prefer

an official release from military service with a good record

a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

working properly and ready to use

to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

an FBI or other government detective

almost; very nearly