FBI S3E3: English vocabulary

to make a substance or effect harmless or inactive

a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit

to make something explode

in cricket, the side of the field on the batter's leg side

a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

to be more important, valuable, or serious than something else

used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

to hit something quickly with your hand

to arrest someone, especially a suspect

a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

to stop a bad situation from getting worse

the life or world believed to exist after death

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

to stop working properly; to break down

to place one window, image, or layer over another

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

to search someone’s body by touching their clothes and pockets, especially for weapons or other hidden items

to drive around casually with no particular destination

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of putting things into a pile or piles

to make sure someone is arrested and tried for a crime

So bad or unsuccessful that it is likely to fail from the start

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

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

so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

imagined rather than real

a short, interesting story about a real person or event

a person who kills a police officer

to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

cause something to improve a lot

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

an FBI or other government detective

very likely to happen or succeed

used to say that something is not believable

used after a number to show that there are more of the same kind than the number mentioned

newer and more recently made than earlier models

showing agreement or saying yes

a flat board that an artist uses to hold and mix paint

to expect something or think it will happen

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a humorous or informal way of saying death

a hired car with a driver, often used for airport or hotel trips

far away; at a great distance

to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

to take weapons away from someone or something

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

the quality of being trusted and believed

used to say you have won or beaten someone

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

an organized group that controls the illegal drug trade

in a blunt or direct way

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

leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

exactly right; very accurate

a violent criminal or troublemaker

a mass of earth or rock that suddenly slides down a slope

a car with a closed body and usually four doors

to enter information by pressing keys or buttons

to count backward to a time or event

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

a sudden hard pull or jerk

to check or read something quickly

to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

to end a romantic relationship

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

to pretend you have an advantage, skill, or plan in order to trick someone

as; in the same way that

to support the weight of something so it does not fall

to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

a person trained to give emergency medical care

marked or decorated with letters or writing