The Mentalist S1E22: English vocabulary

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

too large or too small compared with something else

good at judging people and situations accurately; clever and practical

done often because it is a habit; usual for someone

a person who deliberately damages property or public places

a person, especially a young person, who breaks the law or behaves badly

a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

a soft sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream

a stick with a support at the top that helps someone walk

to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

to gather people together for a meeting or event

making quick, sharp movements

the people who live in a town

to feel sorry and guilty about something wrong you have done

moving with quick, light jumps

required or allowed by law

to mention or use something as support for an argument or action

a place where young offenders are kept

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

an insulting word for someone who spends a lot of time doing office work at a desk

something used to trick or attract someone or something

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

one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

a thin book with pictures and information about a product, place, or service

to defeat someone or something by using greater strength or power

to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

a large fire outdoors, often for a celebration or event

the life or world believed to exist after death

boring because it takes too long or keeps repeating the same thing

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

to help someone understand something better

a hidden place where a wild animal lives

a lack of something that people need or want, especially food, sleep, or care

a setback or decline

to think of someone or something in a particular way

serious and formal in a way that shows respect or importance

past tense and past participle of shoot

to start having bad or risky ideas or temptations

the state of being kept in a place and not allowed to leave

to shoot someone and kill them

a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

toward or up a slope

sexual activity between two people

expected or likely to happen in the future

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

showing too much sympathy or leniency toward someone

to know what someone is thinking without being told

a person or thing that has become very successful and is often used as an example

an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

used to strongly agree with someone

used to show strong surprise, annoyance, or disbelief in a question

a person who has committed a sin

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

to move in a heavy, awkward way

a person who is addicted to drugs

to a very bad or unpleasant degree

a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof

a group of wild boars

to remember or consider something

to tell someone to be quiet

used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

an informal way of asking what is happening or what the situation is

curved like an arch

showing respect for other people and their feelings, rights, or opinions

severe physical or mental suffering

to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

to get energy, excitement, or motivation from something or someone

behaving in a secretive or dishonest way

to rest on one or both knees

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

at the beginning; originally