Law & Order S16E14: English vocabulary

an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

an area of land that drains water into a river, lake, or reservoir

a substance that makes the body or brain more active

to impress someone very strongly, especially with beauty, skill, or style

a device that lets you breathe medicine into your lungs

to encourage people to act violently or unlawfully

the crime of lying under oath in court

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

based on guesses or not certain

to send a case back to a lower court for further action

covered with a protective outer layer

the state of being drunk or affected by alcohol or drugs

the act of combing hair

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

to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

a legal decision that someone is not guilty

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

practical and realistic, rather than based on theory or ideals

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

used to introduce a contrasting or opposite point

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

in a way that involves chemistry or chemical reactions

a prison for people who have committed serious crimes

a clever or sneaky plan meant to get an advantage

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

a piece of clothing with trousers and a bib front, worn over a shirt for work or casual wear

to speak angrily and at length

making quick, sharp movements

a branch of mathematics that uses derivatives and integrals to study change and motion

to admit that something is true, valid, or right, especially after resisting it

done without conscious control

required or allowed by law

locked with a key

an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

having raised ridges or lines

to arrest someone, especially a suspect

to send something to a different place, person, or direction

the act of sealing a hole or gap

bad or dishonest behavior, especially by someone in authority or at work

mentally capable of making sensible decisions

a unit of credit a student earns for a course

a feeling of being annoyed or unhappy about something

to enter a place, especially quietly or in a formal way

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

the amount of medicine or a drug that should be taken at one time or over a period of time

past tense and past participle of shoot

to start burning, or make something start burning

responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

to do very well or be very successful

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

a luxury apartment on the top floor of a building

having thoughts of killing yourself

the main sports team that represents a school or college

so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

imagined rather than real

the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

a person who is likely to run away before a trial or punishment

property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

harmful or unfavorable

to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

to discuss ideas informally and freely

showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

a strong pain-relieving medicine used in hospitals

a person or organization with a lot of money

an official court order that allows police to search a place

used to say that something is not believable

unfairly better or more considerate treatment than other people get

showing agreement or saying yes

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

looking neat, smart, or well dressed

far away; at a great distance