The Rookie S4E16: English vocabulary

help someone recover from illness, injury, addiction, or prison life and return to normal life

the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

relating to Satan or to satanism

to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

a private or sacred room or place

the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

to secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a person or thing that changes something

mentally ill or behaving in a wild, uncontrolled way

a cloth used to wrap a dead body before burial

to say that something is true, especially without proving it

showing no sympathy or concern for other people

to make something weaker, less effective, or less clear

mysterious or hard to understand

giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

relating to the earliest stage of life, history, or development

a stocky, fierce mammal of the weasel family that lives in northern regions

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

so close that the people or things are always together and hard to separate

a tree with clusters of small red berries, often called mountain ash

the state of being kept in prison

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

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

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a wild animal like a small dog, found in Africa and Asia

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

clever in a way that is a little dishonest or sneaky

an emphatic, rude way of saying no

to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

a bicycle with three wheels

a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

moving with quick, light jumps

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

a private place or group that only a few people can enter

made hard or tougher by heat, cold, use, or time

to stay somewhere longer than needed, often because you do not want to leave

I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

to make someone so excited or emotional that they lose control

to cut or tear something into small pieces

in a way that is wrong or not intended; by mistake

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

to perform very well; to do something impressively

to fight or meet an enemy in battle

past tense and past participle of shoot

a person who develops theories, especially in science or politics

punishment or suffering that is seen as payback for a wrong

to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

a false name used by a writer or performer instead of their real name

in a way that everyone can see

to move or handle something awkwardly or clumsily

to describe the main qualities of someone or something

a person who asks questions in an interview

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

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

the act of ending something, especially a job, contract, or agreement

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

the act of fastening something with a screw

a large, expensive car, often driven by a chauffeur

to start again from the beginning after a failure or setback

becoming more mature and fully developed

the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

to make someone feel excited and eager

looking neat, smart, or well dressed

a small object you place a golf ball on before hitting it

to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

far away; at a great distance

suddenly and without warning

used in the phrase into thin air to mean that something disappears completely or seems to vanish

an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

a group of wild boars