The Mentalist S4E4: English vocabulary

a serious type of skin cancer

to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

out of control because of anger or excitement

the study of crime, criminals, and how to prevent crime

to throw or hit someone or something with a lot of small objects

a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

to encourage people to act violently or unlawfully

to feel sympathy for someone who is having a hard time

of or about the thing just mentioned

unfriendly and not wanting to spend time with other people

to get a reaction, answer, or feeling from someone

covered with a protective outer layer

a small red swelling on the skin, often caused by acne

winning or succeeding after a struggle

anxious and overly worried about things, often in a way that seems excessive

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

a government official, especially one who is seen as slow or too focused on rules and paperwork

a narrow passage between or behind buildings

covered with frost or looking cold and icy

a long, warm coat worn over other clothes in cold weather

made invalid or no longer legally effective

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a soft-bodied animal, often with a shell, such as a snail, clam, or octopus

a large North American brown bear with a hump on its shoulders

used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

locked with a key

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

trying to control or influence people in a dishonest way for your own benefit

a person who attracts others and leads them into trouble

lasting for only a short time

in journalism, to delay the main point of a story and start with less important details

the part of the face above the eyes and below the hairline

something used to trick or attract someone or something

violent or very messy disorder; chaos

the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

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

the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

a feeling of being annoyed or unhappy about something

a person who takes part in a public protest

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

to honor an event or place by being present

to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

to indicate or suggest something

to perform very well; to do something impressively

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

to go out into the streets to protest

weapons considered as a group

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

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

a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

the quality of being open and honest, especially about decisions or money

not deep or detailed enough

to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

cause something to improve a lot

to refuse to accept something, especially an idea or suggestion

to enter a place suddenly and forcefully

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

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

separated from the rest by cutting

an FBI or other government detective

to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

a man who is engaged to be married

used to say that something is not surprising

used to say that something is not believable

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

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a humorous or informal way of saying death

used to say that one choice is clearly better or more certain than the others

used to show surprise or disbelief, or to ask someone to repeat what they said

to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

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