The Mentalist S4E7: English vocabulary

closely related in nature, character, or feeling

unfriendly and not wanting to spend time with other people

to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

easy to manage, control, or deal with

having false beliefs that are not based in reality

suggesting something, often in a subtle or indirect way

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

very careful about small details and exactness

not deserving respect, approval, or love

a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

the act of copying or reproducing something

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

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

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

to arrest someone, especially a suspect

to explain something in more detail

to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

a crime that can be punished by death

to provide clothes for someone

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

a public performance of music or dance, often by a student or solo performer

a setback or decline

moving quickly with light, springy steps

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

to be hard to notice even though it is visible

to make sure someone is arrested and tried for a crime

while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

helpful and likely to improve something

so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

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

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

an FBI or other government detective

an official court order that allows police to search a place

used for investigating or intended to investigate

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

the ability to know or understand something quickly without thinking it through

to make someone feel excited and eager

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

caught by surprise and not ready for what happens

to make something secret known publicly

used to ask someone to pause for a moment so you can deal with something else

to show approval by clapping

a reason or explanation that shows something is right or acceptable

great respect and admiration that people have for someone or something because of its quality or success

the quality of staying the same or happening in the same way over time

actively dealing with something or working on it

a card used in tarot readings

an imaginary world or situation that is not real

in a blunt or direct way

to succeed in doing something difficult

a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident

to reduce the number of possibilities so something becomes more specific

behaving in a secretive or dishonest way

to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

the quality of being very successful, admired, or important

deserving praise, help, or respect

to park a vehicle so that another vehicle cannot get out

a feeling of great wonder and respect, sometimes with a little fear

to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

to find a way to deal with a problem or obstacle

to make a long, narrow cut in something

as; in the same way that

the process of becoming narrower

relating to the scientific study used in solving crimes

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

in a tidy, orderly, or careful way

to switch something on, especially a light or heater

an official card or document that shows who someone is