Law & Order S17E12: English vocabulary

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to encourage people to act violently or unlawfully

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

without enough money, food, or shelter

to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

the act of pretending or making something seem true when it is not

covered with a protective outer layer

the fact of being a father

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

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

to fight or struggle in a rough, confused way

the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

a book or system for recording financial accounts

a feeling that something good will happen

the act of lending something to someone

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

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

a pointed wooden or metal stake used to make a fence or mark a boundary

a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

an emphatic, rude way of saying no

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

connected with adoption; having been adopted

spreading quickly in a way that causes harm or is unwanted

bad-tempered, easily annoyed, or in a bad mood

to help explain something or make it easier to understand

to complain in a high, annoying voice

a lack of the skill or ability needed to do something well

having raised ridges or lines

to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

fastened with laces

an amount of a poison or drug that can cause death

the part of a gun that strikes the primer to fire the cartridge

a pig, especially one raised for meat

a famous female singer, especially in opera or pop music

the most important or leading position

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

turning around a central point or axis

to shoot someone and kill them

concerned with everyday life, money, and practical matters rather than religion or spiritual things

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

a confident statement that something is true

unwillingness to do something

to land or settle lightly on something

to lead a group, team, or project

the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

good at doing things that need skill or practice

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

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 legal right that protects a person's freedom and equal treatment

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a black powder used as an explosive, especially in old guns and fireworks

the liquid in your mouth that helps you chew and swallow food

the process of starting a computer

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

using oral contraceptive pills

a small thin piece that has broken off from something

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

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to begin to grow or appear as a small shoot

a small dark purple fruit that grows on a thorny bush

a series of short, sharp sounds

used to strongly agree with someone

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

to laugh quietly

a group of wild boars

a person who has legally adopted a child

a serious disease spread by mosquitoes that causes fever and can be deadly

a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used

only; used to show that something includes no one or nothing else