NCIS S4E19: English vocabulary

a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

an armed rebellion against a government or authority

a person who supports a cause, group, or political idea

a tool with two arms joined at one end, used for gripping and lifting things

making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air

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

to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

a milky liquid from some plants, used to make rubber

relating to rhetoric, or the skill of speaking or writing effectively

a title for an Arab leader or elder

to talk with someone in a formal or polite way

to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

the surgical removal of part of the body, especially a limb

a religious leader, especially a Christian priest

a small piece of food, especially something sweet

an offensive word for a person who seems crazy or very strange

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

to calculate a number or amount

very attracted to someone; in love with them

something that makes someone feel less worried or afraid

locked with a key

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

A call used in rugby to signal that the match is over

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

to copy the way something looks, sounds, or behaves

moving or walking with quick, light steps

to hit or push with the head or horns

a narrow passage or corridor that lets people move from one place to another

one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

food; a meal or something to eat

one of the two bands of tissue in the throat that help produce sound

a small metal ball used in a bearing

an attack in which a person blows up a bomb and expects to die

to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

to finish something quickly and efficiently

the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

to honor an event or place by being present

a Muslim religious leader who leads prayers in a mosque

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

earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

a short, sharp ringing sound

showing two or more ideas, statements, or facts that do not agree with each other

to make something smaller, weaker, or less intense

to record that you have started work or a shift

a disadvantage or problem that makes something less useful or attractive

to join someone in putting money into a plan, purchase, or business

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to press something so that it becomes smaller, flatter, or tighter

an FBI or other government detective

a CT scan

showing too much sympathy or leniency toward someone

a formal promise or agreement, especially one with legal or religious importance

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to become hard, or to make something hard

in a way that is very clear or easy to notice

far away; at a great distance

make something again, especially in a new or different way

to hit something with a quick, hard blow

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

to laugh quietly

to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

a group of wild boars

the process of gradually collecting or building up something

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

to continue with a plan or activity, especially after a delay or discussion

the pressure of the air around us

a person who carries out a bombing and dies in the attack

the two bands of tissue in your throat that help make your voice

a question asked to make a point, not to get an answer

a heavy metal tool used for prying things open

the two bands of tissue in the throat that produce sound for speaking and singing

an enclosed place where people practice batting in baseball