Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S21E3: English vocabulary

a complete change in form or appearance

the act of cutting food into small cubes

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

a comment or post that reveals an important part of a story, movie, or game before you see it

a line or path that turns sharply back and forth

a temporary frame of poles and boards used by workers to reach high parts of a building

to say that something is true, especially without proving it

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

to send a case back to a lower court for further action

a person who is believed to be able to predict the future

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

someone who wants everything to be exactly right and is hard to satisfy

to cause a sudden shock or surprise

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

to stop yourself from showing or feeling something

a person who attacks someone physically

a strong cotton fabric, usually blue, used for jeans and other clothes

a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

a temporary frame of metal poles and boards used by workers to reach high places

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to increase or make something greater in size, amount, or strength

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

an exclamation used to show surprise or shock

the ideal man in a fairy tale or romance story

an insulting remark about someone, especially one that attacks their race, religion, or identity

to be honest and authentic, especially in a cool or direct way

a command telling someone to come forward and stand in the center

to be the first to report a news story

secretly; without other people knowing

at the same time that something else is happening

a person or thing that attracts a lot of public attention

a bet on the result of something

a person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole

an agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty to a less serious charge to avoid a trial

becoming weaker or less active

a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

a person who serves on a jury

the act of leaving a place

to perform very well; to do something impressively

to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

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

to fill something too full so that it bulges or spills out

the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

to shock or surprise someone very much

a group of soldiers who are ordered to shoot someone as a form of execution

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

Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

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

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

a joke that uses a word with two meanings or two words that sound the same

a circle or chain of flowers, leaves, or other decorations used as a decoration or worn on the head

a rude or angry way of asking why someone is behaving badly or causing trouble

a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

a lot of publicity or excitement about something, often more than it deserves

to give someone a reason or desire to do something

public support for a cause, policy, or idea

the upper part of a city or town, especially away from the center

used to say you have won or beaten someone

used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

to stand by and do nothing while something bad or important is happening

to punish or criticize someone severely

to fight or argue intensely

to suddenly develop a rash or spots on your skin

a warning that the following part will reveal important plot details

a liquid used to make paint or other coatings thinner

the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

to deal with a problem or task in a determined way