Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S21E4: English vocabulary

a small knot or loop in thread, cord, or rope

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

the daughter of your husband or wife from an earlier relationship

the act of lending something to someone

fish eggs, especially when eaten as food

required or allowed by law

spreading quickly in a way that causes harm or is unwanted

to think you are hearing sounds that are not really there

a large collection of written or spoken texts used for study or analysis

I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

to not do what a person, rule, or order says

the process of forming scars as a wound heals

showing affection and warmth

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

to use up the remaining time in a game to keep your team in the lead

allowed by law; legal

to resign from an important job or public position

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

cause something to improve a lot

a Christian minister who helps with church services and some other duties

crying or showing tears

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis during World War II

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

not yet born

to knock someone down by hitting them hard with punches

to leave a place or avoid something, especially without permission or without telling anyone

a court that deals with divorce, child custody, and other family matters

a small task you have to do regularly, especially around the house

to cry and produce tears

a person who commits a harmful, illegal, or immoral act

never done, seen, or known before

a person whose whereabouts are unknown

care for a child in another family, usually for a limited time

cruel treatment of people because of their race, religion, politics, or beliefs

likely to happen very soon

to delay dealing with something

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

a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

to keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning

to support and keep something going, especially a belief, rule, or principle

a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

relating to a parent or parents

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

ready, arranged, or working properly

at the beginning; originally

an earlier decision or event that is used as a guide in later similar cases

deserving praise, help, or respect

to care about something so much that it gives you energy or purpose

to think about the past, or about what happened before

relating to the process of producing babies or young

temporary and likely to change later

continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

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

to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

a statement that is meant to make someone feel confident or safe

as; in the same way that

to break a rule, law, or agreement

a state of being extremely tired

clothes you wear for sleeping

to say something firmly and clearly, especially a fact or opinion

a formal written order from a court

past tense and past participle of bed

a person, especially a child or teenager, who has run away from home or another place where they were staying

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

a strong feeling that someone or something is not worthy of respect

something added to make an outfit look better or work better

to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

very pleasant or delightful