The Killings at Badger's Drift: Midsomer Murders (1997) S01E01 English vocabulary

a kitchen tool with wire loops used for mixing or beating food

a region in northern Israel

good at noticing small details

a small lock with a U-shaped metal bar, used for doors, gates, bikes, and boxes

sexual relations between people who are closely related

showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

to make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed

shaped by hammering, especially metal

to argue about small, unimportant things

to decorate something so it looks more attractive

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

a person or company that provides food and drink for an event

a small bird with a plump body, often hunted for food

very unpleasant, ugly, or disgusting

the daughter of your husband or wife from an earlier relationship

a small piece of dough, often filled, that is boiled, steamed, or fried

a large tent used for a party, wedding, or other event

to cut stone out of the ground in a quarry

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

very disgusting or unpleasant

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

married

a person whose job is to arrange funerals and prepare bodies for burial or cremation

showing strong enthusiasm or excitement

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to be enough for a need or purpose

a piece of clothing with trousers and a bib front, worn over a shirt for work or casual wear

an insulting slang term for a gay man

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

a bicycle with three wheels

the act of moving along without using power

a small container with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids

a smooth, shiny fabric with a soft surface

the period when a regent rules instead of a monarch

a formal room in a house where guests are received

a period when something is deliberately stopped or put on hold

a man or boy

Used in some nonstandard varieties of English to show that an action happened and is finished

a person who strongly supports and works for a cause

an affectionate way to address a woman

home; to or at home

to have no moral or legal permission to do something

sex between a married person and someone who is not their spouse

not heard or not listened to

to chase or follow someone or something

the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

to make someone or something more likely to act or happen

the life or world believed to exist after death

a type of strong, pale wine from Spain

to make it possible for something to happen

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

to force an enemy or crowd to move back

to attack someone suddenly and aggressively, with words or physically

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

the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

to look at something with attention or wonder

to seriously damage or weaken something

the state of being mentally healthy and able to think clearly and reasonably

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

used to say that something seems true or reasonable at first, but may not be when you look more closely

still not understanding something after an explanation or event

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

located at the back; behind the front part

to mean or indicate something

very unpleasant-smelling

to record that you have started work or a shift

to throw something with a lot of force

a person who likes rock music, especially a fan of rock and roll

a man whose wife has died and who has not married again

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

strong, direct, and effective