Midsomer Murders S25E4: English vocabulary

a change in color, especially when something looks unhealthy or damaged

to give someone the right to have or do something

to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

to value something very highly

careful, exact, and thorough work or study

to live in or fill a place with people or animals

a board used in gymnastics or diving to jump from

becoming sour, spoiled, or unpleasant

the act of using someone else's words or ideas as your own without giving credit

the act of making a sound or device silent

showing disrespect or contempt

a small piece of snow

too proud of yourself and your abilities

flavored with curry

describing a close relationship or friendship that is not sexual

a person, especially a young person, who breaks the law or behaves badly

a device used to put out a fire

the legal responsibility of caring for someone, especially a child

giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

to make someone feel extreme fear

covered with a protective outer layer

the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

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

the daughter of your husband or wife from an earlier relationship

to spread out and gradually disappear

something kept to remind you of a person, place, or event

to make a train or tram leave its tracks

great happiness or pleasure

to tell someone private information or feelings in confidence

a long spear that is thrown in sports or hunting

a doctor who examines body tissue and samples to find the cause of disease or death

moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

making someone feel less hopeful or confident

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

the state of being naked

damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

a sudden strong expression of emotion, especially anger

in a way that follows clear reasoning and makes sense

to figure out or read something that is hard to understand, especially a code or message

locked with a key

likely to cause a strong reaction, especially by upsetting or challenging people

moving or walking with quick, light steps

a person who looks after a building or property

the central point or part that something turns around

willing to do something or likely to agree to it

a lesson or guide that shows you how to do something

to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

home; to or at home

acting quickly without thinking about the results

careful because something may be dangerous or cause problems

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

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

the activity of making clothes or other items by looping yarn with needles

to force an enemy or crowd to move back

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

a serious break in a relationship or situation

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

animal waste used to fertilize soil

to perform very well; to do something impressively

greatest in amount, degree, or importance

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

a joke that is cruel, offensive, or in bad taste

to admit that you were wrong after someone corrects you

allowed by law; legal

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

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

a long trip through Europe, especially one taken by a young person as part of their education

helpful and likely to improve something

a raised mark or ridge on skin or on a surface, often caused by pressure or a blow