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Peaky Blinders S6E4: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 4DramaCrime

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  • veneering

    Word

    the process of covering a surface with a thin layer of wood or another material

  • tubercular

    Word

    relating to tuberculosis

  • platitude

    Word

    a remark that is so often repeated that it has become boring or unoriginal

  • sniffle

    Word

    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

  • mangle

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    to badly damage something by tearing, crushing, or cutting it

  • dissociation

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    the separation of one thing from another, or the state of being separated

  • republicanism

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    the belief that a country should be a republic, not a monarchy

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • bulwark

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    a strong wall or defense that protects people or places

  • latching

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    the act of fastening something with a latch

  • mooned

    Word

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

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  • shafting

    Word

    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

  • inlay

    Word

    to fit pieces of wood, metal, or another material into a surface as decoration

  • leavings

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    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • squawk

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    to make a loud, harsh sound

  • hounding

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    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

  • sanatorium

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    a place where people stay to rest and get medical care, especially for a long illness

  • disown

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    to say that you no longer accept someone as part of your family or group

  • clouding

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    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • fathom

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    a unit of length equal to six feet, used mainly for measuring water depth

  • condolence

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    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • importation

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    the act of bringing goods into a country from abroad

  • veneer

    Word

    a thin layer of fine wood or another material used to cover a cheaper surface

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  • populate

    Word

    to live in or fill a place with people or animals

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • shriek

    Word

    a loud, sharp cry

  • pining

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    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • nudge

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    to push or touch someone or something gently

  • arse

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    a rude word for the buttocks

  • abound

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    to exist in large numbers or amounts

  • creak

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    to make a harsh, high-pitched sound as it moves or is pressed

  • hallucination

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    something you see, hear, or feel that seems real but is not caused by anything outside your mind

  • expressly

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    used to say that something is stated clearly and directly

  • mindful

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    aware of something and careful about it

  • cocking

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    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • futile

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    not likely to succeed or have any useful result

  • blackness

    Word

    the quality of being black in color

  • loom

    Word

    to appear as a large, often threatening shape, especially in the distance

  • tiling

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    the process of covering a surface with tiles

  • lark

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    a small bird with a pleasant song

  • slumber

    Word

    a light, peaceful sleep

  • sapphire

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    a clear blue precious stone

  • your mum

    Phrase

    an insulting remark about someone's mother

  • deterioration

    Word

    the process of getting worse

  • tailoring

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    the work of making or altering clothes so they fit well

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • liberate

    Word

    to free someone from prison, slavery, or control

  • fucked up

    Phrase

    in a very bad, damaged, or disordered state

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • sizing

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    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • giggle

    Word

    to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • aristocracy

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    the highest social class in some countries, especially people with noble titles

  • sorcerer

    Word

    a person who uses magic, especially in stories

  • ride with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or be part of their group

  • bounding

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    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • tyranny

    Word

    cruel and unfair control by a ruler or government

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • whipping

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    the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • recollection

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    the act of remembering something

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • typewriter

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    a machine with keys that prints letters and numbers on paper

  • play on

    Phrase

    to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

  • urgently

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    in a way that needs immediate action or attention

  • amend

    Word

    to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

  • one too many

    Phrase

    a drink too many, especially one that makes you drunk

  • come to power

    Phrase

    to become the leader or ruler of a country or organization

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • latch

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    a simple device for fastening a door or gate

  • chuckle

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    to laugh quietly

  • gypsy

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    a member of the Romani people

  • blackbird

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    a common bird with black or dark feathers and a pleasant song

  • big wheel

    Phrase

    an important or powerful person

  • perish

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    to die or be destroyed, especially in a sudden or tragic way

  • second opinion

    Phrase

    an extra opinion from another expert, especially a doctor

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • sleep on

    Phrase

    to wait until the next day before deciding something

  • slip into

    Phrase

    to put on clothes quickly and easily

  • type up

    Phrase

    to type a document or text, especially in its final, neat form

  • grunt

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    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • flatter

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

  • righteous

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    morally good and fair; doing what is right

  • lullaby

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    a quiet, gentle song sung to help a child fall asleep

  • hazel

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    a light brown or greenish-brown color

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • pick it up

    Phrase

    to speak or act more quickly

  • winding

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    having many bends or turns

  • misfortune

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    bad luck or an unlucky event

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • curing

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    the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • shatter

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    to break suddenly into many pieces

  • bedded

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    past tense and past participle of bed

  • comrade

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    a close companion or fellow member of a group, especially in the military or in politics

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