Midsomer Murders S2E1: English vocabulary

an evergreen tree with dark green leaves and red berry-like fruits

a senior church official who helps manage a diocese or church district

to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

covered or treated with oil

something left to someone in a will, especially money or property

good enough for people to live in

the quality of being cool or calm

slightly crazy or strange in a funny or harmless way

to cause pain or suffering to someone or something

clean something with a sponge

made so it can be taken apart or folded flat easily

too proud and serious in a way that annoys other people

a tall pointed tower on a church

a formal meeting of church leaders to discuss church matters

to impress someone very strongly, especially with beauty, skill, or style

showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

a small school building, especially in the past or in a rural area

used to express joy, approval, or encouragement

a soft ointment used to soothe or heal skin

to make someone feel extreme fear

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

a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

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

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

to formally ask an authority or organization for something

to marry again

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

to stop someone from breathing by covering their nose and mouth

to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

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

the small sweet fruit of the mulberry tree

agreement and good feeling between people or groups

British slang for a pound sterling

serious danger, especially danger of death or injury

a person or group you are competing or fighting against

people or things that are seen as no longer acceptable, useful, or desirable

the act of gathering a crop from the fields

a person who says they believe or support something but acts differently

an informal way of saying congratulations or well done

describing a disease or tumor that is likely to spread and can cause death

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

a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

to have sex

very unhappy, unlucky, or in a bad state

very fierce, violent, or aggressive

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

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

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

to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

to feed someone or an animal so they become healthier and gain weight

past tense and past participle of shoot

to start burning, or make something start burning

to make sure someone is arrested and tried for a crime

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

punishment or suffering that is seen as payback for a wrong

a respectful way to address a lord, bishop, or judge

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

imagined rather than real

the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

a person who lives in a village

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to take an exam, test, or class again after failing or missing it

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the process of starting a computer

the sport or skill of shooting arrows with a bow

a small house or structure for children to play in

almost; very nearly

to withdraw or soften a statement, promise, or demand

already sent by mail and expected to arrive soon

not available because someone is busy with something else

too small or unimportant to matter much

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

used to say that you think something strange, secret, or wrong is happening

lasting for a long time or happening again and again

the act of officially admitting someone into a group, often with a ritual

the act of making a calculation or estimate