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Death in Paradise S9E8: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 8ComedyCrimeDrama

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  • estrange

    Word

    to make people less close or friendly

  • blotchy

    Word

    covered with irregular spots or patches

  • fizzle

    Word

    to fail or end in a weak, disappointing way

  • striation

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    a pattern of lines, ridges, or grooves on a surface

  • contrive

    Word

    to manage to do something, especially with difficulty or cleverness

  • loiter

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    to stand or wait somewhere without a clear reason or purpose

  • stomaching

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    the present participle of stomach

  • disorient

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    to make someone lose their sense of direction

  • tormenting

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    causing someone to feel great pain or suffering

  • unwitting

    Word

    not knowing about something, so not intentional

  • rove

    Word

    to wander from place to place

  • arachnid

    Word

    an animal in the spider group, such as a spider, scorpion, mite, or tick

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  • goad

    Word

    to annoy or pressure someone into doing something

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • indiscretion

    Word

    a careless or embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or behavior

  • destruct

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    to destroy something completely, especially by using an explosive device or a self-destruct system

  • welcomer

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    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • leavings

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

  • tenacious

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    able to keep a firm hold of something or keep going without giving up

  • fester

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    to become infected and start producing pus

  • choppy

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    having rough, uneven waves or a rough surface

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • baffle

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    to confuse or puzzle someone

  • aggravate

    Word

    make a problem, injury, or situation worse

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  • circumstantial

    Word

    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • bugger

    Word

    an annoying or unpleasant person

  • disparity

    Word

    a big difference between two things, especially in amount or level

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • wretch

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    a person who is very unhappy, unlucky, or in a miserable state

  • lurk

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    to stay hidden and wait for a chance to act

  • bolting

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    running away suddenly and quickly

  • silencer

    Word

    a device on a gun that makes the shot quieter

  • squeal

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    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • dissect

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    to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

  • calibre

    Word

    the level of skill or quality that someone or something has

  • evener

    Word

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

  • fiancee

    Word

    a woman who is engaged to be married

  • snort

    Word

    to make a sudden, noisy sound through the nose

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • seeming

    Word

    appearing to be true or real, but not necessarily so

  • assailant

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    a person who attacks someone physically

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • bitters

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    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • groan

    Word

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

  • moderator

    Word

    a person who leads and controls a discussion, meeting, or online group

  • obstruct

    Word

    to block a place or path, or make movement difficult

  • disorderly

    Word

    not neat or organized; messy

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • overhear

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

  • revisit

    Word

    to go back to a place, topic, or situation and deal with it again

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • get it in

    Phrase

    to have sex

  • far out

    Phrase

    very unusual, unconventional, or extreme

  • drunk and disorderly

    Phrase

    used to describe someone who is drunk and causing trouble in public

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • aggravated assault

    Phrase

    a serious criminal attack that is done with a weapon or in a way that could cause serious injury

  • sod

    Word

    grass and the thin layer of soil it grows in

  • erratic

    Word

    changing suddenly and unpredictably

  • yard out

    Phrase

    to drive livestock into a pen or enclosure in a stockyard

  • enlighten

    Word

    to help someone understand something better

  • fives

    Word

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

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • feed up

    Phrase

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

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • cockroach

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    a large brown insect that often lives in warm, damp places and is hard to get rid of

  • vulnerability

    Word

    the state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • reap

    Word

    to cut and gather a crop from a field

  • wrapped up

    Phrase

    so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

  • fancied

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    imagined rather than real

  • provoke

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    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • speciality

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    a person's main area of skill or work

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • revolver

    Word

    a handgun with a rotating cylinder that holds several bullets

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • with flying colors

    Phrase

    in a very successful way

  • not for the world

    Phrase

    used to say you would never do something

  • stars align

    Phrase

    if the stars align, things happen in a lucky or perfect way

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • big one

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way of saying death

  • reckoning

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    the act of making a calculation or estimate

  • please God

    Phrase

    used to say that you hope something will happen, if God allows it

  • flying colours

    Phrase

    used to say that someone has succeeded very well

  • gun it

    Phrase

    to drive a vehicle very fast, especially by pressing the accelerator hard

  • diagnose

    Word

    to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

  • biting

    Word

    sharp, cold, or harsh in a way that feels like it bites

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • to tell the truth

    Phrase

    used to introduce a statement that is honest or frank

  • probation officer

    Phrase

    a person whose job is to supervise someone on probation

  • joint account

    Phrase

    a bank account that two or more people use together

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • floral

    Word

    relating to flowers or decorated with flowers

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • dead on

    Phrase

    exactly right; very accurate

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