Midsomer Murders S9E5: English vocabulary

the use of sedative drugs to make someone calm or sleepy

nervous and easily startled

singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house

a small magical creature in stories, often playful and mischievous

caused by something else; resulting

too proud and serious in a way that annoys other people

using only a small amount of something; careful not to waste it

to put something firmly inside or into something else

a fixed regular payment, especially for living expenses or study

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a person who bets money, especially on horse racing or football

to put handcuffs on someone

too pleased with yourself and your achievements

a person who is very charming and good at making people like them

to secretly listen to other people's private conversation

causing a lot of pain or suffering

a place where birds rest or sleep

to stay hidden and wait for a chance to act

to enter land or property without permission

someone who wants everything to be exactly right and is hard to satisfy

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

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a stand with three legs, used for holding a camera or other equipment steady

the area around a church, often used as a burial ground

to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

to speak with repeated sounds or pauses because of a speech difficulty

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

a person who watches or observes something

a long, low ship used in the past, often moved by oars

the crime of making a fake copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art

a person who plays the organ

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, especially a sport, hobby, or cause

a pale, soft color

a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

British slang for a pound sterling

a person who does hard physical work for a living

locked with a key

a man or boy

a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

a central open area surrounded by buildings, especially on a college campus

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

a crime that does not directly harm a specific person

about to happen very soon

not certain or not completely sure

a person who stands outside a theater, circus, or similar place and tries to attract customers

the act of being dismissed from a job

to create or perform something without preparing it first

full of fog

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

earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

a setback or decline

to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

looking back at or dealing with past events

past tense and past participle of shoot

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

imagined rather than real

a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

to rest so you can feel energetic again

the set of songs, pieces, or roles that a performer knows and can perform

to move around within a system or area, or make something do this

to quit a job, activity, or plan

the liquid in your mouth that helps you chew and swallow food

the long ridge under a ship or boat that runs along the bottom and helps support it

an official court order that allows police to search a place

used to emphasize that something is completely true or definite

a large amount of money, especially one that costs a lot

the skin on the top of your head

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

looking neat, smart, or well dressed

used to add something you have just realized or remembered