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Death in Paradise S1E6: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 6ComedyCrimeDrama

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  • marinate

    Word

    to soak food in a seasoned liquid before cooking it

  • catamaran

    Word

    a boat with two hulls joined together, often used for sailing or carrying passengers

  • argumentative

    Word

    often arguing or ready to argue with people

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • bayed

    Word

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

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • headstrong

    Word

    strongly determined to do what you want, even if other people disagree

  • heaving

    Word

    moving up and down in a strong, heavy way

  • demented

    Word

    very strange, wild, or out of control, often in a way that seems mentally unwell

  • baffle

    Word

    to confuse or puzzle someone

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  • impersonate

    Word

    pretend to be someone else, often to trick people or for entertainment

  • bandana

    Word

    a square piece of cloth worn on the head or around the neck

  • condolence

    Word

    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • embed

    Word

    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • gibberish

    Word

    speech or writing that is impossible to understand

  • tempering

    Word

    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • impound

    Word

    to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

  • shortcoming

    Word

    a weakness or fault in someone or something

  • diligent

    Word

    careful and hardworking, especially in doing tasks well

  • assimilate

    Word

    to learn and understand something so well that you can use it easily

  • heave

    Word

    to lift or move something heavy with a lot of effort

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • huddle

    Word

    to crowd or gather closely together

  • shard

    Word

    a sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or rock

  • distraught

    Word

    very upset, worried, or shocked

  • smuggler

    Word

    a person who moves goods illegally across a border

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • contraband

    Word

    goods that are brought into or taken out of a country illegally

  • compel

    Word

    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • chops

    Word

    the sides of the face below the eyes

  • dinghy

    Word

    a small boat, often used as a ship's boat or for sailing and rowing

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • disposed

    Word

    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • overhear

    Word

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

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • cry on

    Phrase

    to call on someone or something for help or support

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • ingenious

    Word

    very clever and original; showing inventiveness

  • counterfeit

    Word

    to make an illegal copy of something in order to trick people

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • sacking

    Word

    the act of being dismissed from a job

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • sprinkle

    Word

    to scatter something in small drops or pieces over a surface

  • backside

    Word

    the back part of a person's body, especially the buttocks

  • uncut

    Word

    not cut, trimmed, or processed

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • get to the bottom of

    Phrase

    to find out the real reason for something or solve a problem

  • critique

    Word

    a careful, detailed criticism or analysis of something

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • down the toilet

    Phrase

    in a ruined or hopeless state; badly failed

  • go down the toilet

    Phrase

    to fail badly or become worthless

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • on the quiet

    Phrase

    secretly, without other people knowing

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • add up

    Phrase

    to seem reasonable or consistent

  • damn well

    Phrase

    used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • top to bottom

    Phrase

    completely, from one end to the other

  • run high

    Phrase

    to become very strong or intense, especially feelings or emotions

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • dispose

    Word

    to get rid of something

  • overboard

    Word

    over the side of a boat or ship and into the water

  • watch list

    Phrase

    a list of people or things that need to be watched or checked regularly

  • run around after

    Phrase

    to spend a lot of time helping or dealing with someone, especially when they could do things themselves

  • chore

    Word

    a small task you have to do regularly, especially around the house

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • breeze through

    Phrase

    to do something very easily and successfully

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • brit

    Word

    a person from Great Britain

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • turn on

    Phrase

    to depend on something; to be decided by something

  • pay the rent

    Phrase

    to earn enough money to cover your rent

  • moan

    Word

    to make a long, low sound because of pain, sadness, or pleasure

  • childish

    Word

    silly or immature in a way that is typical of a child

  • moor

    Word

    an area of open land with few trees, often wet and wild

  • resentment

    Word

    a feeling of anger and hurt because you think you have been treated unfairly

  • keep up

    Phrase

    to stay informed about something or to stay at the same speed or level as others

  • step in

    Phrase

    to get involved in a situation to help, stop something, or take control

  • pay off

    Phrase

    to produce a good result or success after effort or time

  • rubbing

    Word

    the act of rubbing something with your hand or a cloth

  • gambler

    Word

    a person who likes gambling or often gambles

  • write up

    Phrase

    to write something in full or in a finished form

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • flare

    Word

    to burn or shine with a sudden bright light

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • forensic

    Word

    relating to the scientific study used in solving crimes

  • sneaking

    Word

    done in a quiet, secret way

  • rectangle

    Word

    a flat shape with four straight sides and four right angles

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