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Death in Paradise S12E8: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 8ComedyCrimeDrama

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  • rankle

    Word

    to cause lasting annoyance or resentment

  • cliffy

    Word

    having many cliffs or steep rock faces

  • moonlit

    Word

    lit by the moon

  • outbid

    Word

    to offer more money than someone else in an auction or other bidding situation

  • insinuate

    Word

    to suggest something bad in a sly or indirect way

  • mooned

    Word

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

  • opiate

    Word

    a drug made from opium or similar substances, used to relieve pain

  • 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

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • exhilarate

    Word

    to make someone feel very excited, happy, or full of energy

  • tinge

    Word

    a slight amount of color or a small trace of a quality

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  • calypso

    Word

    a style of Caribbean music from Trinidad and Tobago, with lively rhythms and often humorous lyrics

  • fanatical

    Word

    showing extreme, single-minded enthusiasm or support

  • forgetful

    Word

    often forgetting things or not paying enough attention to remember them

  • sift

    Word

    to pass dry ingredients through a sieve to remove lumps or coarse bits

  • ingest

    Word

    to take food, drink, or a substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it

  • therein

    Word

    in or into that place, thing, or document

  • whatnot

    Word

    used to refer to other similar things or items not named

  • insistent

    Word

    showing that you want something done and will not easily accept no

  • memorabilia

    Word

    objects kept because they remind people of a person, event, or time in the past

  • loathing

    Word

    a strong feeling of hate or disgust

  • cordon

    Word

    a line of police, soldiers, or guards that blocks access to an area

  • evener

    Word

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

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  • adept

    Word

    very skilled at doing something

  • immerse

    Word

    to become deeply involved in something

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • madden

    Word

    to make someone very angry or annoyed

  • prescribe

    Word

    to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

  • spiked

    Word

    having spikes or sharp points

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • no way Jose

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying “absolutely not

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • lethal dose

    Phrase

    an amount of a poison or drug that can cause death

  • scream for

    Phrase

    to strongly suggest that something is needed or appropriate

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • bluish

    Word

    slightly blue

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • come to terms with

    Phrase

    to accept a difficult or painful situation and stop resisting it

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • unavoidable

    Word

    impossible to avoid or prevent

  • nothing short of

    Phrase

    used to say that something is completely true, extreme, or impressive

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • paternal

    Word

    relating to a father

  • baby up

    Phrase

    to treat someone like a child, especially by being too protective

  • shaker

    Word

    a container with holes in the top, used for sprinkling salt, pepper, or sugar

  • proprietor

    Word

    the owner of a business, especially a small one

  • rarity

    Word

    the quality of being rare or unusual

  • induce

    Word

    to persuade or influence someone to do something

  • in at the deep end

    Phrase

    without enough preparation or experience

  • talk at

    Phrase

    to speak to someone in a way that ignores their replies or feelings

  • soaking

    Word

    completely wet

  • duty calls

    Phrase

    a polite way of saying that you have to leave because you must deal with something else

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • police detective

    Phrase

    a police officer who investigates crimes

  • reckoning

    Word

    the act of making a calculation or estimate

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • dishwasher

    Word

    a machine that washes dishes automatically

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • mend

    Word

    to repair something, especially by hand

  • residency

    Word

    the fact of living in a place, or the place where you live

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • sift through

    Phrase

    to look through a group of things or information carefully to find something

  • auction house

    Phrase

    a business that sells items by auction

  • good spirits

    Phrase

    a cheerful or positive mood

  • prone

    Word

    likely to experience something bad or unwanted

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • doorstep

    Word

    the area just outside a door, especially the step or small space in front of a house

  • tackled

    Word

    to deal with a problem or task in a determined way

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • worked up

    Phrase

    very upset, angry, or excited

  • falling out

    Phrase

    a quarrel that ends a friendship or makes a relationship worse

  • lie around

    Phrase

    to spend time doing nothing useful

  • hum along

    Phrase

    to continue moving or working smoothly and steadily

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • act on

    Phrase

    to act because of information, advice, or a rule

  • sneeze

    Word

    to suddenly and involuntarily force air out through your nose and mouth

  • browser

    Word

    a program you use to look at websites on the internet

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • nostalgia

    Word

    a feeling of sadness and pleasure when you think about the past

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • slack

    Word

    not tight or firm; loose

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • portion out

    Phrase

    to divide something into portions and give them out

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

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