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Death in Paradise S5E5: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 5ComedyCrimeDrama

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  • puzzler

    Word

    a person who likes solving puzzles

  • clingy

    Word

    wanting too much attention or closeness from other people

  • anglian

    Word

    relating to the Angles or their language

  • backgammon

    Word

    a board game for two players, with dice and pieces moved around the board

  • riddling

    Word

    hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling

  • cretan

    Word

    relating to Crete or the people from Crete

  • latching

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a latch

  • siphon

    Word

    a tube used to move liquid from one container to another by suction

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • admissible

    Word

    allowed to be used, especially as evidence in court

  • tenuous

    Word

    weak, slight, or not very strong

  • leavings

    Word

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

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  • incriminate

    Word

    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • fob

    Word

    a small ring or ornament attached to a key chain or watch chain

  • forgetful

    Word

    often forgetting things or not paying enough attention to remember them

  • tarnish

    Word

    to make something, especially a reputation, seem less good or less respected

  • astray

    Word

    away from the right path or direction

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • spherical

    Word

    shaped like a sphere; round like a ball

  • ahem

    Word

    used to get someone's attention, or to show mild embarrassment or disapproval

  • implicate

    Word

    to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

  • altercation

    Word

    a short, noisy argument

  • evener

    Word

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

  • constabulary

    Word

    the police force in a particular area

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  • memento

    Word

    something kept to remind you of a person, place, or event

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • logics

    Word

    the study of correct reasoning

  • courtship

    Word

    the period when two people are getting to know each other before marriage or a long-term relationship

  • confine

    Word

    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • old time

    Phrase

    the distant past

  • career criminal

    Phrase

    a person who makes a living by committing crimes

  • chap

    Word

    a man or boy

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • call down

    Phrase

    to ask a god or spirit to send or cause something

  • break back

    Phrase

    in tennis, to win back a game after your opponent has broken your serve

  • goodman

    Word

    an old-fashioned way of referring to a man, especially one of lower social rank

  • witness protection

    Phrase

    a government program that gives witnesses new identities and protection when they are in danger

  • fives

    Word

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

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • paradox

    Word

    a situation or idea that seems impossible or contradictory but may still be true

  • compile

    Word

    to make a list, report, or book by gathering information from different sources

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • be onto

    Phrase

    to realize that someone is investigating you or has discovered something about you

  • wouldn't you know

    Phrase

    used to comment that something annoying or surprising has happened, often with a sense of irony

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • wouldn't you know it

    Phrase

    used to express annoyance when something inconvenient or unlucky happens

  • girl trouble

    Phrase

    informal trouble or bad luck in a romantic relationship with a woman

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • latch

    Word

    a simple device for fastening a door or gate

  • rattle

    Word

    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • reckoning

    Word

    the act of making a calculation or estimate

  • seeing as

    Phrase

    used to give a reason or explanation

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • come out in

    Phrase

    to suddenly develop a rash or spots on your skin

  • close in on

    Phrase

    to get closer to someone or something, especially while chasing or searching

  • secret Santa

    Phrase

    a Christmas gift exchange where each person gives a present to one randomly chosen person

  • credit report

    Phrase

    an official record of a person's borrowing and payment history

  • good spirits

    Phrase

    a cheerful or positive mood

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • crete

    Word

    a large Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea

  • conservatory

    Word

    a room with glass walls and a glass roof, often attached to a house, used for growing plants or relaxing

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • botanical

    Word

    relating to plants or the study of plants

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • book in

    Phrase

    to arrange a time or appointment for someone

  • sit about

    Phrase

    to spend time doing nothing useful

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • pull apart

    Phrase

    to come apart into pieces because it is being pulled

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • brit

    Word

    a person from Great Britain

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • brutally

    Word

    in a very harsh, cruel, or violent way

  • shuffle

    Word

    to walk with short steps, dragging your feet a little

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • bed rest

    Phrase

    a period of time when someone must stay in bed to recover from illness or injury

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • riddle

    Word

    a question or statement that is meant to be solved as a game or puzzle

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • Humpty Dumpty

    Phrase

    a character from a well-known nursery rhyme

  • onwards

    Word

    forward in time or in a process

  • concussion

    Word

    a brain injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head, often causing confusion or dizziness

  • freezing cold

    Phrase

    extremely cold, in a way that feels unpleasant

  • logging

    Word

    the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • sigh

    Word

    to let out a long, deep breath that shows sadness, relief, tiredness, or frustration

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

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