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Peaky Blinders S5E5: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 5DramaCrime

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  • usurer

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    a person who lends money at very high interest rates

  • peaky

    Word

    looking pale and unhealthy

  • blinder

    Word

    a very good shot, pass, or piece of play in football

  • muffle

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    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • floured

    Word

    covered with a thin layer of flour

  • jangle

    Word

    to make a harsh ringing or clattering sound

  • telescopic

    Word

    relating to a telescope

  • guarantor

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    a person or organization that promises to pay a debt or do something if another person cannot

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • cockney

    Word

    a person from the East End of London, especially one from a working-class background

  • welcomer

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

  • ricochet

    Word

    to bounce off a surface after hitting it

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  • smelt

    Word

    a small silvery fish that lives in both fresh and salt water

  • smelting

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    the process of extracting metal from ore by heating it

  • trifling

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    small and not important; not worth much attention

  • murmuring

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    a soft, low, continuous sound

  • clang

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    to make a loud, sharp metallic sound

  • divulge

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    to reveal private or secret information

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • distillery

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    a place where alcoholic drinks are made by distilling

  • exhale

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    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • arse

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    a rude word for the buttocks

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • cyanide

    Word

    a very poisonous chemical compound used in some industrial processes

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  • creak

    Word

    to make a harsh, high-pitched sound as it moves or is pressed

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • murmur

    Word

    a soft, quiet sound, especially of people speaking

  • evener

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

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • kiln

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    a special oven used for drying, baking, or firing pottery and bricks

  • mutter

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    to speak quietly and unclearly, often because you are annoyed or upset

  • groan

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

  • poplar

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    a tall tree that grows quickly and is often planted for wood or as a windbreak

  • disgraceful

    Word

    very bad and causing strong disapproval

  • iodine

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    a chemical element used in medicine and as a nutrient in small amounts

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • titanic

    Word

    extremely large, strong, or powerful

  • go outside

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

  • plugging

    Word

    the act of sealing a hole or gap

  • extinguish

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    to stop a fire or flame from burning

  • beaming

    Word

    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • bonfire

    Word

    a large fire outdoors, often for a celebration or event

  • fuck off

    Phrase

    used to tell someone very rudely to go away

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • equip

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    to provide someone or something with the things needed for a particular purpose

  • milling

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    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • sacking

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    the act of being dismissed from a job

  • vested

    Word

    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • reborn

    Word

    brought back to life, activity, or popularity

  • sorcerer

    Word

    a person who uses magic, especially in stories

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • sob

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    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • wildly

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    in a very uncontrolled or extreme way

  • quarreling

    Word

    arguing or fighting angrily

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • bitterness

    Word

    the bitter taste of something

  • swear to God

    Phrase

    Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

  • opium

    Word

    a strong addictive drug made from the juice of the opium poppy

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • seduce

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    to persuade someone to have sex with you or do something they might not otherwise do

  • footstep

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    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • tinker

    Word

    to make small changes to something in an informal, experimental way

  • big bang

    Phrase

    the event that marked the beginning of the universe

  • well said

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree with what someone has just said

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • wharf

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    a place by the water where ships load and unload goods or passengers

  • reckoning

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    the act of making a calculation or estimate

  • no go

    Phrase

    something that is not possible or not acceptable

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • sniff

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    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • thundering

    Word

    making a loud, deep, rumbling sound

  • gypsy

    Word

    a member of the Romani people

  • no place

    Phrase

    used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • Judgment Day

    Phrase

    the day when God is believed to judge everyone at the end of the world

  • direct evidence

    Phrase

    evidence that directly proves something

  • competent

    Word

    having enough skill or knowledge to do something well

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • concession

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    something that is given or allowed, especially after a request or demand

  • what do you say

    Phrase

    used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

  • walk on

    Phrase

    to come onto the stage in a performance

  • stand up against

    Phrase

    to oppose someone or something openly and firmly

  • bossed

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    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • gasp

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    to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

  • tonne

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    a unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • moan

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

  • polling

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    the activity of asking people questions to find out what they think, especially about an election

  • pant

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    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • postpone

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    to change a planned event or action to a later time

  • deserving

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    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • atheist

    Word

    a person who does not believe that God or gods exist

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • penned

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    wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

  • midland

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    the middle part of a country or region

  • spontaneous

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    done in a natural, unplanned way

  • eden

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    the perfect place or state of happiness and peace

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