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Doctor Who S5E13: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 13Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • whir

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • thrum

    Word

    to make a low, steady humming sound

  • relight

    Word

    to light something again

  • muffle

    Word

    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • shrubbery

    Word

    a group of shrubs planted together in a garden or park

  • mooned

    Word

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

  • 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

  • chink

    Word

    a narrow opening or crack

  • obelisk

    Word

    a tall stone pillar that narrows toward the top and ends in a pointed shape

  • atrocity

    Word

    an extremely cruel or shocking act

  • manipulator

    Word

    a person who uses other people in a clever or dishonest way to get what they want

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  • spoiler

    Word

    a comment or post that reveals an important part of a story, movie, or game before you see it

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • indestructible

    Word

    impossible or very hard to destroy or damage

  • exterminate

    Word

    to destroy or kill something completely

  • impair

    Word

    to make something weaker, less effective, or less clear

  • evener

    Word

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

  • penciled

    Word

    written or marked lightly with a pencil

  • vortex

    Word

    a mass of air or water that spins around very fast

  • fez

    Word

    a small brimless hat, often red, with a tassel

  • stripper

    Word

    a person who takes off their clothes as entertainment, especially in a club or bar

  • astonish

    Word

    to surprise someone very much

  • groan

    Word

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

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  • voided

    Word

    made invalid or no longer legally effective

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • exclaim

    Word

    to say something suddenly and loudly, especially because you are surprised or excited

  • anomaly

    Word

    something that is different from what is normal or expected

  • unravel

    Word

    to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

  • eerie

    Word

    strange in a way that makes you feel nervous or frightened

  • your mum

    Phrase

    an insulting remark about someone's mother

  • forget you

    Phrase

    an angry or dismissive way of telling someone to go away or stop bothering you

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • go outside

    Phrase

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

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • speculate

    Word

    to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

  • delusion

    Word

    a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • time stream

    Phrase

    another spelling of timestream

  • giggle

    Word

    to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

  • sanity

    Word

    the state of being mentally healthy and able to think clearly and reasonably

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • devise

    Word

    to think of and create a plan, idea, or solution

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • blazing

    Word

    burning very brightly and strongly

  • sledge

    Word

    a vehicle with runners for traveling over snow or ice

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • bargain for

    Phrase

    to expect or allow for something, especially something unpleasant

  • not the end of the world

    Phrase

    not very serious or important; something to stay calm about

  • big bang

    Phrase

    the event that marked the beginning of the universe

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • eye of the storm

    Phrase

    the calm center of a storm

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • in your dreams

    Phrase

    used to say that something is impossible or very unlikely

  • daft

    Word

    silly or foolish, often in a playful way

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • temporal

    Word

    relating to time

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • radio signal

    Phrase

    a radio wave or signal used to transmit information

  • eat away at

    Phrase

    to gradually damage or wear something away

  • purge

    Word

    to remove things that are unwanted or unnecessary

  • perish

    Word

    to die or be destroyed, especially in a sudden or tragic way

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • time travel

    Phrase

    the idea of traveling to the past or future

  • life form

    Phrase

    a living thing, or a type of living thing

  • eyewitness

    Word

    a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • book in

    Phrase

    to arrange a time or appointment for someone

  • pour into

    Phrase

    to flow or come in steadily and in large amounts

  • gasp

    Word

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

  • silly me

    Phrase

    an informal way to admit a small mistake or forgetfulness

  • pant

    Word

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

  • in theory

    Phrase

    according to what is expected or believed, but not necessarily in real life

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • bumper

    Word

    the bar on the front or back of a car that helps protect it in a crash

  • keep out of

    Phrase

    to avoid getting involved in something

  • diversion

    Word

    the act of changing the direction of something

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • unarmed

    Word

    not carrying a weapon

  • rewrite

    Word

    to write something again in a different or improved way

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • every second

    Phrase

    every other one; each alternate one

  • duplicate

    Word

    an exact copy of something

  • wind back

    Phrase

    to rewind a tape, video, or film

  • immortal

    Word

    living forever; never dying

  • wiring

    Word

    the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

  • peek

    Word

    to look quickly, especially secretly or from a hidden place

  • orient

    Word

    to find your position or direction in a new place

  • pledge

    Word

    a serious promise to do something

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • blaze

    Word

    a very large, bright fire

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • now then

    Phrase

    used to get someone's attention before saying something

  • footprint

    Word

    a mark left by a foot on a surface

  • transmit

    Word

    to send or pass something from one place or person to another

  • way in

    Phrase

    an entrance or route into a place

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • blasting

    Word

    very loud and forceful

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