Doctor Who S6E8: English vocabulary

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

to grow back or become healthy again after damage or loss

people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

the round part of the eye

a sweet, thick dessert made from milk, eggs, and sugar

used to emphasize that you are telling the truth or are completely serious

everyone in a ship's crew

extremely large, strong, or powerful

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

to stop a bad situation from getting worse

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

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

a value that stays the same when a function is applied to it

to honor an event or place by being present

to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

to be hard to notice even though it is visible

a protein in the blood that helps the body fight infection

to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply, usually because you are tired or bored

the action or process of regenerating or being regenerated, in particular the formation of new animal or plant tissue.

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

the act of ending something, especially a job, contract, or agreement

to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

becoming more mature and fully developed

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

the process of making something smaller or tighter by pressing it together

a punishment or restriction imposed for breaking a law or rule

to learn something so well that you can say or write it from memory

to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

a member of the Romani people

relating to time

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

by a large margin; easily and clearly

something you have done better than ever before

the act of putting things into bags or packages

the idea of traveling to the past or future

a living thing, or a type of living thing

relating to plants or the study of plants

a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

to appear or happen, especially by chance

used to show approval or encouragement

the study of past human life and cultures by examining old objects, buildings, and other remains

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

to submit something, such as a request or application

someone who claims to have special powers to know things or see the future

to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

a very young child, usually one who has just started walking

the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

to keep talking about something in an annoying way

to write something again in a different or improved way

to look quickly, especially secretly or from a hidden place

to some extent; fairly

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

a casual way to say goodbye

to remain seated and not move around

an informal way to say goodbye and mean you will see someone later

to comfort someone who is sad or upset

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

having a ring or rings around it

a light open fabric made of threads or cord with holes in it

to end something, especially a contract, job, or service

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

a word or phrase that describes something by comparing it to something else in a non-literal way

a copy of something, especially one made to look exactly like the original

washed or carried onto land by the sea

a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

a short sleep taken during the day to feel more alert

having firm, well-defined muscles

a feeling caused by something touching your body or happening to it

one of the speaker's or writer's friends

trained to react in a particular way

in a vertical or straight-up position

used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

an exclamation used when something goes wrong or seems about to go wrong

for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else