Doctor Who S8E6: English vocabulary

to take something away from someone using legal or official authority

a room where things are kept for later use

to make a stupid or careless mistake

causing trouble or interruption, especially in a class, meeting, or routine

a very large crowd or group of people

an event where people buy tickets for a chance to win prizes

the distant past

at the moment something or someone is seen; immediately when seen

a place or situation that people hope will bring success or happiness

something that is hard to understand or explain

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

to make something sharp or sharper

something used to trick or attract someone or something

moving or walking with quick, light steps

a person who looks after a building or property

a slang way of challenging someone to fight or come at you

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

not heard or not listened to

attractive, stylish, and confident

to force liquid out in a thin stream

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

the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

a fictional weapon that fires a deadly beam

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

a feeling of being annoyed or unhappy about something

the highest social class in some countries, especially people with noble titles

a violin, especially one used in folk music

to stop something before it is finished because of a problem

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

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

used to introduce something you have just remembered or realized

imagined rather than real

to practice a play, speech, or performance before presenting it

a fielding position in cricket near the boundary on the off side

a small animal that lives near water and eats fish

to change something after thinking about it again or getting new information

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

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

used to say that something is being done because a doctor said it should be done

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a series of short, sharp sounds

suggesting that something bad, dangerous, or evil may happen

far away; at a great distance

to make an idea or message clear and understood

a facial expression in which you pull your eyebrows together, often because you are annoyed, worried, or thinking hard

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

to act too quickly without thinking carefully

used to invite someone to ask questions or start talking

to involve someone in something gradually, often when they do not want to be involved

used to tell someone rudely to go away

a surgery that replaces a damaged hip joint with an artificial one

in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

a soft knitted or crocheted blanket

a special feeling or atmosphere around a person, place, or thing

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

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

severe physical or mental pain

to appear or happen, especially by chance

to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

an act of closing and opening one eye quickly, often as a signal or joke

to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

an insulting word for a stupid person

the release of gas, light, heat, or other substances into the air or environment

to avoid getting involved in something

as; in the same way that

a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it

a type of sea plant that grows in the ocean or on the shore

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

not carrying a weapon

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

to run slowly and steadily, especially for exercise

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

to waste time by doing unimportant things

a small object you put under a glass or cup to protect a table