Doctor Who S2E8: English vocabulary

a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

a steep rocky hill or peak

a short rest or something, especially food or drink, that helps you feel better or more energetic

a person who is good at expressing ideas clearly

to dig up something that is buried or hidden

to turn something into the opposite position, order, or arrangement

to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

to eat something very quickly and eagerly

to make something move in a different direction

a person who is very skilled at something

feeling or showing that you have lost all hope

to end well or be resolved successfully

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

very unusual, unconventional, or extreme

to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

extremely good, impressive, or surprising

to talk in a casual, lively way

attractive, stylish, and confident

to become weak and thin because of grief or longing

lasting forever or seeming to continue without end

the letter Z

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

to officially choose someone for a job or role

to shake or tremble

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

to want something very much

cause something to improve a lot

to examine something in more detail, especially by moving from a general view to specific parts

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a large cave or a large chamber inside a cave

at a very short distance; with little space between things

to openly refuse to obey or accept something

to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

the holy writings of a religion

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a humorous or informal way of saying death

far away; at a great distance

an informal way of saying that something is impossible or will definitely not happen

having more money coming in than going out, so that there is a profit

a tube that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquid or powder into a small opening

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

the activity of sending spacecraft to study outer space

to boss someone around in a harsh or controlling way

a large group of insects flying or moving together

to endure or tolerate something difficult

to use your authority to cancel or ignore a decision

to tear something into pieces or badly damage it

to count backward to a time or event

to leave a place suddenly because you are very angry

a quick automatic reaction to something, without thinking

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

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

having many small holes or dents on the surface

the amount of money spent on something

to support a claim with facts or proof

the act of changing the direction of something

moving forward quickly and forcefully

to change the direction of something, or send it somewhere else

marked or decorated with letters or writing

to become calm and quiet after being active, noisy, or upset

the third letter of the Greek alphabet, written as Γ or γ

to make cloth by crossing threads over and under each other

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

feeling afraid or anxious

a bright red color with a slight orange tint

to be more than something in amount, degree, or importance

to prepare yourself or someone else for something difficult or unpleasant

the presence of something harmful or unwanted in a substance or place

to move away from the right path, place, or topic

to leave your parents' home and start living somewhere else

the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

to some extent; fairly

a casual way to ask what is happening

the act of blaming or criticizing someone