dexterous
skilled at using your hands or body in a quick, careful way
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Death in Paradise S11E7: English vocabulary
Season 11, Episode 7ComedyCrimeDrama
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busk
to perform music or entertainment in public for money given by the audience
pittance
a very small amount of money, especially pay
blinker
a flashing light on a vehicle that shows which way it will turn
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
pleadings
formal written statements submitted by each side in a lawsuit
statics
the study of forces on structures that are not moving
scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
conundrum
a confusing problem or question that is hard to solve
reciprocate
to respond to a kind act, feeling, or gesture with one of your own
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clang
to make a loud, sharp metallic sound
lumpy
having lumps or rough uneven parts
clatter
to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds
drape
to hang or place something loosely over something else
apologetic
showing that you are sorry about something you did or said
artiste
a performer, especially a singer, dancer, or actor
pessimistic
expecting bad things to happen or seeing the negative side of a situation
resentful
feeling angry and unfairly treated, especially because someone else got something you wanted
ballistics
the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
sift
to pass dry ingredients through a sieve to remove lumps or coarse bits
scribble
to write or draw something quickly and carelessly