whir
to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect
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Fargo S1E4: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 4CrimeDrama
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grimly
in a serious, gloomy, or worried way
titty
a woman's breast
rummy
a card game in which players try to make sets and sequences of cards
riddling
hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling
indistinctly
in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand
auger
a tool with a spiral blade for making holes in wood or the ground
humbles
to make someone feel less proud or less important
glaucoma
an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and can cause blindness
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
grainy
having a rough texture made up of small pieces or spots
erstwhile
former; previous
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thievery
the act of stealing, especially repeated or petty stealing
purview
the range of things that someone is responsible for or allowed to deal with
seedy
looking dirty, shabby, or a bit unsafe
jumpy
nervous and easily startled
parishioner
a person who belongs to a parish, especially one who attends its church
mistreat
to treat someone or something badly or cruelly
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
milligram
a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram
inking
the process of drawing or outlining with ink
handcuff
to put handcuffs on someone
impound
to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule
leech
a bloodsucking worm, or a person who takes advantage of others