splutter
to speak in a quick, confused way, often because you are upset or excited
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Peaky Blinders S2E1: English vocabulary
Season 2, Episode 1DramaCrime
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peaky
looking pale and unhealthy
blinder
a very good shot, pass, or piece of play in football
gurgle
to make a bubbling sound while moving through liquid
downtrodden
treated very badly and without power or hope
pestilence
a deadly disease that spreads quickly through many people
consign
to send or give something to someone to keep, sell, or deal with
cockney
a person from the East End of London, especially one from a working-class background
obliging
willing and quick to help other people
bookmaker
a person or company that accepts bets and sets the odds
forsake
to leave someone or something and not come back
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
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bromide
a boring, overused remark or idea
remit
to send money as payment
trickster
a person who tricks or deceives others
whimper
to make quiet, weak sounds because you are scared, hurt, or upset
hungered
to feel very hungry
clang
to make a loud, sharp metallic sound
prying
too interested in other people's private matters
charlatan
a person who lies or pretends to have special knowledge or skill in order to trick people
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
cleverness
the quality of being clever and quick to understand or solve problems
elude
to escape from someone or something, especially by being clever or quick
tempering
the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle