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Death in Paradise S8E2: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 2ComedyCrimeDrama

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  • peckish

    Word

    slightly hungry

  • barefaced

    Word

    shameless and bold in a way that is offensive

  • preoccupy

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so they can think of little else

  • eavesdropper

    Word

    a person who secretly listens to other people's private conversations

  • peaty

    Word

    containing or smelling of peat

  • shuffleboard

    Word

    a game played on a marked surface, where players slide disks toward scoring areas

  • tedium

    Word

    the quality of being boring and lasting too long

  • scruff

    Word

    the back of the neck

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • slither

    Word

    to move with a smooth twisting motion

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • infirm

    Word

    weak or frail, especially because of age or illness

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  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • monogamy

    Word

    the practice of having only one spouse at a time

  • purveyor

    Word

    a person or company that supplies or sells a particular kind of goods

  • absurdly

    Word

    in a way that is extremely unreasonable or excessive

  • sapling

    Word

    a young tree with a thin trunk

  • rife

    Word

    common or widespread, especially in an unpleasant way

  • admissible

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    allowed to be used, especially as evidence in court

  • tenacious

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    able to keep a firm hold of something or keep going without giving up

  • fester

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    to become infected and start producing pus

  • peppering

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    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • parakeet

    Word

    a small parrot with a long tail, often kept as a pet

  • tingle

    Word

    to feel a slight prickling or stinging sensation

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  • fillet

    Word

    a boneless piece of meat or fish

  • delirious

    Word

    feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because of illness, fever, or extreme tiredness

  • feral

    Word

    wild and not tame, especially after living with people before

  • racking

    Word

    causing a lot of pain or suffering

  • inwards

    Word

    toward the inside or center

  • spook

    Word

    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • swoop

    Word

    to move quickly down through the air

  • calamity

    Word

    a very bad event that causes great damage or suffering

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • stow

    Word

    to put something neatly into a space or container

  • evener

    Word

    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • adamant

    Word

    firm and determined; not willing to change your mind

  • projectile

    Word

    an object that is thrown or fired through the air

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • rant

    Word

    to speak angrily and at length

  • obstruct

    Word

    to block a place or path, or make movement difficult

  • smuggle

    Word

    to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • first mile

    Phrase

    the first part of getting goods from the seller to the next place in delivery

  • pluck

    Word

    to pull something off or out from where it grows or is attached

  • outwards

    Word

    toward or on the outside

  • evasion

    Word

    the act of avoiding something or escaping from it

  • decoy

    Word

    something used to trick or attract someone or something

  • kicker

    Word

    a player whose job is to kick the ball in football

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • parole officer

    Phrase

    a person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole

  • animal rights

    Phrase

    the belief that animals should have legal rights and be protected from suffering

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • off chance

    Phrase

    a small possibility that something will happen

  • prick

    Word

    to make a small hole or mark in something with a sharp point

  • forfeit

    Word

    to lose something, especially a right, game, or prize, as a penalty

  • serpent

    Word

    a snake, especially one that is large or seen as dangerous

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • gazette

    Word

    an official newspaper that publishes government notices and legal information

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • dream team

    Phrase

    a team made up of the best or most suitable people for a job or activity

  • antidote

    Word

    a medicine that stops a poison from harming someone

  • get straight

    Phrase

    to make something clear or settled

  • hold the phone

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop and pay attention because you have noticed something surprising or important

  • with both hands

    Phrase

    willingly and eagerly; without hesitation

  • take great pains

    Phrase

    to make a very great effort to do something carefully or well

  • rare animal

    Phrase

    a very unusual or hard-to-find person or thing

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • the struggle is real

    Phrase

    A playful way of saying that a small problem or annoyance is very real and relatable

  • insanity

    Word

    a state of severe mental illness

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • now for

    Phrase

    used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • no chance

    Phrase

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

  • the finger

    Phrase

    an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • horribly

    Word

    to a very bad or unpleasant degree

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • earnest

    Word

    showing strong, sincere feeling or serious purpose

  • personal effect

    Phrase

    personal belongings, especially ones you carry with you

  • restrain

    Word

    to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

  • obstruction

    Word

    something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

  • hush

    Word

    to tell someone to be quiet

  • bearer

    Word

    a person or thing that carries something

  • unborn

    Word

    not yet born

  • about time

    Phrase

    used to say that something should have happened earlier

  • finish with

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship with someone

  • drug test

    Phrase

    a test to check for illegal drugs in a sample of blood, urine, or hair

  • personal effects

    Phrase

    a person's belongings, especially the ones they take with them when traveling or moving

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • reassure

    Word

    to make someone feel less worried, afraid, or uncertain

  • paramount

    Word

    more important than anything else; most important

  • listen in

    Phrase

    to listen secretly to a conversation or broadcast

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