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Death in Paradise S8E3: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 3ComedyCrimeDrama

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  • whiffing

    Word

    moving or drifting out in small puffs or wisps

  • inveigle

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    to persuade someone to do something by using charm, flattery, or trickery

  • waft

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    to move or carry something gently through the air, or to move gently in the air

  • scamp

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    a mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child

  • gratis

    Word

    without charge; free

  • reticent

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    quiet and not willing to talk much about your thoughts or feelings

  • polecat

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    a small wild animal in the weasel family, found in Europe and North America

  • ensnare

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    to catch or trap someone or something, especially by tricking them

  • stomaching

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    the present participle of stomach

  • faultless

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    without any faults or mistakes

  • flit

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    to move quickly and lightly

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

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  • tipsy

    Word

    slightly drunk

  • incapacitate

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    to make someone unable to function normally

  • scratchy

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    causing a slight scratching or irritating feeling

  • recur

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    to happen again, especially regularly

  • berthing

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    the act of moving a ship into a berth or dock

  • bayed

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    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • abreast

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    side by side, especially in a line

  • cobble

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    to make or repair shoes

  • mooned

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    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • welcomer

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    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • rife

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    common or widespread, especially in an unpleasant way

  • magnify

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    to make something look larger, especially with a lens or microscope

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  • leavings

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    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • paragon

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    a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality

  • feathering

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    the feathers fixed to the back of an arrow or dart to help it fly straight

  • trappings

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    the outward signs or objects that go with a particular role, status, or way of life

  • toxicology

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    the study of poisons and how they affect living things

  • numero

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    a number or numeral

  • palmed

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    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • whiff

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    a brief smell that you notice for a moment

  • shifty

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    looking or acting as if you are hiding something

  • aggressor

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    a person, group, or country that starts an attack or conflict

  • methodical

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    careful and organized, with each step done in a planned way

  • bugger

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    an annoying or unpleasant person

  • mongoose

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    a small mammal that eats snakes and other small animals

  • fateful

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    likely to have a serious and important effect on what happens next

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • piped

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    carried or supplied through pipes

  • bottomless

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    having no bottom, or seeming to go on forever

  • ingest

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    to take food, drink, or a substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it

  • recast

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    to change something, especially a film, play, or role, by using different people or a different form

  • racking

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    causing a lot of pain or suffering

  • nudge

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    to push or touch someone or something gently

  • yearn

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    to want something very much, especially something you have lost or cannot have

  • sieve

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    a tool with a mesh bottom used for separating fine material from larger pieces

  • debit

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    an amount of money taken from an account or recorded as owed

  • trapper

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    a person who catches wild animals with traps, especially for fur

  • devious

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    dishonest and clever in a way that is meant to trick people

  • bustle

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    to move around in a busy, energetic way

  • evener

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

  • ferret

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    a small furry animal that people keep as a pet

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • cuddle

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    to hold someone or something close in your arms in a loving way

  • gent

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    an informal word for a man

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • adamant

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    firm and determined; not willing to change your mind

  • dandy

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    very good; excellent

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • refute

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    to prove that a statement, theory, or claim is false

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • prescribe

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    to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

  • inconsistency

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    a lack of consistency or agreement

  • nip

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    a small amount of a drink, especially alcohol

  • unwise

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    not sensible; likely to cause problems or harm

  • dreary

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    gloomy, dull, and unpleasant

  • darn

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    to repair a hole in knitted cloth by sewing yarn through it

  • elusive

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    difficult to find, catch, understand, or remember

  • lifeless

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    not alive; dead

  • entail

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    to involve something as a necessary part or result

  • disapprove

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    to have or show a bad opinion of something

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • congratulation

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

  • slur

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    an insulting remark about someone, especially one that attacks their race, religion, or identity

  • front and center

    Phrase

    a command telling someone to come forward and stand in the center

  • none the wiser

    Phrase

    not aware that something has happened

  • sweet Mary

    Phrase

    used to express surprise, alarm, or strong feeling

  • chap

    Word

    a man or boy

  • bottle and glass

    Phrase

    the buttocks

  • hefty

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    large, heavy, or strong, often in a way that is impressive

  • tripping

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    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • sanded

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    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • advert

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    a short public notice or ad that promotes a product, service, or event

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • aspiration

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    a strong hope or ambition to do something

  • less so

    Phrase

    to a lesser degree; not as much

  • brilliantly

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    in a very skillful or impressive way

  • dosage

    Word

    the amount of medicine or a drug that should be taken at one time or over a period of time

  • feed up

    Phrase

    to feed someone or an animal so they become healthier and gain weight

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

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    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • done and dusted

    Phrase

    finished and settled, with nothing more to do

  • tyrant

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    a cruel ruler who uses power in a harsh and unfair way

  • back into

    Phrase

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

  • channeling

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    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • wale

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    a raised mark or ridge on skin or on a surface, often caused by pressure or a blow

  • by any means

    Phrase

    used to say that something is true in no way or not at all

  • blazing

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    burning very brightly and strongly

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