The Gentlemen S01E04 vocabularyOnline version
A game to practice the vocabulary from episode 4 of the TV series The Gentlemen
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A useful or valuable thing or person. E.g. "Susie considers Edward a valuable a______ for her business."
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A heavy load, literally or metaphorically. Also, to trouble or bother someone with something difficult or unpleasant: "My ex-wife is a financial b__________ which is crippling my economy."
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A dead body.
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The investigation or exercise of care that a reasonable business or person is normally expected to take before entering into an agreement or contract with another party: "Susie is an experienced businesswoman who always does her d___ d_____."
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* Name of the UK city that hosts the E______ Fringe Festival, the world's largest arts festival, spanning thousands of performances every August.
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A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest: "No need to make a f___ over your exams results, I'm sure you'll do better next time."
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To persuade or convince a person to support, join, or agree with a specific plan, project, or idea: to g_____ someone on board
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An informal way to say "wait a moment": H_____ your h_________.
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The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
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Complete the popular phrase: "J______ of all trades, master of none."
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Small worthless objects, especially household ornaments: K_____ K______.
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Direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree. E.g. "Princess Rosanne is a Dutch aristocrat of ancient l______; her family are direct descendants of King Leopold"
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Dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist. E.g. "the sky was m____ and a thin drizzle was falling". Also, obscure or morally questionable. E.g. "a government minister with a m____ past"
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Testicles, bollocks, stones, bits, junk, family jewels, cojones, pebbles... (in singular)
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To make something illegal.
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Favouring one side in a dispute above the other; biased. Also, a rather pompous way to say you like something. E.g. "I'm p_____ to a bit of cake with my tea."
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A peculiar aspect of a person's character or behaviour. "Max was a perfect gentleman, his only q____ being that he was a bit of Nazi."
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To smell strongly and unpleasantly; to stink. E.g. "It's only 10am and you already r____ of orujo; get yourself together, man!"
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Having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature. E.g. "S___ as a fox"
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A pull on a cigarette or pipe containing cannabis.
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To have a secret plan, strategy, or advantage hidden away, ready to be used when the right time comes: To have a trick u____ your s______.
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The place where something happens, especially an organized event such as a concert, conference, or sports competition.
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A weak or ineffectual person. E.g. "Don't be such a w____ and finish wiping the brains off the wall without crying!"
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* Name of a famous American TV show about FBI agents investigating paranormal activity; very influential in pop culture and one of the early examples of high-quality TV series: The X______
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* Another name for London's Metropolitan Police, which comes from the name of the street where its original headquarters were located in 1892: Scotland Y______
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* A vehicle for cleaning and smoothing the surface of a sheet of ice, usually in an ice rink for ice-skating or ice-hockey, named after the family name of its inventor, Frank Z________.
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