Vocabulary Reference
Episode 1
wayward
difficult to control and does unexpected things
clients
people who receive a service from a business
accounts
official financial records
discreet
doesn't attract attention
Episode 2
PA
Personal Assistant - person who helps you with your job often by performing administrative tasks
paperwork
preparing reports and other written tasks that are part of your job
state of mind
how someone is feeling and behaving at that time
forensic
detailed scientific methods used to solve a crime
dungarees
clothing item consisting of trousers and a piece of cloth covering the chest, held up by straps over the shoulders
Episode 3
bricking it
(informal) very nervous or scared
preoccupied
thinking about something else and not thinking about what is happening now
accountant
person who prepares financial records for a company or person
prioritise
decide the order in which to do a number of tasks so the most important ones get done first
grand
(informal/noun) thousand pounds
Episode 4
top themselves
kill themselves; commit suicide
dual carriageway
an out-of-town road with two lanes going in the same direction
roaring
making a loud sound like a lion or the sea
bang on
exactly
what's she playing at?
what is she doing?
Episode 5
cut to the chase
deal with the most important things first
wuss
(informal) describes a person who is not brave
cryptocurrency
digital currency that uses cryptography to make sure
payments are sent and received safely
blockchain
public record of transactions made in a cryptocurrency in chronological order
in (such) a pickle
in a difficult situation
ransomware
software designed by criminals to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid
blackmail
get money from someone by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or damage their reputation in some way
Episode 6
rascal
dishonest person
slapdash
careless
dotting the i's
carefully adding the final details
get hold of someone
contact someone
wellies
waterproof, usually rubber boots
tool
(slang) an insult about someone who behaves in a stupid way to attract attention
Episode 7
suicide
intentionally killing yourself
forensics
solving crimes using scientific methods
ramblings
long and confused talking of little importance
taken his own life
killed himself
Episode 8
clicks into place
suddenly makes sense/becomes easy to understand
postmortem
medical examination of a dead body to find out why the person died
high tide
time when the the sea level is at its highest at a certain point
precise
exact
Episode 9
family liaison
person who gathers evidence and information from a family to contribute to a police investigation as well as looking after their welfare
of note
important
assistance
help to do something
privacy
not allowing other people to know what you are doing
Episode 10
dogsbody
person who does all the boring and unpleasant jobs
pursuing
following
arresting
taking someone to a police station to be questioned because it's thought they have committed a crime
solicitor
person who gives legal advice, prepares legal documents and can represent people in a court of law
cowardly
not very brave or courageous
badger
(as a verb) continually asking someone to do something
fingerprints
unique pattern on someone's fingers - used to identify who someone is