Sherlock — Top 100 Words

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If you are learning English through TV shows, the BBC series "Sherlock" offers a rich source of everyday vocabulary mixed with more formal expressions. Common words you will hear include "hang on" (B1), "go on" (A2), "save" (A2), "shut up" (A2), "get out" (A2), "work out" (B1), "for God's sake" (B2), "break into" (B1), "stop" (A1), "show off" (B1), "pick up" (A2), "look after" (B1), "betray" (B2), "turn up" (B1), and the phrase "balance of probability" (C1). You will also repeatedly hear "get" (A1), "make sense" (B1), "find out" (A2), "track down" (B2), and "waste time" (A2). These words appear in natural, fast-paced dialogue, making the show an excellent tool for building both listening and speaking skills.

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"Sherlock" is best suited for intermediate learners (B1–B2), as the dialogue contains a mix of casual conversation and more complex reasoning. Advanced learners (C1–C2) will also benefit from idiomatic phrases and legal expressions like "balance of probability". Beginners may find the speed challenging, but repeated exposure to high-frequency words helps build confidence.

#	Word / Phrase	Level	Count
1	hang on	B1	11	+
2	go on	A2	9	+
3	save	A2	8	+
4	shut up	B1	8	+
5	get out	A2	8	+
6	work out	B1	7	+
7	for God's sake	B1	7	+
8	break into	B1	7	+
9	stop	A2	6	+
10	show off	B1	6	+
11	pick up	B1	6	+
12	look after	B1	6	+
13	betray	B2	5	+
14	turn up	B1	5	+
15	balance of probability	C1	5	+
16	get	B1	5	+
17	make sense	B1	5	+
18	find out	B1	5	+
19	track down	B2	5	+
20	waste time	B1	5	+
21	the game is on	B1	5	+
22	vanish	B1	5	+
23	break in	B1	5	+
24	sort of	A2	4	+
25	take away	B1	4	+
26	go through	B1	4	+
27	borrow	A2	4	+
28	get rid of	B1	4	+
29	look forward to	B1	4	+
30	on one's way	B1	4	+
31	figure out	B1	4	+
32	never mind	A2	4	+
33	change one's mind	B1	4	+
34	get away	B1	4	+
35	fan	B1	4	+
36	case	B1	4	+
37	make up	B1	4	+
38	trick	B1	4	+
39	anticipate	B2	4	+
40	go wrong	B1	4	+
41	take back	B1	4	+
42	show up	B1	4	+
43	carry on	B1	4	+
44	blow up	B1	4	+
45	have an affair	B2	4	+
46	pass time	B1	4	+
47	move on	B1	4	+
48	wake up	A2	4	+
49	break-in	B1	4	+
50	trace	B2	4	+
51	lock up	B1	4	+
52	wonder	B1	4	+
53	narrow down	B2	4	+
54	kill oneself	B1	4	+
55	in shock	B1	4	+
56	cut	B1	4	+
57	beg	B1	3	+
58	let down	B1	3	+
59	mind palace	C1	3	+
60	keep an eye on	B1	3	+
61	take over	B1	3	+
62	open up	B1	3	+
63	let go	B1	3	+
64	get out of here	B1	3	+
65	up to	B1	3	+
66	starve	B1	3	+
67	distract	B1	3	+
68	go by	B2	3	+
69	spy on	B1	3	+
70	understand	B1	3	+
71	promise	A2	3	+
72	put down	B1	3	+
73	supposed to be	B1	3	+
74	come back	A2	3	+
75	give away	B1	3	+
76	get shot	B1	3	+
77	run	B1	3	+
78	come on	A2	3	+
79	go off	B1	3	+
80	deduction	B2	3	+
81	serial killer	B2	3	+
82	pull the trigger	B1	3	+
83	see through	B2	3	+
84	all right	A2	3	+
85	clever	B1	3	+
86	monitor	B2	3	+
87	have	B1	3	+
88	bother	B1	3	+
89	get into	B1	3	+
90	ages ago	B1	3	+
91	put through	B1	3	+
92	take one's own life	B2	3	+
93	tie up	B1	3	+
94	give up	B1	3	+
95	miss	B1	3	+
96	watch out	B1	3	+
97	text	A2	3	+
98	suspect	B1	3	+
99	stick to	B1	3	+
100	no such thing as	B1	3	+

* These frequency counts are approximate values based on AI-extracted vocabulary data.