Glossary
Accelerate
- go faster
Accelerator - pedal to make car go faster
Amazement
– great
surprise, when you not expect something to happen.
Assault
– a physical
attack on someone.
Anniversary
- the day on
which something happened in a previous
year
At risk - in
danger
Blame
- accuse someone of
doing something bad.
Bridge
- where captain
stands on a ship
Campsite
- place for camping
in tents.
Cliff
- high, steep side
of hill or rock.
Coffin
- box for
dead person
Compensation
- something given
to replace something lost.
Complain/complaint
- tell somebody
something isn't right.
Combination
- set of numbers to
open a safe or lock.
Congregation
- people who come
to a church service
Co-worker
- (US) Colleague
(UK).
Crew
- team of workers
Curious
- to want to know
about something
Dealer
- someone
who buys and sells something (here drugs)
Deck
- floor of ship or
other external wooden floor.
Dialled
- to put a number
into a phone to make a call
Driver's
cab - area
of lorry (UK) or truck (US) where driver sits.
Economise
(UK)
Economize
(US) - save money
Elevator
(US)
Lift
(UK) Used to travel up and down the floors of a building.
In British English this a lift and an elevator is a moving
stairs
Employees
– the people
working for an employer.
Endangered
- (animal) in
danger of becoming extinct (e.g dodo)
Express
- a faster
service (e.g post, train or elevator)
Fake
- false not real
Flea
- small insect.
Bites humans and animals
Fog/foggy
- low cloud
obscures vision, winter weather
Formality - not difficult, make something
official
Furry
- covered in animal
fur (e.g cat)
Gas
station -
place where you can fill a car with gas (US) or petrol (UK)
Guaranteed
- a promise
or agreement to do something
Hesitate
- to stop because
unable to make decision
Highway
- motorway (UK) or
major road connecting cities
Hire
(US)
-
to pay for the use
of something for a temporary period (e.g car)
Iguana
- south American
lizard
Impersonator
- someone who
pretends to be someone else.
Insurance/Insure
- you insure
something against possible loss or damage (e.g insure a
house or car)
Interview
- a meeting with
someone to find out something about them.
Jerk -
sudden movement.
Kitten
- young cat
Legend
- famous story that
may or may not be true
Lieutenant
- a military
or naval title. First lieutenant on a ship is second in
command
Litter tray - indoor toilet for
cats
Lookout
tower - a
tall structure or building. At the top you can look out
over a large area of land.
Master
- boss,
person in charge
Muscular
dystrophy -
a disease where the muscles waste.
Pall-bearer
- person who
carries a coffin (see above) at funeral.
Pants
- informal word for
trousers (US). Also used in UK English for underwear and
(slang adjective) poor quality.
Park Ranger
- patrol the
the very large US national parks
Passenger
- non driver
Peck
- how a bird bites
with its beak
Plain-clothes
– not in
uniform.
Ponytail
- hair tied
behind head with a 'tail' hanging down
Rocky
- full of
rocks or stones e.g around mountains.
Rumours
- a story which is
perhaps not true.
Smuggled
- hide something to
take it somewhere forbidden.
Stage-manage
- to manage or
manipulate to create an effect.
Stare
- look intensely at
someone or something
Scary
- something that
scares or frightens you (conversational)
Striped
- with lines or
bars going down.
Sucked
- opposite of blow
e.g suck milk through straw
Suit
- trousers and
jacket in same colour, style and material
Tense
– nervous,
uncomfortable. When something bad is expected.
Trapped
- where you cannot
get free or escape
Tournament
- competition held
over a short period of time (e.g. Wimbledon)
Unconscious
- not awake but not
asleep
Wound
– to injure
by force e.g gun or knife

