Glossary N-Z
Packed-lunch
- food
to eat on journey, at work etc
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.
Parachute
- used
to jump safely from plane
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
Public
{the} - the people, popular opinion
Regret
- something you wish had not
happened
Rifle
- long
gun used for shooting from distance
Risk
- danger
of something bad happening
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
Suburban/suburb
- residential
area on the periphery of city
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