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