UNIT 2: GLOSSARY

Rub: to move two things with pressure and friction over each other.

Double-decker: something with two levels.

Ripple: a small wave.

Stories: floors or levels in a building.

Flashlight: a small, portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries or a tiny generator.

Pantry: a small room near a kitchen, in wich food, dishes, etc., are kept.

Sway: to move or swing from side to side.

Windshield: a shield of glass above the dashboard of an automobile.

Hazard: something causing danger, risk or difficulty.

Harmful: injurious.

IDIOMS

"Added another string to my bow": Learnt something new.

"Dyed in the wool": extreme or unchanging in attitude or opinion.

"Crossing the Rubicon"

"To cast the die"

"Dice with death"

UNIT 1: GLOSSARY

Backish: not fashionable.

Rascal: a dishonest person.

Crutch: a staff or support to assist a person in walking.

Casualty: one who is injured or killed in an accident.

Posh: luxurious.

Schedule: timetable.

Slang: very informal words and idioms, normally not used in formal situations and sometimes containing vulgar or otherwise socially unacceptable vocabulary.

Mist: a mass of tiny drops of water, resembling fog.

Fabric: a cloth made by weaving or knitting threads or fibers.

Rotten: descomposing or decaying, putrid.

Grave: place in the ground in which to bury a dead body.

Corpse: a dead body, usually of a human being.