VOCABULARY UNIT 3

Attorney: lawyer.

Criminal: of the nature of or involving crime.

Crime: an action considered harmful to the public good and legally prohibited.

Murder: the unlawful killing of a person.

Steal: to take the property of another without permission or right (steal from).

Rob: to take something by unlawful force.

Pickpocket: one who steal from pockets of people, as in a crowed public place.

Purse: a woman’s handbag or pocketbook.

Mugger: a person who mugs.

Thief: one who steals.

Burglary: one who commits burglary.

Hooligans: a ruffian or hoodlum.

Hijacker: a person who seize a vehicle by threat or by force.

Kidnap: to carry off a person by force or trickery.
Hose: a flexible tube for carrying a liquid such as water; to desired a point.
Passer-by: a person passing by.
Crew: a group of people working together.
Rop: a strong, thick or cord, made of twisted strands of hemp.
Bullet: a small piece of metal fired from a gun.
Flat: horizontally level.

VOCABULARY UNIT 2

Ring of volcanoes: lava.

Rub: to put friction on something.

The World Series: biggest competition in baseball.

Ripple: to form small waves.

Basement: a floor or story of a building that is partly or completely underground.

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

Hazard: something causing danger, peril, risk, or difficulty.

Bustling: full of people.

Docks: a landing pier.

Chase: to follow rapidly or intently in order to overtake, etc.

Drifting: a driving movement, as of a current of water.

NEW VOCABULARY

Brackish: slightly, salty or briny.

Posh: stylishly elegant, grand, luxuries.

Turf: synthetic grass.

Fear: a distressing emotion by impeding danger, evil, pain, etc.

Add up: finish.

Schedule: timetable.

Beau: boyfriend.

Bow:/bəʊ /: to bend the knee or body, or to incline the head, so as to show respect or greeting.

    The front or forward end of a ship or airplane.

  /bəʊ/: a strong flexible strip of wood or other material, bent by a string stretched between its ends and used for shooting arrows.

    A bend or curve.

    A readily loosened knot for joining the end of a ribbon or string, having two loops.

    A flexible rod having horsehairs that stretches from end to end, used or playing a musical instrument like a violin.

Bough: a branch of a tree, esp. one of the larger branches.

Die: to cease to live.

Dye: to color (cloth, etc.).

Dai: nickname of David in Wales.

He is a dyed in the wool: Firmly established in a person’s belief or habits; deeply ingrained in the nature of a person or thing.

The die is cast: The future is determinate; there are no more options.

Crossing the Rubicon: to do something that inevitably commits one to following certain course of action.

One die/ two dice: small cubes, marked each side with one to six spots, used in games or gambling.

To dice with dead: to do something very dangerous.

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

GLOSSARY STARTER UNIT

Cliff- precipice.

Wrist- the part of the end of the arm where it joins the hand.

Poultry- Meet of birds.

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