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GLOSSARY drug-store ( AmE) a shop that sells medicines and orher things
dumb (informal, AmE) stupid
admire to like or respect somebody embarrasscd feeling shy or ashamed
affair n �L•xual relationship between two people, usually when faint to becomc unconscious beca use of the heat, a shock, etc.
onc or hoth of chem is married to sornebody else First Infantry Division the oldest and most famous unit in thc
ancho,· a hcavy metal object that is attachcd to a rope or cha in American army
ami d ropped over che side of a boat, to keep it in one place formal very correct and polite, not relaxed and friendly
arrogancc when a person behaves rudely because they feel they foul extremely bad, di rey, or unpleasant
are 111orc important than other people funeral a ceremony for burying a dead person
ashcs wh:it is left after something has been destroyed by gamble to risk money on a card game, horse race, etc.
burni11g gas or gasoline ( AmE) a liquid used as fue! in car en gines
bay a parr of che sea partly surrounded by a curve of che land golf a game played overa _large a rea of grass, using specially
bond c111 agreernem by a governmcnt or company to pay interese shaped sticks ro hit a small ball into a series of 9 or 18 holes
011 money that people lend them grain alcohol an extremely strong alcohol, which is usually not
bootleggcr a person who sel Is alcohol illegally available legally
breasts thc cwo round soft pares at che front of a woman's body handkerchief a small piece of material thar you use for blowing
butler thc main male servant in a large house your nose, etc.
ceaselessly without ever stopping hose a person who invites guests to a mea!, a party, etc.
cemetery an area of land used for burying dcad people inquest an official investigacion to find out the cause of
champagne an expensive Frcnch sparkling white wine somebody's death
cocktail a drink usually made from a mixture of one or more joy a feeling of great happiness
strong alcoholic drinks and fruit ju ice lawn an a rea of ground in a garden, covered in short grass
coincidcnce when cwo things happen at the same time by chance, majar a high-ranking officer in thc army
in a surprising way mansion a large impressive house
coupé a car with two doors and usually a sloping back meda! a fiar piecc of metal, which is givcn to someone who has
coward a person who is not at ali brave bccn brave in war, or who has won a competicion
current the movement of water in che sea or a river minister a religious leader ora priest
damned (informal) a swearword used to show annoyance mi stress a woman who is having a sexual relationship with a
dazed unable to chink clearly, because of a shock married man she is not married to
dentist a person whose job is to take carc of people's teeth moral concerned with principies of righc and wrong behaviour
dock (AmE) a raised platform where a boat can be tied up murmur to speak in a soft quier voice that is difficult to hear
dog-leash a long piece of leather used for concrolling a dog nervous anxious abouc something that is going to happen