Glossary of English Words
Verbs
Action Verbs
Rescue
To save from danger
Explode
To blow up
Increase
To become more and more
Rest
To be the responsibility of
Rise
To move upwards
Breathe
To draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
Extinguish
To be out (fire)
Approach
To come near
Cause
To bring about, bring on
Pick up
To lift something using your hands
Search and Rescue
Looking for people who are lost
Call Out
To shout
Knock
To repeatedly hit something
Come to the Rescue
To help someone
Turn Into
To transform
Release
To set free
Defuse
To prevent a bomb from exploding
Take a Risk
To do something although it might be dangerous
Stative Verbs
Be Suspicious
To be distrustful
Be About To
To be on the point of
Be Unfair
To not be right or just
Nouns
Cartoon
Comic strip
Skilled Work
Job requiring highly specialized skills
Railroad Car
Passenger coach of a train
Track
Railway line
Firefighter
A person whose job is to put out fires
Hose
Fire-fighter’s water tube
Vantage Point
A place that provides a good view
Close Call
Something extremely serious
Package
Parcel
Vacuum Cleaner
An electrical appliance
False Alarm
A warning about a danger that is not real
Closet
A room for storing things
Adjectives
Poisonous
Toxic
Oblivious
Unaware
Safe
Not in danger
Empty
Containing nothing
Wounded
Injured
Rough
Not smooth
Alive
Not dead
Unstable
Not steady, not reliable
Helpless
Without the ability to defend oneself
Hazardous
Dangerous
Wireless
Sending and receiving electronic signals without wires
Adverbs
Within
On the inside of
Increasingly
More and more
To Be on the Safe Side
To do something to prevent the worst from happening
Other
Evil
Morally bad
Take Over
To take control of something
Spend Spent/Spent Time
To devote time to doing something
From Head to Toe
Completely covering your body
Thoughtful
Considerate, reflective
Scowl
An angry or bad-tempered expression
Be After Something
To want, to look for something
Response
A reply
Pioneer
Innovator
Key Features
Primary or major characteristics
Mimic
To imitate
Fully
Completely
Paradox
A statement that seems contradictory
Cross the Line
To behave in a way that is not acceptable
A Measure of Success
A modest, but not high, level of success
Put (Something) to the Test
Try something out to see if it works
Cute
Adorable
Put Away
To put something back in the correct place
A Long Way to Go
A lot of work to do
Break Out
To start, usually suddenly