assumption | a belief or feeling that sth is true or that sth will happen, although there is no proof | |
adopt | to start to use a particular method or to show a particular attitude towards sb/sth | |
bargain | a thing bought for less than the usual price | |
advert | a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service | |
token | a round piece of metal or plastic used instead of money to operate some machines or as a form of pay | |
advantage | - a thing that helps you to be better or more successful than other people | |
clue | an object, a piece of evidence or some information that helps the police solve a crime | |
lugger | a small ship lug-rigged on two or three masts | |
tugger | an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul | |
caravan | - a road vehicle without an engine that is pulled by a car, designed for people to live and sleep in | |
outnumber | to be greater in number than sb/sth | |
minority | the smaller part of a group | |
unease | the feeling of being worried or unhappy about sth | |
extended | long or longer than usual or expected | |
on the cheap | spending less money than you usually need to spend to do something | |
unrivalled | better or greater than any other | |
rural | connected with or like the countryside | |
bear | to be able to accept and deal with something unpleasant | |
traveller's cheque | a cheque for a fixed amount, sold by a bank or travel agent, that can be exchanged for cash in forei | |
denomination | a unit of value, especially of money | |
halve | to divide something into two equal parts | |
scarf | a piece of cloth that is worn around the neck, for example for warmth or decoration | |
penknife | a small knife with one or more blades that fold down into the handle | |
rip sb off | to cheat somebody, by making them pay too much, by selling them something of poor quality, etc. | |
pitfall | a danger or difficulty, especially one that is hidden or not obvious at first | |
cram | to push or force somebody/something into a small space | |
unsatisfactory | not good enough | |
blur | something that you cannot remember clearly | |
shallow | not showing serious thought, feelings, etc. about something | |
grumpy | bad-tempered | |
unreceptive | unwilling to listen to or to accept new ideas or suggestions | |
rough | not gentle or careful; violent | |
con man | a man who tricks others into giving him money, etc | |
rush-hour | the time of day when the roads, buses, trains etc are most full, because people are travelling to or | |
ring road | a road that goes around a large town to keep the traffic away from the centre | |
diversion | a different way that traffic is sent when the usual roads are closed | |
lane | - one of the two or three parallel areas on a road which are divided by painted lines to keep traffi | |
commuter | someone who travels a long distance to work every day | |
flight recorder | a piece of equipment in an aircraft that records details such as the plane's speed and direction | |
seat belt | a belt attached to the seat of a car or plane which you fasten around yourself for protection in an | |
seasick | feeling ill when you travel in a boat, because of the movement of the boat in the water | |
coach | a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys | |
lay-by | a space next to a road where vehicles can stop | |
verge | the edge of a road, path | |
lift | if you give someone a lift, you take them somewhere in your car | |
guesthouse | a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals | |
air conditioning | a system that makes the air in a room or building cooler and drier | |
garage = petrol station | a place where you buy petrol | |
corridor | a long narrow passage on a train or between rooms in a building, with doors leading off it | |
guard's van | the part of a train where the person in charge of it travels | |
bridge | the raised part of a ship from which the officers control it | |
ashore | on or towards the shore of a lake, river, sea etc | |
silhouette | a dark image, shadow, or shape that you see against a light background | |
top up | to raise the level of (a liquid, powder, etc.) in (a container) | |
coarse | having a rough surface that feels slightly hard | |
graver | small pieces of stone used to make roads and paths | |