GLOSSARY
bank a building or business for keeping money safely
believe to think that something is true or right
buy (past tense bought) to get something for money
case a question for a court of law to decide
cell a small room in a prison or police station
champagne an expensive drink
charity help or money for people who are poor or ill
charity shop people give old clothes, books, etc. to charityshops; the shops sell the things and give the money to helpother people
check to look to see if something is all right
cheque a special piece of paper which tells a bank to pay money to somebody clothes shirts, trousers, dresses, coats, etc.
court a place where judges and lawyers decide about law cases
difficult not easy to do or understand
fall (past tense fell) to go down suddenly to a lower place; to drop
kind (adj) good to other people; friendly
kiss (v) to touch with the mouth in a loving or friendly way
kiss (n) a loving or friendly touch with the mouth
lawyer a person who helps people with the law and talks for them in court
lie (n) something you say or write which is not true
lottery in a lottery people buy numbered tickets, and every week or month some of the tickets win a lot of money
nasty not nice, kind or good
news the story of things which happened yesterday or which are happening now
newspaper sheets of paper with news, which you can buy every day or every week
pay to give money for
policeman somebody whose job is to stop people breaking the law, and to catch people who steal, murder, break into houses, etc.
police station the office where policemen work
prison a building for criminals, where the doors are locked
prove to show that something is right or true
reporter someone who works for a newspaper, radio or television and tells about things which have happened
send (past tense sent) to make something or someone go somewhere
snatch to take something in a very quick, violent way
steal (past tense stole) to take something which is not yours
trouble difficult or worrying times; problems
truth what is true
unhappy not happy
win (v) to be the first, or the best, in a game, race, lottery, etc.
winner a person who wins
