The Hitchhiker

2. quickly and suddenly
4. derisive
8. large and having a lot of flesh
9. very bad
11. feeling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting
13. to burn slowly with smoke but without flames (ing form)
17. feeling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting
18. to walk in a slow relaxed way, especially for pleasure (ing form)
19. to pull or be pulled apart, or to pull pieces off (past participle)
21. used to describe a person's face or skin if it has less colour than usual
22. a type of lawyer in Britain and Australia who is trained to prepare cases and give advice on legal subjects and can represent people in lower courts
24. to stand near the edge of a road and hold out your hand with the thumb raised as a signal for a vehicle to stop and take you somewhere (ing form)
25. almost never
26. to push a finger or other pointed object quickly into someone or something
27. special glasses that fit close to the face to protect the eyes from chemicals, wind, water, etc.
28. showing little thought or judgment

1. of very bad quality
3. a large fire that is made outside to burn unwanted things, or for pleasure
5. clever, especially in a dishonest or secret way
6. to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is bad or has no value
7. to (cause something to) become firmly fixed together, or in position, or closed (ed form)
10. a container for carrying bricks made of an open box on a pole that is held against the shoulder
12. the most strange
14. too interested in what other people are doing and wanting to discover too much about them
15. to speak very quietly, using the breath but not the voice, so that only the person close to you can hear you (ing form)
16. slightly grey in colour
19. completely, very much
20. o appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object (ed form)
21. stand stage support
23. feeling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting