UNIT 9 ROBOTS TO THE RESCUE Reading 1 | Quizlet

rescue

to save from danger

cartoon

comic strip

to blow up

to explode

skilled work

job requiring highly trained workers

increasingly

more and more

to rest on the shoulders of

to be the responsibility of

railroad car

passenger coach of a train

poisonous

toxic

track

railway line

firefighter

a person whose job is to put out fires

to rise /rose/risen

to move upwards

to breathe

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

within

on the inside of

oblivious

unaware

a hose

fire-fighter's water tube

vantage point

a place that provides a good view

to be out (fire)

to be extinguished

safe

not in danger

a close call

something extremely serious that almost happens

( be) suspicious

(be) distrustful, fearful that something is not what it seems to be

package

parcel

vacuum cleaner

An electrical appliance that cleans surfaces by suction.

to approach

to come near

to cause

bring about, bring on, give rise to, lead to

to be on the safe side

do sth to prevent the possibility of sth bad happening

to pick up

to lift sth using your hands

empty

containing nothing

a false alarm

a warning about a danger that is not real

wounded

injured

rough

not smooth

alive

not dead

search-and-rescue

looking for people who are lost or in danger and bringing them back safely

unstable

not steady, not reliable

to call out

to shout

knock

to repetedly hit sth, producing a noise

helpless

without the ability to take action, defenceless

to come to the rescue

to help someone who is in trouble

to turn into

to transform

brick

a block of hard material used in building

hazardous

dangerous

to release

to set free

to defuse (a bomb)

to prevent a bomb from exploding

to take a risk

to do something although something bad might happen because of it

wirelessly

sending and receiving electronic signals by using radio waves

to break out

to start, usually suddenly (wars, epidemics, fires, violence, etc.)

embarrassing