| A | B |
| Liter | metric measure of volume, a little larger than a quart - here used for the displacement of an engine |
| Wheelbase | distance from front to back wheels |
| Injection | forcing a fluid or gas directly into something |
| Mug | person's face, or the whole person |
| Guv'nor | British for sir or mister (governor |
| Trade | kind of work |
| Tidy | quite large |
| Packet | bundle of something - in this case, money |
| Loom | appear quite suddenly in great size |
| Mum | silent |
| Smoldering | burning in anger |
| Mocking | making fun of |
| Offense | act of wrongdoing; crime |
| Wing | British term for fender |
| Clink | prison |
| Summons | order to appear in court |
| Solicitor | British term for lawyer |
| Crafty | sly; cunning |
| Tin | can |
| Daft | weak-minded; silly |
| Twerp | unimportant person; a nobody (slang) |
| Conjuring | magic |
| Conjuror | magician; sorcerer |
| Huffily | in an offended manner |
| Pound note | main unit of British money |
| Coarse | nasty; impolite |
| Queue | line |