academy |
a private school or a school that offers special training. |
coil |
to wind into circles. |
cripple |
to cause a serious injury in. |
emigrant |
one who leaves a country to live in another. |
impose |
to set as something that needs to be followed, done, or obeyed. |
limit |
the point at which something ends; a boundary or border. |
ordinary |
usual or normal. |
playoff |
in sports, final or extra games or rounds to settle a tie or decide a championship. |
protective |
keeping safe from harm or used to shield against danger. |
regret |
to feel sorry or guilty for. |
screw |
a metal fastener that is like a nail with grooves that wind around it. A screw can be driven into a surface by turning it while pressing down on the head. |
shatter |
to break suddenly into small pieces. |
thus |
in this way; so. |
trial |
the act of hearing a case in court to decide whether or not a person has broken a particular law. |
weekly |
done, happening, or printed once a week. |