| burden |
something that is carried or difficult to bear. |
| deepen |
to make or become deep or deeper. |
| discomfort |
a condition of being uneasy or in pain. |
| gene |
a tiny section of a chromosome. A gene causes a particular characteristic, such as eye color or hair color, to be passed on from parent to offspring. |
| lag |
to fall behind an expected pace. |
| longtime |
having existed or continued over a long period of time. |
| mope |
to act dull and sad; sulk; pout. |
| overseas |
across any of the oceans; abroad. |
| publish |
to prepare and bring out for sale for the public to read. |
| quality |
a feature that makes a person or thing what it is. |
| reality |
the state or quality of actually existing. |
| relatively |
in comparison to something else. |
| squint |
to partly close the eyelids. |
| unlikely |
not probable; doubtful. |
| whimper |
to cry in weak, broken sounds. |