| annually |
once a year; yearly. |
| attentive |
watching or listening carefully. |
| collapse |
to fall down; give way; cave in. |
| contractor |
a person who signs an agreement to carry out a particular job at a certain price and also to supply necessary things for the job. A contractor often hires, supervises, and pays other people to help or to do the work. A person in charge of building or repairing a house is often a contractor. |
| emphasize |
to give particular attention to; stress. |
| evergreen |
having green leaves that stay on a plant throughout the year. |
| grim |
stern or harsh. |
| merit |
worth or high quality. |
| mount1 |
to climb. |
| partially |
partly; not completely. |
| personality |
all of the qualities of a person that make that person different from others. |
| secure |
to make a place safe from unwanted entrance or attack. |
| sob |
to cry with great emotion while making short gasps for breath. |
| structure |
a thing made up of a number of parts joined together in a certain way. |
| victor |
the winner of a contest, battle, argument, or struggle. |