| ammunition |
the objects fired from any weapon, or material that can be exploded. Bullets, bombs, and gunpowder are types of ammunition. |
| anchor |
a heavy object that is dropped from a boat or ship by a cable to keep the vessel from moving. |
| average |
a usual amount or kind; something that is not outside the ordinary. |
| chance |
the quality of happening by accident and without being planned or predicted. |
| choke |
to stop or prevent the breathing of by squeezing or blocking the windpipe. |
| craft |
a trade or occupation that requires skill with the hands. |
| definition |
the statement of the meaning of a word or phrase. |
| democracy |
a form of government in which power rests with the people, either directly or through elected representatives. |
| gasoline |
a liquid that burns, used mainly as fuel for engines. Gasoline is made from petroleum. |
| hemisphere |
either of two halves of the earth. A hemisphere is formed by dividing the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the equator, or into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres at a meridian. |
| protective |
keeping safe from harm or used to shield against danger. |
| single |
only one. |
| strangle |
to kill by stopping the breathing of, usually by surrounding the neck with something; choke. |
| suggestion |
a comment that offers an idea about what could be done. |
| tighten |
to make more secure or more securely fastened. |