| allegiance |
loyalty or dedication to a person, country, or belief. |
| awareness |
the state or condition of having noticed something or being conscious of something. |
| brutal |
cruel or savage. |
| captain |
a leader. |
| commotion |
a noisy confusion; disorder. |
| deadline |
a date or time by which something must be done. |
| harsh |
rough or not pleasing to the eyes, ears, or other senses. |
| imagine |
to form in the mind a thought, picture, or image of. |
| nerve |
any of the fibers that carry messages to and from the brain and other parts of the body. Nerves are bundled together into a complicated system that connects all parts of the body to the spinal cord and brain. |
| nibble |
to eat in small bites. |
| popularity |
the condition of being liked or approved of by many people. |
| posse |
a group of people gathered by a sheriff to help pursue and bring in a criminal. |
| researcher |
one who does careful, dedicated study of something in order to gain information about it or solve a problem. |
| swish |
to move quickly, making a whistling or rustling sound. |
| talent |
a natural skill or ability. |