| assault |
a violent physical or verbal attack. |
| brisk |
active or full of energy; lively; quick. |
| congratulation |
the act of expressing pleasure at the achievement or good luck of. |
| delay |
the act of putting off until a later time. |
| enclose |
to close in or shut in with walls or a container. |
| flinch |
to draw away suddenly in pain or fear. |
| foliage |
leaves on a tree or other plant. |
| grudge |
anger that is held onto for a long time. |
| handy |
nearby; easy to reach and use. |
| intense |
having a very great degree of something, such as heat, or being in a very great degree or state. |
| item |
a single, particular thing in a group or list. |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal closely related to elephants. Mammoths were much bigger than elephants, and had shaggy black fur and long tusks that curved upward. Several kinds of mammoths lived in the Northern Hemisphere until the end of the last Ice Age. |
| occupy |
to take and control. |
| transaction |
a piece of business, such as a sale or trade. |
| universe |
all matter and energy; all existing things, including the earth and heavens. |