| adoption |
the act of becoming the legal parent of a child who is not one's biological offspring. |
| amateur |
one who does something only for enjoyment rather than for money. |
| bicker |
to quarrel about something that does not matter. |
| casual |
happening by chance; not planned. |
| coma |
a long, deep state of being unconscious, caused by disease or injury. |
| creation |
the act of making something or causing something to exist. |
| discovery |
the act of finding or seeing something before anyone else. |
| envy |
a feeling of wanting what someone else has. |
| investigator |
a person who makes a careful search for information usually in order to answer a question. |
| irrigate |
to supply with water by artificial means from a natural source of water. |
| nibble |
to eat in small bites. |
| outcome |
a result of something. |
| prison |
a building for holding and punishing people who have broken the law. |
| retailer |
a person or business or who sells goods directly to the public. |
| willingness |
the state of being ready or glad to do something without being forced to do it. |