| courtroom |
a room in which legal cases are heard before a judge. |
| culprit |
a person who is charged with or is guilty of doing something wrong. |
| evidence |
something that gives a reason to believe something. |
| improvement |
a change that makes something better than it was. |
| lair |
a wild animal's shelter; den. |
| manage |
to direct or control. |
| membership |
the state of belonging to a particular group or organization. |
| obviously |
in a way that is easy to see or understand; clearly. |
| phase |
a particular stage in a cycle of development or process of change. |
| position |
the location of a person or thing. |
| roast |
to cook or bake with dry heat in an oven or over an open fire. |
| roughly |
approximately; about. |
| sample |
to test a part of something. |
| scarcely |
almost not; just barely. |
| tickle |
to touch or poke so as to cause a tingling feeling or laughter. |