| affair |
an event, matter, or happening. |
| chute |
a passage down which things may slide in order to be moved from one area to another. |
| confine |
to keep within limits; restrict. |
| culprit |
a person who is charged with or is guilty of doing something wrong. |
| drama |
a story written so that it can be acted out for an audience; play. |
| enforcement |
the act or process of making people obey a law or rule. |
| explosion |
the act of bursting or the noise made by bursting. |
| hypnosis |
a condition like sleep that is caused by the direction of another person. People under hypnosis may do or say things as directed or suggested by the person who has put them in this condition. |
| lug |
to pull, lift, or carry with a great effort. |
| lurk |
to be hidden; lie in wait. |
| normal |
close to what is usual, average, or standard. |
| scenery |
the way the land looks in a particular place. |
| shorten |
to make shorter. |
| timber |
trees that are used as wood to build houses and buildings. |
| transaction |
a piece of business, such as a sale or trade. |