| among |
together with or in the middle of. |
| author |
a person who writes books, stories, plays, or other works. |
| bloody |
covered with or leaking blood. |
| doubt |
to not be certain or confident about something; to think that something might not be true. |
| emperor |
the male ruler of an empire. |
| foggy |
full of or covered by fog. |
| hamburger |
ground meat, or a round flat mass of ground meat that is cooked and served on bread. |
| herd |
the common people; most people. The expression "He (or she) follows the herd" means that a person tends to do what everybody else does, like a cow in a herd, and does not think for himself or herself. |
| peck2 |
to strike, or pick up quickly with the beak. |
| recently |
in the near past. |
| squat |
to sit on your heels close to the ground. |
| sunset |
the moment each day when the sun goes below the western horizon. |
| tree |
a plant that has a long main trunk and many branches. Trees usually grow quite tall. |
| vacuum |
a space or container in which there is no air or from which most of the air has been removed. |
| yesterday |
on the day before today. |