| biscuit |
a small, bread roll for one person made with baking powder or baking soda instead of yeast. Biscuits contain quite a lot of butter or other shortening and are not usually sweet. |
| carefully |
with thought and attention or caution about what one is doing. |
| coffin |
a box in which a dead person is buried. |
| commander |
an officer who is the leader of a military unit. |
| contest |
a sport or game that people try to win to get a prize; competition. |
| exact |
having no mistakes; correct. |
| exit |
a way out. |
| 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. |
| loss |
failure to win; defeat. |
| miserable |
very unhappy; wretched. |
| photo |
a short form of photograph. |
| powder |
a mass of fine, loose grains that are made when a solid material has been ground or crushed. |
| shelter |
a place or structure that gives protection against weather or danger. |
| tongue |
the organ in the mouth used for tasting and swallowing and also in human speech. |
| uncle |
the brother of one's father or mother, or the husband of one's aunt. |