| adviser |
a person who gives advice. |
| attention |
the concentration of one's mind on something. |
| bazaar |
an outdoor street market made up of rows of little shops or stalls where people buy and sell things. |
| blackmail |
money demanded from someone by another person who threatens to give out information that would harm that person. |
| burden |
something that is carried or difficult to bear. |
| lore1 |
that which is known or believed about a subject, especially that transmitted by tradition, oral means, or obscure writings. |
| officer |
a person holding a position of trust and responsibility in a business, organization, or government agency. |
| prison |
a building for holding and punishing people who have broken the law. |
| proverb |
a short, often-used saying that expresses something wise or true. |
| receive |
to get or take. |
| sash1 |
a band of cloth worn around the waist or over the shoulder. |
| scan |
to read or look over quickly. |
| seize |
to take hold of in a quick, forceful way; grab. |
| spatter |
to splash or scatter in small bits or drops. |
| tend1 |
to be likely; usually do. |