physical or mental activity needed to achieve something

to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in someone or something

to judge or decide something after thinking carefully about

easily seen or understood; obvious

to suggest something without saying it directly, or to involve something as a necessary part or condition

of or at the beginning; first

the sequence of events that makes up your story.

a running or swimming race between two or more teams in which each person in the team runs or swims part of the race

a child who shows a great ability at a young age

a friend, or a person who works with someone more important

very likely to do something

grasp or seize (something) tightly or eagerly

a toy in the shape of a small person that ventriloquists operate, so that it seems to be alive

to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly