adj. clear; seeming to appearing to be

v. to forbid, esp. by passing a law or making rules/ n. a law or rule that forbids something

v. to focus all one's thoughts or efforts on/n. giving your total attention

v. to bring together in one place

v. to be about; to interest; to trouble or worry about

v. to think carefully about, to take into account, to believe

v. to compare to show differences/ n. a difference

adj: easily broken or damaged

n. something that is likely to do harm or considered dangerous

v. to swoop down on and seize

adj. quick; without too much time passing

v. to cause to act

adj. of a time just before the present

n. something that stands for something else.

n. the claw of a bird, usu. one that kills animals for food

n. a prize or award given to show success

adj. spread, stretched out over a large area