needing or wanting something very much

an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position

any work that someone believes it is their duty to do

easy to see, recognize, or understand

something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things

to achieve what is expected

to go around or through something

to slow down a process or the growth of something/ to prevent someone from doing something

a person who has the legal right and responsibility of taking care of someone who cannot take care of himself or herself, such as a child whose parents have died

the state of having no food for a long period, often causing death

to take something in, especially gradually