Word origins

• mercuryA silvery-coloured, metallic chemical element with the atomic number 80; it is liquid at room temperature, and toxic.
• stevenVoice, especially when loud or strong.
• handbookA topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.
• worseLess skillfully.
• summitThe highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
• fundamentalA basic truth, elementary concept, principle, rule, or law. An individual fundamental will often serve as a building block used to form a complex idea.
• escapeTo get free; to free oneself.
• receiverAn official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer.
• substantialHaving a substance; actually existing.
• glanceTo turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
• ScottishOf a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland.
• RichmondA town in the Hawkesbury council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
• impossibleNot possible; not able to be done or happen.
• RussellAn English, Scottish and Irish surname transferred from the nickname from the Norman nickname for someone with red hair.
• depressionA state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature.
• coveringThat which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
• judgmentThe act of judging.
• fosterProviding parental care to children not related to oneself.
• tissueThin, woven, gauzelike fabric.
• folkA people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
• arrivalThe act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
• aspectAny specific feature, part, or element of something.
• crashA sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
• liftTo raise or rise.
• interTo bury in a grave.
• closerWithin a shorter distance.
• shadowA dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
• ridingA path cut through woodland.
• expenseA spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
• groveA small forest.
• healingThe process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
• packetA small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel
• dadA father, a male parent.
• extendTo increase in extent.
• fellTo make something fall, especially a tree.
• yardA small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
• establishmentThe act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
• mayorThe chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
• murderAn act of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
• yieldTo give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
• pourTo cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
• digestTo distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.
• dustFine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber debris, dead skin cells, etc.
• entirelyTo the full or entire extent.
• rescueTo save from any violence, danger or evil.
• occupationAn activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
• buttThe buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
• seriouslyIn a serious or literal manner.
• kingsA pair of kings (playing cards).
• shootingMoving or growing quickly
• kentA shepherd's staff.
• earThe organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
• bakerA person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
• elsewhereSynonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.
• pollutionPhysical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.
• shockA sudden, heavy impact.
• abroadBeyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
• tieA knot; a fastening.
• wardA warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.
• ArthurGuinness stout.
• roofThe external covering at the top of a building.
• walkerThe agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.
• kissTo touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
• experimentA test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
• dodgeTo avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
• counselThe exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
• assignmentThe act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
• rushA sudden forward motion.
• absenceA state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
• clusterA bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
• surpriseSomething unexpected.
• lampA device that generates light, heat, or other electromagnetic radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
• partialExisting as a part or portion; incomplete.
• simpsonA Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Sim, the short form of Simon.
• sublimeTo heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container; (generally) to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
• palaceOfficial residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
• acceptableCapable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; welcome; gratifying; pleasing to a receiver.
• satisfiedIn a state of satisfaction.
• gladPleased; happy; gratified.
• globeThe eyeball.
• copperA reddish-brown metallic chemical element (symbol Cu) with the atomic number 29; also, the metal made up of this element.
• medicationA medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
• receiptThe act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.
• nobodyNot any person; the logical negation of somebody.
• ghostA disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
• stabilityThe condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
• southwestThe intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.
• bossOne who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
• prideA sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
• reporterSomeone or something that reports.
• championAn ongoing winner in a game or contest.
• cloudyCovered with or characterised by clouds.
• personallyIn a personal manner.
• plentyA more-than-adequate amount; plenitude; a great deal.
• throatThe front part of the neck.
• excellenceThe quality of being excellent; brilliance
• wealthRiches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.
• tallHaving great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be deemed tall.)
• brassA memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten: a monumental brass.
• questA journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.