Starlight 3a-e

2. to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)
7. an area of a city that is very poor and where the houses are dirty and in bad condition
8. that makes somebody believe that something is true
10. the use of something in a way that is wrong or harmful
12. come together, or bring people together, in one place to form a group
13. to protect something and prevent it from being changed or destroyed
15. having special rights or advantages that most people do not have
17. important, pleasant, interesting, etc.; worth spending time, money or effort on
19. to allow liquid or gas to get in or out through a small hole
20. to give money, food, clothes, etc. to somebody/something, especially a charity
21. the practice of keeping yourself and your living and working areas clean in order to prevent illness and disease
22. the opinion that people have about what somebody/something is like, based on what has happened in the past
23. talking a lot in a friendly way
24. full of or covered in mud

1. a story from ancient times about people and events, that may or may not be true; this type of story
2. extremely bad, especially from a moral point of view
3. to make somebody feel as if they are not important and cannot influence decisions or events; to put somebody in a position in which they have no power
4. to say that somebody has done something wrong or is guilty of something
5. a person who admires somebody/something or enjoys watching or listening to somebody/something very much
6. put a drug or other substance into a person’s or an animal’s body using a syringe
7. place, person or thing that you get something from
9. the ability to make sensible decisions after carefully considering the best thing to do
11. a sum of money that somebody owes
14. violent behaviour that is intended to hurt or kill somebody
16. remaining constant in your support of somebody/something
18. coloured substances used on the skin to make yourself look more attractive or to change your appearance