Vocabulary

• written in stone: Impossible to change or alter; fixed and permanent.
• bump into: To meet someone accidentally
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• have to: Must do
• such as: For example; like
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
• explicitly: Clearly; specifically
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• protocol: Written agreement between countries
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• elderly: Being very old
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• customary: Usual; as normally happens
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
• call: A order or request for action
• stone: Hard, solid piece of rock