Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• keep watch: To maintain surveillance; to guard or protect something.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• crown of thorns: A symbolic crown made of thorny branches, associated with the Passion of Christ.
• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• from the dead: Returned to life after being dead.
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• charity: Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• palm: Inner area of a person's hand
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• custom: Person's regular, daily habit or practice
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• land: Region or country
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• betray: To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• priest: Person who can perform ceremonies in a religion
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• weep: To cry or shed tears often due to sadness
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• dead: Not alive
• tomb: Small building or stone box where dead body is put
• robe: Long loose piece of clothing denoting high rank
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• courtyard: Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
• forsake: To leave (even though you should not); give up
• covenant: Solemn promise or vow
• donkey: Animal like a small horse used to transport things
• crucify: To kill someone by nailing them to a cross
• angel: Supernatural human figure from heaven with wings
• sabbath: Day of rest in some religions
• sadden: To cause someone to be sad
• lego: Child's plastic construction set
• messiah: Expected king and savior of the Jewish people
• passover: Jewish religious holiday