Vocabulary

• written in stone: Impossible to change or alter; fixed and permanent.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• have to: Must do
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
• shut: To stop being open for business
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• live: To be alive
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• speechless: Temporarily unable to speak, as through shock
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• stone: Hard, solid piece of rock
• win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
• unspoken: Expressed without speech