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To act dishonestly to gain an advantage, especially in a game, test, or relationship.
To look at something carefully to make sure it is correct or safe.
Marked by frequent changes in fortune, especially including troubled or dishonest periods.
The place in a shop where customers pay for what they're buying.
A place where travelers or vehicles are stopped and checked, often for security.
A general examination by a doctor or dentist to check that someone is healthy.
The soft, rounded side of your face below your eye.
Happy and full of positive energy.
A solid food made from milk, often eaten in slices or melted.
A large spotted cat known for being the fastest land animal.
A skilled cook, especially one who is in charge of a kitchen in a restaurant.
A substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
The attraction between atoms that holds them together to form a molecule.
The state in a reversible chemical reaction where the forward and reverse reactions happen at the same rate, so the amounts of reactants and products stop changing.
A notation using symbols and numbers to show which elements, and how many atoms of each, make up a compound.
A characteristic of a substance that can only be observed when it undergoes a chemical reaction and becomes something new.
A process in which substances change into one or more different substances, often releasing or absorbing energy.
Substances used in or produced by chemical processes.
The scientific study of substances and how they react with one another, or a strong natural connection between people.
To feel or show great love and care for someone or something.
Held very dear, treasured with deep affection.
A small, round, usually red fruit that grows in pairs on a stem.
A board game for two players, played with different pieces that each move in their own way.
The front part of your body between your neck and your stomach.
To crush food between your teeth before swallowing it.
A literary device in which words or ideas are repeated in reverse order for effect.
Clever but dishonest talk or behavior used to trick someone.
A common farm bird kept for its eggs and meat.
To gently scold or express mild disapproval of someone.
Most important or of the highest rank.
The leader of a tribe or clan.
A young human being, not yet an adult.
Something hoped for or imagined that is impossible or unrealistic to achieve, or in biology, an organism with genetically distinct cells from more than one source.
A vertical pipe or structure that carries smoke up and away from a fire.
The part of your face just below your mouth.
A small piece broken off something, or a tiny electronic circuit.
A small striped animal related to the squirrel that stores food in its cheeks.
Thin, crisp slices of fried or baked potato, or, in British English, thick strips of fried potato.
A short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird or an insect.
A tough, protective substance that forms the outer shells of insects, crabs, and similar creatures, and the cell walls of fungi.
The set of ideals followed by medieval knights, including honor, courage, and courtesy.
A code of honorable and courteous behavior, originally associated with medieval knights.
A compound or ion formed when chlorine gains an electron or combines with another element.
The green substance in plants that absorbs sunlight and makes photosynthesis possible.
A small structure inside a plant cell that contains chlorophyll and carries out photosynthesis.
A sweet food or flavouring made from roasted, ground cacao seeds.
Milk that has been mixed with chocolate flavouring to make it sweet.
The act of choosing, or one of the options available.