1
a judge who often condemns people to be hanged.
2
a woman who rents rooms in a house or hotel for money.
3
easy to bend.
4
to order a punishment for a crime, e.g. condemning someone to death by hanging.
5
to make an irritating noise by rubbing something with something sharp.
6
to make a short, high sound.
7
a small circle of rope that gets smaller when the other end of the rope is pulled.
8
an old-fashioned word for a male employer.
9
a long metal tool for moving pieces of wood, etc. in a fire.
10
making a low sound like that made by an empty object when it is hit.
11
water that comes out of the skin when someone is hot or frightened
12
a very bad or cruel person (or animal).
13
not dry, a little wet.
14
a warning sound (e.g. bell) when there is danger.
15
with a light or weak colour.
16
a very hard, dark-coloured kind of wood.
