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sliver a thin piece of something that has been split, cut, or broken off; 2.a small narrow portion or piece of something coal a hard black or dark brown sedimentary rock formed by the decomposition of plant material, widely used as a fuel lad an old-fashioned word for "boy" Romania a country in southeastern Europe working-class relating to or belonging to the part of society made up of people who work for hourly wages, not salaries, especially manual or industrial laborers hotel a building or commercial establishment where people pay to stay and sleep Great depression a drastic decline in the world economy resulting in mass unemployment and widespread poverty that lasted from 1929 until 1939. Also called Depression Slovak or Slovakian somebody who was born or raised in Slovakia or who is a citizen of Slovakia Italian somebody who was born or raised in Italy, or who has Italian citizenship border the line that separates two countries or regions steel mill industrial plant for the manufacture of steel, an alloy of iron siren a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound Mexico a country in North America, south of the United States Cambodia a country in Southeast Asia, bordering Vietnam suspiciously in a way that gives a feeling of mistrust or doubt, especially because something wrong has happened and has not been explained bury to dig a hole, put something in it, and replace the soil or other material removed parole the early release of a prisoner, with conditions such as good behavior and regular reporting to the authorities for a period of time case a situation or set of circumstances, a matter in question or a problem crouch to squat down on the balls of the feet with knees bent and body hunched over curiosity eagerness or strong desire to know about something or to get information glance to look at something quickly, especially for only a second or two hobble to walk haltingly and unsteadily, taking short steps; old people often walk this way and use a cane hack to cut or chop something by striking it with short repeated blows using a sharp tool such as a knife or an ax root the part of a plant that has no leaves or buds and usually spreads underground, anchoring the plant and absorbing water and nutrients from the soil binoculars a device for looking at distant objects that magnifies what is seen using a lens for each eye busybody somebody who tends to meddle with other people's business (informal)