noun - a piece of material that you put on the floor (esp. in the bathroom) to prevent slipping

adjective - feeling a strong unpleasant surprise

noun - a person who works in a shop

noun - a kind of discomfort that you feel in your throat when you have a flu or a cold

noun, British English - a grade, a sign that is given as a reward for what you do at school (in tests etc.)

adverb - finally

noun, British English - the break between acts in a theatre

verb - to win over somebody in a fight

adverb - at the moment, at present

noun - zero (in football etc)

adverb - at the present time, not in the past

noun - a piece of work done at school or at home that you do for practise

noun - the pattern of threads in a piece of fabric

noun - a delay in a story or film that makes it more exciting or frightening for people

noun - a kind of movement of the feet in dancing