step/rung

single flat horizontal surface of a staircase or rung of a ladder that you step on to ascend or descend.

Ukraine

European country where Ukrainian is predominately spoken: pop. 44 million

Pakistan

South Asian country where Urdu is spoken: pop. 226 million

Taiwan

Asian country where Taiwanese is spoken: pop. 23 million

peanut

A leguminous nut (Arachis hypogaea) that grows underground and can be made into peanut butter; most cultivars have two nuts to a shell. A favorite…

step

Act of stepping once, distance covered by doing this action. Pedometers count these. "I walked 12,000 steps today.", "50 steps and 100 steps"(Japanese idiom)

Palestine

Country in the Levant, not recognized by the UN, who disputes the territory of Israel; a useful word in discussing the Israeli-Palestinian confict

Lebanon

Country in the Levant whose capital is Beirut

almond

A brown and white drupe of the species Prunus amygdalus with an oval shape, eaten as a nut

lime

A green citrus fruit