THE PICTURE (after "The Broken Bridge" by Ph. Pullman)

Dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially of people in authority

To move slowly on water or in the air

To take in a liquid, gas or other substance from the surface or space around

To take a quick deep breath with your mouth open, especially because you are surprised or in pain

Complete and not mixed with anything else

To control or have a lot of influence over somebody/something, especially in an unpleasant way

 Disagreement, arguing

A piece of something hard or solid, usually without a particular shape

The dark shape that somebody/something’s form makes on a surface, for example on the ground, when they are between the light and the surface

A substance that causes death or harm if it gets into the body

A person who has been attacked, injured or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc.

A person who helps another to commit a crime or to do something wrong

A large number of people gathered together in a public place, for example in the streets or at a sports game

A plan or preparation that you make so that something can happen

A short passage from a book, piece of music, etc. that gives you an idea of what the whole thing is like

Seriously affected by an unpleasant feeling or disease or by a difficult situation

Large or important enough to have an effect or to be noticed

To stop and hold a moving object or person, especially in your hands