(adj.) coming each year; once a year; lasting a year

(n.) a book or magazine that comes out once a year; a plant that lives or lasts for just one growing season

(adj.) having to do with the main or starting point of something

(n., usually plural) key elements or parts

(n.) trying to outdo others; a game or contest

(n.) an agreement or understanding that can be enforced by law; a document that explains legal conditions

(v.) to make or grow smaller; to come down with, as a sickness

(v.) to send away or permit to leave; to remove from a job; to stop thinking about

(v.) to hold back care or attention; to fail to follow through

(n.) a steady lack of care due to carelessness or laziness