| awhile |
for a short time. |
| cheap |
having a low price. |
| crowd |
a large number of people gathered together. |
| empty |
holding or containing nothing. |
| huge |
very large in size or amount. |
| lobby |
to try to influence people who make laws to vote in a way that supports what the group wants. |
| peanut |
a seed that people eat like a nut but grows under the ground and is in the same family of plants as beans. |
| recently |
in the near past. |
| rib |
one of the set of bones that curve around the chest of a person or animal. |
| scientist |
a person who works in or studies a science. |
| service |
the work of a person who does things for other people. |
| straighten |
to make or become more even or less bent. |
| tap1 |
to hit with little force. |
| trim |
to make neat by cutting away some parts. |
| writer |
a person whose job is to create books, articles, poems, or other materials; author. |