| afterward |
at a later time. |
| awful |
very bad; terrible; of poor quality. |
| fasten |
to join two things or two sides of something so that they stay together. |
| fry |
to cook in hot butter, oil, or other fat. |
| hammer |
a tool with a heavy metal head on a handle. A hammer is used to hit things such as nails. |
| lid |
a cover for a container that can be opened or removed. |
| lone |
without others; alone. |
| mind |
the part of a person that thinks, understands, remembers, imagines, and feels. |
| nasty |
very bad to look at, smell, or taste. |
| nurse |
a person whose job is to care for sick and injured people. |
| pearl |
a smooth, hard, round object that is formed inside the shell of some sea animals. |
| praise |
to speak well of. |
| rate |
the speed or pace at which something is done. |
| strain |
to hurt or injure something by using it too much. |
| sunny |
having weather in which the sky is blue and clouds do not block the light of the sun. |