| belt |
a piece of cloth, leather, or other material that you wear around the waist. |
| carefully |
with thought and attention or caution about what one is doing. |
| courtesy |
good, polite manners. |
| dart |
to move quickly; dash. |
| earn |
to receive money for work that you have done. |
| exact |
having no mistakes; correct. |
| fare |
the price paid to ride on a bus, train, taxi, or airplane. |
| grab |
to take hold of suddenly or with force. |
| independence |
freedom from outside control. |
| inventor |
one who conceives of or makes something new. |
| paint |
a liquid that is used on surfaces to give color or protect the surface. |
| shut |
to close by moving something that covers an opening. |
| squash1 |
to press into a flat mass. |
| straw |
dried stems of certain grain plants. Straw is used to feed farm animals and to make things such as baskets and hats. |
| thump |
a heavy, dull sound of one thing hitting another. |