Vocabulary

• check out
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• start over: To begin again.
• trip up: To cause someone to fall by putting something in their way or by catching their feet.
• knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• toast up: To heat food quickly until it becomes toasted.
• have to: Must do
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• part: Division of a book
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
• tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• wait: To delay or not do something until later
• room: All of the people inside a particular room
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• furry: Covered with a dense coat of fine hairs
• napkin: Cloth used to protect clothing when eating
• horse: Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
• la: The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization