| appearance |
the act or an instance of coming into view or appearing. |
| corps |
a branch of the military that does a special kind of work. |
| crate |
a box for packing and shipping made of wood or other material. |
| deduct |
to subtract from another amount or sum. |
| frisk |
to leap or skip in a lively and happy way. |
| galaxy |
a collection of billions of stars and other matter held together by gravity. Our planet Earth and the sun belong to the Milky Way galaxy. They are only tiny parts of this galaxy. |
| mall |
an open space lined with shade trees. A mall is used for walking and enjoyment. |
| nab |
(informal) to catch or seize; arrest. |
| overdue |
not paid, delivered, or returned by the expected date. |
| ripple |
to move or flow in small waves. |
| scheme |
a plan or plot. |
| sentence |
to declare the punishment for a person's crime. |
| sue |
to start a lawsuit against in a court of law; prosecute. |
| ultimately |
at the farthest or last point in a progression; finally; in the end. |
| upstairs |
on or toward an upper floor; up the stairs. |