| careful |
paying close attention to what one is doing; cautious. |
| coffin |
a box in which a dead person is buried. |
| dim |
having little or no light. |
| friend |
a person whom you know well and like and who likes you. |
| lean1 |
to bend in a certain direction. |
| life |
the thing that is in humans, animals, and plants that allows them to grow and to produce more creatures like themselves. Things like rocks do not have life. |
| lightly |
with little weight or force. |
| measure |
to find out the exact size of something. |
| monster |
a large, frightening creature that is not real. |
| rain |
drops of water that form in the clouds and fall from the sky to the earth. |
| sir |
a polite form of address for a man, usually used in place of his name. |
| surely |
certainly. |
| towel |
a piece of soft cloth or paper used to dry the face, body, dishes, or other things. |
| usually |
ordinarily or most often; generally; typically. |
| wallpaper |
paper printed with colors or colored patterns and pasted onto walls and ceilings. |