Chapter 2
When people are crying, they have water come out of their eyes. (Page 18)
Tears
Tiredness or physical effects after a long flight across several time zones. (page 45)
Jet lag
a sickness or illness. (Page 65)
ailment
A tiny spot. (107)
Speck
Producing feelings of comfort or relief. (161)
Soothing
Say something very loud when you are angry. (Page 27)
Yell
To feel as if you are about to vomit; to feel as if what is in your stomach is going to come up into your mouth. (page 43)
Gag
dressed in an unattractive way. (page 67)
frumpy
To tell secrets about what someone else has done. (80)
tattling
A powerful desire for something. (129)
Craving
To have too many things to deal with. (Page 25)
Overwhelmed
to take care of and teach (a child) : to bring up or rear (a child) (page 41)
raise/raised
not having any real purpose or value. (page 67)
idle
With a single, quick action or effort. (106)
In one fell swoop
Complain about something in a bad tempered way. (132)
Mud, sediment. (Page 24)
Silt
in a secret way (page 48)
Sly
an insect that looks like a small worm and that is young form of a fly. (Page 64)
maggot
Having or showing a lack of good sense, judgment, or discretion (103)
Foolish
Gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something. (136)
What is fashionable or popular in a particular time and place. (Page 23)
In vogue
constantly harassing someone to do something. (53)
nagging
Suffering or death caused by having nothing to eat or not enough to eat. (Page 63)
Starving
Strike repeatedly with the fists (104)
pummeled
Severe pain in the abdomen due to gastric or intestinal obstruction (136)
Colicky