| A | B |
| Turn The Other Cheek | Don't pay attention when people treat you badly |
| frisk | to move playfully |
| enormous | huge, gigantic, really really big! |
| caretakers | someone whose job is to take care of a building or someone's land |
| frisky | an adjective meaning playful |
| creep | to move carefully and quietly so that no one will notice you |
| heave | to pull on or haul; needing exceptional effort to pull or haul |
| worrywart | a person who worries more than most people; who worries too much |
| drone | a continuous low sound like a bee or mosquito |
| torment | to make someone suffer mental or physical pain |
| Norma Fox Mazer | the author of this story |
| shove | to push someone roughly or in a careless way |
| stuff | (v) to push things into a small space quickly |
| troubleshooter | someone whose job is to solve problems |
| solid | heavy and dense (like a rock) |
| wheeze | to make a hoarse (rattling sound) when you breathe |
| adjust | to to feel comfortable in a new situation; to make small changes |
| pry | to force something open |
| sprawl | to spread out with your arms and legs; to take up a lot of space |
| slip | a small or narrow piece of paper |