1. “Stealing
Home”

2. pastimes
• pleasant ways of
passing time
• The man’s favorite
pastime is riding his
motorcycle.

3. tutor
• to teach privately
• The tutor is helping
the girl with her
school work.

4. disposition
• one’s usual way of
acting;
temperament
• The dog has a
friendly disposition.

5. glumly
• in a gloomy way
• The girl is standing
glumly in the room.

6. irritably
• grumpily; crossly
• The man is looking
irritably at his
Birthday cake.

7. bicker
• to disagree in a
quarrelsome way
• The boys did not
bicker about who
was going to play
with each toy.

8. impose
• to put an unwanted
burden on
• The man is going to
impose on the
woman as she is
talking with her
friend.

9. grudge
• ill will toward
someone
• The men still hold a
grudge against
each other.