Chapter 41 Flashcards
(23 cards)
Nick ____ me in the shoulder with his Navy SEAL finger. ___________________ each sentence with a fresh poke.
jab; punctuating
clutch means
grab or seize tightly or eagerly
Just give the hundred and fifty and we’ll call it even.
He holds out his hand. The floor ________________.
tilts under my feet
Coop’s armed with a baseball bat. Matt wields m ____________ wakizashi sword. And I am clutching my shillelagh like my life depnds on it
replica; clutching
suck up
informal
behave obsequiously, especially for one’s own advantage
he has risen to where he is mainly by sucking up to the president”
Oh shit, did he see me? __________ nothing but my sneakers and lucky boxers?
stripped down to
slog means
to move with difficulty, especially when you are tired, or with soiled clothes
Nick laughs. You guys are cute. He ______ the weapons. I am not going to hurt you, Sean. It’s true, my sister’s very upset, but I’m here as peacemaker. I swear
chin-gestures to
Once they’ve gone, Nick __________ from the doorway
shoots me a smile
how this girl had some coffee by herself at DeLuca’s and then did a little shopping before ________.
heading off
While Evelyn was extremely relieved to hear this, she’s still very hurt that you abandoned her. It was __________________________ all over agin.
shades of our father
that ____ of shitting gulls may have saved my life. Locky boxers, indeed!
flock
I don’t know why I believe him, but I do. Soemthing about the tone of his voice. The look in his eyes. The lack of any visible _______________.
firearms
Alone if you don’t mind, Nick says when I show up at the front door ____________ by Matt and Coop
flanked
Nick steps inside. Cute dogs. He squats as the pups ______ one another to get a cuddle, all of them in total _________ mode
jostle; suck up
I take the box and slowly lift the hinged cover, like whatever’s inside might ________ and bite me.
spring out
Sure, just a second. I ______ to my room
slog up to
Did he see me? Stripped down to nothing but my sneakers and lucky boxers? he must have been _________ me too.
trailing me too
set someone back
cost you
Anyway, when I saw she was _________ the mall, I debated with myself whether or not to tell Evelyn.
headed to
I mean, I didn’t really think you’d be stupid enough to cheat on my sister right ________.
under her nose
I know a guy who knows a guy. They only ________________ a hundred and fifty bucks
set you back
jostle means
push, elbow or bump against
